Small
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2021
·Vol. 18
·期 5
·2104460
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IF 13.281
Yanan Huang,Jianguo Si,Shuai Lin,Hongyan Lv,Wenhai Song,Ranran Zhang,Xuan Luo,Wenjian Lu,Xuebin Zhu,Yuping Sun
3D anisotropic functional properties (such as magnetic, electrical, thermal, and optical properties, etc.) in a single material are not only beneficial to the multipurpose of a material, but also helpful to enrich the regulatory dimensionality of functional materials. Herein, a colossal 3D electrical anisotropy of layered MAB-phase MoAlB single crystal is introduced and dissected. Using high-temperature metal-solution method, high-quality MoAlB single crystals are obtained and a surprisingly strong out-of-plane ( σ a / σ b = 1.43 × 10 5 , at 2 K) and in-plane ( σ a / σ c = 12.12, at 2 K) electrical anisotropies are first observed. After a series of experimental and theoretical investigations, it is demonstrated that the 3D anisotropic crystal structure and chemical bond of MoAlB result in its 3D anisotropic phonon vibration and electronic structure, influence the corresponding electron-electron as well as electron-phonon interactions, and finally give rise to its colossal 3D anisotropy of electrical conductivity. This work experimentally and theoretically proves MoAlB single crystal possessing the 3D anisotropies of crystal structure, chemical bond, phonon vibration, electronic structure, and electrical transport, but also provides a promising platform for the future design of functionalized electronic devices as well as synthesis of new and large-sized in-plane anisotropic 2D material (MoBene).
研究领域:
凝聚态物理
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材料科学
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功能材料
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晶体化学
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纳米电子学
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低维材料
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2015
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IF 2.729
Shuang Xia,Xiao-Min Zhang,Kuan Huang,Yong-Le Chen,You-Ting Wu
Physical and electrochemical characteristics of aluminium secondary battery systems based on aluminium anodes, sulfur–carbon cathodes and ionic liquid electrolytes were investigated. Aluminium chloride (AlCl 3 )/triethylamine hydrochloride (Et 3 NHCl) ionic liquids were used as the electrolytes. Toluene, benzene, dichloromethane (DCM), and 1,2-dichlorethane (DCE) were tested as the additives to modify the performance of ionic liquid electrolytes. DCM and DCE were found to be the better choices, with 0.2 as the optimized volume ratio of organic solvent to ionic liquid. The additives have functions of reducing the viscosities and elevating the conductivities of ionic liquid electrolytes, while having little influence on the thermal stability of battery system in normal working temperature range. To assess the electrochemical properties of the electrolytes, galvanostatic charge/discharge studies were performed at the cell voltage of 2.4 V to 0.6 V at a constant current discharge of 15 mA/g. The cell exhibits well-defined discharge voltage plateaus near 1.8 V. A discharging capacity of 113.64 mAh/g at the first cycle is obtained for the cell based on DCM-ionic liquid electrolyte, in comparison with 85.23 mAh/g for the cell based on pure IL. The discharging capacity has the highest value of 131.67 mAh/g, and remains 104.69 mAh/g after 40 cycles. This study indicates that the performance of aluminium secondary battery can be greatly improved by adding a small volume of organic additives to the ionic liquid electrolytes.
