Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shaolei Zhao, Long Liang, Baozhong Liu, Limin Wang, Fei Liang
Summary: The introduction of lithium nitride as a catalyst in aluminum hydride significantly reduces the dehydrogenation temperature and provides stable hydrogen capacity. Adjusting the mass fraction of lithium nitride enables the release of hydrogen at different temperatures.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Li Deng, Sai-Sai Deng, Si-Yu Pan, Zhan-Yu Wu, Yi-Yang Hu, Kai Li, Yao Zhou, Jun-Tao Li, Ling Huang, Shi-Gang Sun
Summary: The synthesized supramolecular polymer, PNAGA, with bisamide groups forms multiple amide-hydrogen bonds on each chain side, serving as a binder for silicon-based anodes and improving interfacial adhesion and electrode material film adhesion strength. The stable inter- and intramolecular multiple amide-hydrogen bonds of PNAGA contribute to the integrity of the electrode structure and formation of a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), leading to improved electrochemical performance compared to other binders like PAM and SA.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Zibo Xu, Yuran Yu, Yuanyuan Huang, Zhenyu Huang, Pan Li, Gu Liu, Zhuo Wang
Summary: The growth of dendrites during electrodeposition still significantly hinders the practical application of lithium metal batteries. Lithium nitride modification is an effective strategy to suppress the growth of lithium dendrites. This review summarizes recent strategies of using lithium nitride to construct solid electrolyte interlayers to inhibit dendrite growth, including applying Li3N-based SEIs or ASEIs, constructing a nitrogenous microscopic structure, liquid electrolyte modification, and solid electrolyte modification. Efforts are made to provide a roadmap for constructing more stable SEIs and fabricating better batteries.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Changxu Zhong, Shaowei Wang, Ping Lu
Summary: This report introduces a practical strategy to access enantioenriched cyclobutenes through chiral lithium amide mediated deprotonation of 3-substituted cyclobutanones. Moreover, this strategy has been successfully applied to synthesize protoilludane analogues via a sequential Negishi coupling of enol phosphates and Diels-Alder reaction.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sheng Wei, Jiaxi Liu, Yongpeng Xia, Huanzhi Zhang, Riguang Cheng, Lixian Sun, Fen Xu, Yiting Bu, Zhaoyu Liu, Pengru Huang, Kexiang Zhang, Federico Rosei, Aleskey A. Pimerzin, Hans Juergen Seifert
Summary: The use of NiTiO3@h-BN doping in LiAlH4 can effectively reduce the activation energy and enhance the hydrogen adsorption and release capacity, promoting the application of hydrogen storage materials.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Victor Landgraf, Theodosios Famprikis, Joris de Leeuw, Lars Johannes Bannenberg, Swapna Ganapathy, Marnix Wagemaker
Summary: By combining experiments and simulations, researchers investigate a stable solid electrolyte, LNCl, which shows thermodynamic stability and fast lithium-ion motion. They identify LNCl as a potential protective layer for lithium-metal solid-state batteries to improve battery performance.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qingkui Peng, Ziyi Liu, Shiyao Chen, Peiyu Duan, Siyuan Cheng, Lihua Jiang, Jinhua Sun, Qingsong Wang
Summary: This study designs a series of analogs as electrolyte additives with acetyl as connecting units to address the issues of lithium dendrite growth and rapid degradation of high-nickel ternary oxides. Among these additives, N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) stands out due to its rational molecular configuration and the synergistic complementarity of amide, trifluoromethyl, and trimethylsilyl groups.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Arnab Ghosh, Pavel Cherepanov, Cuong Nguyen, Arpita Ghosh, Ajit Kumar, Aakash Ahuja, Mega Kar, Douglas R. MacFarlane, Sagar Mitra
Summary: This study reports an effective approach to control the growth of Li3N nanosheets on lithium anode, leading to stable cycling performance and high Coulombic efficiency in lithium-sulfur batteries. The findings open up a promising route to stabilize the lithium anode interface for high-energy rechargeable lithium metal batteries.
APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qicheng Zhang, Lei Xu, Xinyang Yue, Jijiang Liu, Xin Wang, Xiaoya He, Zidan Shi, Shuzhang Niu, Wei Gao, Chun Cheng, Zheng Liang
Summary: This study investigates the decomposition kinetics of LiNO3 and proposes a method to tune the inner Helmholtz plane to control the LiNO3 decomposition process. It identifies LiNO as the decomposition intermediate and demonstrates the role of dipole-dipole interaction in facilitating the NO cleavage process, leading to the formation of a Li3N-rich SEI.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jiangyi Ding, Zhicheng Miao, Yan Ge, Ziyi Liu, Mingjie Nie, Jiayi Zou, Yunhui Wang, Zhihong Yang, Lan Bi
Summary: A new C-doped boron nitrogen nanochain with lithium decoration was designed for hydrogen storage using density functional theory (DFT). The study systematically investigated the lithium adsorption behavior of BN chains with different carbon doping ratios and methods. The results showed that the Li-BCN series nanochains are very promising hydrogen storage materials, with the ability to achieve high H2 mass ratios under certain carbon doping ratios.
