Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2014
·Vol. 2
·期 37
·15546-15552
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IF 0
Yitan Li,Lin Wei,Cuncun Wu,Chang Liu,Yanxue Chen,Hong Liu,Jun Jiao,Liangmo Mei
Uniform zinc oxide (ZnO) nanosheet arrays were grown on woven titanium wires using a low temperature hydrothermal method. Photoanodes were prepared by depositing CdS and CdSe quantum dots onto the ZnO nanosheet arrays by a successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. Solar cells were assembled using these nanostructured photoanodes and their photovoltaic performance was characterized. The effect of using SILAR cycles for the deposition of quantum dots on the performance of these nanostructured solar cells was investigated systematically. The overall light-to-electricity conversion efficiency of 0.98% was achieved under 100 mW cm−2 illumination for flexible CdS/CdSe co-sensitized solar cells using conventional Pt foils as counter electrodes. To further improve the performance of the flexible solar cells, PbS and Cu2S counter electrodes based on Pb and Cu foils were fabricated. The best conversion efficiencies of flexible CdS/CdSe co-sensitized solar cells using Cu2S and PbS counter electrodes were 3.4% and 2.5%, which demonstrated a significant enhancement in values for short circuit current, open circuit voltage, and fill factor compared to those obtained with the commonly used Pt and Au electrodes.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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能源材料
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光电化学
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半导体器件
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Energy Technology
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2019
·Vol. 7
·期 4
·1800981
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IF 3.163
Bangwei Deng,Hao Wang,Xiang Li,Yan Ding,Daming Sun,Jun Ma,Mianzhong Chen,Tao Chen,Feng Gao,Meizhen Qu,Gongchang Peng
Tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite (TMSPi) has been reported to be an excellent electrolyte additive. However, scarce reports exist on the effect of the charge cutoff potential on the cyclic stability using high-performance LiNi 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 O 2 (NCM622)–mesocarbon microbead (MCMB) full cells. Herein, a high-loading and repeatable NCM622–MCMB coin-type full cell is successfully prepared, and the role of TMSPi on such a full cell at charge cutoff potentials of 4.25 and 4.45 V is studied. Theoretical calculations and detailed analyses reveal that it is oxidized in the first charging process due to its unsaturated P—O bonds, thus forming a stable P—O—F-rich cathode electrolyte interphase and preventing severe decomposition of the electrolyte over NCM622 during long-term cycling. In addition, the P—O and Si—O bonds of TMSPi both display HF-scavenging ability. Moreover, TMSPi may react directly with the LiPF 6 -based electrolyte to form some intermediate products that can be reduced on the MCMB electrode, thereby modifying the solid electrolyte interphase and improving the stability of MCMB during lithium intercalation.
研究领域:
电化学
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材料科学
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能源存储
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锂离子电池
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界面化学
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电极材料
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高影响因子
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
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2015
·Vol. 51
·期 15
·3227-3230
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IF 6.834
Maowen Xu,Jun-Ke Hou,Yu-Bin Niu,Guan-Nan Li,Yu-Tao Li,Chang Ming Li
Na2.65Ti3.35Fe0.65O9 rods were prepared by a simple solid-state route and coated with carbon to enhance their electronic conductivity. For the first time, Na2.65Ti3.35Fe0.65O9 was explored as an anode material for Na-ion batteries to deliver a discharge capacity of 137.5 mA h g−1 at a current rate of 40 mA g−1. The charge/discharge capacity of a carbon-coated sample increased by 46.3% to achieve 201.1 mA h g−1.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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高影响因子
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2021
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IF 9.127
Qi Jin,Kaixin Zhao,Xitian Zhang
The lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery is an appealing choice for the next-generation high-energy-density energy storage systems . However, side reactions between lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and Li metal anode cause the growth of Li dendrites, loss of active materials, and safety issues, which severely hinders the practical application of Li–S batteries. Constructing a protection layer on the surface of Li anode is an effective strategy to shield LiPSs and regulate lithium uniform deposition in Li–S batteries. Herein, we design and fabricate a lithiated Nafion protective layer to alleviate the side reactions between LiPSs and the Li anode and guide uniform deposition of Li, in which, their mechanism is investigated. The optimal protective layer effectively protects the Li anode from the detrimental side reactions, which boosts the stability of the Li anode. Li–Li and Li-stainless steel cells with 4 M [S] Li 2 S 8 electrolyte can last for more than 400 cycles and 100 cycles at current density of 1 mA cm −2 . A Li–S full cell also exhibits a high reversible capacity of 791.5 mA h g −1 after 250 cycles at 0.5 C. This work reveals the vital role of the artificial protective layer in enhancing the stability of the Li anode in Li–S batteries.
