FUEL
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2024
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IF 6.7
Xingyan Liu,Tianrong Xiong,Yonggang Xu,Kunhe Yang,Youzhou He,Haifeng Yang,Hong Wu,Jiajia Jing,Siqi Li,Siping Wei
Defect engineering for MOFs is a promising approach to accelerate the charge transfer to further enhance the photocatalytic performance. Up to now, the current defect engineering strategy for MOFs mainly focuses on a single adjustment mode with the apparent ceiling effect, whether the further break out of the ceiling effect could be achieved through the combination of two or more adjustment modes is still in its infancy. In this work, the original NH 2 -MIL-125 was firstly adjusted by a single adjustment mode in ethanol solvothermal method to obtain partially linker defective NM-125-X (where X signifies the distinct temperatures used in the solvothermal treatment, with optimal results observed at X = 120). Subsequently, the NM-125-120 was further re-regulated by adjusting the ligand defects through another adjustment mode in water heating agitation, resulting in the ultimate defective NM-125-120-65. The NM-125-120-65 obtained through double defect engineering avenue showed superior photocatalytic performance with the hydrogen production rate of 11585.23 μmol·g −1 , which was 1.23 and 14.05 times as those of partially defective NM-125-120 (9427.65 μmol·g −1 ) and original NH 2 -MIL-125 (824.85 μmol·g −1 ), respectively. In addition, the NO removal rate of NM-125-120-65 was 64.8 % also higher than that of NM-125-120 (37.8 %) and NH 2 -MIL-125 (23.6 %). Through a series of comparative experiments, especially TGA and XPS, it was noted that the ligand defective NH 2 -MIL-125 can be formed by ethanol solvothermal method, and it was also confirmed that through further re-regulating the ligand defects in water heating agitation, the linker defects could also be further expanded. The PL emission spectra, IT diagrams, and EIS measurements displayed that the NM-125-120-65 had outstanding conductivity and excellent electron mobility compared to NM-125-120 and NH 2 -MIL-125. This work provided a novel approach for the subsequent defect engineering by another adjustment mode based on the existing defective MOFs via double linker defect engineering adjustment modes, so as to further obtain better photocatalytic performance for solving the environmental and energy crisis.
研究领域:
材料科学
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环境化学
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能源化学
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光催化
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纳米材料
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物理化学
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DOI
高影响因子
RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 100
·97783-97790
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IF 3.289
Ying Sun,Qizan Huang,Xueqin Zhang,Xiaojing Ding,Pei Han,Baoping Lin,Hong Yang,Lingxiang Guo
In recent years, side chain engineering has been proven to play a critical role in the development of high performance conjugated polymers for organic electronics. Here, we report a new strategy to improve charge transport property through side chain functionalization. A series of carbazole–diketopyrrolopyrrole based conjugated polymers P1, P2 and P3 with different side chains have been designed and synthesized. For P2 and P3, a pyrene and carbazole unit were incorporated into the terminal of the alkyl side chain, respectively. Thermal properties, crystallinities, UV-vis absorptions, electrochemical properties as well as charge transport properties of the polymers were investigated in detail. Interestingly, results showed that incorporation of the fused aromatic ring into the side chain terminal not only changed the absorption and electrochemical properties, but also affected the charge transport properties. The pyrene and carbazole group in the side chain terminal significantly promoted aggregation of the polymer chains, which would provide short-range order for improved charge carrier mobility. Compared to the hole mobility (0.019 cm2 V−1 s−1) for polymer P1 with the whole alkyl chains, increased hole mobilities of 0.081 cm2 V−1 s−1 and 0.052 cm2 V−1 s−1 were achieved for polymer P2 and polymer P3, respectively. It is worthy to note that our strategy gives rise to no increment of the crystallinity of the polymer, being beneficial for the practical application of soft electronics since high crystallinity of the material usually leads to poor thin film uniformity and weak mechanical resilience. In this respect, we offer a promising tool to aid rational polymer design for enhanced charge transport property.
