CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
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2019
·Vol. 25
·期 10
·2637-2644
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IF 5.16
Yanqiang Li,Huiyong Huang,Siru Chen,Chao Wang,Tingli Ma
Graphical Doped to reduce : FeN x -decorated carbon nanotubes are prepared by utilizing ZnO nanowires as a sacrificial template and Fe–polydopamine (Fe–PDA) complex as metal and carbon sources (see figure). The evaporation of Zn at high temperature results in a high surface area of the carbon nanotubes, and the FeN x species contribute greatly to the oxygen reduction reaction activity of the catalyst. It is of increasing importance to develop highly active and economical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts, which have great significance for the large-scale implementation of various energy conversion systems, including metal–air batteries and fuel cells. Herein, a novel method to synthesize FeN x -decorated carbon nanotubes as a high-efficiency ORR catalyst, by utilizing ZnO nanowires as a sacrificial template and a Fe–polydopamine complex as metal and carbon sources, is reported. The obtained catalyst shows great potential for replacing Pt/C as the ORR catalyst under various pH conditions, from alkaline to acidic electrolytes. The high conductivity, large surface area of the carbon nanotube, and highly active FeN x species contributed greatly to the high performance of the catalyst. The work presented herein paves a new way for the synthesis of 1D porous nanomaterials for a broad range of energy-related applications.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源技术
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PubMed
高影响因子
Small
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2019
·Vol. 15
·期 12
·1805474
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IF 10.856
Yi Jiang,Xingqiao Wu,Yucong Yan,Sai Luo,Xiao Li,Jingbo Huang,Hui Zhang,Deren Yang
Developing an efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) working in both acidic and alkaline solutions is highly desirable, but still remains challenging. Here, Pt x Ni ultrathin nanowires (NWs) with tunable compositions ( x = 1.42, 3.21, 5.67) are in situ grown on MXenes (Ti 3 C 2 nanosheets), serving as electrocatalysts toward HER. Such Pt x Ni@Ti 3 C 2 electrocatalysts exhibit excellent HER performance in both acidic and alkaline solutions, with the Pt 3.21 Ni@Ti 3 C 2 being the best one. Specifically, Pt 3.21 Ni@Ti 3 C 2 achieves record-breaking performance in terms of lowest overpotential (18.55 mV) and smallest Tafel slope (13.37 mV dec −1 ) for HER in acidic media to date. Theory calculations and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses demonstrate that the coupling of MXenes with the NWs not only approaches the Gibbs free energy for hydrogen adsorption close to zero through the electron transfer between them in acidic media, but also provides additional active sites for water dissociation in alkaline solution, both of them being beneficial to the HER performance.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米催化
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能源材料
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物理化学
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DOI
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Journal of Nanomaterials
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2014
·Vol. 2014
·期 1
·193201
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IF 1.611
Yuan-Jun Song,Jing Chen,Jing-Yuan Wu,Tong Zhang
Silver nanowire has potential applications on transparent conducting film and electrode of electrochemical capacitor due to its excellent conductivity. Transparent conducting film (G-film) was prepared by coating silver nanowires on glass substrate using Meyer rod method, which exhibited better performance than carbon nanotube and graphene. The conductivity of G-film can be improved by increasing sintering temperature. Electrode of electrochemical capacitor (I-film) was fabricated through the same method with G-film on indium tin oxide (ITO). CV curves of I-film under different scanning rates had obvious redox peaks, which indicated that I-film exhibited excellent electrochemical pseudocapacitance performance and good reversibility during charge/discharge process. In addition, the specific capacitance of I-film was measured by galvanostatic charge/discharge experiments, indicating that I-film exhibits high special capacitance and excellent electrochemical stability.
