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Yadong Wu, Haoyang Ling, Yongchao Qian, Yuhao Hu, Bo Niu, Xiangbin Lin, Xiang-Yu Kong, Lei Jiang, Liping Wen
Summary: Membrane separation is an effective method for addressing the global water crisis. The introduction of liquid-liquid interfaces in membrane systems can enhance wetting and reduce transport resistance, improving water flow without sacrificing rejection performance. This study provides insights for designing advanced membrane systems for water purification and energy conversion processes.
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Elizabeth Santos, Wolfgang Schmickler
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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Anastasiia V. Shabalina, Ekaterina Y. Gotovtseva, Yulia A. Belik, Sergey M. Kuzmin, Tamara S. Kharlamova, Sergei A. Kulinich, Valery A. Svetlichnyi, Olga V. Vodyankina
Summary: The properties of three bismuth silicate-based photocatalysts and their relationship with photocatalytic activity were studied using electrochemical methods. The impact of solution components on the semiconductor/liquid interface was investigated, and it was found that the medium in which measurements were carried out significantly affected the results.
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Kyoungmin Han, Kyujin Jung, Jaeho Yoon, Minsik Lee
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Raul Fernandez-Mateo, Alberto T. Perez
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Xuexia Lan, Jie Cui, Xiaofeng Zhang, Renzong Hu, Liang Tan, Jiayi He, Houpo Zhang, XingYu Xiong, Xianfeng Yang, Shunqing Wu, Min Zhu
Summary: This study demonstrates the breakthrough comprehensive performance of SnO2-Mo multilayers by carefully designing the interface structure, achieving high initial Coulombic efficiency, large capacity, and excellent cycling stability. The amorphous SnO2/Mo interfaces induced by oxygen redistribution can precisely adjust the reversible capacity and cycling stability, with stable capacities being parabolic with the interfacial density. This work provides new understandings of the interface-performance relationship of metal-oxide hybrid electrodes and offers important guidance for creating high-performance Li-ion batteries.
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Shuai Ju, Jiashi Yang, Haifeng Zhang
Summary: This study details the interface thermal stresses in the extensional deformation of a composite rod consisting of piezoelectric dielectric and non-piezoelectric semiconductor layers. A one-dimensional model for extension is used, and analytical expressions for the distributed shear stresses along the interface and the concentrated shear forces at the ends of the rod are obtained. The distributed shear stress depends on semiconduction and disappears without mobile charges, while the concentrated end force is independent of semiconduction. The resultant of the distributed shear stress is comparable to the concentrated end force and is therefore significant. The effects of various geometric and physical parameters are examined.
ARCHIVE OF APPLIED MECHANICS
(2022)
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Z. Rozynek, J. Banaszak, A. Mikkelsen, K. Khobaib, A. Magdziarz
Summary: Research shows that adding particles to the droplet interface significantly changes the parameters of electrorotation, such as deformation magnitude, orientation, and rotation rate. Experimental results indicate that the critical electric field and rotational rate for electrorotation depend on droplet size, particle shell morphology, and composition.
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Feng Wang, Fangwei Liang, She Chen, Lipeng Zhong, Qiuqin Sun, Bencheng Zhang, Peng Xiao
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON DIELECTRICS AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION
(2021)
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Thermodynamics
Clement Renon, Matthieu Fenot, Manuel Girault, Stephane Guilain, Bassel Assaad
Summary: An experimental investigation was conducted to study the heat transfer behavior of a free-surface axisymmetric downward jet of lubricating oil on a fixed plate, revealing the significant impact of injector diameter on heat exchanges while nozzle-to-target distances showed no particular effect. Local and mean values of the Nusselt number were correlated by taking into account various parameters, highlighting the need to consider the warming of the thin liquid film over the plate for viscous fluids such as oils. A methodology based on empirical observation was developed to address the induced changes of viscosity and divergencies in measured heat exchanges.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
(2021)
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Meng Jia, John T. Newberg
Summary: The study examined the interfacial chemistry of liquid-gas interface of bismuth exposed to oxygen and water vapor using ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Water vapor was unreactive towards the liquid interface, while above 10(-4)Torr pressure, oxygen was observed to oxidize the liquid bismuth surface forming Bi2O3.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Bo Zhang, Yongchang Meng, Jinliang He
Summary: In this paper, a simple method using a suspended dielectric as a sensor is proposed to measure the electric field with space charges. By testing the charge accumulated on the suspended dielectric, the applied electric field can be determined, and it is shown that the amount of accumulated charge is linear with the normal component of the external electric field.
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Yoshitaka Ueki, Satoshi Matsuo, Masahiko Shibahara
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Joseph C. Stevens, Jian Shi
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Long Ma, Zhongwu Li, Zhishan Yuan, Haocheng Wang, Chuanzhen Huang, Yinghua Qiu
Summary: The charged exterior surface on the low-concentration side is essential for achieving high-performance osmotic power generation, improving cation diffusion and inhibiting anion transport. Adjusting the width of the charged ring region can increase electric power and power density, with energy conversion efficiency also being improved significantly.
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(2021)
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(2017)
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(2018)
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Mengqi Li, Dongqing Li
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(2018)
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(2018)
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Biochemical Research Methods
Zhenyu Song, Mengqi Li, Bao Li, Yimo Yan, Yongxin Song
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2019)
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Chemistry, Physical
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(2020)
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Chemistry, Physical
Mengqi Li, Dongqing Li
Summary: This study developed a novel technique for controllable cargo delivery using electric pulses, demonstrating loading and releasing of model cargos in droplet carriers under electric pulses. By controlling the amplitude of the pulses, cargos can be sorted and targeted delivery can be achieved. The method shows flexibility for both biological and non-biological cargo delivery.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Mengqi Li, Chengfa Wang, Zhijian Liu, Yongxin Song, Dongqing Li
Summary: A horizontal ionic diode based on an asymmetric nanochannel network membrane (NCNM) constructed from carbon black nanoparticles is developed in this study, achieving ionic current rectification through the asymmetric concentration polarization of ions at two ends of the NCNM. The rectification ratio of the ionic diode can be modified flexibly by changing the working fluid and the geometry of the NCNM.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Biochemical Research Methods
Ya Sun, Rui Jiang, Lide Hu, Yongxin Song, Mengqi Li
Summary: Significant progress has been made in understanding the electrokinetic phenomena in nanochannels over the past decades. The compatibility of nanochannel dimensions with the electric double layer has revealed unexpected behaviors, making nanofluidic electrokinetics highly promising in materials science, biology, and chemistry. This review provides an overview of recent developments in both fundamental and applied research, encompassing techniques for constructing nanochannels, investigations of the electric double layer, electroosmotic flow and electrophoresis of nanoparticles, as well as applications in iontronics, sensing, and biomolecule separation.
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Chemistry, Physical
Mengqi Li, Lide Hu, Deyu Li, Yongxin Song, Ya Sun
Summary: In this paper, the authors studied the mechanism of ionic current rectification in 2D trapezoidal-shaped nanochannels through numerical simulation and experiments. They found that introducing shape asymmetry to the nanochannels can achieve ion selectivity, which provides guidance for the design and optimization of ionic diodes.
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(2022)
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Biochemical Research Methods
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