JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2019
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IF 4.561
Xiao-Qian Wei,Wan-Ju Zhang,Lu Lai,Ping Mei,Li-Mei Wu,Yan-Qun Wang
The effects of cationic surfactants on the properties of Pickering emulsions stabilized by silica nanoparticles (nano-SiO 2 ) were investigated. The zeta potential , three-phase contact angle ( θ ), and dynamic interfacial tension (DIT) were measured to analyze the interaction between hydrophilic nano-SiO 2 and four different cationic surfactants (i.e., dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide [DTAB], bis-quaternary ammonium salts [BQAS-12], multiple quaternary ammonium salts [MQAS-12], and dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide [DDAB-18]). All these surfactants can naturally improve the stability of Pickering emulsions induced by hydrophilic nano-SiO 2 . The nano-SiO 2 /MQAS-12 mixtures exhibited the best ability to stabilize the O/W emulsions, followed by nano-SiO 2 /BQAS-12 mixtures. The nano-SiO 2 /DDAB-18 mixtures can induce emulsion inversion from O/W to W/O. All emulsions exhibited excellent salt tolerance and acid-base resistance properties. Determining the zeta potential showed that nano-SiO 2 had the highest negative charge at the pH of 9.5. Thus, the surfactant molecules can be adsorbed remarkably on the nano-SiO 2 surface. Modification with different cationic surfactants can significantly increase the θ value of nano-SiO 2 , but the bilayers for DTAB-12, BQAS-12, and MQAS-12, except for DDAB-18, were adsorbed. DIT curves indicated that competitive adsorption of the surfactants occurred between the oil/water interface and nano-SiO 2 surface. The competitive adsorption of MQAS-12 was stronger than those of BQAS-12 and DTAB-12. The nano-SiO 2 /DDAB-18 mixture had an apparent induction region and required a considerable amount of time to reach equilibrium. The modified nano-SiO 2 was also not adsorbed in the oil/water interface spontaneously, which may be due to the large size of particles compared with small surfactant molecules.
研究领域:
胶体与界面化学
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纳米材料科学
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乳液工程
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物理化学
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表面科学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
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2024
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IF 3.7
Xiaofei Xu,Xiaolong Li,Zhi Li,Da Zhang
An experimental study of single carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) bubbles ascending in aqueous solutions of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is performed as a means to obtain further understanding of the rising behavior and mass transfer of soluble bubbles in shear-thinning non-Newtonian fluids. High-speed photography and digital image processing technique are employed to quantify the characteristic parameters of the bubble rising process. The rising behavior of single CO 2 bubbles in a Newtonian fluid (tap water) is measured as a reference. It has been found that the rheology of the liquid phase significantly influenced the rising behavior of the bubbles. In CMC aqueous solutions, CO 2 bubbles mostly followed a straight rising path characterized by increasing aspect ratio and decreasing vertical velocity. Increase in initial bubble size led to bubble deformation in less concentrated CMC aqueous solutions which resulted in an irregular rising path. The evolution of bubble equivalent diameter can be mainly divided into two stages: a fast reduction stage followed by a slow one. Meanwhile, the variation of liquid-side mass transfer coefficient k L of CO 2 bubbles in tap water and CMC aqueous solution with different weight percentages is discussed. The mobility of gas-liquid interface is considered to have significant impact on gas-liquid mass transfer. A dimensionless correlation considering the rheology of the liquid phase is proposed to describe the evolution of the motion and deformation of single soluble CO 2 bubbles in infinite stagnant shear-thinning non-Newtonian liquids.