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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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DOI
高影响因子
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS
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2018
·Vol. 56
·期 11
·833-841
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IF 2.499
Xinxiu Cao,Liang Chen,Kefeng Zhao,Jiangang Liu,Yanchun Han
Understanding the nucleation process is very important in growing polymer nanowires as it plays a decisive role in determining the crystal structure and size distribution. Polymer chain conformation determines whether the polymer chains could assemble to nuclei or not. Here, chain conformation and the nucleation process were controlled to grow 3,6-bis-(thiophen-2-yl)- N , N ′-bis(2-decyl-1-tetradecyl)-1,4-dioxo-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole and thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DT-PDBT-TT) nanowires. We changed the conformation of DT-PDBT-TT in solution and controlled the nucleation process by using a main solvent:cosolvent system. The main solvent was a low boiling point good solvent, and the cosolvent was consisted of two high boiling point solvents with different solubility. In fact, the chain conformation in the pristine solution was changed by choosing different main solvents (with H-bond, π–π or none interaction with the main chain) and temperatures. The absorption spectrum and TEM images showed that trichloro ethylene (TCE) was the best main solvent because it has H-bond interaction with the polymer main chain and DT-PDBT-TT conformation in it approaching unimer coil conformation, which is beneficial to grow nanowires. Mixed o-dichlorobenzene (ODCB) and anisole (AS) with different ratios were used to changing the solubility step by step to control nucleation process. Only when marginal cosolvent (ODCB:AS = 1:1) was added, could it decrease the nuclei number and avoided the aggregates simultaneously. As the main solvent evaporated slowly, the nucleation and growth happened, leading to the nanowires formation. The resulting nanowires were about 63 nm in width and one to two microns in length. The width of the DT-PDBT-TT structures suggests that the polymer chains are oriented along the fibril axis. Our results indicated that there are two requirements for the nanowire formation, (1) the polymer chain conformation should approach unimer coil; (2) the nucleation density should be optimized, not too much and no aggregation happened. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2018 , 56 , 833–841
研究领域:
高分子物理
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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凝聚态物理
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有机电子学
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DOI
高影响因子
CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS
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2023
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IF 2.4
WenXin Zhang,Hao Li,Haofei Cong,Ruifu Zhou,Yuanbin Qin,Peilong Xu,Xuhai Liu,Fengyun Wang
One-dimensional wide band-gap metal oxide semiconductors demonstrate enormous potential in high-performance ultraviolet photodetectors. Here, via tuned zinc oxide (ZnO) concentration ratio and heterojunction structure as well as decent V TH value, we electrospun tin zinc oxide (SnZnO X ) nanowires for photoelectronic conversion function. The constructed optimized photodetectors based on Sn 8 Zn 2 O X nanowires can exhibit a remarkable detectivity of 1.77 × 10 16 Jones, excellent responsivity of 2.23 × 10 3 A/W and relative high sensitivity over 10 4 . In addition to the excellent photodetection performance, Sn 8 Zn 2 O X nanowire devices exhibit nonvolatile memory effect , which can maintain the light-induced low resistance state at 5 V without light. Moreover, a voltage of 30 V was applied to Sn 8 Zn 2 O X nanowires devices to realize light-writing state switching to bias-erasing state, and the device could come back to their initial high resistance state. These results indicate SnZnO X nanowires devices possess a tremendous potential in the circuit design of the artificial visual system.
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材料科学
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纳米电子学
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光电子学
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半导体器件
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人工视觉系统
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Advanced Electronic Materials
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2021
·Vol. 8
·期 4
·2100997
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IF 7.295
Junyu He,Peilong Xu,Ruifu Zhou,Hao Li,Hongliang Zu,Jun Zhang,Yuanbin Qin,Xuhai Liu,Fengyun Wang
Ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors play an important role in numerous commercial and scientific applications. The UV photodetectors based on binary-cation indium zinc oxide (InZnO) thin films exhibit great performance enhancement, compared with their single-cation counterparts. However, UV photodetectors based on 1D InZnO nanowires could potentially exhibit more superior optoelectrical performance, due to the large surface-to-volume ratio and favorable carrier transport characteristics of nanowires. This work has combined combustion synthesis with electrospinning technique to efficiently fabricate InZnO nanowire-based UV photodetectors. At the annealing temperature of 375 °C, the newly designed InZnO nanowire photodetectors exhibit excellent photoelectric performance under the irradiation of 310 nm UV light, including a photo-to-dark current ratio of 1.2 × 10 4 , a photo responsivity of 2.8 × 10 3 A W –1 , and a high detectivity of 2.4 × 10 16 Jones. This study not only demonstrates the opportunity to construct new-generation transparent electronics based on 1D metal oxide nanowires but also sheds new light on how to further decrease the annealing temperature of metal oxide nanowire devices for low-temperature fabrication processes.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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光电子学
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半导体器件
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功能材料
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DOI
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Bioactive Materials
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2017
·Vol. 3
·期 1
·74-79
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IF 0
Zhengao Wang,Jinquan Zeng,Guoxin Tan,Jingwen Liao,Lei Zhou,Junqi Chen,Peng Yu,Qiyou Wang,Chengyun Ning
To improve the osteointegration property of biomedical titanium, nano-architectured electroactive coating was synthesized through the electrochemical polymerization of dopamine and pyrrole. The highly binding affinity of Ca 2+ to the catechol moiety of doped dopamine enabled efficient interaction between polypyrrole/polydopamine nanowires and mineral ions. The results indicate that the PPy/PDA nanowires preserved its efficient electro-activity and accelerated the hydroxyapatite deposition in a simulated body fluid. The PPy/PDA nanowires coating could be applied to promote the osteointegration of titanium implant.
