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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ze Chen, Xinliang Li, Donghong Wang, Qi Yang, Longtao Ma, Zhaodong Huang, Guojing Liang, Ao Chen, Ying Guo, Binbin Dong, Xingyi Huang, Cheng Yang, Chunyi Zhi
Summary: In this study, the issues faced by the zinc metal anodes in aqueous zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) were addressed using a solid polymer electrolyte, resulting in the development of all-solid-state ZIBs with superior stability and reliability. By effectively suppressing dendrites and side reactions, excellent cycling performance of up to 10,000 cycles was achieved, with the batteries able to function normally in temperatures ranging from -35 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Eun Ju Jeon, Annelise Jean-Fulcrand, Arno Kwade, Georg Garnweitner
Summary: Polymer-based hybrid electrolytes (HEs) have high ionic conductivity and good mechanical strength, making them suitable for safe lithium metal anode batteries. A cross-linked polymer-based HE with high ionic conductivity was developed, integrating LLZO particles and capable of operating at room temperature, which can promote the development of safe all-solid-state batteries.
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Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Ling Gao, YuLin Xie, Yan Tong, Miao Xu, JiaLe You, HuiPing Wei, XiangXiang Yu, SiQi Xu, Yi Zhang, Yong Che, Ya Tang, Kota Suzuki, Ryoji Kanno, GuoWei Zhao
Summary: Al-doped 651I can reduce activation energy and increase ionic conductivity, leading to enhanced performance in all-solid-state batteries. The Al-doped samples showed smaller lattice parameters and higher ionic conductivity compared to non-doped samples, with the highest ionic conductivity reaching 2.6x10(-5) S cm(-1).
SCIENCE CHINA-TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Laiqiang Xu, Jiayang Li, Wentao Deng, Honglei Shuai, Shuo Li, Zhifeng Xu, Jinhui Li, Hongshuai Hou, Hongjian Peng, Guoqiang Zou, Xiaobo Ji
Summary: This article discusses the importance of all-solid-state lithium batteries in the field of energy storage, explores the challenges faced by garnet-type solid electrolytes, and proposes prospective developments and alternative approaches to solving the issues of solid-state electrolytes.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Electrochemistry
Naoya Masuda, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Futoshi Utsuno, Naoaki Kuwata
Summary: This study investigates the electrochemical stability of Li-5.4(PS4)(S0.4Cl1.0Br0.6) as a solid electrolyte in all-solid-state batteries. The results demonstrate the high chemical stability of Li-5.4(PS4)(S0.4Cl1.0Br0.6) against Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O-2, providing new insights for the design of electrolyte materials for high-performance and stable all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Alberto Lopez-Grande, Glenn C. Mather, Francisco Munoz
Summary: LiPON films have been a major focus in Li-ion micro-batteries for low power applications, and understanding the relationship between composition, processing parameters and ionic conductivity has been a challenge for the materials community for the past three decades. A general model is proposed in this study to calculate the ionic conductivity of LiPON solid electrolytes for any composition. The model is based on the fundamental laws of chemical equilibrium and has been successfully used to predict the formation of different oxynitride compounds and their corresponding ionic conductivities.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Article
Electrochemistry
Fei Chen, Jamans Luo, Mao-xiang Jing, Jie Li, Zhen-hao Huang, Hua Yang, Xiang-qian Shen
Summary: Introducing a flexible polymer buffer layer to the surface of solid electrolyte enhances the interface contact and stability between electrodes. The layered structure composite solid electrolyte membrane shows good electrochemical stability window and ion conductivity, demonstrating great potential for use in high-performance solid-state lithium batteries.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Feifan Zheng, Chunwei Li, Zongcheng Li, Xin Cao, Hebin Luo, Jin Liang, Xiaodong Zhao, Jie Kong
Summary: Composite solid electrolytes are crucial for all-solid-state lithium batteries, which are considered the next-generation energy storage devices. Numerous studies have shown that fillers in composite solid electrolytes can improve ion transport behavior by optimizing the ion transport path. The performance is closely related to filler structure and its interaction with other electrolyte components. This review focuses on dimensional design of fillers, as well as ion transport mechanism and filler-electrolyte interaction in advanced composite solid electrolytes. Strategies for designing composite solid electrolytes with high room temperature ionic conductivity are summarized to assist research for high-performance composite solid electrolytes.
