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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Peiran Shi, Jiabin Ma, Ming Liu, Shaoke Guo, Yanfei Huang, Shuwei Wang, Lihan Zhang, Likun Chen, Ke Yang, Xiaotong Liu, Yuhang Li, Xufei An, Danfeng Zhang, Xing Cheng, Qidong Li, Wei Lv, Guiming Zhong, Yan-Bing He, Feiyu Kang
Summary: The authors developed a highly conductive and dielectric composite solid-state electrolyte by coupling BaTiO3 and Li0.33La0.56TiO3-x nanowires. This electrolyte promotes the dissociation of lithium salts and efficiently transports the generated movable lithium ions. A robust strategy for creating high-throughput lithium ion transport pathways is proposed by coupling the ceramic dielectric and electrolyte. The resulting highly conductive and dielectric composite solid-state electrolyte exhibits excellent ionic conductivity and lithium transference number, allowing for stable cycling and excellent electrochemical performance of solid-state batteries.
NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hongxia Hao, Luis Ruiz Pestana, Jin Qian, Meili Liu, Qiang Xu, Teresa Head-Gordon
Summary: In this review, recent theoretical efforts in modeling interfaces and the understanding of transport and chemical transformations at air-liquid and solid-liquid interfaces are described.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Purna Chandra Rath, Yu-Syuan Jheng, Cheng-Chia Chen, Chih-Long Tsai, Yu-Sheng Su, Chun-Chen Yang, Rudiger-A Eichel, Chien-Te Hsieh, Tai-Chou Lee, Jeng-Kuei Chang
Summary: Solid-state lithium-metal batteries with a composite solid electrolyte have the potential for high energy density and safety. The current challenges are the high electrode/electrolyte interface resistance and limited ion conductivity of the solid electrolyte layer. By using tape casting and Ce substitution, the interface resistance can be reduced and the ion conductivity can be improved.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lei Zou, Kun Shi, Zhengjie Xu, Zeheng Yang, Weixin Zhang
Summary: In this study, novel double-layer solid composite electrolytes were customized for high-voltage lithium metal batteries with improved room-temperature cycling performance. Through a facile two-step coating process, these electrolytes exhibited enhanced mechanical properties, increased ionic conductivity, and good lithium ion migration.
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Engineering, Mechanical
Sheng Tan, Yimin Luo, Junhua Yang, Wei Wang, Xia Li, Baoguang Jia, Zhuangzhu Luo, Guangan Zhang
Summary: High-temperature ablation, caused by insufficient lubrication, affects the service life of transmission parts on heavy-duty machines. Traditional self-lubricating coatings are not suitable for high-temperature lubrication due to oxidation. In this study, a viscoelastic polymer coating was designed using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). The coating exhibited a thermodynamic transformation as temperature increased and showed reduced friction. The mechanism of mechanical deformation and surface morphology evolution under different coupling conditions was investigated, and a physical model explaining the self-lubricating mechanism was proposed.
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Thermodynamics
Rupak Kumar, Arup Kumar Das
Summary: The numerical study focused on the boiling of LN2 on solid and liquid surfaces, discussing flow instabilities, bubble characteristics, and heat flux. The research also investigated the asymmetry in bubble growth and departure time during multi-mode boiling. Additionally, the study compared vapor film thickness and evaporation rate to understand the impact of film collapse during boiling on liquid surfaces.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Bin Deng, Mao-xiang Jing, Lin-xin Li, Rui Li, Hua Yang, Bo-wei Ju, Xiang-qian Shen
Summary: The polymer solid electrolyte membrane (CSEM) prepared from poly(1,3-dioxolane)/yttria-stabilized zirconia shows high ionic conductivity and excellent inhibition ability of lithium dendrites, enabling stable cycling for nearly 1500 hours and maintaining 90% capacity after 200 cycles at 0.5C.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Menglu Li, Hanwen An, Yajie Song, Qingsong Liu, Jian Wang, Hua Huo, Shuaifeng Lou, Jiajun Wang
Summary: This study presents a strategy to capture residual solvents in solid-state lithium batteries by enhancing ion-dipole interactions between lithium ions and solvent molecules. The modified coordination environment effectively mitigates interfacial side reactions, leading to improved cycling stability of the solid-state battery.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hongyan Zhao, Xinmao Lv, Yang-Gang Wang
Summary: The rational design of electrocatalysis is crucial for addressing energy and environmental crises. Understanding the complex electrochemical interface, including factors like electrode potential and H-bond network, is essential for optimizing electrocatalytic activity and selectivity. This review explores recent theoretical advances in modeling realistic electrocatalytic processes at complex interfaces and highlights the challenges and fundamental problems in this field. The significance of including explicit solvation and electrode potential, as well as strategies for designing highly efficient electrocatalysts, is discussed. The structure-activity relationships and dynamic responses of electrocatalysts to the environment are crucial for understanding complex interfaces and improving electrocatalytic activity.
