Layered LiNi 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2 cathode materials have been synthesized by co-precipitation methods. The effect of pre-thermal treatment was investigated by thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis. Although X-ray diffraction has confirmed that all diffraction peaks in XRD patterns for samples treated at 500 ~ 750 °C can be a well-indexed hexagonal structure, the status of nickel ions varied. Samples pre-treated at different temperatures show different colors and had various contents of Ni 3+ measured by XPS. Powders that heated again at 800 °C under the condition of dried oxygen for 12 h after pre-thermal treatment show different electrochemical performances, which pre-thermal treated at 600 °C had a highest reversible specific capacity about 180 mAh·g −1 and capacity retention of 91.7 % after 50 cycles when cycled at a current density of 0.1 C between 2.5–4.3 V at room temperature. The relationship between the status of nickel ions and electrochemical performance was discussed. On the other hand, the capacity retention rates are 91.7, 96.6, and 98.0 % after 50 cycles at 0.1 C and at 100 %DOD, 80 DOD, and 50 %DOD.
CsPbIBr 2 inorganic perovskite films have become one of the photovoltaic materials with great development potential due to their excellent wet thermal stability and excellent photovoltaic performance, as well as relatively simple preparation process. However, the preparation process and film-forming mechanism of CsPbIBr 2 thin films are still immature, and the films are prone to structural defects such as pinholes and grain boundaries, resulting in poor film-forming quality. Here, in this study, the controlled preparation of CsPbIBr 2 films was achieved under additive-free conditions by regulating the humidity and temperature during the film-forming process in combination with the substrate preheating treatment (SPT) strategy, and the ambient temperature–relative humidity influence on the grain growth of CsPbIBr 2 ₂ was systematically explored to achieve the highest film coverage at 80–90 °C, and different surface topographies were obtained under different environments, CsPbIBr 2 films with different surface morphology, crystallinity, light absorption properties, and grain size were obtained under different environments. Notably, the CsPbIBr 2 films prepared at 20 °C, RH: 10% exhibited smooth and flat surface morphology, with larger grain size and fewer grain boundaries, and the corresponding carbon-based PSC devices achieved excellent photovoltaic performance, with the Jsc: 10.98 mA/cm 2 , Voc: 1.16 V, FF 0.55, and PCE of 6.95%.
Yiqing He,Haiwen Sun,Bingyao Han,Tosin Michael Olajide,Minxin Yang,Qianqian Miao,Xianyan Liao,Junyi Huang
This study investigated the effects of preheat treatment (70–100 °C) and syringic acid (SA) grafting on the antioxidant, antibacterial, and physicochemical properties of black soybean protein isolate (BSPI) before and after in vitro digestion. The results revealed that both preheat treatment and SA grafting increased the digestibility and the absolute zeta potential value of BSPI. However, as the preheating temperature increased, the antioxidant ability of BSPI decreased, which was improved by SA grafting. During in vitro digestion, the absolute zeta potential and antioxidant activities of preheated BSPI and preheated BSPI–SA complex followed the order: intestine > gastric > before digestion. Compared with before digestion, preheated BSPI with its SA complex after in vitro digestion exhibited excellent antibacterial activities. Importantly, the preheated BSPI–SA complex enhanced the SA recovery rate during digestion and SA stability, with the highest recovery rate observed for the SA-grafted BSPI with preheat treatment at 100°C (BSPI100–SA). The principal component analysis sufficiently distinguished preheated BSPI and preheated BSPI–SA complexes. There were partitions between BSPI and BSPI–SA treated at different preheating temperatures. This study contributes to expanding the potential applications of BSPI with its SA complex in food products and offers guidance for designing SA delivery systems. Practical Application Preheated BSPI–SA complexes could serve as functional ingredients in food or health products. Besides, preheated BSPI has application potential as a carrier for SA delivery.