The two major limitations in the application of SnO_2 for lithium?ion battery(LIB) anodes are the large volume variations of SnO_2 during repeated lithiation/delithiation processes and a large irreversible capacity lo...The two major limitations in the application of SnO_2 for lithium?ion battery(LIB) anodes are the large volume variations of SnO_2 during repeated lithiation/delithiation processes and a large irreversible capacity loss during the first cycle, which can lead to a rapid capacity fade and unsatisfactory initial Coulombic e ciency(ICE). To overcome these limitations, we developed composites of ultrafine SnO_2 nanoparticles and in situ formed Co(CoSn) nanocrystals embedded in an N?doped carbon matrix using a Co?based metal–organic framework(ZIF?67). The formed Co additives and structural advantages of the carbon?confined SnO_2/Co nanocomposite e ectively inhibited Sn coarsening in the lithiated SnO_2 and mitigated its structural degradation while facilitating fast electronic transport and facile ionic di usion. As a result, the electrodes demonstrated high ICE (82.2%), outstanding rate capability(~ 800 mAh g^(-1) at a high current density of 5 A g^(-1)), and long?term cycling stability(~ 760 mAh g^(-1) after 400 cycles at a current density of 0.5 A g^(-1)). This study will be helpful in developing high?performance Si(Sn)?based oxide, Sn/Sb?based sulfide, or selenide electrodes for LIBs. In addition, some metal organic frameworks similar to ZIF?67 can also be used as composite templates.展开更多
Apolipoprotein C2 is an important member of the apolipoprotein C family, and is a potent activator of lipoprotein lipase. In the central nervous system, apolipoprotein C2 plays an important role in the catabolism of t...Apolipoprotein C2 is an important member of the apolipoprotein C family, and is a potent activator of lipoprotein lipase. In the central nervous system, apolipoprotein C2 plays an important role in the catabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. Studies into the exact regulatory mechanism of mouse apolipoprotein C2 expression have not been reported. In this study, seven luciferase expression vectors, which contained potential mouse apolipoprotein C2 gene promoters, were constructed and co-transfected with pRL-TK into HEK293T cells to investigate apolipoprotein C2 promoter activity. Luciferase assays indicated that the apolipoprotein C2 promoter region was mainly located in the +104 bp to +470 bp region. The activity of the different lengths of apolipoprotein C2 promoter region varied. This staggered negative-positive-negative arrangement indicates the complex regulation of apolipoprotein C2 expression and provides important clues for elucidating the regulatory mechanism of apolipoprotein C2 gene transcription.展开更多
Lithium metal has gained extensive attention as the most ideal candidate for next-generation battery anode owing to the ultrahigh specific capacity and the lowest electrochemical potential.However,uncontrollable dendr...Lithium metal has gained extensive attention as the most ideal candidate for next-generation battery anode owing to the ultrahigh specific capacity and the lowest electrochemical potential.However,uncontrollable dendrite growth and huge volume variation extremely restrict the future deployment of lithium metal batteries.Herein,we report metal chalcogenide SnSSe with unique nanoplate stacking structure as a robust substrate for stable Li metal anode.During the initial Li plating process,lithiophilic Li_(22)Sn_(5) alloy and Li_(2)S/Li_(2)Se sites are obtained via in-situ electrochemical reaction of Li metal and SnSSe.Density functional theory(DFT)calculation demonstrates that the formed Li_(2)S/Li_(2)Se achieves low Li diffusion energy barrier,ensuring rapid Li~+migration.Li_(22)Sn_(5) alloy provides strong nucleation sites,promoting uniform Li nucleation.Furthermore,in-situ optical microscopy analysis suggests that the synthesized effect fundamentally inhibits lithium dendrite growth.Consequently,SnSSe modified Cu foil delivered an ultralow nucleation overpotential,superior cycling stability with 450 cycles(Coulombic efficiency,>98%),and excellent plating/stripping behavior over 2200 h at 0.5 mA cm^(-2).Moreover,the brilliant reversible cycles and rate capability were also realized in Li@SnSSe//LiFePO_(4)(LFP)full cell,shedding light on the feasibility of SnSSe for stable and dendrite-free lithium metal anode.展开更多