Article
Electrochemistry
Donald A. Dornbusch, Rocco P. Viggiano, John W. Connell, Yi Lin, Vadim F. Lvovich
Summary: The feasibility of assembling an all solid-state battery has been demonstrated through the development of composite SSE, showing potential for electric aviation applications. Detailed parameter analysis on key metrics for solid-state batteries and optimization suggestions for practical solid-state Li-S batteries for electric aviation have been discussed.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kashif Khan, Muhammad Bilal Hanif, Hu Xin, Arshad Hussain, Hina Ghulam Ali, Bowen Fu, Zixuan Fang, Martin Motola, Ziqiang Xu, Mengqiang Wu
Summary: In this study, a novel hybrid filler-designed solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) was used to achieve excellent electrochemical performance in lithium metal anode and LiFePO4 cathode. The composite membrane containing hybrid fillers exhibited high ionic conductivity and stable cycling performance.
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Energy & Fuels
Long Chen, Shaobo Huang, Dongjuan Ma, Yongchuang Xiong, Jingyi Qiu, Gaoping Cao, Hao Zhang
Summary: This study fabricated a flexible hybrid ceramic-based electrolyte with superior ionic conductivity and stable electrode/electrolyte interface contact, while also demonstrating the ability to impede lithium dendrite growth. The self-viscous modification strategy of the solid electrolyte shows promising options for implementing intimate electrode/electrolyte interfacial contact in high-energy-density solid-state batteries.
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Polymer Science
Ji-Cong Huang, Yui Whei Chen-Yang, Jiunn-Jer Hwang
Summary: In this study, TEOS and MTES were utilized as precursors for the synthesis of silica ionogel electrolytes, combined with the ionic liquid [BMIM-ClO4]. The addition of MTES improved the mechanical strength of the electrolyte and simplified the preparation process. The prepared silica ionogel electrolyte exhibited high ionic conductivity and electrochemical stability, making it a promising candidate for energy storage applications.
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Polymer Science
Jia Zhou, Linna N. Dong, Xingfa F. Zeng, Liya Y. Chen, Xiangrong R. Wei, Liyi Y. Shi, Jifang F. Fu
Summary: This research proposed a novel highly elastic and weakly coordinated ionic copolymer hybrid electrolyte, which improved the ionic conductivity and mechanical properties by in situ polymerization on the surface of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3. The hybrid electrolytes exhibited high ionic conductivity and super stretchability, with good interfacial compatibility with lithium electrodes.
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ruonan Xu, Jingming Yao, Ziqi Zhang, Lin Li, Zhenyu Wang, Dawei Song, Xinlin Yan, Chuang Yu, Long Zhang
Summary: This paper reports on a novel halide-based deep eutectic solid electrolyte prepared by a facile ball milling method, which has a viscous feature and can change the solid-solid contacts for fast ion transport. The optimized electrolyte exhibits low activation energy and high ionic conductivity, making it one of the highest values among various electrolytes. When integrated with active materials to form a composite cathode, the electrolyte shows significantly enhanced ionic conductivity.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qilin Hu, Zhetao Sun, Lu Nie, Shaojie Chen, Jiameng Yu, Wei Liu
Summary: Composite solid electrolytes (CSEs) combine the advantages of polymer electrolytes and inorganic ceramic electrolytes, showing better safety and mechanical properties. CSEs with high inorganic ceramic loadings are prepared using a cold sintering method at a low temperature, providing stable cycling performance.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Linming Zhou, Cheng Dai, Peter Meisenheimer, Sujit Das, Yongjun Wu, Fernando Gomez-Ortiz, Pablo Garcia-Fernandez, Yuhui Huang, Javier Junquera, Long-Qing Chen, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Zijian Hong
Summary: Order-disorder transitions in the polar vortex phase of [Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O-3](n)/(SrTiO3)(n) superlattices were investigated using phase-field simulations. An antiorder vortex state was discovered for short-period superlattices with a large tensile substrate strain. Increasing the periodicity leads to an antiorder to disorder transition. By mediating the substrate strain, the order-disorder-antiorder transition can be engineered in short-period superlattices.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Correction