研究领域:
流体力学
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化学工程
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多相流
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传质过程
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非牛顿流体动力学
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气泡动力学
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环境工程
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COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
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2019
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IF 6.864
Chao Liu,Yufei Dong,Yang Lin,Hongxia Yan,Wenbo Zhang,Yan Bao,Jianzhong Ma
In order to simultaneously improve the dispersibility of graphene in the bismaleimide (BMI) resin and the interfacial interaction between them, the polytriazine@RGO nanocomposite (PTZ@RGO) with terminal amine was obtained by the method of one-step precipitation polymerization. The PTZ@RGO hybrid nanocomposite was then chosen as filler to improve the mechanical and tribological properties of BMI resin. Through effective surface modification, the compatibility and interface strength between graphene and BMI matrix were significantly improved, leading to the flexural strength , impact strength , anti-friction, wear resistance and thermal stability of PTZ@RGO/BMI composites were significantly improved as compared to those of neat BMI resin and RGO/BMI composites. The other properties including hardness and thermal properties of composites were all improved with increasing amount of PTZ@RGO fillers. These high performance BMI composites have a great potential for application in aerospace, mechanical engineering and other automobile brake devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子复合材料
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表面工程
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摩擦学
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航空航天材料
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Small
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2024
·Vol. 20
·期 29
·2310092
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IF 13
Yu-Ren Xue,Chang Liu,Hao-Cheng Yang,Hong-Qing Liang,Chao Zhang,Zhi-Kang Xu
Supported ionic liquid membranes (SILMs), owing to their capacities in harnessing physicochemical properties of ionic liquid for exceptional CO 2 solubility, have emerged as a promising platform for CO 2 extraction. Despite great achievements, existing SILMs suffer from poor structural and performance stability under high-pressure or long-term operations, significantly limiting their applications. Herein, a one-step and in situ interfacial polymerization strategy is proposed to elaborate a thin, mechanically-robust, and highly-permeable polyamide armor on the SILMs to effectively protect ionic liquid within porous supports, allowing for intensifying the overall stability of SILMs without compromising CO 2 separation performance. The armored SILMs have a profound increase of breakthrough pressure by 105% compared to conventional counterparts without armor, and display high and stable operating pressure exceeding that of most SILMs previously reported. It is further demonstrated that the armored SILMs exhibit ultrahigh ideal CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of about 200 and excellent CO 2 permeation of 78 barrers upon over 150 h operation, as opposed to the full failure of CO 2 separation performance within 36 h using conventional SILMs. The design concept of armor provides a flexible and additional dimension in developing high-performance and durable SILMs, pushing the practical application of ionic liquids in separation processes.
研究领域:
膜科学与技术
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气体分离
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环境化学
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材料化学
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化学工程
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可持续能源技术
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 21
·17029-17035
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IF 3.289
Xiaoyu Zhang,Yu Zhang,Hua Wu,Long Yan,Zhenguang Wang,Jun Zhao,William W. Yu,Andrey L. Rogach
We explore two strategies to improve the performance of hybrid solar cells fabricated using poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and colloidal PbSe nanocrystals, which have reached a 1 sun power conversion efficiency of 2.9%. Using an atomic passivation strategy towards inorganic ligand-capped nanocrystals, the electron mobilities of PbSe quantum dot films are improved from 1.95 × 10−6 cm2 V−1 s−1 to 1.15 × 10−5 cm2 V−1 s−1. Employing ultrasmall PbSe nanocrystals allows us to adjust their bandgaps towards the type II heterojunction with P3HT, thus achieving efficient charge separation and transfer between the polymer/inorganic constituents. The device performance dropped to half after 10 days' storage, and the P3HT/PbSe interface was found to play a primary role in this efficiency degradation.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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光伏技术
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半导体物理
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表面与界面化学
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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
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2018
·Vol. 2018
·期 1
·7252809
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IF 1.372
Van-Tuan Mai,Quang-Bac Hoang,Xuan-Dung Mai
