Magnetocaloric effect and critical behavior of the Mn-rich itinerant material Mn3GaC with enhanced ferromagnetic interaction

We revisit the reversible magnetocaloric effect of itinerant ferromagnet Mn3GaC near the ferromagnetic to paramagnetic phase transition by adopting the experimental and theoretical methods and critical behavior of Mn-rich Mn3GaC with an enhanced FM interaction.Landau theory model cannot account for temperature dependent magnetic entropy change which is estimated from thermal magnetic methods only considering magnetoelastic coupling and the electron-electron interaction,apart from molecular mean-field model.Critical behavior is studied by adopting the modified Arrott plot,Kouvel-Fisher plot,and critical isotherm analysis.With these critical exponents,experimental data below and above Tc collapse into two universal branches,fulfilling the single scaling equation m=f±(h),where m and h are renormalized magnetization and field.Critical exponents are confirmed by Widom scaling law and just between mean-field model and three-dimensional Heisenberg model,as the evidence for the existence of long-range ferromagnetic interaction.With increasing the Mn content,Tc increases monotonously and critical exponents increases accordingly.The exchange distance changes from J(r)~r^-4.68 for x=0 to J(r)~r^-4.71 for x=0.08,respectively,which suggests the competition of the Mn-Mn direct interaction and the itinerant Mn-C-Mn hybridization.The possible mechanism is proposed.

Self-Healing All-in-One Energy Storage for Flexible Self-Powering Ammonia Smartsensors

Self-healable and flexible all-in-one self-powering smartsensing devices have recently attracted great attention.Herein,a flexible all-in-one solid-state electronic system of polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)hydrogel-based supercapacitors for self-powering ammonia smartsensors has been fabricated.Self-healing supercapacitors are prepared by integrating polypyrrole(PPy)and boron crosslinked PVA/KCl hydrogel as a sandwich configuration,exhibiting large specific capacitance of 244.81 mF cm^(-2)at 0.47 mA cm^(-2),and good charging/discharging stability of 2000 cycles,while ammonia sensors are realized by a SnO_(2)/PPy-modified conductive PVA hydrogel film,demonstrating an excellent sensing behavior toward NH_(3) vapor under 50 ppb–500 ppm.As a result,selfhealing supercapacitors could well store energy and then self-power sensing unit for remotely real-time detection via a smartphone,acquiring high flexibility of energy-sensing system.With attractive biocompatibility and selfhealing performance toward various environment,this all-in-one flexible energy-smartsensor system would pave the way to novel fabrication process in realization of wearable self-healing smart devices.

Electrical anisotropy in two-dimensional reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole-based ordered conjugated system ensure multi-stimulus response signal adapter

Electronic technology,based on signal conversion induced by voltage stimulation,forms the core foundation of the state-of-the-art intelligent devices,tools,and equipment.Such conversions are inherently binary and limited because they rely solely on voltage,which presents challenges for many emerging frontier applications.Here,a two-dimensional ordered conjugated system of reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole(rGO/PPy)has been developed.Multi-stimulus response signal adapters have been constructed,utilizing the electrical anisotropy inherent in the rGO/PPy system.This electrical anisotropy,derived from the quasi-two-dimensional geometry of rGO/PPy,enables the device to produce distinct electrical signals in response to various stimuli.With effective responses to light and pressure,the two most common input stimuli other than voltage,it can output quaternary/denary signals and visual optical signals,as well as enables information encryption using passive devices.Furthermore,the signal adapter demonstrates high cyclic stability under repeated pressure and/or light loading.The successful development of this low-cost,scalable signal adapter paves the way for the next-generation of intelligent systems,promising advancements in human-computer interaction,electronic skin,biological implant equipment,and related fields.

Tunable metallic-like transport in polypyrrole

Conjugated polymers(CPs),organic macromolecules with a linear backbone of alternating C–C and C=C bonds,possess unique semiconductive properties,providing new opportunities for organic electronics,photonics,information,and energy devices.Seeking the metallic or metallic-like,even superconducting properties beyond semiconductivity in CPs is always one of the ultimate goals in polymer science and condensed matter.Only two metallic and semi-metallic transport cases—aniline-derived polyaniline and thiophene-derived poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)—have been reported since the development of CPs for four decades.Controllable synthesis is a key challenge in discovering more cases.Here we report the metallic-like transport behavior of another CP,polypyrrole(PPy).We observe that the transport behavior of PPy changes from semiconductor to insulator-metal transition,and gradually realizes metallic-like performance when the crystalline degree increases.Using a generalized Einstein relation model,we rationalized the mechanism behind the observation.The metallic-like transport in PPy demonstrates electron strong correlation and phonon–electron interaction in soft condensation matter,and may find practical applications of CPs in electrics and spintronics.