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23.04.2024 | Letter

Absence of ultrasonic-vibration-induced plasticity in metallic glacial glasses

Metallic glasses (MGs) have been found to exhibit unexpected ultrasonic-vibration-induced plasticity (UVIP), which provides a promising way to realize room temperature processing and molding of MGs. However, whether all MGs possessing UVIP remains …

verfasst von:: Zhe Chen, Shuai Ren, Jian Zhu, Jie Shen, Xin Li, He-Ting Zhang, Hong-Ji Lin, Sajad Sohrabi, Wen-Qing Ruan, Zhen-Xuan Zhang, Xiong Liang, Jiang Ma, Jun Shen

23.04.2024 | Original Article

Z-scheme Bi4O5Br2/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) heterojunctions enable exceptional visible photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant

One key strategy to enhance photocatalytic performance is to improve the transfer and separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers by building optimized heterojunctions. Herein, novel Bi4O5Br2/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) Z-scheme heterojunctions are …

verfasst von:: Feng Huang, Muhammad Humayun, Gang Li, Ting-Ting Fan, Wen-Lin Wang, Yu-Lin Cao, Anton Nikiforov, Chun-Dong Wang, Jing Wang

22.04.2024 | Original Article

Long-wave infrared emission properties of strain-balanced InAs/InxGa1−xAsySb1−y type-II superlattice on different substrates

High-performance type-II superlattices of III–V semiconductor materials play an important role in the development and application of infrared optoelectronic devices. Improving the quality of epitaxial materials and clarifying the luminescent …

verfasst von:: Chao Shi, Xuan Fang, Hong-Bin Zhao, Deng-Kui Wang, Xi Chen, Dan Fang, Dong-Bo Wang, Xiao-Hua Wang, Jin-Hua Li

22.04.2024 | Letter

Preparation of three-dimensional nanoporous copper foil with high specific surface area

The porous copper foil material has the advantages of ultra-light and ultra-thin, and can prevent dangers such as thermal runaway and battery fire, which could be regarded as a prospective material for lithium battery cathodes. Here, a porous …

verfasst von:: Ning Song, Li-Juan Wang, Jun-Feng Wang, Juan Liao, Jian Huang, Peng-Kang Du, Yun-Zhi Tang, Yu-Hui Tan, Xiao-Wei Fan

22.04.2024 | Original Article

Highly reversible Zn anode enabled by anticatalytic carbon layer with suppressed hydrogen evolution

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have emerged as a promising high-efficiency energy storage system due to the high energy density, low-cost and environmental friendliness. However, the practical application of AZIBs is severely restricted by the …

verfasst von:: Wen-Duo Zhang, Chuang Sun, Yu-Xuan Zhu, Feng Gao, Chao Lai

22.04.2024 | Original Article

PVP/PAN-derived porous carbon fiber for zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors

Porous carbon fibers are promising cathodes for zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZHSs) owing to their abundant active sites, great conductivity, and stable physical and chemical properties. However, designing a proper preparation technique to …

verfasst von:: Shu-Hua Yang, Wen-Qing Fu, Yan-Wei Cui, Bing-Qiang Cao

22.04.2024 | Highlight

One-step pore diffusion mechanism of Li+ in solid electrolyte interphase for fast-charging lithium-ion battery

verfasst von:: Shan Wang, Shu-Yuan Liu, Alireza Khataee, Ke-Zhen Qi

22.04.2024 | Original Article

Dual modification of LiNi0.83Co0.11Mn0.06O2 cathode materials by K+ doping and Li3PO4 coating for lithium ions batteries

Li3PO4@Li0.99K0.01Ni0.83Co0.11Mn0.06O2 (NCM-KP) cathode powders are synthesized via K+ doping in calcination processes and H3PO4 coating in sol–gel processes. K+ precisely enters into the lattice to widen the (003) plane to 0.4746 nm with a lower …

verfasst von:: Wei Xiao, Jia-Le Wang, Zhi-Cheng Yi, Cheng-Jin Liu, Chang Miao, Yu Xin, Shu-Qing Nie

18.04.2024 | Original Article

Spontaneous anchoring Cl into α-Co(OH)2 as efficient and stable oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for seawater battery

Seawater battery is an advanced energy storage system that enables conversion of chemical energy to electricity by consuming metals, dissolved oxygen and seawater in anode, cathode and electrolyte, respectively. However, the oxygen reduction …

verfasst von:: Wang Zheng, Xue-Rong Zheng, Qi Lu, Yan-Hui Cao, Yang Wang, Hai-Peng Fu, Jin-Feng Zhang, Yi-Da Deng, Wen-Bin Hu

18.04.2024 | Review

Solar-driven photothermal catalytic CO2 conversion: a review

It is highly desirable to seek green and sustainable technologies, such as employing photothermal effects to drive energy catalysis processes to address the high energy demand and associated environmental impacts induced by the current methods.

verfasst von:: Bachirou Guene Lougou, Bo-Xi Geng, Ru-Ming Pan, Wei Wang, Tian-Tian Yan, Fang-Hua Li, Hao Zhang, Oraléou Sangué Djandja, Yong Shuai, Meisam Tabatabaei, Daniel Sabi Takou

