Wang Hao-yang,Cheng Xue,Li Xiao-feng,Pan Ji-min,Hu Jun-hua
To probe the coupling effect of the electron and Li ion conductivities in Ni-rich layered materials (LiNi 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2 , NCA), lithium lanthanum titanate (LLTO) nanofiber and carbon-coated LLTO fiber (LLTO@C) materials were introduced to polyvinylidene difluoride in a cathode. The enhancement of the conductivity was indicated by the suppressed impedance and polarization. At 1 and 5 C, the cathodes with coupling conductive paths had a more stable cycling performance. The coupling mechanism was analyzed based on the chemical state and structure evolution of NCA after cycling for 200 cycles at 5 C. In the pristine cathode, the propagation of lattice damaged regions, which consist of high-density edge-dislocation walls, destroyed the bulk integrity of NCA. In addition, the formation of a rock-salt phase on the surface of NCA caused a capacity loss. In contrast, in the LLTO@C modified cathode, although the formation of dislocation-driven atomic lattice broken regions and cation mixing occurred, they were limited to a scale of several atoms, which retarded the generation of the rock-salt phase and resulted in a pre-eminent capacity retention. Only NiO phase “pitting” occurred. A mechanism based on the synergistic transport of Li ions and electrons was proposed.
Sheng'an Yang,Qingming Chen,Jin Hu,Yunrui Yang,Yan Gao,Ruidong Xu,Hui Zhang,Ji Ma
In the presence of magnetic field , reducing the loss in temperature coefficient of resistance ( TCR ) and increasing metal−insulator transition point ( T MI ) to room temperature are the most important concerns for the application of perovskite manganites in high−precision thermistors . Based on emerging evidence, relevant factor to address these problems lies in the interaction between Jahn−Teller (JT) distortion and magnetic field, which results in spin−orbital coupling (SOC) effect and significantly influences TCR and T MI . In this work, we studied the magnetic field induced SOC effect in polycrystalline La 1− x Ca x MnO 3 ( x = 0.225–0.45) materials synthesized via sol−gel technique. Compounds undergo the JT distortions with increasing Ca dopant content, and the most pronounced distortion of 0.0144 at x = 0.40 is correlated with a basal−plane distortion mode. All samples exhibit T MI values between 262 K and 288 K, indicating the enhancement of doping−induced double−exchange interaction. In the magnetic field of 1 T, SOC effect sufficiently suppresses the deterioration of TCR caused by deficient magnetization in La 0.6 Ca 0.4 MnO 3 to a value of 2.9%·K −1 at room temperature (287 K).
The spontaneous self-assembly of metal nanocrystals into two-dimensional (2D) monolayer superlattices with highly ordered symmetry and configuration paves the way towards the fabrication of functional materials. However, there remains great challenge for anisotropic nanocrystals to self-assembly into high quality superlattice because of the orientation and configuration consistency. Here, a facile yet universal solvent annealing driven 2D interfacial assembly of synthetic dried metal nanocrystals is firstly developed to realize the construction of the non-close-packing 2D monolayer gold nanocube (AuNC) superlattice with tunable interparticle distance and internal configurations (i.e. face-to-face and hexagonally-packed arrangement), which is achieved by precisely controlling molecular weight of polymer ligands tethered on AuNCs and the van der Waals forces between the adjacent AuNCs. In addition, the scale of the generated 2D monolayer AuNC superlattice with highly ordered internal arrangement and orientation can reach up to hundreds of micrometers, thus acquiring significant surface-enhanced Raman scattering performance of the large scale superlattice due to the strong plasma coupling effect. This strategy not only provides a robust route to fabricate nanocrystal superlattice structures but also offers a promising platform for preparing diverse functional materials with potential applications in electronics, photonics, detections, and others.