By the directional solidification of metal-gas eutectic method(GASAR),porous Cu-Mn alloy with oriented pores was fabricated successfully.The variation of pore structure was studied by experiments.The results show th...By the directional solidification of metal-gas eutectic method(GASAR),porous Cu-Mn alloy with oriented pores was fabricated successfully.The variation of pore structure was studied by experiments.The results show that the pore structure is primarily dependent on the solidification mode(planar,columnar cellular,columnar dendritic,equiaxed dendritic),which is controlled by the solidification process.By numerical simulation,it is noted that along with solidification,the solidification mode of the alloy transforms from cellular to columnar dendritic and finally to equiaxed dendritic.Through increasing melt temperature and mold preheating,the range of equiaxed dendrite could be decreased,which helps to extend the region of oriented pore structure.展开更多
Nanoporous copper with nano-scale pore size was synthesized by dealloying Mn-Cu precursor alloy using a free corrosion method. The effects of heat treatment of Mn-Cu precursors on alloy phase, morphology and compositi...Nanoporous copper with nano-scale pore size was synthesized by dealloying Mn-Cu precursor alloy using a free corrosion method. The effects of heat treatment of Mn-Cu precursors on alloy phase, morphology and composition of the resultant nanoporous copper were investigated. It is revealed that the compositions distribute homogeneously in the bulk Mn-Cu precursors, which consequently results in a more fully dealloying for forming nanoporous copper. The alloy phase changes from Cuo.a9Mno.51 and Cuo.21Mno.79 of non-thermally treated precursor to Cuo.33Mn0.67 of heat treated alloy. The residual Mn content in nanoporous copper is decreased from 12.97% to 2.04% (molar fraction) made from the precursor without and with 95 h heat treatment. The typical pore shape of nanoporous copper prepared by dealloying the precursor without the heat treatment is divided into two different zones: the uniform bi-continuous structure zone and the blurry or no pore structure zone. Nanoporous copper is of a uniform sponge-like morphology made from the heat-treated precursor, and the average ligament diameter is 40 nm, far smaller than that from the non-thermally treated precursor, in which the average ligament diameter is estimated to be about 70 nm.展开更多
Porous metal architectures are widely adopted as three-dimensional conducting scaffolds for constructing Li metal composite anodes,whereas their macropores hinder their practical application due to limited surface are...Porous metal architectures are widely adopted as three-dimensional conducting scaffolds for constructing Li metal composite anodes,whereas their macropores hinder their practical application due to limited surface area and large pore size of few hundred micrometers.In this work,a network of Li_(x)Cu solid solution alloy nanowires is in situ formed via infiltrating molten Li-Cu alloy into Ni foam and subsequent cooling treatment,whereby a three-component composite anode consisting of Li metal,Li_(x)Cu alloy,and Ni foam is fabricated.The Li_(x)Cu nanowires nested as secondary frame split the macropores into micropores,enlarging the active surface area and inducing uniform Li deposition significantly.The lithiophilicity of the alloy wires and the shrunken void size built by the hierarchical architecture can further tune the nucleation and growth behavior of Li.The multiscale synergetic effect between the primary and secondary scaffold guarantees the composite anode sheet with extraordinarily long-term cycling stability even under high current rates.展开更多
Nanoporous metals show promising performances in electrochemical catalysis.In this paper,we report a self-supporting bimetallic porous heterogeneous indium/copper structure synthesized with a eutectic gallium-indium(E...Nanoporous metals show promising performances in electrochemical catalysis.In this paper,we report a self-supporting bimetallic porous heterogeneous indium/copper structure synthesized with a eutectic gallium-indium(EGaIn)material on a copper substrate.This nanoporous copper-indium heterostructure catalyst exhibits excellent performance in the reduction of carbon dioxide to syngas.The ratio of H_(2)/CO is tunable from 0.47 to 2.0 by changing working potentials.The catalyst is highly stable,showing 96%maintenance of the current density after a 70-h continuous test.Density functional theory calculations reveal that the indium/copper interface induces charge redistribution within the copper surface,leading to the formation of two distinct active sites,namely,Cu^(δ)and Cu0,and enabling a high-performance generation of CO and H_(2).This work provides a new strategy for obtaining self-supporting nanoporous metal electrode catalysts.展开更多
基金Project(U0837603)supported by the NSFC-Yunnan Joint Foundation of ChinaProject(2092017)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing,China
文摘By the directional solidification of metal-gas eutectic method(GASAR),porous Cu-Mn alloy with oriented pores was fabricated successfully.The variation of pore structure was studied by experiments.The results show that the pore structure is primarily dependent on the solidification mode(planar,columnar cellular,columnar dendritic,equiaxed dendritic),which is controlled by the solidification process.By numerical simulation,it is noted that along with solidification,the solidification mode of the alloy transforms from cellular to columnar dendritic and finally to equiaxed dendritic.Through increasing melt temperature and mold preheating,the range of equiaxed dendrite could be decreased,which helps to extend the region of oriented pore structure.
