Solid polymer electrolytes(SPEs)are highly promising for realizing high-capacity,low-cost,and safe Li metal ***,the Li dendritic growth and side reactions between Li and SPEs also plague these ***,a fluorinated lithiu...
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Solid polymer electrolytes(SPEs)are highly promising for realizing high-capacity,low-cost,and safe Li metal ***,the Li dendritic growth and side reactions between Li and SPEs also plague these ***,a fluorinated lithium salt coating(FC)with organic-inorganic gradient and soft–rigid feature is introduced on Li surface as an artificial protective layer by the in-situ reaction between Li metal and fluorinated carboxylic *** FC layer can improve the interface stability and wettability between Li and SPEs,assist the transport of Li ions,and guide Li nucleation,contributing to a dendrite-free Li deposition and long-lifespan Li metal *** symmetric cell with FC-Li anodes exhibits a high areal capacity of 1 mAh cm^(-2)at 0.5 mA cm^(-2),and an ultra-long lifespan of 2000 h at a current density of 0.1 mA cm^(-2).Moreover,the full cell paired with the LiFePO4 cathode exhibits improved cycling stability,remaining 83.7%capacity after 500 cycles at 1 *** matching with the S cathode,the FC layer can prevent the shuttle effect,contributing to stable and high-capacity Li–S *** work provided a promising way for the construction of stable all-solid-state lithium metal batteries with prolonged lifespan.
Development and understanding of highly mechanically robust and electronically conducting hydrogels are extremely important for ever-increasing energy-based *** mixing/blending of conductive additives with hydrophilic...
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Development and understanding of highly mechanically robust and electronically conducting hydrogels are extremely important for ever-increasing energy-based *** mixing/blending of conductive additives with hydrophilic polymer network prevents both high mechanical strength and electronic conductivity to be presented in polymer ***,we proposed a double-network(DN)engineering strategy to fabricate PVA/PPy DN hydrogels,consisting of a conductive PPy-PA network via in-situ ultrafast gelation and a tough PVA network via a subsequent freezing/thawing *** resultant PVA/PPy hydrogels exhibited superior mechanical and electrochemical properties,including electrical conductivity of~6.8 S/m,mechanical strength of~0.39 MPa,and elastic moduli of~0.1 *** further transformation of PVA/PPy hydrogels into supercapacitors,they demonstrated a high capacitance of~280.7 F/g and a cycle life of 2000 galvanostatic charge/discharge cycles with over 94.3%capacity retention at the current density of 2 mA/cm2 and even subzero temperatures of−20℃.Such enhanced mechanical performance and electronic conductivity of hydrogels are mainly stemmed from a synergistic combination of continuous electrically conductive PPy-PA network and the two interpenetrating DN *** in-situ gelation strategy is applicable to the integration of ionic-/electrical-conductive materials into DN hydrogels for smart-soft electronics,beyond the most commonly used PEDOT:PSS-based hydrogels.
Rapid and accurate chemical composition identification is critically important in *** it can be achieved with optical absorption spectrometry by comparing the experimental spectra with the reference data when the chem...
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Rapid and accurate chemical composition identification is critically important in *** it can be achieved with optical absorption spectrometry by comparing the experimental spectra with the reference data when the chemical compositions are simple,such application is limited in more complicated scenarios especially in nano-scale *** is due to the difficulties in identifying optical absorption peaks(i.e.,from“featureless”spectra)arose from the *** this work,using the ultraviolet-visible(UV-Vis)absorption spectra of metal nanoclusters(NCs)as a demonstration,we develop a machine-learningbased method to unravel the compositions of metal NCs behind the“featureless”*** implementing a one-dimensional convolutional neural network,good matches between prediction results and experimental results and low mean absolute error values are achieved on these optical absorption spectra that human cannot *** work opens a door for the identification of nanomaterials at molecular precision from their optical properties,paving the way to rapid and high-throughput characterizations.
Understanding the thermodynamic properties of electrolyte solutions is of vital importance for a myriad of physiological and technological *** mean activity coefficientγ±is associated with the deviation of an el...
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Understanding the thermodynamic properties of electrolyte solutions is of vital importance for a myriad of physiological and technological *** mean activity coefficientγ±is associated with the deviation of an electrolyte solution from its ideal behavior and may be obtained by combining the Debye-Hückel(DH)and Born(B)***,the DH and B equations depend on the concentration and temperature-dependent static permittivity of the solutionεr(c,T)and the size of the solvated ions ri,whose experimental data is often not ***,we use a combination of molecular dynamics and density functional theory to predictεr(c,T)and ri,which enables us to apply the DH and B equations to any technologically relevant aqueous and nonaqueous electrolyte at any concentration and temperature of interest.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of adding a small amount of Ti to a Cu-based alloy, specifically the commercial Hyper Titanium Copper alloy (C1990 HP), which contains Cu-3.28 wt.% Ti, o...
