简介:Toeffectivelysolvetheagglomerationproblemsinthesolidstatereactionprocess,pre-addingglucoseisadoptedtothesynthesisofLiFePO4/CenergymaterialsusingFe–Pwasteslag.Theaverageparticle&grainsizeofLiFePO4/Cdecreases,andtheimpuritiesinLiFePO4/Ccompositesreducetoagreatextent.Itmakesgreatsensetothemassindustrialproduction.Theoptimumsynthesisconditionsdeterminedinthisworkarebasedontheorthogonalexperiments.Thesamplessynthesizedinascaleof500gexhibithighpurity,excellentelectrochemicalperformance,highreactionactivity,goodreversibility,andlowpolarizationlevel.Thedischargecapacitiesare145,134,117,and102mAh/gatthecurrentdensitiesof0.1C,0.2C,0.5Cand1C,respectively.ThisworkputsforwardapracticalsuggestionformassproducingenvironmentalbenignandlowcostLiFePO4/Cascathodematerialsoflithiumionbatteries.
简介:Two-dimensional(2D)graphitecarbonnitride(g-C3N4)nanosheetshavebeensuccessfullyusedasasaturableabsorber(SA)inapassivelyQ-switchedNd:LLFlaserat1.3μmforthefirsttime,tothebestofourknowledge.Underanincidentpumppowerof9.97W,theshortestpulsedurationof275nswasacquiredwithoutputpowerof0.96Wandpulserepetitionrateof154kHz,resultinginapulseenergyof6.2μJ.Inaddition,thesaturableabsorptionbehaviorsofzero-dimensional12nmg-C3N4nanoparticles(g-C3N4-NPs)andthree-dimensionalorderedmesoporousg-C3N4(mpg-C3N4)werealsoobserved,althoughtheirmorphologyandstructurewerequitedifferentfrom2Dg-C3N4.Theexperimentalresultsintroducethepotentialapplicationofg-C3N4nanomaterialsasSAsinQ-switchedlasers.
简介:MesoporousLiFePO4/Ccompositescontaining80wt%ofhighlydispersedLiFePO4nanoparticles(4-6nm)werefabricatedusingbimodalmesoporouscarbon(BMC)ascontinuousconductivenetworks.TheuniqueporestructureofBMCnotonlypromisesgoodparticleconnectivityforLiFePO4,butalsoactsasarigidnano-confinementsupportthatcontrolstheparticlesize.Furthermore,thecapacitieswereinvestigatedrespectivelybasedontheweightofLiFePO4andthewholecomposite.Whencalculatedbasedontheweightofthewholecomposite,itis120mAh·g-1at0.1Cofthehighloadingelectrodeand42mAh·g-1at10Cofthelowloadingelectrode.TheelectrochemicalperformanceshowsthathighLiFePO4loadingbenefitslargetapdensityandcontributestotheenergystorageatlowrates,whiletheelectrodewithlowcontentofLiFePO4displayssuperiorhighrateperformance,whichcanmainlybeduetothesmallparticlesize,gooddispersionandhighutilizationoftheactivematerial,thusleadingtoafastionandelectrondiffusion.
简介:Weexperimentallydemonstratea4×4nonblockingsiliconthermo-optic(TO)switchfabricconsistingofthreestagesoftunablegeneralizedMach–Zehnderinterferometers.All24routingstatesfornonblockingswitchingarecharacterized.Thedevice’sfootprintis4.6mm×1.0mm.Measurementsshowthattheworstcrosstalkofallswitchingstatesis-7.2dB.Theon-chipinsertionlossisintherangeof3.7–13.1dB.TheaverageTOswitchingpowerconsumptionis104.8mW.