研究领域:
高分子化学
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有机电子学
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材料科学
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半导体材料
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光电功能材料
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DOI
高影响因子
RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 63
·39523-39529
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IF 3.108
Wenhui Zhang,Yang Ding,Yue Jiang,MingZhi Zheng,Sujuan Wu,Xubing Lu,Min Zeng,Xingsen Gao,Qianming Wang,Guofu Zhou,Jun-ming Liu,Krzysztof Kempa,Jinwei Gao
Interface engineering has been proved to be a practical strategy to enhance power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of perovskite solar cells. Recently approaches involving ultra-thin layer deposition and vacuum-processing, while improving PCE, increase the processing complexity, and thus the overall cost. In this paper, we demonstrate a high-efficiency inverted planar perovskite solar cell, obtained with a simple wet-chemistry based, room-temperature, and cost-effective process, which synthesizes two interfacial layers: solution processed molybdenum oxide (named s-MoOx) for anode and titanium(IV) oxide bis(2,4-pentanedionate) (TOPD) for cathode buffer layers. Steady-state photoluminescence (PL), time resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) are conducted to characterize the charge transport properties, confirming an enhanced charge extraction efficiency and a suppressed charge recombination. In addition, the introduction of the interfacial layers facilities formation of an ohmic contact with the metal electrode, reducing the charge transfer resistance and increasing the FF to as high as 80.7%. The optimized solar cells achieve the best PCE of 16.04% which far exceeds the PCE of devices without these interfacial layers (PCE = 11.2%).
研究领域:
材料科学
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能源科学
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纳米技术
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表面与界面化学
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DOI
高影响因子
Small
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2019
·Vol. 15
·期 10
·1804546
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IF 10.856
Jing Yang,Donghua Guo,Shulin Zhao,Yue Lin,Rui Yang,Dongdong Xu,Naien Shi,Xiaoshu Zhang,Lingzhi Lu,Ya-Qian Lan,Jianchun Bao,Min Han
As one class of important functional materials, transition metal phosphides (TMPs) nanostructures show promising applications in catalysis and energy storage fields. Although great progress has been achieved, phase-controlled synthesis of cobalt phosphides nanocrystals or related nanohybrids remains a challenge, and their use in overall water splitting (OWS) is not systematically studied. Herein, three kinds of cobalt phosphides nanocrystals encapsulated by P-doped carbon (PC) and married with P-doped graphene (PG) nanohybrids, including CoP@PC/PG, CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG, and Co 2 P@PC/PG, are obtained through controllable thermal conversion of presynthesized supramolecular gels that contain cobalt salt, phytic acid, and graphene oxides at proper temperature under Ar/H 2 atmosphere. Among them, the mixed-phase CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG nanohybrids manifest high electrocatalytic activity toward both hydrogen and oxygen evolution in alkaline media. Remarkably, using them as bifunctional catalysts, the fabricated CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG || CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG electrolyzer only needs a cell voltage of 1.567 V for driving OWS to reach the current density at 10 mA cm −2 , superior to their pure-phase counterparts and recently reported bifunctional catalysts based devices. Also, such a CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG || CoP-Co 2 P@PC/PG device exhibits outstanding stability for OWS. This work may shed some light on optimizing TMPs nanostructures based on phase engineering, and promote their applications in OWS or other renewable energy options.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电催化
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能源化学
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纳米材料
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可再生能源
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DOI
高影响因子
SOLID STATE IONICS
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2018
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IF 2.751
Wenping Zha,Yinghui Xu,Fei Chen,Qiang Shen,Lianmeng Zhang
In this work, Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 (LLZO)-based membrane electrolyte, which has good flexibility and can be easily mass-produced, is proposed to address the intrinsic defects of ceramic electrolytes . The LLZO-based membrane electrolyte is electrochemically stable in the voltage range of 0–5.2 V vs. Li/Li + due to the good oxidative stability of LLZO. We also develop a simple and low-cost approach to fabricate the all-solid-state lithium battery (ASSLB). Wet coating and hot pressing are applied to form a continuous and homogeneous electrolyte layer on a cathode layer. Thanks to the integrated preparation process, there is no obvious interface between the cathode layer and the electrolyte layer, hence reducing the interface resistance. The Li/LiFePO 4 batteries exhibit desirable cycling performance at 60 °C, which deliver a maximum discharge specific capacity of 151.6 mAh·g −1 at 0.1C and maintain 97.8% of the capacity after 50 cycles.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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固态离子学
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先进电池技术
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DOI
高影响因子
EES Catalysis
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2023
·Vol. 1
·期 3
·312-321
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IF 0
Yiqiao Wang,Siyuan Pan,Huan Li,Dewang Li,Yong Guo,Sijia Chi,Chuannan Geng,Shichao Wu,Quan-Hong Yang
Despite lithium–air batteries having unprecedented theoretical energy supremacy, rambling Li2O2 growth typically impedes O2 diffusion and electron transfer, causing low capacity, poor charging kinetics and short cycle life. Herein, we propose synergistic catalysis in the cathode by engineering the crystal facet of Fe2O3 nanoplates and introducing a visible light-excited photochemical effect. The growth of Li2O2 is regulated with a uniform distribution, mitigating local product aggregation and thus reducing the barriers of O2 diffusion and electron transfer. The improved reaction kinetics lead to ∼420% capacity improvement, low charge potential, superior rate performance, and long-term stability (300 cycles) in actual air. We reveal a mechanism that photoelectrons around each catalyst node and the resultant homogeneous internal electric field increase charge transfer, decrease soluble intermediates, and enable high electrochemical reversibility of amorphous Li2O2 with an ordered process. This study provides inspiring insights for future research into controlling product ordering in Li–air batteries.