Cost-effective methods for preparing ZnO nanostructures are of importance for the deployment of ZnO in many applications including n-type conduits, catalysts, nanophosphor, and optoelectronics. Herein, we present a room-temperature sol-gel method with the aid of ultrasonication to prepare white-emitting ZnO nanoparticles (NPs). X-ray diffraction and electron microscopic analyses revealed that the size and shape of ZnO NPs can be controlled simply by changing the concentration of the Zn precursor. The ZnO NPs had a broad photoluminescence emission, ranging from 450 nm to 800 nm, while their composite in PMMA matrix showed an enhancement in the red region induced by ZnO-PMMA interfacial band-bending effects. The results demonstrated herein promise a simple tool for control over size, shape, and emission of ZnO materials for diverse applications.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米技术
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光电子学
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高分子化学
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发光材料
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2016
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IF 4.803
Na Li,ChunYi Zhi,Haiyan Zhang
The preparation of high specific-capacity pseudocapacitive transition-metal-oxide/hydroxide (TMH) materials into transparent micro-structure electrodes is a great challenge and has become the bottleneck restricting the performance of transparent flexible supercapacitors . Beyond that, extending the operating voltage window is an urgent need for improving energy density . Here, Co(OH) 2 nanosheets and amorphous FeOOH nanowires were prepared into transparent films through a simple and scalable bio-inspired method at the air-solution interface. Both nanostructures are enwrapped in graphene shells (Co@Gr-TFandFe@Gr-TF) for use as transparent asymmetric pseudocapacitive electrodes. The unique encapsulation structures (1) provide pseudocapacitive electrode materials, especially an amorphous FeOOH structure cathode, (2) build up rapid three-dimensional electron and ion transport pathways together with the underlying ITO layer, (3) alleviate the exfoliation and dissolution of the active materials into electrolyte, and (4) extend the potential window of the FeOOH cathode from −0.8 ∼ 0 V to −1.2 ∼ 0 V with minimal cycling stability degradation. The asymmetric transparent and flexible supercapacitor based on Co@Gr-TF//Fe@Gr-TF operated at 1.8 V exhibits good transparency (50.5% at 550 nm), high specific capacitance (25.5 mF cm −2 , one order higher than the maximum value reported for FFT-GP), and high energy density (1.04 mWh cm −3 , comparable to that of nontransparent devices) as well as a long cycle life (10 000 cycles) with high-capacity retention (83.5%).
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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电化学
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能源存储
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柔性电子学
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功能薄膜
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2024
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IF 8.9
Chunyu Xu,Yajuan Jiang,Shijie Ren,Tao Huang,Xiuyun Zhang,Guisheng Zhu,Kunpeng Jiang,Yunyun Zhao,Huarui Xu
In this paper, a facile bio-templating method is proposed to prepare NiCoP coated on amorphous carbon (NiCoP@AC) composite electrode materials with using bagasse as template and carbon source. NiCoP nanowire network arrays precursors coating on bagasse substrate with high yield were prepared via a novel synthesis strategy utilizing the toluene-water interface reaction process, which subsequently formed as NiCoP@AC composite electrode materials after phosphating process. The assembled core-shell structure attenuated the volume expansion during charging and discharging, additionally, the overall electrical conductivity of the composite was also improved owing to the characteristic of bagasse biochar. The NiCoP@AC electrode exhibited high specific capacitance (1706 F g −1 at 1 A g −1 ), outstanding rate capability (82.1 % capacity retention from 1 to 20 A g −1 ) and good cycling stability (retaining 80.0 % capacitance over 5000 cycles). In addition, bagasse biomass activated carbon (BAC) was prepared via a typical alkaline activation process for the use as negative electrode. The as-fabricated NiCoP@AC//BAC supercapacitor displayed a high energy density of 46.2 Wh kg −1 at a power density of 807.3 W kg −1 , and an excellent capacitance retention rate (88.5 % after 5000 cycles), suggesting that the as-prepared NiCoP@AC electrode materials have wide application prospects in high-performance supercapacitors.
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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生物基材料
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功能复合材料
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Yang Bai,Yanbiao Zhao,Weidong Li,Linghui Meng,Yongping Bai,Guorong Chen
The developing sulfide solid electrolyte is a promising way to overcome shuttle effect of polysulfide in the traditional liquid Li-S battery. However, an air stable sulfide solid electrolyte and competitive solid–solid interface structure must be constructed firstly. Herein, we have designed an organic–inorganic multi-scale composite electrolytes to overcome the interfacial issues of solid state Li-S batteries (SSLSBs). The organic–inorganic composite electrolyte consists of a gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) and an oxygen doped inorganic sulfide solid electrolyte. The O doped sulfide solid electrolyte improves its chemical stability and suppresses the lithium dendrites. A thin GPE film protects the crystal structural stability during cycles and greatly enhances the performance of O doped sulfide solid electrolyte due to the GPE not only constructs soft interface contact between S cathode and solid electrolyte, but also builds lithium ion transport paths by ionic liquid between them. Those SSLSBs display a very good cycling performance with the specific capacity of 1023 mAh/g after 50 cycles at 60 °C and 541 mAh/g after 150 cycles at 30 °C under same rate of 0.1 C. This study demonstrates that the development of advanced solid-state Li-S battery needs to fully integrate a number of technical advantages.
