Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs),a family of highly porous materials possessing huge surface areas and feasible chemical tunability,are emerging as critical functional materials to solve the growing challenges associate...Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs),a family of highly porous materials possessing huge surface areas and feasible chemical tunability,are emerging as critical functional materials to solve the growing challenges associated with energy-water systems,such as water scarcity issues.In this contribution,the roles of MOFs are highlighted in electrochemical-based water applications(i.e.,reactions,sensing,and separations),where MOF-based functional materials exhibit outstanding performances in detecting/removing pollutants,recovering resources,and harvesting energies from different water sources.Compared with the pristine MOFs,the efficiency and/or selectivity can be further enhanced via rational structural modulation of MOFs(e.g.,partial metal substitution)or integration of MOFs with other functional materials(e.g.,metal clusters and reduced graphene oxide).Several key factors/properties that affect the performances of MOF-based materials are also reviewed,including electronic structures,nanoconfined effects,stability,conductivity,and atomic structures.The advancement in the fundamental understanding of these key factors is expected to shed light on the functioning mechanisms of MOFs(e.g.,charge transfer pathways and guest-host interactions),which will subsequently accelerate the integration of precisely designed MOFs into electrochemical architectures to achieve highly effective water remediation with optimized selectivity and long-term stability.展开更多
The increased use of rechargeable batteries in portable electronic devices and the continuous develop-ment of novel applications （e.g. transportation and large scale energy storage）, have raised a strong de-mand for...The increased use of rechargeable batteries in portable electronic devices and the continuous develop-ment of novel applications （e.g. transportation and large scale energy storage）, have raised a strong de-mand for high performance batteries with increased energy density, cycle and calendar life, safety andlower costs. This triggers significant efforts to reveal the fundamental mechanism determining batteryperformance with the use of advanced analytical techniques. However, the inherently complex character-istics of battery systems make the mechanism analysis sophisticated and difficult. Synchrotron radiationis an advanced collimated light source with high intensity and tunable energies. It has particular ad-vantages in electronic structure and geometric structure （both the short-range and long-range structure）analysis of materials on different length and time scales. In the past decades, synchrotron X-ray tech-niques have been widely used to understand the fundamental mechanism and guide the technologicaloptimization of batteries. In particular, in situ and operando techniques with high spatial and temporalresolution, enable the nondestructive, real time dynamic investigation of the electrochemical reaction,and lead to significant deep insights into the battery operation mechanism. This review gives a brief introduction of the application of synchrotron X-ray techniques to the inves-tigation of battery systems. The five widely implicated techniques, including X-ray diffraction （XRD）, PairDistribution Function （PDF）, Hard and Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy （XAS） and X-ray photoelectronspectroscopy （XPS） will be reviewed, with the emphasis on their in situ studies of battery systems during cycling.展开更多
A kind of amphiphilic functional monomer was selected to modify polyacrylamide （PAM） or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide （HPAM）. The relative properties of the modified polyacrylamide （HM-PAM） and modified pa...A kind of amphiphilic functional monomer was selected to modify polyacrylamide （PAM） or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide （HPAM）. The relative properties of the modified polyacrylamide （HM-PAM） and modified partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide （HM-HPAM） such as radius of gyration （Rg）, hydrodynamic radius （RH）, and radial distribution functions （RDFs） have been studied to find the intrinsic relation between the microstructure of the polymer chain and the intrinsic viscosities with changing the amotmt of modified monomers from 1% to 4%. The simulation results show that, compared to HPAM, HM-HPAM has a better performance in increasing viscosity when the percentage of modified monomers is 2% and has a stronger salt tolerance when the modified monomers is 4%. Furthermore, a complex hydrogen bonding network was revealed with the analysis of radial distribution functions （RDFs） and the pair correlation function was used to investigate the diffusivity of Na^＋ and carbon atoms in the COO^- group.展开更多