研究领域:
电化学
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纳米材料科学
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能源化学
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催化化学
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电池技术
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DOI
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2022
·Vol. 24
·期 44
·27105-27113
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IF 3.945
Panpan Peng,Chao Wang,Lanwei Li,Shuyao Li,Jing Chen,Pengya Fan,Rui Du,Haotian Si,Zhenxiang Cheng,Jianli Wang
Endotaxial nanostructures can reduce lattice thermal conductivity through enhancing phonon scattering without affecting electrical transport, leading to a high thermoelectric performance. On the other hand, band engineering can enhance electrical transport by improving the Seebeck coefficient through valence band convergence and the resonance level. In this paper, the synergistic effect of band engineering and endotaxial nanostructures was implemented in SnTe thermoelectric materials by alloying with AgCuTe and doping with Indium. The positron annihilation lifetime spectra show that the vacancy concentration in SnTe was reduced after alloying with AgCuTe, which led to a decreasing hole concentration and improved carrier mobility. Additionally, the diffusion of Ag in the matrix during the preparation can facilitate valence band convergence. Therefore, the power factor of SnTe is greatly increased to 18 μW cm−1 K−2 at 800 K, which can be further increased to 21.4 μW cm−1 K−2 at 800 K after In doping due to resonance level formation. Meanwhile, Cu2Te endotaxial nanostructures also can be observed in the TEM image after SnTe alloying with AgCuTe. So, the lattice thermal conductivity significantly reduced to 0.93 W m−1 K −1 in In-doped and AgCuTe-alloyed SnTe. Finally, we obtain an enhanced ZT value of 1.14 in Sn1.02In0.01Te–1%AgCuTe at 800 K.
研究领域:
材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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功能材料
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热电转换
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纳米结构调控
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半导体物理
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能源材料
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DOI
高影响因子
Advanced Materials Interfaces
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2018
·Vol. 6
·期 3
·1801663
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IF 4.834
Wentian Huang,Qingwei Zhou,Shaoqiang Su,Jing Li,Xubin Lu,Xingsen Gao,Xin Wang,Mingliang Jin,Guofu Zhou,Zhang Zhang,Junming Liu
Loading 2D layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) on p-type silicon photocathode is suitable for hydrogen production in solar-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Similarly, various nanostructured TMDs exposing more active sites are widely explored for improving the PEC performances of composite photoelectrodes. Here, defect engineering using a controllable argon ion beam bombardment is presented on ReS 2 /Si photocathode. The atomic vacancy defects are introduced on the 2D ReS 2 to realize high-density active sites, which significantly enhance the solar-driven hydrogen evolution reaction performance of ReS 2 /Si photocathode. The highest photocurrent density of 18.5 mA cm −2 (at 0 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode) is achieved, under a simulated sun irradiation.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光催化
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能源化学
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半导体器件
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纳米科技
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DOI
高影响因子
MATERIALS LETTERS
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2017
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IF 2.572
Shu-Hui Xia,Shu-Hua Teng,Peng Wang
Polyvinyl alcohol/silica (PVA/SiO 2 ) hybrid fibers were prepared via a sol–gel combined electrospinning technique, and their potential application in bone tissue engineering was evaluated in terms of in vitro bioactivity. When the PVA concentration was 8%, the obtained PVA/SiO 2 hybrid fibers exhibited a uniform and continuous morphology, with an average fiber diameter of about 542.9 nm. The SiO 2 xerogel phase was uniformly distributed within the PVA matrix, and its actual content was very close to the theoretical value. After 3 days of immersion in simulated body fluid (SBF), the PVA/SiO 2 hybrid fibers displayed a vigorous precipitation of lamellar apatite crystals, reflecting their excellent in vitro bioactivity.