基金Project(10804101) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(9140C6805021008) supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of ChinaProject(2007B08007) supported by the Science and Technology Development Foundation of Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics
文摘Nanoporous copper with nano-scale pore size was synthesized by dealloying Mn-Cu precursor alloy using a free corrosion method. The effects of heat treatment of Mn-Cu precursors on alloy phase, morphology and composition of the resultant nanoporous copper were investigated. It is revealed that the compositions distribute homogeneously in the bulk Mn-Cu precursors, which consequently results in a more fully dealloying for forming nanoporous copper. The alloy phase changes from Cuo.a9Mno.51 and Cuo.21Mno.79 of non-thermally treated precursor to Cuo.33Mn0.67 of heat treated alloy. The residual Mn content in nanoporous copper is decreased from 12.97% to 2.04% (molar fraction) made from the precursor without and with 95 h heat treatment. The typical pore shape of nanoporous copper prepared by dealloying the precursor without the heat treatment is divided into two different zones: the uniform bi-continuous structure zone and the blurry or no pore structure zone. Nanoporous copper is of a uniform sponge-like morphology made from the heat-treated precursor, and the average ligament diameter is 40 nm, far smaller than that from the non-thermally treated precursor, in which the average ligament diameter is estimated to be about 70 nm.
基金partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21673033)Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2020071)the Fundamental Research Founds for the Central Universities(ZYGX2019J024).
文摘Porous metal architectures are widely adopted as three-dimensional conducting scaffolds for constructing Li metal composite anodes,whereas their macropores hinder their practical application due to limited surface area and large pore size of few hundred micrometers.In this work,a network of Li_(x)Cu solid solution alloy nanowires is in situ formed via infiltrating molten Li-Cu alloy into Ni foam and subsequent cooling treatment,whereby a three-component composite anode consisting of Li metal,Li_(x)Cu alloy,and Ni foam is fabricated.The Li_(x)Cu nanowires nested as secondary frame split the macropores into micropores,enlarging the active surface area and inducing uniform Li deposition significantly.The lithiophilicity of the alloy wires and the shrunken void size built by the hierarchical architecture can further tune the nucleation and growth behavior of Li.The multiscale synergetic effect between the primary and secondary scaffold guarantees the composite anode sheet with extraordinarily long-term cycling stability even under high current rates.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51872116 and 12034002)the Project for Self-Innovation Capability Construction of Jilin Province Development and Reform Commission(2021C026)+2 种基金the Program for JLU Science and Technology Innovative Research Team(JLUSTIRT-2017TD-09)the Science and Technology Development Program of Jilin Province(20190201233JC)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.The work was carried out at LvLiang Cloud Computing Center of China,and the calculations were performed on TianHe-2.
文摘Nanoporous metals show promising performances in electrochemical catalysis.In this paper,we report a self-supporting bimetallic porous heterogeneous indium/copper structure synthesized with a eutectic gallium-indium(EGaIn)material on a copper substrate.This nanoporous copper-indium heterostructure catalyst exhibits excellent performance in the reduction of carbon dioxide to syngas.The ratio of H_(2)/CO is tunable from 0.47 to 2.0 by changing working potentials.The catalyst is highly stable,showing 96%maintenance of the current density after a 70-h continuous test.Density functional theory calculations reveal that the indium/copper interface induces charge redistribution within the copper surface,leading to the formation of two distinct active sites,namely,Cu^(δ)and Cu0,and enabling a high-performance generation of CO and H_(2).This work provides a new strategy for obtaining self-supporting nanoporous metal electrode catalysts.