The mechanism research of structure-related reactions on Li_2MnO_3 is important to enhance the electrochemical performance of lithium-manganese-rich layered oxides.Although there are some reports on the structure evol...The mechanism research of structure-related reactions on Li_2MnO_3 is important to enhance the electrochemical performance of lithium-manganese-rich layered oxides.Although there are some reports on the structure evolution of Li_2MnO_3 during cycling process,the employed research techniques are very limited,mainly in/ex-situ X-ray diffraction,X-ray absorption and transmission electron microscopy.Here,atomic pair distribution function,a method to study the local atomic arrangement on the basis of average spectroscopic information,is used for the first time to study the local structure evolution of Li_2MnO_3 during electrochemical charge/discharge cycles.The results clearly demonstrate that Mn^(3+)/Mn^(4+) redox couple is activated and Mn ions are reduced during discharging process.Some Mn ions in Mn layers can significantly migrate to Li layers and occupy the octahedral sites.As a result,a portion of inserted Li ions can occupy the face-shared tetrahedron sites,accompanied by the formation of local spinel-like structure.This work provides an important and suitable method based on the average spectroscopic information to investigate the local structure of electrode materials of lithium-ion batteries as well as other advanced battery systems.展开更多
晶体学只能够给出有关晶体平均原子结构的信息,而结合逆向蒙特卡罗(Reverse Monte Carlo,RMC)模拟的全散射方法将同时包含原子的平均结构和局部尺度上原子间距、键角以及结构多面体的取向和形变等方面的信息,这也是RMC方法一个独特的优...晶体学只能够给出有关晶体平均原子结构的信息,而结合逆向蒙特卡罗(Reverse Monte Carlo,RMC)模拟的全散射方法将同时包含原子的平均结构和局部尺度上原子间距、键角以及结构多面体的取向和形变等方面的信息,这也是RMC方法一个独特的优势.近年来,借助第三代同步辐射加速器和散裂中子源,RMC方法在实验和理论上都有了较快的发展,同时数据质量高,保证了该方法在材料的局域波动和无序的精细结构研究中的适用性.本文从RMC基本原理和分析方法两个方面介绍了无序体系中的逆向蒙特卡罗方法,同时给出了一系列有助于理解的RMC模型实例.最后,对RMC方法的发展进行了展望.近年来我国对大科学装置的投入迅速增长,相信RMC方法搭载第四代高能量光源,必将在我国新材料的设计与开发中发挥重要的作用.展开更多
A well-established pseodopotential is used to study the structure of some 4f rare earth liquid metals （Ce, Pr, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Yb）. The structure factor S（q）, pair distribution function g（r）, interatomic distanc...A well-established pseodopotential is used to study the structure of some 4f rare earth liquid metals （Ce, Pr, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Yb）. The structure factor S（q）, pair distribution function g（r）, interatomic distance r1, and coordination number n1 are calculated using Charged Hard Sphere （CHS） reference system. To introduce the exchange and correlation effects, the local field correction due to Sarkar et al. （S） is applied. The present investigation is successful in generating the structural information of Ce, Pr, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Yb 4f rare earth liquid metals.展开更多
The energy materials performance is intrinsically determined by structures from the average lattice structure to the atom arrangement, valence, and distribution of the containing transition metal(TM) elements. Underst...The energy materials performance is intrinsically determined by structures from the average lattice structure to the atom arrangement, valence, and distribution of the containing transition metal(TM) elements. Understanding the mechanism of the structure transition and atom rearrangement via synthesis or processing is key to expediting the exploration of excellent energy materials. In this work, in situ neutron scattering is employed to reveal the real-time structure evolution, including the TM-O bonds, lattice,TM valence and the migration of the high-voltage spinel cathode LiNi_(0.5)Mn_(1.5)O_(4). The transition-metalmediated spinel destabilization under the annealing at the oxygen-deficient atmosphere is pinpointed.The formation of Mn^(3+) is correlated to the TM migration activation, TM disordered rearrangement in the spinel, and the transition to a layered-rocksalt phase. The further TM interdiffusion and Mn^(3+) reduction are also revealed with multi-stage thermodynamics and kinetics. The mechanisms of phase transition and atom migrations as functions of temperature, time and atmosphere present important guidance on the synthesis in various-valence element containing oxides.展开更多
It has been a challenge to fully understand the structural characteristics of laser-irradiation induced amorphous(L-a) Ge2Sb2Te5(GST) alloy due to the difficulties of collecting diffraction data from high purity speci...It has been a challenge to fully understand the structural characteristics of laser-irradiation induced amorphous(L-a) Ge2Sb2Te5(GST) alloy due to the difficulties of collecting diffraction data from high purity specimens. In this paper,by fabricating GST thin films on different substrates,we exhibit an effective way of preparing L-a GST dots in submicron scale on various types of specially designed transmission electron microscope(TEM) grids. The structural characteristics of L-a GST in the form of pair distribution functions(PDF) can be achieved on single dots of L-a GST via selected area electron diffraction(SAED) . This general approach would be convenient for precisely producing laser-irradiation induced materials in submicron scale for structural investigation.展开更多
基金supported by the start-up package and COES Institutional Research Incentive Program at the Florida Institute of Technology.