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Chemistry, Physical
Abhijith Anandakrishnan, Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado, Sridhar Kumar Kannam, Sarith P. Sathian
Summary: The effects of interfacial molecular mobility on thermal boundary conductance (TBC) across graphene-water and graphene-perfluorohexane interfaces were investigated using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. Water exhibited enhanced molecular diffusion at high temperatures, resulting in increased interfacial thermal transport. In contrast, perfluorohexane showed a low molecular mobility, leading to a lower thermal transport across the graphene-perfluorohexane interface. The difference in spectral transmission and molecular mobility explained the variation in thermal transport across the interfaces.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
Jinxin Zhong, Qing Xi, Zhiguo Wang, Tsuneyoshi Nakayama, Xiaobo Li, Jun Liu, Jun Zhou
Summary: The paper proposes a simple mechanism to evaluate the TBC contributed by phonons at room temperatures by considering the mismatches of elastic modulus, atomic masses, and lattice spacing in the interface layers between two dissimilar solids. The theory explains well the observed magnitude of TBCs across various solid-solid interfaces in the range from 10(7) to 10(9)W m(-2) K-1, with coordination number density and energy transfer coefficient across interfaces identified as key parameters.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mingli Zheng, Shiquan Lin, Laipan Zhu, Zhen Tang, Zhong Lin Wang
Summary: Energy harvesters based on the tribovoltaic effect show increased tribo-voltage and tribo-current at liquid-solid interfaces with higher temperatures. The coupling effect of liquid pH value and temperature on the tribovoltaic effect is also demonstrated. A proposed energy band model suggests that the generation of tribovoltaic effect is attributed to the energy released by the formation of chemical bonds between the liquid and solid surfaces.
ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Weiming Qian, Min Chen, Jianghao Zhang, Xueyan Chen, Jinhou Fang, Changbin Zhang
Summary: Electrocatalysis is widely used for treating organic compounds in wastewater, but efficiently oxidizing gaseous organic compounds remains challenging. In this study, a Nafion-modified SnO2-Sb/Ti anode was fabricated and assembled into a solid-state reactor, achieving highly efficient electrooxidation of gaseous toluene. The Nafion-coated anode mineralized over 85% of toluene with >97% CO2 selectivity in 90 minutes at ambient temperature, compared to only 8% conversion over the bare anode under the same conditions. Nafion modification increased the electrochemical active surface area (ECSA), improved charge transfer, and enhanced surface hydrophobicity.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
H. P. Martins, G. Conti, I Cordova, L. Falling, H. Kersell, F. Salmassi, E. Gullikson, I Vishik, C. Baeumer, P. Naulleau, C. M. Schneider, S. Nemsak
Summary: This work introduces the practical aspects of using near total reflection (NTR) in ambient pressure XPS and applies this technique to study chemical concentration gradients in a substrate/photoresist system. Experimental data and x-ray optical simulations quantitatively probe the photoresist and interface with depth accuracy of about 1 nm. The study confirms that NTR XPS is a suitable method to extract information from buried interfaces with highest depth-resolution and can address research questions regarding concentration profiles, electrical gradients, and charge transfer phenomena.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jing Li, Jizhen Qi, Feng Jin, Fengrui Zhang, Lei Zheng, Lingfei Tang, Rong Huang, Jingjing Xu, Hongwei Chen, Ming Liu, Yejun Qiu, Andrew Cooper, Yanbin Shen, Liwei Chen
Summary: Researchers have developed a catholyte based on porous organic cages, which enables solid-state lithium batteries to have excellent performance. This catholyte is compatible with various cathode active materials and shows decent electrochemical performance at room temperature.
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(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Masaki Yamawaki, Masato Ohnishi, Shenghong Ju, Junichiro Shiomi
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Xue Hou, Nadia Djellali, Bruno Palpant
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John T. Gaskins, George Kotsonis, Ashutosh Giri, Shenghong Ju, Andrew Rohskopf, Yekan Wang, Tingyu Bai, Edward Sachet, Christopher T. Shelton, Zeyu Liu, Zhe Cheng, Brian M. Foley, Samuel Graham, Tengfei Luo, Asegun Henry, Mark S. Goorsky, Junichiro Shiomi, Jon-Paul Maria, Patrick E. Hopkins
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Xiao-Yu Sun, Hui Liu, Shenghong Ju
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(2019)
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH
(2019)
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Chemistry, Physical
Tadele Orbula Otomalo, Fabrice de Chamisso, Bruno Palpant
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Iyad Sarhid, Isabelle Lampre, Diana Dragoe, Patricia Beaunier, Bruno Palpant, Hynd Remita
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Anouchka Plan Sangnier, Romain Aufaure, Soshan Cheong, Laurence Motte, Bruno Palpant, Richard D. Tilley, Erwann Guenin, Claire Wilhelm, Yoann Lalatonne
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2019)
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Lorenzo Di Mario, Tadele Orbula Otomalo, Daniele Catone, Patrick O'Keeffe, Lin Tian, Stefano Turchini, Bruno Palpant, Faustino Martelli
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Lei Feng, Takuma Shiga, Haoxue Han, Shenghong Ju, Yuriy A. Kosevich, Junichiro Shiomi
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Physics, Applied
Sergei Gluchko, Bruno Palpant, Sebastian Volz, Remy Braive, Thomas Antoni
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2017)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Shenghong Ju, Takuma Shiga, Lei Feng, Junichiro Shiomi