简介:Anenvironmentallyfriendlyprecursor,adenosine,hasbeenusedasadualsourceofCandNtosynthesizenitrogen-dopedcarboncatalystwith/withoutFe.Ahydrothermalcarbonizationmethodhasbeenusedandwateristhecarbonizationmedia.Themorphologyofsampleswith/withoutFecomponenthasbeencomparedbyHRTEM,andtheresultshowsthatFecanpromotethegraphitizationofcarbon.Furtherelectro-chemicaltestshowsthattheoxygenreductionreaction(ORR)catalyticactivityofFe-containingsample(C–FeN)ismuchhigherthanthatoftheFe-freesample(C–N).Additionally,theintermediatesofC–FeNformedduringeachsyntheticprocedurehavebeenthoroughlycharacterizedbymultiplemethods,andthefunctionofeachprocedurehasbeendiscussed.TheC–FeNsampleexhibitshighelectro-catalyticstabilityandsuperiorelectro-catalyticactivitytowardORRinalkalinemedia,withitshalf-wavepotential20mVlowerthanthatofcommercialPt/C(40wt%).Itisfurtherincorporatedintoalkalinepolymerelectrolytefuelcell(APEFC)asthecathodematerialandledtoapowerdensityof100mW/cm~2.
简介:Thesuppressionoftherecombinationofelectronsandholes(e–h)andtheenhancementofthelightabsorptionofsemiconductorsaretwokeypointstowardefficientphotocatalyticdegradation.Here,wereportafew-layerg-C3N4/α-MoO3nanoneedles(flg-C3N4/α-MoO3NNs)all-solid-stateZ-schememechanismphotocatalystsynthesizedviaatypicalhydrothermalmethodinacontrolledmanner.Therecombinationofthephoto-inducede–hpairscouldbeeffectivelyrestrainedbytheZ-schemepassagewaybetweentheflg-C3N4andα-MoO3NNsinthecomposite,whichcouldalsopromiseahighredoxabilitytodegradepollutants.Anditbecamepossibleforthepreparedphotocatalysttoabsorblightinawiderangeofwavelengths.Thedetailedmechanismwasstudiedbyelectronspin-resonancespectroscopy(ESR).Thelow-dimensionalnanostructureofthetwoconstituents(α-MoO3NNswithone-dimensionalstructureandflg-C3N4withtwo-dimensionalstructure)endowedthecompositewithvarietiesofexcellentphysicochemicalproperties,whichfacilitatedthetransferanddiffusionofthephotoelectronsandincreasedthespecificsurfaceareaandtheactivesites.The10wt%flg-C3N4/α-MoO3NNsshowedthebestphotocatalyticperformancetowardRhBdegradation,therateofwhichwas71.86%,~2.6timeshigherthanthatofα-MoO3NNs.
简介:Variousagriculturalcropresiduesincludingcornstover,corncob,andsorghumstalkwithamoisturecontentof75wt%weresubjectedtoalongpretreatment(12-60h)withsupercriticalCO2(scCO2),atlowtemperature(50-80℃)andapressureof17.5-25.0Mpa.Thesugaryieldsfromtheenzymatichydrolysis(EH)ofthepretreatedsampleswereasmuchasthree-tofourfoldgreaterthanthoseaffordedbytherawmaterials.However,whenpretreatmentwasconductedwithinashorttime(e.g.0.5h),aspreviouslyreportedintheliterature,onlyaslightincreaseintheEHsugaryieldswasobserved.TheproposedscCO2pretreatmentmechanismdemonstratedtheroleofmoistureinthesystem.Wetting,softening,andswellingwereobservedtomainlyaffectthelignocellulosewhenasuitableamountofwaterwasadded.Finally,thesampleswereanalysedbyX-raydiffractionandscanningelectronmicroscopy,beforeandafterpretreatment,toinvestigatethechangesinthemicroscopicstructureofthebiomass.
简介:On △I=4 Bifurcation PhenomenaOn△I=4BifurcationPhenomena¥ZhangJingye;YangSunandMikeGuidryTheexperiments-bythenew7--raydetector...