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yang Liu, Tiannan Yang, Bing Zhang, Teague Williams, Yen-Ting Lin, Li Li, Yao Zhou, Wenchang Lu, Seong H. Kim, Long-Qing Chen, J. Bernholc, Qing Wang
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cheng Dai, Vladimir Alexandru Stoica, Sujit Das, Zijian Hong, Lane W. Martin, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, John W. Freeland, Haidan Wen, Venkatraman Gopalan, Long-Qing Chen
Summary: This article discusses the phase transitions and domain evolutions of mesoscale topological structures in ferroic materials and investigates the behaviors of a supercrystal through experiments and simulations. The results demonstrate the potential for on-demand manipulation of the polar topology and transformations in supercrystals using electric fields.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Keith G. Ray, Leonard E. Klebano, Vitalie Stavila, ShinYoung Kang, Liwen F. Wan, Sichi Li, Tae Wook Heo, Mark D. Allendorf, Jonathan R. I. Lee, Alexander A. Baker, Brandon C. Wood
Summary: In this study, direct ab initio molecular dynamics simulations were used to investigate the hydrogenation chemistry of MgB2. The research reveals the multistep reaction processes at complex interfaces and provides guidance for improving the kinetic performance of MgB2-based hydrogen storage materials. These findings also serve as a template for exploring chemical pathways in other solid-state energy storage reactions.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qiwu Shi, Eric Parsonnet, Xiaoxing Cheng, Natalya Fedorova, Ren-Ci Peng, Abel Fernandez, Alexander Qualls, Xiaoxi Huang, Xue Chang, Hongrui Zhang, David Pesquera, Sujit Das, Dmitri Nikonov, Ian Young, Long-Qing Chen, Lane W. Martin, Yen-Lin Huang, Jorge Iniguez, Ramamoorthy Ramesh
Summary: This study elucidates the fundamental role of lattice dynamics in ferroelectric switching and highlights the importance of a dynamic clamping process occurring during switching.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weixiong Li, Tiannan Yang, Changshu Liu, Yuhui Huang, Chunxu Chen, Hong Pan, Guangzhong Xie, Huiling Tai, Yadong Jiang, Yongjun Wu, Zhao Kang, Long-Qing Chen, Yuanjie Su, Zijian Hong
Summary: Piezoelectric nanocomposites with oxide fillers in a polymer matrix combine the high piezoelectric response of oxides and the flexibility and biocompatibility of polymers. Through high-throughput phase-field simulation, this study systematically investigates the influence of oxide filler morphology and spatial orientation on the properties of piezoelectric nanocomposites, and establishes a predictive model for their performance.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mingqiang Li, Tiannan Yang, Pan Chen, Yongjun Wang, Ruixue Zhu, Xiaomei Li, Ruochen Shi, Heng-Jui Liu, Yen-Lin Huang, Xiumei Ma, Jingmin Zhang, Xuedong Bai, Long-Qing Chen, Ying-Hao Chu, Peng Gao
Summary: Researchers demonstrate the controlled nucleation and motion of isolated three-fold vertices under an applied electric field. This study sheds light on the dynamic property of independent topological polar structures.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuanjie Su, Weixiong Li, Xiaoxing Cheng, Yihao Zhou, Shuai Yang, Xu Zhang, Chunxu Chen, Tiannan Yang, Hong Pan, Guangzhong Xie, Guorui Chen, Xun Zhao, Xiao Xiao, Bei Li, Huiling Tai, Yadong Jiang, Long-Qing Chen, Fei Li, Jun Chen
Summary: This study proposes a Ti3C2Tx anchoring method to modulate the molecular interactions and conformation of the polymer matrix, enhancing the piezoelectric response of polymer-ceramic composites. The interfacial bonding strategy is translated into electrospinning to produce high-performance piezoelectric nanofibers, which can be integrated into shoe insoles for gait monitoring and foot pain prognosis.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Henry Yu, Stephen E. Weitzner, Joel B. Varley, Brandon C. Wood, Sneha A. Akhade
Summary: The electrochemical reduction of CO2 with Cu based catalysts is closely related to the instantaneous local chemical environment of the catalyst-electrolyte interface. This microenvironment fluctuates depending on the concentration of surface-adsorbed competing reaction intermediates and the applied electrode potential. Quantifying the complex interdependence between electrode potential, CO* coverage, and the interfacial field strength, our study reveals the strong influence of CO* coverage on the field strength, suggesting its significance in determining the selectivity towards multicarbon products. Additionally, our results demonstrate the potential of surface additives to modulate interfacial fields for tailored electrochemical pathways.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jeremy A. Scher, Stephen E. Weitzner, Yue Hao, Tae Wook Heo, Stephen T. Castonguay, Sylvie Aubry, Susan A. Carroll, Matthew P. Kroonblawd