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xiang Wang, Xu Han, Ruifeng Du, Congcong Xing, Xueqiang Qi, Zhifu Liang, Pablo Guardia, Jordi Arbiol, Andreu Cabot, Junshan Li
Summary: This article reports a simple approach for preparing nitride composite materials using a metal-organic framework sacrificial template, and demonstrates the excellent catalytic performance and corrosion resistance of these composite materials in seawater splitting. By supporting cobalt molybdenum nitride catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets, high current density can be achieved at low overpotentials, providing potential for cost-effective implementation of water electrolysis technology.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Shinji Noguchi, Jin Odahara, Hayato Sakai, Nataly Carolina Rosero-Navarro, Akira Miura, Kiyoharu Tadanaga
Summary: By investigating combustion reactions between metal chlorides and sodium amide, the ignition temperatures and safe handling measures can be determined. The correlation between ignition temperatures and reaction energies of different metal chlorides provides insights for accident prevention.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Simeng Wang, Yong Chen, Qiu Fang, Jiajia Huang, Xuefeng Wang, Shimou Chen, Suojiang Zhang
Summary: A unique solid electrolyte complexion composed of polyethylene oxide, UiO-66-NH2, and deep eutectic solvents (PEMD) significantly improves the cycling stability of lithium metal by facilitating the uniform lithium deposition on the anode. The design of this solid electrolyte with nanoconfinement offers a new approach to implement PEO-based lithium metal batteries.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Changlin Liu, Yang He, Xiaowei An, Nutthaphak Kitiphatpiboon, Xiao Du, Xiaogang Hao, Abuliti Abudula, Guoqing Guan
Summary: In this study, a poly(ether block amide) (PEBA) based polymer electrolyte with lithium bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) as the Li salt is developed, which possesses good ion conductivity and suppresses the growth of Li dendrites. The electrolyte provides abundant amide groups to activate TFSI- anions and further enriches lithium fluoride (LiF) content in the SEI layer, resulting in improved cyclability and long-life span of the full-cell battery. Therefore, the PEBA based electrolyte shows great potential for solid-state lithium metal batteries.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Natalia Gloriozova, Yurii Prots, Franziska Jach, Mitja Krnel, Matej Bobnar, Alim Ormeci, Yuri Grin, Peter Hoehn
Summary: LiSr2[CrN3] is an example of nitridochromates(IV) with slightly pyramidal trigonal units [CrN3](5-), which are usually difficult to obtain. Magnetic measurements, vibrational spectroscopy, and shorter Cr-N bond lengths compared to other nitridochromates confirm the presence of Cr(IV). LiSr2[CrN3] is a nonmagnetic semiconductor with highly polar N-dominated N-Cr and Cr-dominated multi-atom bonds.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Alessandro Triolo, Annalisa Paolone, Angelo Sarra, Francesco Trequattrini, Oriele Palumbo, Giovanni BattistaAppetecchi, Fabrizio Lo Celso, Philip Chater, Olga Russina
Summary: The chemical and physical properties as well as the structural features of a Protic Ionic Liquid (PIL) formed by neutralization of a super-strong base with a super-strong acid have been investigated in this study. The role of hydrogen bonding (HB) in affecting the morphology of the PIL has been highlighted, and a comparison between HB features in this PIL and related PILs has been presented. Differences in HB interaction have been observed and explained based on the geometrical properties of the main conformers contributing to the experimental spectra.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Oriele Palumbo, Giovanni Battista Appetecchi, Giovanna Maresca, Jean-Blaise Brubach, Pascale Roy, Simone Di Muzio, Francesco Trequattrini, Delphine Bordignon, Florine Legrand, Anais Falgayrat, Rongying Lin, Sebastien Fantini, Annalisa Paolone
Summary: In this study, novel ionic liquid electrolytes were successfully synthesized and investigated. These electrolytes exhibited high thermal stability and glass transition characteristics at low temperatures. The infrared spectroscopy measurements and ion transport properties of the electrolytes were in good agreement with calculations. Furthermore, the electrolytes showed remarkable electrochemical stability at high voltages, making them suitable for high reliability lithium battery systems.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Crystallography
Mariarosaria Tuccillo, Angelo Costantini, Arcangelo Celeste, Ana Belen Munoz Garcia, Michele Pavone, Annalisa Paolone, Oriele Palumbo, Sergio Brutti