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电化学
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能源材料
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电池技术
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物理化学
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功能材料
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2016
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IF 6.333
Bo Chen,Qiang Xu,Zhen Huang,Yanran Zhao,Shaojie Chen,Xiaoxiong Xu
A new class of copolymer electrolytes with tunable network structure is successfully designed and prepared via a facile one-pot reaction. The trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether (TMPEG) is cross-linked with poly (ethylene glycol) diamine (NPEG) to create well-defined solid network polymer electrolyte (SNPE). The network structure could be tuned by changing the molar ratio of TMPEG and NPEG or the molecular weight of NPEG. The effects of molecular weight of NPEG and molar ratio of EO/Li + on the ionic conductivity are systematically investigated. The optimal electrolyte TMPEG-NPEG4K[2:1]-16:1 presents a maximum conductivity of 1.10 × 10 −4 S cm −1 under 30 °C, and an 18-fold ionic conductivity enhancement in that of PEO-based electrolyte. Furthermore, it also exhibits wide electrochemical window (0–5.4 V), excellent compatibility with metallic Li, and superior mechanical properties. The all-solid-state lithium batteries LiFePO 4 /Li are assembled with TMPEG-NPEG4K[2:1]-16:1 electrolyte, and present good cycling and rate performance under 60 °C. The initial discharge specific capacities of the batteries are 161.7 mAh g −1 at 0.2 C and 132.7 mAh g −1 at 1 C, and the capacity retention ratio can be retained at 90.6% and 90.5% after 100 cycles. This new copolymer electrolyte may become a promising candidate for applications in all-solid-state lithium battery.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子化学
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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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锂离子电池
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2018
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IF 6.945
Dongjiu Xie,Shaojie Chen,Zhihua Zhang,Jie Ren,Lili Yao,Linbin Wu,Xiayin Yao,Xiaoxiong Xu
The combination of high conductivity and good stability against Li is not easy to achieve for solid electrolytes , hindering the development of high energy solid-state batteries . In this study, doped electrolytes of Li 3 P 1- x Sb x S 4-2.5 x O 2.5 x are successfully prepared via the high energy ball milling and subsequent heat treatment . Plenty of techniques like XRD , Raman, SEM, EDS and TEM are utilized to characterize the crystal structures, particle sizes, and morphologies of the glass-ceramic electrolytes. Among them, the Li 3 P 0.98 Sb 0.02 S 3.95 O 0.05 ( x = 0.02) exhibits the highest ionic conductivity (∼1.08 mS cm −1 ) at room temperature with an excellent stability against lithium. In addition, all-solid-state lithium batteries are assembled with LiCoO 2 as cathode, Li 10 GeP 2 S 12 /Li 3 P 0.98 Sb 0.02 S 3.95 O 0.05 as the bi-layer electrolyte, and lithium as anode. The constructed solid-state batteries delivers a high initial discharge capacity of 133 mAh g −1 at 0.1C in the range of 3.0–4.3 V vs. Li/Li + at room temperature, and shows a capacity retention of 78.6% after 50 cycles. Most importantly, the all-solid-state lithium batteries with the Li 10 GeP 2 S 12 /Li 3 P 0.98 Sb 0.02 S 3.95 O 0.05 electrolyte can be workable even at −10 °C. This study provides a promising electrolyte with the improved conductivity and stability against Li for the application of all-solid-state lithium batteries.
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材料科学
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电化学
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固态电池
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能源存储
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无机非金属材料
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Energy & Environmental Materials
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2022
·Vol. 6
·期 4
·e12568
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IF 13.443
Kai Chen,Yuxue Sun,Xiaorong Zhang,Jun Liu,Haiming Xie
The self-healing solid polymer electrolytes (SHSPEs) can spontaneously eliminate mechanical damages or micro-cracks generated during the assembly or operation of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), significantly improving cycling performance and extending service life of LIBs. Here, we report a novel cross-linked network SHSPE (PDDP) containing hydrogen bonds and dynamic disulfide bonds with excellent self-healing properties and non-flammability. The combination of hydrogen bonding between urea groups and the metathesis reaction of dynamic disulfide bonds endows PDDP with rapid self-healing capacity at 28 °C without external stimulation. Furthermore, the addition of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (EMIMTFSI) improves the ionic conductivity (1.13 × 10 −4 S cm −1 at 28 °C) and non-flammability of PDDP. The assembled Li/PDDP/LiFePO 4 cell exhibits excellent cycling performance with a discharge capacity of 137 mA h g −1 after 300 cycles at 0.2 C. More importantly, the self-healed PDDP can recover almost the same ionic conductivity and cycling performance as the original PDDP.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子化学
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电化学
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能源存储
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功能材料
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
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2018
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IF 2.207
Hongyu Shi,Na Li,Zhixia Sun,Tianqi Wang,Lin Xu
