Preparing 3D Perovskite Li_(0.33)La_(0.557)TiO_(3)Nanotubes Framework Via Facile Coaxial Electro-Spinning Towards Reinforced Solid Polymer Electrolyte

It is of significance to construct continuous multiphase percolation channels with fast lithium-ion pathway in hybrid solid electrolytes.3D ceramic nanostructure frameworks have attracted great attention in this field.Herein,the three-dimensional perovskite Li_(0.33)La_(0.557)TiO_(3)nanotubes framework(3D-LLTO-NT)is fabricated via a facile coaxial electro-spinning process followed by a calcination process at 800°C.The hybrid polymer electrolyte of 3DLLTO-NT framework and poly(ethylene carbonate)(3D-LLTO-NT@PEC)shows improved ionic conductivity of 1.73×10^(-4)S cm^(-1)at ambient temperature,higher lithium-ion transference number(t_(Li)^(+))of 0.78 and electrochemical stability window up to 5.0 V vs Li/Li^(+).The all-solid-state cell of LiFePO_(4)/3D-LLTO-NT@PEC/Li delivers a high specific capacity of 140.2 mAh g^(-1)at 0.1 C at ambient temperature.This outstanding performance is attributed to the 3D ceramic nanotubes frameworks which provide fast lithium ion transfer pathway and stable interfaces.

Thiazoloisoindigo-based Polymer Semiconductors: Synthesis,Structure-Property Relationship, Charge Carrier Polarity, and Field-Effect Transistor Performance

Developing new polymeric semiconductors with excellent device performance is essential for organic electronics. Herein, we synthesized two new thiazoloisoindigo(Tz II)-based polymers, namely, P(Tz II-d Th-d Th) and P(Tz II-d Th-d Tz), by copolymerizing thiophene-flanked Tz II with bithiophene and bithiazole, respectively. Owing to the more electron-deficient nature of bithiazole than bithiophene, P(Tz II-d Th-d Tz)possesses deeper LUMO/HOMO levels of-3.45/-5.47 e V than P(Tz II-d Th-d Th)(-3.34/-5.32 e V). The organic field-effect transistor(OFET) devices based on P(Tz II-d Th-d Th) exhibited p-type behaviors with an average hole mobility value as high as 1.43 cm^(2)·V^(-1)·s^(-1), while P(Tz II-d Th-d Tz)showed typical ambipolar characteristics with average hole and electron mobilities of 0.38 and 0.56 cm^(2)·V^(-1)·s^(-1). In addition, we compared the performances of both polymers with other Tz II-based polymers reported in our previous work, and showed that the charge carrier polarity can be manipulated by adjusting the number of the thiophene units between the acceptor unit. As the increase of the number of thiophene rings,charge carrier polarity shifts from electron-dominated ambipolar transport to hole-dominated ambipolar transport and then to unipolar hole transport in OFETs, which provides an effective molecular design strategy for further optimization of polymer OFET performance.

Rhodium-Catalyzed Direct C-H Alkenylation of Indoles with Alkenyl Borates

Main observation and conclusion A new Rh(Ⅲ)-catalyzed direct C—H alkenylation of 2,3-unsubstitued indoles with alkenyl borates through C—H activation followed by transmetallation was described.This protocol provides an efficient method for the synthesis of terminal C2-alkenylindoles under mild conditions,and also shows broad substrate scope and high functional group tolerance with respect to both components.Furthermore,the C2-alkenylated indole can be easily transformed into carboline derivative,which is an important polycyclic indole moiety in natural products and drug molecules.

Multi-scale mechanical properties of bulk-heterojunction films in polymer solar cells

The mechanical properties of bulk-heterojunction(BHJ)films play critical roles in the operational stability of flexible polymer solar cells(PSCs).In this study,the multi-scale mechanical properties of the BHJ films containing three representative electron acceptors are systematically evaluated.Interestingly,the tensile moduli of the films based on PC_(71)BM,Y6,and PRi-C39 decrease sequentially,and their fracture strain and toughness show an increasing trend.Moreover,the nanoindentation moduli of the films based on these acceptors vary in accordance with the results of tensile characterizations.Creep analyses illustrate that the occurrence of creep deformation in the PC_(71)BM,Y6,and PRi-C39-based films decrease sequentially.Contact angle tests demonstrate that the donor-acceptor interactions greatly affect the mechanical properties of these films.All results above demonstrate the effects of acceptor type on the multi-scale mechanical properties of the BHJ films,which are important for the development of reliable flexible PSCs.