Summary: Li-rich layered oxide (LRLO) materials are promising positive-electrode materials for Li-ion batteries, but the impact of antisite defects on battery functional properties is controversial. In this study, we analyzed the formation of Li/Ni antisite defects in the Co-free LRLO Li1.2Mn0.6Ni0.2O2 compound using density functional theory calculations and a thermodynamic model. Our results provide insights into the concentration of antisite defects in the trigonal lattice as a function of temperature and shed light on the native disorder in LRLO and the role of synthesis protocols in promoting antisite defect formation.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Anna Celeste, Francesco Capitani, Pierre Fertey, Annalisa Paolone, Ferenc Borondics, Oana Grad, Gabriela Blanita, Claudia Zlotea
Summary: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are materials that confine metallic nanoparticles (NPs) within their pores, providing high functionality and mechanical stability. This study demonstrates that the incorporation of Pd NPs enhances the mechanical stability of MOF materials and proposes a spectroscopic quantity for characterizing densified materials.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Annalisa Paolone, Ernesto Placidi, Elena Stellino, Maria Grazia Betti, Ettore Majorana, Carlo Mariani, Alessandro Nucara, Oriele Palumbo, Paolo Postorino, Marco Sbroscia, Francesco Trequattrini, Massimo Granata, David Hofman, Christophe Michel, Laurent Pinard, Anael Lemaitre, Nikita Shcheblanov, Gianpietro Cagnoli, Fulvio Ricci
Summary: This study investigated the presence of defects in mirror coatings of gravitational-wave detectors and found that about 0.2 wt.% of Ar is present in the coatings due to the synthesis method, which can be released through thermal treatments. The coatings also contain Si clusters and silicon dangling bonds. Thermal treatments can reduce the concentration of these defects and slightly increase the overall thickness of the coatings.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oriele Palumbo, Francesco Trequattrini, Silvano Tosti, Alessia Santucci, Annalisa Paolone
Summary: The hydrogen/deuterium sorption properties of Ni33Ti39Nb28 alloy synthesized by vacuum induction melting were investigated. The results showed that the Sieverts law is valid up to a hydrogen or deuterium to metal ratio of 0.2. The enthalpy changes for hydrogenation and deuteration were determined to be 85 +/- 5 kJ/mol and 84 +/- 4 kJ/mol, respectively. The diffusion coefficient and activation energy for both hydrogen isotopes were also obtained.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Annalisa Paolone, Simone Di Muzio, Oriele Palumbo, Sergio Brutti
Summary: This study proposes a reliable algorithm to estimate the electrochemical stability of ionic liquids by evaluating the linear dependence between the anodic limit and HOMO level of 27 different anions. The solvation energy of the ions is found to have a significant impact on the anodic limit, and an empirical model considering this effect is proposed for the first time. This research is of great importance for the rapid discovery of suitable anions capable of sustaining high potentials.
Article
Electrochemistry
Angelo Sarra, Sergio Brutti, Oriele Palumbo, Francesco Capitani, Ferenc Borondics, Giovanni Battista Appetecchi, Nicholas Carboni, Syed Abdul Ahad, Hugh Geaney, Kevin Ryan, Annalisa Paolone
Summary: The morphological changes and composition of the solid-electrolyte interphase layer of Si nanowires cycled in ethylene-carbonate (EC)/diethyl-carbonate (DEC) with different additives were investigated using experimental microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. Scanning electron microscopy and optical spectroscopy revealed that the presence of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) and vinylene carbonate (VC) additives preserved the nanowire morphology better compared to the additive-free electrolyte. Furthermore, the FEC additive mitigated amorphization of silicon and limited degradation of the LiPF6 salt.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oriele Palumbo, Annalisa Paolone, Frederik Philippi, Daniel Rauber, Tom Welton
Summary: This study investigates the impact of ionic liquid (ILs) design on the mechanical properties and ion dynamics of ILs, while considering the relationships between different mechanical and transport properties. The mechanical properties of quaternary ILs with rigid anions are studied using Dynamical Mechanical Analysis (DMA), and the results are compared with rheological and transport properties measured through viscosity, conductivity, and diffusion coefficient measurements. The temperature dependence of different variables is well described by the Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann model. The occurrence of a relaxation process in the mechanical spectra of all measured liquids is attributed to a diffusive process when the ion dynamics are not affected by fast structural reorganization of flexible anions at a local level.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