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生物材料学
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骨科学
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表面工程
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组织工程
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生物医学工程
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纳米医学
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
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IF 4.798
Lvlv Ji,Lei Zhu,Jianying Wang,Zuofeng Chen
A self-supported copper sulfide (CuS) nanowire array (NWA) of hierarchical and porous structure has been developed on Cu foil via two consecutive liquid-solid reactions at room temperature. The composition, structure and morphology of the as-prepared CuS NWA samples have been systematically investigated by a series of techniques. When applied as cathode for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in neutral solution, the optimized CuS NWA electrode exhibits excellent HER performance with high long-term stability. To achieve current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm −2 , it requires overpotentials of only ∼97 and ∼226 mV, respectively. The excellent catalytic performance of CuS NWA toward HER is attributable to the binder-free electrode construction strategy, the unique porous nanowire array structure, and the small solubility product ( K sp ) value of CuS that guarantees the high catalyst stability.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源化学
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催化化学
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DOI
高影响因子
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2016
·Vol. 4
·期 27
·10593-10600
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IF 8.262
Wei Wen,Jin-Ming Wu,Yin-Zhu Jiang,Jun-Qiang Bai,Lu-Lu Lai
Li-ion microbatteries find wide applications in microdevices. It is important to develop electrode materials with high areal capacity, excellent rate capability and superior safety for microbatteries. TiO2 nanowire arrays satisfy the requirements of high areal capacity, short transport lengths and superior safety for microbatteries, but their areal/volumetric capacity is hindered by the insufficient surface area. TiO2 nanotrees can effectively eliminate these disadvantages of TiO2 nanowires; however, the electrochemical performances of TiO2 nanotrees for Li-ion microbatteries remain unexplored. It is highly desired yet challenging to construct two-dimensional TiO2 nanobranches with an ultrathin thickness and large length on nanoarrays, to maximize the surface area and structural hierarchy of electrodes. Herein, we developed a novel synthetic strategy to fabricate TiO2 nanotrees by depositing anatase/TiO2(B) mixed phase ultrathin nanobelts onto single-crystalline anatase nanowire arrays. The nanobelt branches were several nanometers in thickness and 200–260 nm in length. The growth process and the electrochemical mechanism were investigated. The unique nanoarchitecture and optimal phase structure endow the electrode with high areal capacity and rate capability, which is the best performance for TiO2 nanowire arrays ever documented. The 2nd discharge capacity of the TiO2 nanotrees at 0.1 mA cm−2 is ca. 267 μA h cm−2, corresponding to a volumetric capacity of 330 mA h cm−3. The TiO2 nanotrees have an areal capacity of 205, 141, 97 and 69 μA h cm−2 at a current density of 0.5, 2.0, 5.0 and 10.0 mA cm−2, respectively. The capacity can remain stable for 400 charge–discharge cycles at 1.0 mA cm−2. The present strategy may give hints to elegant electrode designs for energy applications.
