The ternary transitional metal oxide NiCo_2O_4 is a promising anode material for sodium ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity and superior electrical conductivity. However, its sodium storage capability i...The ternary transitional metal oxide NiCo_2O_4 is a promising anode material for sodium ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity and superior electrical conductivity. However, its sodium storage capability is severely limited by the sluggish sodiation/desodiation reaction kinetics. Herein, NiCo_2O_4 double-shelled hollow spheres were synthesized via a microwave-assisted, fast solvothermal synthetic procedure in a mixture of isopropanol and glycerol, followed by annealing. Isopropanol played a vital role in the precipitation of nickel and cobalt,and the shrinkage of the glycerol quasi-emulsion under heat treatment was responsible for the formation of the double-shelled nanostructure. The as-synthesized productwas tested as an anode material in a sodium ion battery,was found to exhibit a high reversible specific capacity of 511 m Ahg^(-1) at 100 m Ag^(-1), and deliver high capacity retention after 100 cycles.展开更多
Microwave can be used to accelerate chemical reaction and improve the rate of production. Does microwave only act as a heating factor? Do there exist any specific effects? These questions are still holding a violent c...Microwave can be used to accelerate chemical reaction and improve the rate of production. Does microwave only act as a heating factor? Do there exist any specific effects? These questions are still holding a violent controversy. Here we will choose the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, which is sensitive to surrounding effects, to study the influence of microwave on chemical reactions. Visible changes of periods have been observed. It appeares that there could have been specific effects of microwave.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(Grant No.2016FZ0070)the Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,201476145)the technical support for Materials Characterization from The Analytical and Testing Center of Sichuan University
文摘The ternary transitional metal oxide NiCo_2O_4 is a promising anode material for sodium ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity and superior electrical conductivity. However, its sodium storage capability is severely limited by the sluggish sodiation/desodiation reaction kinetics. Herein, NiCo_2O_4 double-shelled hollow spheres were synthesized via a microwave-assisted, fast solvothermal synthetic procedure in a mixture of isopropanol and glycerol, followed by annealing. Isopropanol played a vital role in the precipitation of nickel and cobalt,and the shrinkage of the glycerol quasi-emulsion under heat treatment was responsible for the formation of the double-shelled nanostructure. The as-synthesized productwas tested as an anode material in a sodium ion battery,was found to exhibit a high reversible specific capacity of 511 m Ahg^(-1) at 100 m Ag^(-1), and deliver high capacity retention after 100 cycles.
文摘Microwave can be used to accelerate chemical reaction and improve the rate of production. Does microwave only act as a heating factor? Do there exist any specific effects? These questions are still holding a violent controversy. Here we will choose the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, which is sensitive to surrounding effects, to study the influence of microwave on chemical reactions. Visible changes of periods have been observed. It appeares that there could have been specific effects of microwave.