TiO 2 nanoparticles are commonly used as versatile precursors to make functional nanocomposite materials. However, the surface defects at grain boundaries of TiO 2 nanoparticles significantly affect the photoelectric properties of TiO 2 nanomaterials . In this work, we firstly prepared nanocomposites of TiO 2 and polyoxometalates (POMs) in which different POMs, including titanium-substituted POMs K 5 [PW 11 TiO 40 ] and K 7 [PW 10 Ti 2 O 40 ], are incorporated with TiO 2 nanoparticles so as to make an interface modification on grain boundaries of TiO 2 nanoparticles. Then the photoconductivities of the TiO 2 /POM nanocomposites were investigated through measurement of photocurrent responses, current-voltage curves, Mott-Schottky plots and surface photocurrent spectra. Compared with pure TiO 2 nanoparticles, TiO 2 /POM nanocomposites exhibit superior photoelectric properties, benefitting from the interface modification from different POMs. The gas sensing performance for acetone was also explored by use of the as-prepared photoconductive devices, and TiO 2 /PW 11 Ti exhibited a high gas sensing performance.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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半导体物理
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传感器技术
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光电子学
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Energy Technology
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 10
·2000606
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IF 3.404
Yu Wang,Nachuan Yang,Yi Shuai,Kanghua Chen
Na 3 PS 4 -based materials, which have relatively high conductivities, make promising Na-ion solid electrolytes for realizing all-solid-state sodium batteries. Herein, Na 2.9375 PS 3.9375 Cl 0.0625 solid electrolytes’ power is prepared by a mechanical ball milling process and subsequent heat treatment process using low-cost Na, NaCl, P 2 S 5 , and S as raw materials. In addition, its electrical conductivity and electrochemical performance by compounding with polyethylene oxide–NaClO 4 are studied. The results show that Na 2.9375 PS 3.9375 Cl 0.0625 solid electrolyte heated at 550 °C with polyethylene oxide–NaClO 4 exhibits Na-ion conductivity of 8.75 × 10 −4 S cm −1 . The pragmatic and cost-effective raw materials grant the solid electrolyte with high-performance and higher practical value.
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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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固体离子学
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无机非金属材料
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2016
·Vol. 41
·期 22
·9611-9618
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IF 3.205
Jinhua Xiao,Wenying Zhang,Chunyan Xiong,Bo Chi,Jian Pu,Li Jian
Spinel oxides with the general formula of MnCu x Co 2−x O 4 (x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 respectively) are used as coating materials on the metallic interconnect SUS 430 alloy to reduce the cathodic performance degradation by Cr poisoning and the interfacial resistance to improve the surface stability. The effect of Cu doping at the B position of spinel on the electrical conductivity and coefficient of temperature expansion (CTE) is investigated to determine the oxidation behavior and effectiveness as a protective layer. The result confirms that MnCu 0.5 Co 1.5 O 4 spinel shows highest electrical conductivity of 105.46 S cm −1 at 750 °C in air and an average CTE value of 12.27 × 10 −6 K −1 at temperature range of 20–960 °C. MnCu 0.5 Co 1.5 O 4 coating is stable enough after 2000 h cyclic oxidation at 750 °C. The growth of Cr 2 O 3 and formation of MnCr 2 O 4 in the scale layer are effectively suppressed by the presence of MnCu 0.5 Co 1.5 O 4 coating. The oxidation kinetics obeys the parabolic law with a rate constant as low as 2.76 × 10 −15 g 2 cm −4 ·s −1 and the ASR contributed by the oxide scale is 8.04 mΩ cm 2 at 750 °C. The research indicates that MnCu 0.5 Co 1.5 O 4 is a promising coating material for metallic interconnects of the intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells .
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材料科学
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能源材料
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固体氧化物燃料电池
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表面工程
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电化学
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高温腐蚀
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功能涂层
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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2021
·Vol. 5
·期 5
·1538-1547
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IF 6.367
Ruyan Lei,Yanping Yang,Chenjuan Yu,Yinsi Xu,Yuanzhuo Li,Jun Li
In order to improve the electrochemical performance and efficiently prepare a solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) for the lithium-metal battery (LMB), a fumed SiO2 (FS) with surface Si–OH group was used to fabricate FS-modified poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)–LiClO4-based SPE by a facile preparation process. The influences of the FS content on the morphological properties, thermal properties, lithium salt dissociation, mechanical properties, and electrochemical properties of SPE were systematically analyzed. Results indicate that FS with the hydrophilic property was widely distributed throughout the amorphous phase of SPE, thus the crystallinity of SPE was reduced to 25.83% when the FS mass loading was 6.85 wt%. In addition, a greater dissociation degree of lithium salt was achieved after the addition of FS, and a higher ion conductivity of 3.03 × 10−4 S cm−1 and Li-ion migration number of 0.396 were recorded at 60 °C. The all-solid-state Li/SPE/Li coin cell showed excellent stable cyclability (380 h) and the LiFePO4 (LFP)/SPE/Li coin cell demonstrated good discharge specific capacity and coulomb efficiency of 96 mA h g−1 and 100.2%, respectively, after 100 cycles of galvanostatic charge–discharge operation under 0.5C at 60 °C. Thus, based on collective results, it is expected that SPE presented in this work is a promising electrolyte for next-generation high-energy all-solid-state LMB with enhanced safety.