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Facile ionic mobility within host frameworks is crucial to the design of high-energy-density batteries with high-power-densities,where the migration barrier(Em)is the governing ***,we assess the accuracy and computati...
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Facile ionic mobility within host frameworks is crucial to the design of high-energy-density batteries with high-power-densities,where the migration barrier(Em)is the governing ***,we assess the accuracy and computational performance of generalized gradient approximation(GGA),the strongly constrained and appropriately normed(SCAN),and their Hubbard U corrections,GGA+U and SCAN+U,within the density functional theory-nudged elastic band framework,in the prediction of Em as benchmarked against experimental ***,we observe SCAN to be more accurate than other frameworks,on average,albeit with higher computational costs and convergence difficulties,while GGA is a feasible choice for“quick”and“qualitative”Em ***,we quantify the sensitivity of Em with adding uniform background charge and/or the climbing image approximation in solid electrolytes,and the Hubbard U correction in *** findings will improve the quality of Em predictions which will enable identifying better materials for energy storage applications.
Ion transport in materials is routinely probed through several experimental techniques,which introduce variability in reported ionic diffusivities and *** computational prediction of ionic diffusivities and conductivi...
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Ion transport in materials is routinely probed through several experimental techniques,which introduce variability in reported ionic diffusivities and *** computational prediction of ionic diffusivities and conductivities helps in identifying good ionic conductors,and suitable solid electrolytes(SEs),thus establishing firm structure-property ***-learned potentials are an attractive strategy to extend the capabilities of accurate ab initio molecular dynamics(AIMD)to longer simulations for larger systems,enabling the study of ion transport at lower ***,machine-learned potentials being in their infancy,critical assessments of their predicting capabilities are ***,we identified the main factors controlling the quality of a machine-learning potential based on the moment tensor potential formulation,when applied to the properties of ion transport in ionic conductors,such as *** results underline the importance of high-quality and diverse training sets required to fit moment tensor *** highlight the importance of considering intrinsic defects which may occur in *** demonstrate the limitations posed by short-timescale and high-temperature AIMD simulations to predict the room-temperature properties of materials.
Taking the increasing issue of electromagnetic waves(EMW)pollution and the necessity for applications in extreme environments,there is a pressing requirement to create multifunctional microwave absorption materials(MA...
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Taking the increasing issue of electromagnetic waves(EMW)pollution and the necessity for applications in extreme environments,there is a pressing requirement to create multifunctional microwave absorption materials(MAMs)to meet the current *** this work,we achieved the successful combination of MXene sheets and metal organic framework(MOFs)derived CoNi@C magnetic alloys onto the three dimensional(3D)melamine foam(MF)skeleton using vacuum impregnation and electrostatic self-assembly *** obtained MF@MXene/CoNi@C composite foams achieved outstanding MA performance,with an optimal reflection loss(RL)value of–24.1 dB and a maximum effective absorption bandwidth(EAB)of 6.88 GHz at a thickness of 1.68 mm,effectively covering the whole Ku *** superior MA performance is ascribed to the composite foams’multi-component architecture,distinctive 3D porous structure,and the synergistic impact of multiple loss ***,the MF@MXene/CoNi@C composite foams demonstrate exceptional photothermal conversion,thermal insulation,and infrared stealth capabilities,effectively coping with the demands of applications in extreme *** work serves as a valuable resource and source of inspiration for the development of lightweight broadband,multifunctional efficient MAMs.
Systematic optimization of the photocatalyst and investigation of the role of each component is important to maximizing catalytic activity and comprehending the photocatalytic conversion of CO_(2) reduction to solar f...
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Systematic optimization of the photocatalyst and investigation of the role of each component is important to maximizing catalytic activity and comprehending the photocatalytic conversion of CO_(2) reduction to solar fuels.A surface-modified Ag@Ru-P25 photocatalyst with H_(2)O_(2) treatment was designed in this study to convert CO_(2) and H_(2)O vapor into highly selective *** doping followed by Ag nanoparticles(NPs)cocatalyst deposition on P25(TiO_(2))enhances visible light absorption and charge separation,whereas H_(2)O_(2) treatment modifies the surface of the photocatalyst with hydroxyl(–OH)groups and promotes CO_(2) ***-resonance transmission electron microscopy,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,X-ray absorption near-edge structure,and extended X-ray absorption fine structure techniques were used to analyze the surface and chemical composition of the photocatalyst,while thermogravimetric analysis,CO_(2) adsorption isotherm,and temperature programmed desorption study were performed to examine the significance of H_(2)O_(2) treatment in increasing CO_(2) reduction *** optimized Ag1.0@Ru1.0-P25 photocatalyst performed excellent CO_(2) reduction activity into CO,CH4,and C2H6 with a~95%selectivity of CH4,where the activity was~135 times higher than that of pristine TiO_(2)(P25).For the first time,this work explored the effect of H_(2)O_(2) treatment on the photocatalyst that dramatically increases CO_(2) reduction activity.
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