文摘Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs),a family of highly porous materials possessing huge surface areas and feasible chemical tunability,are emerging as critical functional materials to solve the growing challenges associated with energy-water systems,such as water scarcity issues.In this contribution,the roles of MOFs are highlighted in electrochemical-based water applications(i.e.,reactions,sensing,and separations),where MOF-based functional materials exhibit outstanding performances in detecting/removing pollutants,recovering resources,and harvesting energies from different water sources.Compared with the pristine MOFs,the efficiency and/or selectivity can be further enhanced via rational structural modulation of MOFs(e.g.,partial metal substitution)or integration of MOFs with other functional materials(e.g.,metal clusters and reduced graphene oxide).Several key factors/properties that affect the performances of MOF-based materials are also reviewed,including electronic structures,nanoconfined effects,stability,conductivity,and atomic structures.The advancement in the fundamental understanding of these key factors is expected to shed light on the functioning mechanisms of MOFs(e.g.,charge transfer pathways and guest-host interactions),which will subsequently accelerate the integration of precisely designed MOFs into electrochemical architectures to achieve highly effective water remediation with optimized selectivity and long-term stability.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos.21233004,21303147 and 21473148,etc.)the National Key Research and Development Program (Grant no.2016YFB0901500)
文摘The increased use of rechargeable batteries in portable electronic devices and the continuous develop-ment of novel applications （e.g. transportation and large scale energy storage）, have raised a strong de-mand for high performance batteries with increased energy density, cycle and calendar life, safety andlower costs. This triggers significant efforts to reveal the fundamental mechanism determining batteryperformance with the use of advanced analytical techniques. However, the inherently complex character-istics of battery systems make the mechanism analysis sophisticated and difficult. Synchrotron radiationis an advanced collimated light source with high intensity and tunable energies. It has particular ad-vantages in electronic structure and geometric structure （both the short-range and long-range structure）analysis of materials on different length and time scales. In the past decades, synchrotron X-ray tech-niques have been widely used to understand the fundamental mechanism and guide the technologicaloptimization of batteries. In particular, in situ and operando techniques with high spatial and temporalresolution, enable the nondestructive, real time dynamic investigation of the electrochemical reaction,and lead to significant deep insights into the battery operation mechanism. This review gives a brief introduction of the application of synchrotron X-ray techniques to the inves-tigation of battery systems. The five widely implicated techniques, including X-ray diffraction （XRD）, PairDistribution Function （PDF）, Hard and Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy （XAS） and X-ray photoelectronspectroscopy （XPS） will be reviewed, with the emphasis on their in situ studies of battery systems during cycling.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20904035)
文摘A kind of amphiphilic functional monomer was selected to modify polyacrylamide （PAM） or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide （HPAM）. The relative properties of the modified polyacrylamide （HM-PAM） and modified partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide （HM-HPAM） such as radius of gyration （Rg）, hydrodynamic radius （RH）, and radial distribution functions （RDFs） have been studied to find the intrinsic relation between the microstructure of the polymer chain and the intrinsic viscosities with changing the amotmt of modified monomers from 1% to 4%. The simulation results show that, compared to HPAM, HM-HPAM has a better performance in increasing viscosity when the percentage of modified monomers is 2% and has a stronger salt tolerance when the modified monomers is 4%. Furthermore, a complex hydrogen bonding network was revealed with the analysis of radial distribution functions （RDFs） and the pair correlation function was used to investigate the diffusivity of Na^＋ and carbon atoms in the COO^- group.