研究领域:
电化学
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能源材料
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电化学储能
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电池技术
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界面化学
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高影响因子
IONICS
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2019
·Vol. 26
·期 2
·627-637
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IF 2.289
Zhai Huanhuan,Shuai Yi,Wang Yu,Chen Kanghua
As a negative electrode material, the main drawbacks of Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 (LTO) are its low electric conductivity and poor Li-ion diffusion coefficient. Fortunately, elements modification to address these problems is an effective method. Herein, we firstly report Ni and F co-modified LTO material which is synthesized via a solid-state reaction. Powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were conducted to investigate the structure and morphology. Afterwards, we surprisingly find that Ni and F co-modification can reduce the overall charge transfer resistance of LTO for part of Ti 4+ converts into Ti 3+ and Ni 2+ ions supply the charge carriers. When test in battery, a superior discharge capacity of 236.1 mAh g −1 at 0.036 A g −1 is obtained, much higher than that of pristine LTO (196.9 mAh g −1 ). Furthermore, it still retains a discharge capacity of 174.6 mAh g −1 after 200 cycles at 0.18 A g −1 and exhibits an excellent rate performance.
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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无机化学
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固体化学
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高影响因子
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2014
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IF 4.086
Hongjiao Nie,Yining Zhang,Wei Zhou,Jing Li,Baoshan Wu,Tao Liu,Huamin Zhang
The direct effect of nitrogen content and various nitrogen species on oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activities in non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-O 2 ) batteries are systematically investigated. Mesoporous carbon (MC) with various nitrogen species is prepared through heat treatment of N-containing precursor under different temperature. The effect of the heat treatment temperature on the performance of carbon materials in Li-O 2 battery is investigated. The bonding state of nitrogen atoms is found to have a significant effect on the ORR activity. The ORR activity in Li-O 2 battery is proved to be dependent on the quaternary N content while the total N content in the carbon material does not play a crucial role in the ORR process.
研究领域:
电化学
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能源材料
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纳米材料
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电催化
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锂离子电池
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高影响因子
Solar RRL
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2018
·Vol. 2
·期 10
·1800144
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IF 0
Muhammad Ishaq,Hui Deng,Shengjie Yuan,Huan Zhang,Jahangeer Khan,Umar Farooq,Haisheng Song,Jiang Tang
Sb 2 (Se x S 1–x ) 3 has been proven a very promising light absorbing material for photovoltaic applications due to its high stability, tunable band gap, non-toxic element, and high extinction coefficient. For Sb 2 (Se x S 1–x ) 3 alloy film deposition, the authors develop a single source based rapid-thermal-evaporation (RTE) method instead of the traditional in-situ sulfurization or double source co-evaporation based RTE method. The absorber band gap can be precisely tuned from 1.1 to 1.7 eV by simply varying the molar ratio of Sb 2 Se 3 and Sb 2 S 3 source powder. From the systematical composition screening, FTO/CdS/Sb 2 (Se 0.68 S 0.32 ) 3 /Au devices show higher power conversion efficiency (PCE ∼ 4.17%) when compared with other absorber compositions based devices. In order to achieve thinner ETL layers and simultaneously avoid pinholes led by rough FTO surface, we introduce for the first time double buffer layer in the Sb 2 (Se 0.68 S 0.32 ) 3 device system which could further improve the device efficiency from 4.17% to 5.73%. The double buffer layer ZnO/CdS helped to form graded energy band alignment, suppress charge recombination and efficiently extract electrons. The devices obtained higher J sc and V oc supported by various physical characterization analyses. The facile single source deposition method, efficient double buffer layer device structure and notable PCE are expected to pronouncedly promote antimony chalcogenide device development.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光伏技术
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半导体物理
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薄膜器件
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能源材料
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CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
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2016
·Vol. 52
·期 64
·9969-9971
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IF 6.567
Yan Zhang,Yubin Niu,Min-Qiang Wang,Jingang Yang,Shiyu Lu,Jin Han,Shu-Juan Bao,Maowen Xu
In this communication, we designed and synthesized a novel calcium–organic framework and presented it as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries. The results show that it delivers a reversible capacity of higher than 140 mA h g−1 even after 300 cycles. The remarkable performance is attributed to the high structural stability and extremely low solubility of the calcium–organic framework in electrolytes.