研究领域:
电化学
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材料科学
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固态电池
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能源存储
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界面化学
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纳米材料
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电极材料
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2017
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IF 6.395
Hanyu Huo,Ning Zhao,Jiyang Sun,Fuming Du,Yiqiu Li,Xiangxin Guo
Paramount attention has been paid on solid polymer electrolytes due to their potential in enhancement of energy density as well as improvement of safety. Herein, the composite electrolytes consisting of Li-salt-free polyethylene oxides and 200 nm-sized Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 particles interfacially wetted by [BMIM]TF 2 N of 1.8 μL cm −2 have been prepared. Such wetted ionic liquid remains the solid state of membrane electrolytes and decreases the interface impedance between the electrodes and the electrolytes. There is no release of the liquid phase from the PEO matrix when the pressure of 5.0 × 10 4 Pa being applied for 24 h. The interfacially wetted membrane electrolytes show the conductivity of 2.2 × 10 −4 S cm −1 at 20 °C, which is one order of magnitude greater than that of the membranes without the wetted ionic liquids. The conduction mechanism is related to a large number of lithium ions releasing from Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 particles and the improved conductive paths along the ion-liquid-wetted interfaces between the polymer matrix and ceramic grains. When the membranes being used in the solid-state LiFePO 4 /Li and LiFe 0.15 Mn 0.85 PO 4 /Li cells at 25 °C, the excellent rate capability and superior cycle stability has been shown. The results provide a new prospect for solid polymer electrolytes used for room-temperature solid-state lithium batteries .
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源材料
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固态电池
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高分子电解质
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离子传导机制
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APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
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2017
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IF 3.101
Long Mao,Yuejun Liu,Huiqing Wu,Jianhong Chen,Jin Yao
Inspired by the versatile adhesion capability of marine adhesive proteins, core-shell structured polydopamine-coated layered double hydroxide (LDH@PDA) were prepared successfully by in-situ growing PDA on the surface of MgAl-LDH with a high aspect ratio . LDH@PDA/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) nanocomposites were prepared by blending LDH@PDA and pure PCL via solution casting method to obtain homogeneous films. The results of thermal analysis confirmed that LDH@PDA can act as a nucleating agent . And thermal stability of nanocomposites was improved due to core-shell structured LDH@PDA. With incorporation of as low as 1 wt% of LDH@PDA, a 20% increase in tensile strength (41.1 MPa), 26% increase in elongation at break (772%) and 26% reduction in the oxygen relative permeability were achieved. The improvement in the mechanical and gas barrier properties of nanocomposites at low filler loading was attributed to the strong interfacial interaction of LDH@PDA wtih the PCL matrix.
研究领域:
高分子材料
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纳米复合材料
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生物医用材料
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材料科学
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表面改性
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气体阻隔
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力学性能
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高影响因子
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 9.4
Ying Jiang,Kai Chen,Jinping He,Yuxue Sun,Xiaorong Zhang,Xiaoxing Yang,Haiming Xie,Jun Liu
Composite solid electrolytes (CSEs), which combine the advantages of solid polymer electrolytes and inorganic solid electrolytes, are considered to be promising electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium metal batteries. However, the current CSEs suffer from defects such as poor inorganic/organic interface compatibility, lithium dendrite growth, and easy damage of electrolyte membrane, which hinder the practical application of CSEs. Herein, a CSE (PBHL@LLZTO@DDB) with polyurethane (PBHL) as the polymer matrix and Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 (LLZTO) modified by silane coupling agent (DDB) as inorganic fillers (LLZTO@DDB) has been prepared. Disulfide bond exchange reactions between PBHL and LLZTO@DDB enable PBHL@LLZTO@DDB to form a dynamic three-dimensional (3D) inorganic/organic hybrid network, which promotes the uniform dispersion of LLZTO in PBHL@LLZTO@DDB, improves the Li + conductivity (1.24 ± 0.08 × 10 −4 S cm −1 at 30 ℃), and broadens the electrochemical stability window (5.16 V vs. Li + /Li). Moreover, a combination of hydrogen bonds and disulfide bonds endows PBHL@LLZTO@DDB with excellent self-healing properties. As such, both all-solid-state symmetric and full cells exhibit excellent cycle performance at ambient temperature. More importantly, the healed PBHL@LLZTO@DDB can almost completely restore its original electrochemical properties, indicating its application potential in flexible electronic products.
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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固态离子学
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