Summary: Bare aluminum surfaces quickly form a protective oxide layer, but the structure and dynamics of water at this interface can influence corrosion kinetics. Using simulations, we studied the behavior of aqueous aluminum ions in adsorbed water films on aluminum oxide surfaces. We found that water and metal ion diffusion strongly depends on humidity and location within the water film. The diffusivity of aluminum ions in water films at 30% relative humidity is over 100 times slower than water self-diffusion in bulk. Our findings emphasize the importance of considering interfacial water properties in predictive models of aluminum corrosion.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Thaciana Malaspina, Guilherme Colherinhas, Stephen E. Weitzner, Brandon C. Wood, Eudes Eterno Fileti
Summary: Graphene and graphyne electrodes are important in electrochemical energy storage due to their unique properties. Graphyne, in particular, is more attractive than graphene due to its larger specific surface area, greater electronic mobility, and intrinsic band gap. This study utilizes molecular dynamics simulations to analyze the energetic, structural, spectroscopic, and electronic properties of graphene and graphyne electrodes in vacuum and in the presence of an electrolyte. The electrode-electrolyte interaction is examined in detail for both systems, providing valuable insights on their intermolecular interactions.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
Bamidele Aroboto, Shaohua Chen, Tim Hsu, Brandon C. Wood, Yang Jiao, James Chapman
Summary: This study introduces a universal graph neural network framework called SODAS++, which accurately quantifies the atomistic structural evolution of materials undergoing extreme changes in structure. The study showcases the application of SODAS++ in various complex systems and demonstrates its ability to capture the complex and non-linear pathway of material structure evolution.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhiyang Wang, Long-Qing Chen
Summary: This study reports the formation of polar skyrmion crystals with two-dimensional hexagonal symmetry in PbTiO3/SrTrO3 superlattices. A temperature-electric field topological phase diagram is constructed to demonstrate the stabilization of polar skyrmion crystals. The research shows the potential of manipulating topological phase transitions and long-range order through external fields.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
James Chapman, Tim Hsu, Xiao Chen, Tae Wook Heo, Brandon C. C. Wood
Summary: In this study, the authors used graph neural networks to define a physically interpretable metric for local disorder called SODAS. They applied this methodology to four prototypical examples and compared it to several commonly used methods. The results showed that this method can track the spatio-temporal evolution of interfaces and extract physics-preserved disorder gradients, which can help understand and predict materials performance and failure.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Marcus Adams, Craig E. Buckley, Markus Busch, Robin Bunzel, Michael Felderhoff, Tae Wook Heo, Terry D. Humphries, Torben R. Jensen, Julian Klug, Karl H. Klug, Kasper T. Moller, Mark Paskevicius, Stefan Peil, Kateryna Peinecke, Drew A. Sheppard, Alastair D. Stuart, Robert Urbanczyk, Fei Wang, Gavin S. Walker, Brandon C. Wood, Danny Weiss, David M. Grant
Summary: This article discusses the potential and research surrounding metal hydride-based thermal energy storage, with a focus on next generation thermo-chemical energy storage for concentrated solar power. The article presents a site availability model for representing the reaction mechanisms of metal hydrides and extrapolates it to a small pilot scale reactor. The article also explores the important parameter of effective thermal conductivity using a multi-scale model and discusses the potential tuning of high temperature MH materials. The article touches on scale up considerations and provides an example of a novel pilot-scale reactor.
PROGRESS IN ENERGY
(2022)