18.04.2024 | Review

Optical and electrical anisotropy regulation engineering of low-dimensional materials toward polarized detection and imaging applications

Polarized-sensitive image sensors are a kind of photodetector with great development potential due to their enhanced ability to detect and identify the target objects from the aspect of spatial, spectral and polarized information. Recently …

verfasst von:: Jian-Bin Zhang, Nan Zhou, Li-Hui Zhang, Cong-Hui Shang, Jia-Xuan Li, Yi Zhao, Guo-Hui Jia, Ru-Sen Yang, Hua Xu, Xiao-Bo Li

18.04.2024 | Original Article

Metal complexes of bipyridine-functionalized covalent organic frameworks as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction

Electrocatalytic water splitting is considered a clean and practical method for producing energy. In this study, COF-Bpy, a bipyridine-functionalized covalent organic framework (COF), was prepared via post-synthetic modification, after which …

verfasst von:: Zhuang-Zhuang Wu, Tian Xia, Ying Liang, Yong-Peng Li, Zhu-Yin Sui, Li-Juan Feng, Dao-Xiong Wu, Xin-Long Tian, Qi Chen

18.04.2024 | Original Article

Well-dispersed Sb particles embedded on N-doped carbon nanofibers toward high-performance Li-ion battery

In the field of electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have gained significant popularity due to their long cycle life, small size, low self-discharge and environmental friendliness [ 1 – 3 ]. However, the utilization of graphite carbon …

verfasst von:: Ying Li, Yi-Han Zhao, Lu-Lu Zhao, Peng-Fei Wang, Ying Xie, Ting-Feng Yi

16.04.2024 | Original Article

Phase field modeling of grain stability of nanocrystalline alloys by explicitly incorporating mismatch strain

Nanocrystalline materials exhibit unique properties due to their extremely high grain boundary (GB) density. However, this high-density characteristic induces grain coarsening at elevated temperatures, thereby limiting the widespread application …

verfasst von:: Min Zhou, Hong-Hui Wu, Yuan Wu, Hui Wang, Xiong-Jun Liu, Sui-He Jiang, Xiao-Bin Zhang, Zhao-Ping Lu

15.04.2024 | Review

Recent advances in Ir/Ru-based perovskite electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction

Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a kinetically harsh four-electron anode reaction that requires a large overpotential to provide current and is of great importance in renewable electrochemical technique. Ir/Ru-based perovskite oxides hold great …

verfasst von:: Zhi-Qi Jiang, Cheng-Zhen Fan, Jun-Yu Pan, Li Shao, Hao Chen, Erum Pervaiz, Yan Dong, Tong-Zhou Wang, Xue-Rong Zheng, Ji-Hong Li, Yi-Da Deng

15.04.2024 | Original Article

NIR-IIb-triggered photodynamic therapy combined with chemotherapy platform based on rare-earth-doped nanoparticles

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging and promising therapy for cancer treatment, offering minimal side effects, low drug resistance and high spatiotemporal selectivity [ 1 , 2 ]. It involves an oxygen-dependent photoactivation of …

verfasst von:: Zhuo Tu, Yong Wan, Juan Ge, Chen-Chen Li, Tao Liang, Zhen Li

15.04.2024 | Original Article

Controllable nucleation and deformation of skyrmions on surface of magnetic nanotubular monolayer

Magnetic skyrmions emerge when the energy of ferromagnetic exchange interaction promoting parallel alignment of spins enters in competition with energies favoring non-collinear alignment of spins such as Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) …

verfasst von:: Xin-Xin Zhang, Chen-Yu Zhang, Yi-Xin Xing, Chao Man, Jiao Liu, Yong Hu

15.04.2024 | Original Article

Enhanced preparation of dendritic metallic vanadium in recyclable NaCl–KCl–VCl2 molten salt by V2CO electrolysis

A promising method for the preparation of pure metallic vanadium via V2CO anode electrolysis was proposed and confirmed. The simple and controllable synthesis of a molten chloride salt containing VCl2 by an in-situ reaction between VCl3 and …

verfasst von:: Jia-Liang An, Ming-Yong Wang, Yong-Zheng Jia, Jin-Tao Zhang, Bao-Yan Feng, Shu-Qiang Jiao

15.04.2024 | Original Article

Solid solution strategy modulated defects engineering of (Cr1-xVx)2AlC MAX phase toward superior electromagnetic wave absorption

Defects engineering is an effective strategy for manipulating electromagnetic parameters and enhancing electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption capacity. However, the relationship between them is not clear, especially in solid solution structures. In …

verfasst von:: Ji-Lin Gou, Yu-Kai Chang, Shu Liu, Peng-Hui Li, Ping-Hao Cui, Qian-Ku Hu, Li-Bo Wang, Xin Zhang, Jun-Kai Wang, Qi-Xun Xia, Ai-Guo Zhou

15.04.2024 | Letter

Bi2S3 nanofiber bunch for highly efficient CO2 electroreduction to formate at low overpotential

Electrochemical conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals represents a promising strategy to alleviate the environmental issues caused by excessive CO2 levels in the atmosphere. In this work, Bi2S3 with different morphologies have been fabricated …

verfasst von:: Li Wang, Wen-Ke Gui, Shan Jiang, Liang Wang, Jian-Ping Yang

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