Chromatin is a polymer complex of DNA and proteins that regulates gene expression. The three-dimensional (3D) structure and organization of chromatin controls DNA transcription and replication. High-throughput chromat...
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Silicon's weak intrinsic spin-orbit coupling and centrosymmetric crystal structure are a critical bottleneck to the development of Si spintronics, because they lead to an insignificant spin Hall effect (spin curre...
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Silicon's weak intrinsic spin-orbit coupling and centrosymmetric crystal structure are a critical bottleneck to the development of Si spintronics, because they lead to an insignificant spin Hall effect (spin current generation) and inverse spin Hall effect (spin current detection). Here, we undertake current, magnetic field, crystallography dependent magnetoresistance, and magnetothermal transport measurements to study the spin transport behavior in freestanding Si thin films. We observe a large spin Hall magnetoresistance in both p−Si and n−Si at room temperature and it is an order of magnitude larger than that of Pt. One explanation of the unexpectedly large and efficient spin Hall effect is spin-phonon coupling instead of spin-orbit coupling. The macroscopic origin of the spin-phonon coupling can be large strain gradients that can exist in the freestanding Si films. This discovery in a light, earth abundant and centrosymmetric material opens a new path of strain engineering to achieve spin dependent properties in technologically highly developed materials.
We report here highly scalable yet stackable C/FeC membranes with fast ion-transport micro-/nanochannels and polysulfide-trapping networks via a facile phase-inversion process for high-areal-capacity Li-S batteries. T...
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We report here highly scalable yet stackable C/FeC membranes with fast ion-transport micro-/nanochannels and polysulfide-trapping networks via a facile phase-inversion process for high-areal-capacity Li-S batteries. The membrane cathodes with aligned channels and hierarchically porous networks significantly promote Li and electron transportation and meanwhile trap soluble polysulfide intermediates (LiPSs) effectively via strong chemical adsorption of the doped FeC nanoparticles in the membrane toward LiPSs. We further demonstrated that five-layer membrane electrodes with high S loading of 7.1 mg cm were readily prepared via layer-by-layer stacking of the C/FeC membrane, which can deliver a high capacity of 726 mA h g after 100 cycles, corresponding to an ultra-high-areal-capacity of 5.15 mA h cm at a low electrolyte/sulfur (/) ratio of 6.4 μL mg. The scalable multifunctional membrane electrodes with excellent electrochemical performance under high-sulfur-loading and lean electrolyte conditions reveal its promising applications in practical Li-S batteries.
Metasurfaces have pioneered significant improvements in sensing technology by tailoring strong optical responses to weak signals. When designed with anisotropic subwavelength geometries, metasurfaces can tune response...
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The objective of this study was to develop and characterize an osteoimmunomodulatory diopside-based glass-ceramic nanoparticle synthesized using a sol-gel synthesis method. Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles were utilized a...
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The objective of this study was to develop and characterize an osteoimmunomodulatory diopside-based glass-ceramic nanoparticle synthesized using a sol-gel synthesis method. Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles were utilized as a gold standard control. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and zeta-potential analysis were performed to characterize the crystalline phase, morphology, microstructure, composition, hydrodynamic size distribution, and surface charge, respectively. Weight loss, pH, and ion release were measured after immersion of glass-ceramic nanoparticles in simulated body fluid to evaluate the nanoparticle’s biodegradation, showing ranges of Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , and Si 4+ ion release previously found to be osteogenic and angiogenic. Cytocompatibility with human bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and murine RAW264.7 macrophages was studied using metabolic activity (MTT) and live/dead fluorescent assays, demonstrating dose-dependent cytotoxicity in RAW264.7 cells and excellent biocompatibility with mesenchymal stem cells. The effect of the nanoparticles on M1/M2 macrophage polarization potential was evaluated through ELISA and phase-contrast image analysis. Our glass-ceramic nanoparticle promoted greater M2-associated anti-inflammatory IL-1ra cytokine release than M1-associated pro-inflammatory TNF-α release compared to hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, though significant morphological changes were not observed. These results indicate that our glass-ceramic nanoparticle is a promising osteoimmunomodulatory biomaterial for bone regenerative applications.
Off-nominal circumstances inducing cell over-discharge in a battery are of concern due to electrolyte decomposition and prolonged degradation effects. Copper dissolution and its subsequent deposition could lead to hig...
Off-nominal circumstances inducing cell over-discharge in a battery are of concern due to electrolyte decomposition and prolonged degradation effects. Copper dissolution and its subsequent deposition could lead to high cell temperatures and, in some cases, catastrophic failures during the battery's operational lifetime. Extending physics-based lithium-ion battery models for the purpose of simulating over-discharge conditions require key considerations in model parameters, constitutive equations, and the state of charge window of operation. This paper reports a reduced-order model for over-discharge and simulating its effect under various scenarios using a thermal tanks-in-series (TTiS) approach. The model was used to compare voltage-time behavior and capacity fade during cycling for different over-discharge cycling protocols. The efficacy of cycling simulations was validated with experimental data, and the TTiS model demonstrates reasonable agreement with the voltage, temperature, and capacity fade trends under the given experimental cycling regimes.
Photon scattering imposes a fundamental restriction on optical imaging in turbid media. In this work, we propose a compressive-sensing-based photoacoustic imaging modality that allows single-shot tomography with a sin...
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Photon scattering imposes a fundamental restriction on optical imaging in turbid media. In this work, we propose a compressive-sensing-based photoacoustic imaging modality that allows single-shot tomography with a single detector in a scattering medium. The nonuniform optical speckle grains created in the diffusive regime, which act as a conventional drawback of optical modality, are used to generate ultrasound locally. The photoacoustic signals from spatial positions can be well extracted from a superimposed signal via introduction of locally modulated time delays. Taking advantage of the compressed measurement assisted by the acoustic mask, we demonstrate a theoretical compressed framework of three-dimensional photoacoustic surface tomography with a broad field of view after one-time optical illumination. This approach can increase the photoacoustic imaging efficiency greatly and reveals the potential for dynamic imaging in optically diffusive media.
In this work, the Na–K liquid alloy with a charge selective interfacial layer is developed to achieve an impressively long cycling life with small overpotential on a sodium super-ionic conductor solid-state electroly...
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In this work, the Na–K liquid alloy with a charge selective interfacial layer is developed to achieve an impressively long cycling life with small overpotential on a sodium super-ionic conductor solid-state electrolyte (NASICON SSE). With this unique multi-cation system as the platform, we further propose a unique model that contains a chemical decomposition domain and a kinetic decomposition domain for the interfacial stability model. Based on this model, two charge selection mechanisms are proposed with dynamic chemical kinetic equilibrium and electrochemical kinetics as the manners of control, respectively, and both are validated by the electrochemical measurements with microscopic and spectroscopic characterizations. This study provides an effective design for high-energy-density solid-state battery with alkali Na–K anode, but also presents a novel approach to understand the interfacial chemical processes that could inspire and guide future designs.
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