基金supported financially by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (B) (KZ201610005003)National Natural Science Foundation of China (51622202, U1507107, 21603009 and 51802009)+1 种基金National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB0104302)Guangdong Science and Technology Project (2016B010114001)
文摘The mechanism research of structure-related reactions on Li_2MnO_3 is important to enhance the electrochemical performance of lithium-manganese-rich layered oxides.Although there are some reports on the structure evolution of Li_2MnO_3 during cycling process,the employed research techniques are very limited,mainly in/ex-situ X-ray diffraction,X-ray absorption and transmission electron microscopy.Here,atomic pair distribution function,a method to study the local atomic arrangement on the basis of average spectroscopic information,is used for the first time to study the local structure evolution of Li_2MnO_3 during electrochemical charge/discharge cycles.The results clearly demonstrate that Mn^(3+)/Mn^(4+) redox couple is activated and Mn ions are reduced during discharging process.Some Mn ions in Mn layers can significantly migrate to Li layers and occupy the octahedral sites.As a result,a portion of inserted Li ions can occupy the face-shared tetrahedron sites,accompanied by the formation of local spinel-like structure.This work provides an important and suitable method based on the average spectroscopic information to investigate the local structure of electrode materials of lithium-ion batteries as well as other advanced battery systems.
文摘晶体学只能够给出有关晶体平均原子结构的信息,而结合逆向蒙特卡罗(Reverse Monte Carlo,RMC)模拟的全散射方法将同时包含原子的平均结构和局部尺度上原子间距、键角以及结构多面体的取向和形变等方面的信息,这也是RMC方法一个独特的优势.近年来,借助第三代同步辐射加速器和散裂中子源,RMC方法在实验和理论上都有了较快的发展,同时数据质量高,保证了该方法在材料的局域波动和无序的精细结构研究中的适用性.本文从RMC基本原理和分析方法两个方面介绍了无序体系中的逆向蒙特卡罗方法,同时给出了一系列有助于理解的RMC模型实例.最后,对RMC方法的发展进行了展望.近年来我国对大科学装置的投入迅速增长,相信RMC方法搭载第四代高能量光源,必将在我国新材料的设计与开发中发挥重要的作用.
基金The project supported by University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India
文摘A well-established pseodopotential is used to study the structure of some 4f rare earth liquid metals （Ce, Pr, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Yb）. The structure factor S（q）, pair distribution function g（r）, interatomic distance r1, and coordination number n1 are calculated using Charged Hard Sphere （CHS） reference system. To introduce the exchange and correlation effects, the local field correction due to Sarkar et al. （S） is applied. The present investigation is successful in generating the structural information of Ce, Pr, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Yb 4f rare earth liquid metals.
基金supported by the Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)。
文摘The energy materials performance is intrinsically determined by structures from the average lattice structure to the atom arrangement, valence, and distribution of the containing transition metal(TM) elements. Understanding the mechanism of the structure transition and atom rearrangement via synthesis or processing is key to expediting the exploration of excellent energy materials. In this work, in situ neutron scattering is employed to reveal the real-time structure evolution, including the TM-O bonds, lattice,TM valence and the migration of the high-voltage spinel cathode LiNi_(0.5)Mn_(1.5)O_(4). The transition-metalmediated spinel destabilization under the annealing at the oxygen-deficient atmosphere is pinpointed.The formation of Mn^(3+) is correlated to the TM migration activation, TM disordered rearrangement in the spinel, and the transition to a layered-rocksalt phase. The further TM interdiffusion and Mn^(3+) reduction are also revealed with multi-stage thermodynamics and kinetics. The mechanisms of phase transition and atom migrations as functions of temperature, time and atmosphere present important guidance on the synthesis in various-valence element containing oxides.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos.2007CB935400 and 2009CB623700)
文摘It has been a challenge to fully understand the structural characteristics of laser-irradiation induced amorphous(L-a) Ge2Sb2Te5(GST) alloy due to the difficulties of collecting diffraction data from high purity specimens. In this paper,by fabricating GST thin films on different substrates,we exhibit an effective way of preparing L-a GST dots in submicron scale on various types of specially designed transmission electron microscope(TEM) grids. The structural characteristics of L-a GST in the form of pair distribution functions(PDF) can be achieved on single dots of L-a GST via selected area electron diffraction(SAED) . This general approach would be convenient for precisely producing laser-irradiation induced materials in submicron scale for structural investigation.