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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无机化学
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功能材料
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高影响因子
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Enze Xu,Yan Zhang,Hui Wang,Zhifeng Zhu,Junjie Quan,Yajing Chang,Pengcheng Li,Dabin Yu,Yang Jiang
Establishing advanced sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with high energy density and eco-friendly electrode materials are still far from satisfactory due to the large-size of sodium-ions and sluggish redox kinetics during electrochemical processes. Herein, a novel ultrafast kinetics net electrode assembled via MoSe 2 /MXene heterojunction is synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method followed by thermal annealing. Featuring the Van der Waals force interaction between MoSe 2 and MXene , the volumetric change during the sodium ions insertion/extraction courses is effectively restrained, and the reaction kinetics is greatly enhanced further. Meanwhile, both the high electrical and ion conductivity (lower diffusion barrier between Na + /MXene ~0.066 eV) provided by the unique MXene based net heterostructure of our hybrid materials, as evidenced by DFT calculations, are beneficial to the transportation of sodium ions, thus enabling an outstanding rate and long-cycling capability. As a result, the fabricated cells exhibit high reversible capacities of 490 mAh g −1 at 1 A g −1 , as well as 250 mAh g −1 at a high current of 10 A g −1 with a coulombic efficiency of 99.8%, indicating the excellent electrochemical performance of our hybrid materials, especially at high current. This novel net MoSe 2 /MXene heterostructure, combined with our simple synthesis strategy together, are expected to have great potential in sodium-ions storage application.
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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纳米材料
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固态物理
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高影响因子
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 46
·期 19
·9432-9439
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IF 3.925
Huibin Guan,Dong Feng,Qi Liu,Tianbiao Zeng
Among the tin-based composites, stannous sulfide (SnS) is a prospective material to serve as an anode for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) owing to its high theoretical-capacity, layer-structure for fast Li+ diffusion paths, and low toxicity. However, severe volume expansion/shrinkage exfoliates the electrode coating, leading to the severe loss of active materials. Herein, free volume was introduced into SnS to relieve the sequelae of volume expansion/shrinkage creatively, which effectively improved the cyclability of the SnS-based anode. The as-synthesized SnS/G-15% exhibited overall optimal electrochemical performances, i.e., the highest reversible capacity and best cyclability over pure SnS, SnS/G-5% and SnS/G-25%. Ex situ scanning electron microscopy images also illustrated that no cracks were generated in the cycled SnS/G-15% electrode. This work highlights an efficient and cost effective approach for the synthesis of long-cycle life and high-cyclability anodes.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米材料
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能源存储
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电池技术
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高影响因子
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2015
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IF 2.999
Qiang Ru,Xiong Song,Yudi Mo,Lingyun Guo,Shejun Hu
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are adopted to modify ZnCo 2 O 4 (ZCO) electrode, and a novel porous polyhedral structure ZCO/CNTs composites are prepared by a facile and scalable hydrothermal process, and the pure ZCO with cubic structure is also synthesized for comparison. The as-prepared materials are characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The results demonstrate that the introduced of CNTs has great effects on the nanostructure and electrochemical performance of the samples. The CNTs among the polyhedral structure ZCO/CNTs composites can provide better mechanical robustness, more contact between Li + and electrodes, and more effective electron transmission than the pure ZCO with cubic structure. When tested as anode materials for lithium ion batteries , the ZCO/CNTs composites exhibit a high initial coulombic efficiency of 83.9%, a high specific capacity of ∼864.6 mAh g −1 at a current rate of 100 mA g −1 after 150 cycles, as well as a good rate capability at elevated current rates, such as, ∼924.3 and ∼605.7 mAh g −1 at current rates of 500 and 2000 mA g −1 , respectively. This work would be meaningful in the preparation of complex oxides/carbon composites with porous nanostructure as anodes for LIBs.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源存储
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功能材料
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高影响因子
Energy & Environmental Materials
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2020
·Vol. 5
·期 1
·245-252
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IF 0
Chunli Wang,Lianshan Sun,Bingbing Tian,Yong Cheng,Limin Wang
As important ingredients in lithium-ion battery, the Coulombic efficiency and power density greatly impact the electrochemical performances. Although recent literatures have reported nano-porous materials to enhance the specific capacities, intrinsic drawbacks such as poor initial Coulombic efficiency and low volumetric capacity could not be avoided. Herein, we propose a strategy to prepare carbon supported MoO 2 spheres used for lithium-ion battery with high volumetric capacity density. A high initial Coulombic efficiency of 76.5% is obtained due to limited solid electrolyte interface film formed on the exposed surface. Meantime, the sample with an optimal carbon content and a proper structural strength reveals a higher reversible capacity of 956 mA h g −1 than the theoretical capacity of crystalline MoO 2 (838 mA h g −1 ) and a high capacity retention ratio of 96.4% after 100 cycles at 0.5 A g −1 . And an effective compaction capacity density (under 5 MPa) of 670 mA h cm −3 of the spheres proves its potential value in practical applications.
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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纳米材料
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电池技术
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