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Zhang X, Jin D, Guo C, Ke L, Li N, Zhang X, Xu K, Rui K, Lin H, Zhang Y, Wang L, Zhu J. Achieving Electronic Engineering of Vanadium Oxide-Based 3D Lithiophilic Sandwiched-Aerogel Framework for Ultrastable Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:33306-33314. [PMID: 35822804 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c08117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Lithium (Li) metal is one of the most promising anode materials for the next-generation batteries, which owns superior specific capacity and energy density. Unfortunately, lithium dendrites that is formed during the charging/discharging process tends to induce capacity degradation and thus short lifespan. In this study, the vanadium oxide (V2O5) and nitrogen-doped vanadium oxide (N-V2O3, N-VO0.9)-modified three-dimensional (3D) reduced graphene oxide ((N)-VOx@rGO) with tunable electronic properties are demonstrated to enable the dendrite-free Li deposition. The soft lithiophilic rGO as the scaffold can provide sufficient void space for Li storage. Meanwhile, the rigid (N)-VOx uniformly anchored on rGO can perfectly maintain the 3D structure, which is crucial for Li to enter the inner space of the 3D framework. Consequently, the (N)-VOx@rGO electrodes achieve dendrite-free electrodeposition under the multifarious deposition capacity and current densities. Compared with the bare lithium electrodes, the asymmetrical cells of (N)-VOx@rGO anode can cycle stably up to 400 h at 2 mA cm-2 current density, together with a low nucleation overpotential of ∼20 mV.
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- Xiaomin Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People's Republic of China
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Zhao Z, Shen X, Li H, Liu K, Wu H, Li X, Gao X. Watching Microwave‐Induced Microscopic Hot Spots via the Thermosensitive Fluorescence of Europium/Terbium Mixed‐Metal Organic Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhenyu Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin University Tianjin 300350 China
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Zhao Z, Shen X, Li H, Liu K, Wu H, Li X, Gao X. Watching Microwave-Induced Microscopic Hot Spots via the Thermosensitive Fluorescence of Europium/Terbium Mixed-Metal Organic Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202114340. [PMID: 34866299 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
The hypothesis of microscopic hot spots is widely used to explain the unique microwave (MW) effect in materials science and chemical engineering, but it has not yet been directly measured. Herein we use Eu/Tb mixed-metal organic complexes as nano thermometers to probe the intrinsic temperature of MW-absorbing particles in MW fields based on the thermosensitive fluorescent spectra. According to the measurements of the temperature gradient at the solid/liquid interphase, we derive an MW-irradiated energy transfer model to predict the extent of microscopic hot spots. The fluorescence results agree with the model predictions that the MW-induced temperature gradient can be enlarged by increasing MW intensity, as well as the dielectric loss and size of particles. Conversely, the increase in the thermal conductivity and the dielectric loss of the liquid lowers the temperature gradient. This study enables control of MW-assisted synthesis and MW-responsive techniques.
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- Zhenyu Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University, National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University, National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University, National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University, National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University, National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University, National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University, National Engineering Research Center of Distillation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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