The high-energy lithium/sulfur(Li/S) battery has become a very popular topic of research in recent years due to its high theoretical capacity of 1672 m Ah/g. However, the polysulfide shuttle effect remains of great co...The high-energy lithium/sulfur(Li/S) battery has become a very popular topic of research in recent years due to its high theoretical capacity of 1672 m Ah/g. However, the polysulfide shuttle effect remains of great concern with a great number of publications dedicated to its mitigation. In this contribution, a three-dimensional(3D) reduced graphene oxide/activated carbon(RGO/AC) film, synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method and convenient mechanical pressing, is sandwiched between the separator and the sulfur-based cathode, acting as a functional interlayer to capture and trap polysulfide species. Consequently, the Li/S cell with this interlayer shows an impressive initial discharge capacity of 1078 m Ah/g and a reversible capacity of 655 m Ah/g even after 100 cycles. The RGO/AC interlayer impedes the movement of polysulfide while providing unimpeded channels for lithium ion mass transfer. Therefore, the RGO/AC interlayer with a well-designed structure represents strong potential for high-performance Li/S batteries.展开更多
The paper summarizes and discusses the recent advances of proteins as functional interlayers in organic field-effect transistors（OFETs）.Specific focus is given on the proteins integrated into the device structure,ei...The paper summarizes and discusses the recent advances of proteins as functional interlayers in organic field-effect transistors（OFETs）.Specific focus is given on the proteins integrated into the device structure,either to act as dielectric materials or to perform as the functional interlayer between the dielectric and the organic semiconductor（OSC）.The main emphasis is give to the location and the specific effect of protein layers in the structure of OFETs.Besides,the possibility of amyloid serving as useful building blocks for OFET is discussed.展开更多
A meshless radial basis function （RBF） collocation method based on the Eringen nonlocal elasticity theory is developed to calculate the band structures of ternary and quaternary nanoscale multi-layered phononic crys...A meshless radial basis function （RBF） collocation method based on the Eringen nonlocal elasticity theory is developed to calculate the band structures of ternary and quaternary nanoscale multi-layered phononic crystals （PNCs） with functionally graded （FG） interlayers. Detailed calculations are performed for anti-plane transverse waves propagating in such PNCs. The influences of FG and homogeneous interlayers, component number, nonlocal interface imperfections and nanoscale size on cut-off frequency and band structures are investigated in detail. Numerical results show that these factors have significant effects on band structures at the macroscopic and microscopic scales.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.21406052the Program for the Outstanding Young Talents of Hebei Province(grant no.BJ2014010)the Scientific Research Foundation for Selected Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China(grant no.CG2015003002)
文摘The high-energy lithium/sulfur(Li/S) battery has become a very popular topic of research in recent years due to its high theoretical capacity of 1672 m Ah/g. However, the polysulfide shuttle effect remains of great concern with a great number of publications dedicated to its mitigation. In this contribution, a three-dimensional(3D) reduced graphene oxide/activated carbon(RGO/AC) film, synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method and convenient mechanical pressing, is sandwiched between the separator and the sulfur-based cathode, acting as a functional interlayer to capture and trap polysulfide species. Consequently, the Li/S cell with this interlayer shows an impressive initial discharge capacity of 1078 m Ah/g and a reversible capacity of 655 m Ah/g even after 100 cycles. The RGO/AC interlayer impedes the movement of polysulfide while providing unimpeded channels for lithium ion mass transfer. Therefore, the RGO/AC interlayer with a well-designed structure represents strong potential for high-performance Li/S batteries.
基金funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Nos.21374057,51303100)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.GK201502001,GK201301006)+6 种基金the 111 Project(No.B14041)Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(No.IRT_14R33)Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(No.2015JM2048)Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials(No.sklssm201626)the support of the Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2014M560747)Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(No.2016JM5024)the Scientific Research Program funded by Shaanxi Provincial Education Department(No.14JK1801)
文摘The paper summarizes and discusses the recent advances of proteins as functional interlayers in organic field-effect transistors（OFETs）.Specific focus is given on the proteins integrated into the device structure,either to act as dielectric materials or to perform as the functional interlayer between the dielectric and the organic semiconductor（OSC）.The main emphasis is give to the location and the specific effect of protein layers in the structure of OFETs.Besides,the possibility of amyloid serving as useful building blocks for OFET is discussed.
基金the supports by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos.11002026,11372039)Beijing Natural Science Foundation (no.3133039)the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned (no.20121832001)
文摘A meshless radial basis function （RBF） collocation method based on the Eringen nonlocal elasticity theory is developed to calculate the band structures of ternary and quaternary nanoscale multi-layered phononic crystals （PNCs） with functionally graded （FG） interlayers. Detailed calculations are performed for anti-plane transverse waves propagating in such PNCs. The influences of FG and homogeneous interlayers, component number, nonlocal interface imperfections and nanoscale size on cut-off frequency and band structures are investigated in detail. Numerical results show that these factors have significant effects on band structures at the macroscopic and microscopic scales.