钾离子电池(PIBs)面临的一个关键问题是设计具有先进结构的负极材料,以实现快速电荷传输以提高钾的存储性能.采用碳二亚胺铁(FeNCN)作为阳极,由于其含有一定数量的共价键且在分子水平上具有稳定的结构,使得储钾系统能够实现优异的电化...钾离子电池(PIBs)面临的一个关键问题是设计具有先进结构的负极材料,以实现快速电荷传输以提高钾的存储性能.采用碳二亚胺铁(FeNCN)作为阳极,由于其含有一定数量的共价键且在分子水平上具有稳定的结构,使得储钾系统能够实现优异的电化学性能.FeNCN阳极具有高导电性,带隙接近0 eV,并且由于其共价键结构具有良好的结构稳定性.此外,无定形反应产物也为离子扩散提供了多种途径.因此,FeNCN阳极表现出高可逆比容量(在50 mA g^(-1)电流密度下具有600 mA h g^(-1)比容量),显著的倍率性能和长寿命循环(电流密度为500 mA g^(-1)时拥有400 mA h g^(-1)比容量且超过300次循环).通过理论模拟、X射线原位衍射分析和X射线光电子能谱分析揭示了Fe^(2+)和K^(+)之间的转化反应机理.此外,将FeNCN负极与苝-3,4,9,10-四羧酸二酐正极材料匹配,组装成的全电池在198.6 Wkg^(-1)的功率密度下实现了184.7 W h kg^(-1)的超高能量密度,明显高于以往所有铁基负极的PIBs或钾离子混合电容器.展开更多
Potassium-ion batteries(PIBs)are of academic and economic significance,but still limited by the lack of highly active electrode materials for de-/intercalation of large-radius K ions.Herein,an interconnected nitrogen/...Potassium-ion batteries(PIBs)are of academic and economic significance,but still limited by the lack of highly active electrode materials for de-/intercalation of large-radius K ions.Herein,an interconnected nitrogen/sulfur co-doped carbon nanosheep bundle(N/S-CSB)was proposed as the potassium ions storage material.The rich co-doping of nitrogen/sulfur of N/S-CNB with three-dimensional hierarchical bundled array structure yields distensible interlayer spaces to buffer the volume expansion during K+insertion/extraction,offers more electrochemical active sites to obtain a high specific capacity,and provides efficient channels for fast ion/electron transports.Therefore,the N/S-CSB anode achieved high reversible specific capacity of 365 mAh/g obtained at 50 mA/g after 200 cycles with a coulombic efficiency(CE)close to 100%,high rate performance and long cycle stability.Moreover,the in-situ Raman spectra indicated outstanding reaction kinetics of as-prepared N/S-CSB anode.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2016YFA0202602)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21503178 and 21703185)supported by XMU Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Programs (Grants No. 2017X0695 for Huijiao Yang and Xiaocong Tang)
文摘The two major limitations in the application of SnO_2 for lithium?ion battery(LIB) anodes are the large volume variations of SnO_2 during repeated lithiation/delithiation processes and a large irreversible capacity loss during the first cycle, which can lead to a rapid capacity fade and unsatisfactory initial Coulombic e ciency(ICE). To overcome these limitations, we developed composites of ultrafine SnO_2 nanoparticles and in situ formed Co(CoSn) nanocrystals embedded in an N?doped carbon matrix using a Co?based metal–organic framework(ZIF?67). The formed Co additives and structural advantages of the carbon?confined SnO_2/Co nanocomposite e ectively inhibited Sn coarsening in the lithiated SnO_2 and mitigated its structural degradation while facilitating fast electronic transport and facile ionic di usion. As a result, the electrodes demonstrated high ICE (82.2%), outstanding rate capability(~ 800 mAh g^(-1) at a high current density of 5 A g^(-1)), and long?term cycling stability(~ 760 mAh g^(-1) after 400 cycles at a current density of 0.5 A g^(-1)). This study will be helpful in developing high?performance Si(Sn)?based oxide, Sn/Sb?based sulfide, or selenide electrodes for LIBs. In addition, some metal organic frameworks similar to ZIF?67 can also be used as composite templates.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30770818a grant from Education Department of Liaoning Province, No. 2009s109
文摘Apolipoprotein C2 is an important member of the apolipoprotein C family, and is a potent activator of lipoprotein lipase. In the central nervous system, apolipoprotein C2 plays an important role in the catabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. Studies into the exact regulatory mechanism of mouse apolipoprotein C2 expression have not been reported. In this study, seven luciferase expression vectors, which contained potential mouse apolipoprotein C2 gene promoters, were constructed and co-transfected with pRL-TK into HEK293T cells to investigate apolipoprotein C2 promoter activity. Luciferase assays indicated that the apolipoprotein C2 promoter region was mainly located in the +104 bp to +470 bp region. The activity of the different lengths of apolipoprotein C2 promoter region varied. This staggered negative-positive-negative arrangement indicates the complex regulation of apolipoprotein C2 expression and provides important clues for elucidating the regulatory mechanism of apolipoprotein C2 gene transcription.