研究领域:
生物材料学
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组织工程
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纳米医学
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生物医学工程
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无机非金属材料
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再生医学
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DOI
高影响因子
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Ranxi Liang,Chaozhu Shu,Anjun Hu,Minglu Li,Zhiqun Ran,Ruixin Zheng,Jianping Long
The sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) kinetics greatly limit the development of lithium-oxygen (Li-O 2 ) batteries. Therefore, developing efficient electrocatalysts with high stability to boost oxygen involved reactions is particularly important for promoting the application of Li-O 2 batteries. Here, CoSe 2 @NiSe 2 heterostructure with distinct heterogeneous interfaces was fabricated via deliberate interface engineering. The formation of heterogeneous interface promotes local fine atomic array distortion that can act as an additional active site of ORR/OER. In addition, CoSe 2 @NiSe 2 with a distinct heterogeneous interface is favorable for the formation of built-in electric field during charging/discharging to enable electrodes with fast electrical transfer rates and reaction kinetics. Synergistically, the additional active sites brought by the fine atomic array distortion are highly conducive to the reversible formation and decomposition of the product. Undoubtedly, batteries with CoSe 2 @NiSe 2 exhibit excellent discharge/charge capacity (3530.1 mA h g −1 and 3485.6 mA h g −1 ), low overpotential (1.21 V) and excellent electrochemical stability for over 1200 h.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源化学
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纳米催化
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电池技术
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DOI
高影响因子
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
·Vol. 50
·期 9
·15202-15208
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IF 5.1
Xiong Huang,Pengfei Wang,Jianwei Zhao,Jun Yang,Zhenxiao Fu,Xiuhua Cao,Lei Zhang,Shuhui Yu,Rong Sun
As a dielectric material , BaTiO 3 -based ceramics are desirable for high performance ultra-thin multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) application. In this work, BaTiO 3 -based dielectric ceramics with superior dielectric properties were synthesized using a reducing atmosphere sintering process . It is found that the contribution of “wet" grain-boundary diffusion become significant as the oxygen partial pressure increases, resulting to a larger grain size and higher permittivity. Especially, for the specimen sintered in higher oxygen partial pressure , the stable temperature coefficient of capacitance (TCC) is dominated by irreversal domain due to the increase of super-lattice phase. Samples with higher oxygen partial pressure exhibit a higher permittivity of 2700 and better permittivity-temperature stability. Furthermore, ultra-thin MLCCs with thickness of 1 μm and capacitance of 10 μF and the TCC of X7R were successfully fabricated. This work provides a comprehensive explanation demonstrating upon the significant roles of grain size and defect engineering in the dielectric performance in BaTiO 3 -based ceramics, and points out an avenue to obtain excellent permittivity-temperature stability in ultra-thin MLCCs.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电子陶瓷
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介电材料
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固态物理
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功能陶瓷
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电容器技术
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DOI
高影响因子
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2019
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IF 7.467
S.Z. Zhang,X.L. Wang,X.H. Xia,Z.J. Yao,Y.J. Xu,D.H. Wang,D. Xie,J.B. Wu,C.D. Gu,J.P. Tu
Interfacial issues have been the main obstacle to the development of solid-state batteries . In this work, we design a solid hybrid polymer electrolyte based on poly-(ethylene glycol) diacrylate and succinonitrile (PSSE) with a liquid state precursor. An intimate interface between PSSE and Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 @vertical graphene (LTO@VG) electrode with three-dimensional array structure is cleverly constructed by infiltrating fluid precursor of PSSE into vertical pores of LTO@VG followed by polymerization and solidification of PSSE. The quasi-solid-state LTO@VG//PSSE//Li and LiFePO 4 //PSSE//LTO@VG full cells exhibit superior electrochemical performance since the active materials are closely contacted by the conductive skeleton and ion-conductive electrolyte. The LTO@VG//PSSE//Li cells maintain 85.7% capacity retention after 400 cycles at 2 C and the LFP//PSSE//LTO@VG full cells still reach 99.0% capacity retention after 200 cycles at 0.5 C. This novel strategy for interface engineering paves the way for achieving high-performance solid-state batteries.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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高分子化学
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纳米材料
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界面科学
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DOI
高影响因子