The hierarchical ZnMn2O4/Mn3O4 composite sub-microrods were synthesized via a water-in-oil microemulsion method followed by calcination.The ZnMn2O4/Mn3O4 electrode displays an intriguing capacity increasing from 440 t...The hierarchical ZnMn2O4/Mn3O4 composite sub-microrods were synthesized via a water-in-oil microemulsion method followed by calcination.The ZnMn2O4/Mn3O4 electrode displays an intriguing capacity increasing from 440 to 910 mA·h/g at 500 mA/g during 550 consecutive discharge/charge cycles,and delivers an ultrahigh capacity of 1276 mA·h/g at 100 mA/g,which is much greater than the theoretical capacity of either ZnMn2O4 or Mn3O4 electrode.To investigate the underlying mechanism of this phenomenon,cyclic voltammetry and differential capacity analysis were applied,both of which reveal the emergence and the growth of new reversible redox reactions upon charge/discharge cycling.The new reversible conversions are probably the results of an activation process of the electrode material during the cycling process,leading to the climbing charge storage.However,the capacity exceeding the theoretical value indicates that there are still other factors contributing to the increasing capacity.展开更多
In this paper, the dielectric properties of silicon nitride are studied using the dielectric polarization theories. According to the developed dielectric models, the temperature dependence of dielectric constant and l...In this paper, the dielectric properties of silicon nitride are studied using the dielectric polarization theories. According to the developed dielectric models, the temperature dependence of dielectric constant and loss of silicon nitride is mainly analyzed. In addition, the impact of Li^＋, K^＋, Ca^2＋, Al^3＋ and Mg^2＋ doping on the dielectric properties of silicon nitride are also estimated.展开更多
基金Ting-ting FENG acknowledges the financial support from Professor Paul V.BRAUN at Department of Materials Science and Engineering,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,the support from Chinese Scholarship Council during her visit to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,partial financial supports from Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province,China(2019YFH0002,2019YFG0222 and 2019YFG0526).The research was partly carried out in the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory Central Research Facilities,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
文摘The hierarchical ZnMn2O4/Mn3O4 composite sub-microrods were synthesized via a water-in-oil microemulsion method followed by calcination.The ZnMn2O4/Mn3O4 electrode displays an intriguing capacity increasing from 440 to 910 mA·h/g at 500 mA/g during 550 consecutive discharge/charge cycles,and delivers an ultrahigh capacity of 1276 mA·h/g at 100 mA/g,which is much greater than the theoretical capacity of either ZnMn2O4 or Mn3O4 electrode.To investigate the underlying mechanism of this phenomenon,cyclic voltammetry and differential capacity analysis were applied,both of which reveal the emergence and the growth of new reversible redox reactions upon charge/discharge cycling.The new reversible conversions are probably the results of an activation process of the electrode material during the cycling process,leading to the climbing charge storage.However,the capacity exceeding the theoretical value indicates that there are still other factors contributing to the increasing capacity.
文摘In this paper, the dielectric properties of silicon nitride are studied using the dielectric polarization theories. According to the developed dielectric models, the temperature dependence of dielectric constant and loss of silicon nitride is mainly analyzed. In addition, the impact of Li^＋, K^＋, Ca^2＋, Al^3＋ and Mg^2＋ doping on the dielectric properties of silicon nitride are also estimated.