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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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微电子器件
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2011
·Vol. 86
·期 2
·345-352
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IF 2.78
Xianfeng Wang,Bin Ding,Jianyong Yu,Jianmao Yang
For the first time, two-dimensional (2D) gelatin nano-nets are fabricated by regulating the solution properties and several process parameters during electrospinning/electro-netting. The spider-web-like nano-nets that comprise interlinked one-dimensional (1D) ultrathin nanowires (10–35 nm) are stacked layer-by-layer and widely distributed in the three-dimensional (3D) porous membranes. The final morphology of the gelatin nano-nets, including nanowire diameter, area density and pore-width of the nano-nets, is highly dependent on the solution concentration, salt concentration, kinds of solvents, applied voltage, ambient temperature and relative humidity (RH). The occurrence of rapid phase separation on the splitting-film and the formation of hydrogen bond among gelatin molecules during electro-netting are proposed as the possible mechanisms for the formation of these spider-web-like nano-nets.
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生物材料
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纳米医学
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组织工程
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再生医学
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药物递送
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生物制造
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高影响因子
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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IF 5.8
Siwei Jiang,Jiaxu Cheng,G.P. Nayaka,Peng Dong,Yingjie Zhang,Yubo Xing,Xiaolei Zhang,Ning Du,Zhongren Zhou
Nanoscaling and alloying techniques for silicon-based materials are widely recognized as vital technological approaches to effectively address the challenges associated with volume expansion and poor conductivity in silicon anodes. Developing short process, cost-effective preparation methods and shape controllable silicon-based materials is expected to improve their cyclability. Herein, utilizing the superior electrical conductivity of copper metal and its stable alloy interaction with silicon, the present study introduced a simple synthetic process by incorporating nanoscale Cu 2 O into a SiO 2 dioxide matrix under a combination of hydrothermal reaction with Cu(NO 3 ) 2 as the copper source and further sintering treatment. Under the conditions of a Cu:Si molar ratio to 3:8 under 850 °C by 2.6 V of constant electrolsyis for 3 h, straight silicon nanowires with a cross-sectional distribution were obtained. The Cu 3 Si alloy particles were enriched around silicon nanowires. Experimental testing was conducted to evaluate the electrochemical storage capabilities of Cu 3 Si/Si nanowires, resulting in an initial specific capacity of 2630.7 mAh g -1 and an initial coulombic efficiency of 88.94%. After 100 charge-discharge cycles, the discharge specific capacity reached 1675.4 mAh g -1 , with a capacity retention rate of 66.20%. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of constructing a Cu 3 Si conductive network for solving the volume expansion and conductivity problems of Si and the distinctive Cu 3 Si/Si architecture offers an exemplary model for the design of silicon-based composite anodes for advanced lithium-ion batteries.
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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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复合材料
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半导体材料
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DOI
高影响因子
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 10.319
Wenqiang Hu,Wenbin Fu,Samik Jhulki,Liang Chen,Aashray Narla,Zhijian Sun,Fujia Wang,Alexandre Magasinski,Gleb Yushin
Poor heat/flame-resistance of polyolefin (e.g., polyethylene and polypropylene) separators and high flammability of organic electrolytes used in today's lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) may trigger rare yet potentially catastrophic safety issues. Here, we mitigate this challenge by developing a heat-resistant and flame-retardant porous composite membrane composed of polyetherimide (PEI) and Al 2 O 3 nanowires (NWs). The membranes are fabricated based on an industrially scalable non-solvent-induced phase separation process, which results in an intimately interconnected porous network of Al 2 O 3 NWs and PEI . The produced composite membranes exhibit excellent flexibility, thermal stability, and flame-retardancy. Importantly, the composite membranes exhibit minimal thermal shrinkage and superior tensile strength (16 MPa) at temperatures as high as 200 °C, significantly exceeding the performance of conventional polyolefin separators. Compared with commercial separators, their superior wettability and higher ionic conductivity (by up to 2.4 times) when filled with the same electrolyte, larger electrolyte uptake (∼190 wt.%), as well as improved cycle and rate performance demonstrated in LiNiMnCoO 2 (NCM)-based LIBs make them attractive choices for a variety of electrochemical energy storage devices.
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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高分子科学
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纳米技术
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DOI
高影响因子
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