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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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高分子化学
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固态离子学
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 65
·52382-52387
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IF 3.84
Minxia Li,Xiaowei Wang,Yanfang Wang,Bingwei Chen,Yuping Wu,Rudolf Holze
A new composite gel polymer electrolyte of nonwoven fabric (NWF) and methyl cellulose (MC) with good mechanical properties and outstanding thermal and electrochemical stability is prepared by a simple and green casting process followed by absorbing liquid electrolyte. Its characteristics are investigated by scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Due to the synergistic action between MC matrix and the NWF framework, the composite gel polymer electrolyte achieves higher ionic conductivity (0.29 mS cm−1) at ambient temperature and larger lithium ion transference number (0.34) than those for the conventional Celgard 2730 separator (0.21 mS cm−1 and 0.27, respectively) in 1 mol L−1 LiPF6 electrolyte, and their activation energies are similar. In addition, the composite membrane shows better mechanical strength than the pure MC membrane. The evaporation rate of the liquid electrolyte at elevated temperature is much decreased. The assembled Li//LiFePO4 cell using this composite gel membrane exhibits better cycling retention and higher discharge capacity than those based on Celgard 2730 separator and pure MC gel membrane. These fascinating characteristics suggest that this unique composite gel polymer electrolyte can be used for lithium ion batteries with good performance and low cost.
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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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高分子材料
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电池技术
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Small
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2018
·Vol. 14
·期 31
·1801420
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IF 9.598
Kuirong Deng,Jiaxiang Qin,Shuanjin Wang,Shan Ren,Dongmei Han,Min Xiao,Yuezhong Meng
A novel single-ion conducting polymer electrolyte (SIPE) membrane with high lithium-ion transference number, good mechanical strength, and excellent ionic conductivity is designed and synthesized by facile coupling of lithium bis(allylmalonato) borate (LiBAMB), pentaerythritol tetrakis (2-mercaptoacetate) (PETMP) and 3,6-dioxa-1,8-octanedithiol (DODT) in an electrospun poly(vinylidienefluoride) (PVDF) supporting membrane via a one-step photoinitiated in situ thiol–ene click reaction. The structure-optimized LiBAMB-PETMP-DODT (LPD)@PVDF SIPE shows an outstanding ionic conductivity of 1.32 × 10 −3 S cm −1 at 25 °C, together with a high lithium-ion transference number of 0.92 and wide electrochemical window up to 6.0 V. The SIPE exhibits high tensile strength of 7.2 MPa and elongation at break of 269%. Due to these superior performances, the SIPE can suppress lithium dendrite growth, which is confirmed by galvanostatic Li plating/stripping cycling test and analysis of morphology of Li metal electrode surface after cycling test. Li|LPD@PVDF|Li symmetric cell maintains an extremely stable and low overpotential without short circuiting over the 1050 h cycle. The Li|LPD@PVDF|LiFePO 4 cell shows excellent rate capacity and outstanding cycle performance compared to cells based on a conventional liquid electrolyte (LE) with Celgard separator. The facile approach of the SIPE provides an effective and promising electrolyte for safe, long-life, and high-rate lithium metal 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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电池技术
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2014
·Vol. 131
·期 15
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IF 1.64
Dan Wang,Zhongling Zhao,Lina Yu,Kejin Zhang,Hui Na,Shanqiang Ying,Dechao Xu,Guo Zhang
The modified polypropylene (PP) separators with self-polymerization of dopamine on the surfaces are prepared by a simple solution-immersion method to improve the interfacial hydrophilic and discharge performance. The contact angle test and the liquid electrolyte uptake capacity test results show that the wettability and the electrolyte-retention ability of polydopamine-modified separator are improved significantly. The robust and thin polydopamine layer on the surface also enhances thermal performance and tensile strength of the modified PP separator certified by DSC and tensile strength tests. The ionic conductivity of the modified PP separator is up to 3.08 mS·cm −1 , ∼2.5 times of the bare separator. Good discharge capacity retention and C-rate discharge performance are demonstrated by a 2025 coin half-cell with the liquid electrolyte-soaked polydopamine modified PP separator sandwiched between lithium metal anode and LiFePO 4 cathode. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131 , 40543.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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高分子化学
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能源材料
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电池技术
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