In this paper, we extend a recently developed machine-learning (ML) based CREASE-2D method to analyze the entire two-dimensional (2D) scattering pattern obtained from small angle X-ray scattering measurements of supra...
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The herbal, tofu and fertilizer industries contribute considerable waste. Unprocessed waste disposal can cause environmental pollution. The waste contains chemical oxygen demands (COD), and organic substances can be d...
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It is significant and challenging to use CO 2 to produce polymeric materials, especially with olefins. Here, a novel strategy named “scrambling polymerizations” is designed and performed for the copolymerization of ...
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It is significant and challenging to use CO 2 to produce polymeric materials, especially with olefins. Here, a novel strategy named “scrambling polymerizations” is designed and performed for the copolymerization of a CO 2 -and-1,3-butadiene-derived valerolactone, 3-ethylidene-6-vinyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one (EVL), with ϵ-caprolactone (CL) to prepare polyesters. Anionic ring-opening polymerization of CL and conjugated addition oligomerization of EVL take place individually to form PCL and EVL oligomers, respectively. Then EVL oligomers insert into PCL by transesterification resulting in polyester P(CL-co-EVL) with a tunable topology and composition. The non-cytotoxic and degradable polyester network with elongation at break of >600 % can be used as an elastomer. We propose a method to provide polyester elastomers from CO 2 and olefins for the first time, and expand the potential of transformation from sustainable feedstocks to polymeric materials.
Statement of Purpose: Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a key component of a biological microenvironment and is an important regulator of signal transduction relating to survival, proliferation, cell signaling, migration,...
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Constructing the backbones of polymers with metal atoms is an attractive strategy to develop new functional polymeric materials, but it has yet to be studied due to synthetic challenges. Here, metal atoms are intercon...
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Constructing the backbones of polymers with metal atoms is an attractive strategy to develop new functional polymeric materials, but it has yet to be studied due to synthetic challenges. Here, metal atoms are interconnected as the backbones of polymers to yield metal-backboned polymers (MBPs). Rational design of multidentate ligands synthesized via an efficient iterative approach leads to the successful construction of a series of nickel-backboned polymers (NBPs) with well-defined lengths and up to 21 nickel atoms, whose structures are systematically confirmed. These NBPs exhibit strong and length-depended absorption with narrow band gaps, offering promising applications in optoelectronic devices and semiconductors. We also demonstrate the high thermal stability and solution processsability of such nickel-backboned polymers. Our results represent a new opportunity to design and synthesize a variety of new metal-backboned polymers for promising applications in the future.
Dynamic windows using reversible metal electrodeposition (RME) enhance the energy efficiency of buildings and control glare. Ag is competitive due to its single-electron reduction and high extinction coefficient. Howe...
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There is an emerging recognition that successful utilization of chiral degrees of freedom can bring new scientific and technological opportunities to diverse research areas. Hence, methods are being sought for creatin...
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Thin solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) with good processability, improved room-temperature ionic conductivity, and better interfacial compatibility are urgently needed to develop solid-state batteries without safety a...
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Thin solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) with good processability, improved room-temperature ionic conductivity, and better interfacial compatibility are urgently needed to develop solid-state batteries without safety and leakage issues. In-built electrolyte polymerization has emerged as a novel and effective platform to obtain such electrolytes. However, existing in-built methods usually involve heat, UV, γ irradiation, and so forth to initiate the polymerization and often require the addition of solvents to avoid the concentrated active propagating species, which inevitably afford solvent residues that persist in the electrolyte matrix, leading to complex SPE preparation processes, safety hazards, and side reactions with the electrodes. Herein, a simple solvent-free preparation of the poly(mPEGAA)-based electrolyte film was achieved via the photo-controlled radical polymerization under visible light irradiation via an in-built manner, which resulted in 99% monomer conversion within 5 min to obtain the polymer electrolytes with a controlled molecular weight distribution. Thanks to the mild and green conditions, a thin, solvent-free, and cross-linked SPE electrolyte film was obtained efficiently yet in a well-regulated manner, which gave rise to good interfacial compatibility and an improved room-temperature ionic conductivity of 1.5 × 10 S cm at 25 °C. As-prepared solid-state LiFePO|Li batteries based on the in-built thin SPE exhibited a high discharge areal capacity of 1.7 mA h cm (164.6 mA h g) at an ambient temperature. Furthermore, the system displayed lithium dendrite suppression behavior and good long-term charge-discharge cycling in the Li symmetric battery for over 270 h, representing enhanced stability and capacities compared with ex-built systems.
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