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52074113,22005091,and 22005092)the Hunan University Outstanding Youth Science Foundation(531118040319)+5 种基金the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province(2021RC3055)the Changsha Municipal Natural Science Foundation(kq2014037)the CITIC Metals Ningbo Energy Co.Ltd.(H202191380246)the Chongqing Talents:Exceptional Young Talents Project(CQYC202105015)the Shenzhen Virtual University Park Basic Research Project of Free exploration(2021Szvup036)financially supported by the Graduate Research and Innovation Projects of Hunan Province(QL20210088)。
文摘Lithium metal has gained extensive attention as the most ideal candidate for next-generation battery anode owing to the ultrahigh specific capacity and the lowest electrochemical potential.However,uncontrollable dendrite growth and huge volume variation extremely restrict the future deployment of lithium metal batteries.Herein,we report metal chalcogenide SnSSe with unique nanoplate stacking structure as a robust substrate for stable Li metal anode.During the initial Li plating process,lithiophilic Li_(22)Sn_(5) alloy and Li_(2)S/Li_(2)Se sites are obtained via in-situ electrochemical reaction of Li metal and SnSSe.Density functional theory(DFT)calculation demonstrates that the formed Li_(2)S/Li_(2)Se achieves low Li diffusion energy barrier,ensuring rapid Li~+migration.Li_(22)Sn_(5) alloy provides strong nucleation sites,promoting uniform Li nucleation.Furthermore,in-situ optical microscopy analysis suggests that the synthesized effect fundamentally inhibits lithium dendrite growth.Consequently,SnSSe modified Cu foil delivered an ultralow nucleation overpotential,superior cycling stability with 450 cycles(Coulombic efficiency,>98%),and excellent plating/stripping behavior over 2200 h at 0.5 mA cm^(-2).Moreover,the brilliant reversible cycles and rate capability were also realized in Li@SnSSe//LiFePO_(4)(LFP)full cell,shedding light on the feasibility of SnSSe for stable and dendrite-free lithium metal anode.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52074113,22005091 and 22005092)Hunan University Outstanding Youth Science Foundation(531118040319)+4 种基金the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province(2021RC3055)Changsha Municipal Natural Science Foundation(43184)the CITIC Metals Ningbo Energy Co.,Ltd.(H202191380246)Chongqing Talents:Exceptional Young Talents Project(CQYC202105015)Shenzhen Virtual University Park Basic Research Project of Free exploration(2021Szvup036)。
文摘钾离子电池(PIBs)面临的一个关键问题是设计具有先进结构的负极材料,以实现快速电荷传输以提高钾的存储性能.采用碳二亚胺铁(FeNCN)作为阳极,由于其含有一定数量的共价键且在分子水平上具有稳定的结构,使得储钾系统能够实现优异的电化学性能.FeNCN阳极具有高导电性,带隙接近0 eV,并且由于其共价键结构具有良好的结构稳定性.此外,无定形反应产物也为离子扩散提供了多种途径.因此,FeNCN阳极表现出高可逆比容量(在50 mA g^(-1)电流密度下具有600 mA h g^(-1)比容量),显著的倍率性能和长寿命循环(电流密度为500 mA g^(-1)时拥有400 mA h g^(-1)比容量且超过300次循环).通过理论模拟、X射线原位衍射分析和X射线光电子能谱分析揭示了Fe^(2+)和K^(+)之间的转化反应机理.此外,将FeNCN负极与苝-3,4,9,10-四羧酸二酐正极材料匹配,组装成的全电池在198.6 Wkg^(-1)的功率密度下实现了184.7 W h kg^(-1)的超高能量密度,明显高于以往所有铁基负极的PIBs或钾离子混合电容器.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52074113 and 22005091)the Fundamental Research Funds of the Central Universities(No.531107051048)+2 种基金Xidong Duan acknowledges support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51872086)the Hunan Key Laboratory of Two-Dimensional Materials(No.2018TP1010)the Innovative Research Groups of Hunan Province(No.2020JJ1001)。
文摘Potassium-ion batteries(PIBs)are of academic and economic significance,but still limited by the lack of highly active electrode materials for de-/intercalation of large-radius K ions.Herein,an interconnected nitrogen/sulfur co-doped carbon nanosheep bundle(N/S-CSB)was proposed as the potassium ions storage material.The rich co-doping of nitrogen/sulfur of N/S-CNB with three-dimensional hierarchical bundled array structure yields distensible interlayer spaces to buffer the volume expansion during K+insertion/extraction,offers more electrochemical active sites to obtain a high specific capacity,and provides efficient channels for fast ion/electron transports.Therefore,the N/S-CSB anode achieved high reversible specific capacity of 365 mAh/g obtained at 50 mA/g after 200 cycles with a coulombic efficiency(CE)close to 100%,high rate performance and long cycle stability.Moreover,the in-situ Raman spectra indicated outstanding reaction kinetics of as-prepared N/S-CSB anode.