Synergistic Effect and Electrochromic Mechanism of Nanoflake Li-doped NiO in LiOH Electrolyte

Inorganic metal oxide electrochromic materials have good application prospects for energy-saving windows in buildings and smart display applications.Therefore,the development of electrochromic films with good cycling stabilities,fast color-change response times,and high coloring efficiencies has attracted considerable attention.In this study,nanoflake Li-doped NiO electrochromic films were prepared using a hydrothermal method,and the films exhibited superior electrochromic performances in the LiOH electrolyte.Li^(+)ions doping increased the ion transmission rates of the NiO films,and effectively promoted the transportation of ions from the electrolyte into NiO films.Meanwhile,the nanoflake microstructure caused the NiO films to have larger specific surface areas,providing more active sites for electrochemical reactions.It was determined that the NiO-Li20%film exhibited an ultra-fast response in the LiOH electrolyte(coloring and bleaching times reached 3 and 1.5 s,respectively).Additionally,the coloration efficiency was 62.1 cm^(2)C^(−1),and good cycling stability was maintained beyond 1500 cycles.Finally,the simulation calculation results showed that Li doping weakened the adsorption strengths of the NiO films to OH^(−),which reduced the generation and decomposition of NiOOH and helped to improve the cycling stabilities of the films.Therefore,the research presented in this article provides a strategy for designing electrochromic materials in the future.

EPR STUDY OF THE FORMATION OF[Li^+O^-]ION PAIR ON Li-DOPED ZnO

In this letter the study of Li-doped zinc oxide by electron paramagnetic resonance method is described.A signal observed at g_=2.013,g_=1.955 on the degassed sample at 923K was designated to F_s^+ centers(surface oxygen ion vacancies with a single trapped electron).When the sample was quenched from 1003K into liquid oxygen at 77K under 24 KPa O_2,[Li^+O^-] ion pairs valued at g_=2.026 and g=2.003 with superhyperfine constant a=2.0G,which resulted from ~7Li nucleus,formed at Li^+-substitutional site in ZnO lattice.A probable mechanism of [Li^+O^-]ion pair formation was proposed.

Electronic Structures and Adsorption of Li-Doped Graphenes for CO

We research the adsorption geometries graphene （Li-GR） before and after CO and electronic structures of pristine graphene （p-GR） and Li-doped adsorption by first-principles. The adsorption energies Ead of CO on p-GR and Li-GR are calculated. The results demonstrate that Ead of CO on Li-GR is from -3.3 eV to -3.5 eV, meanwhile Q is up to 0.13e, which indicate that strong electrostatic attractions occur between CO and Li-GR, while CO is physically adsorbed on p-GR. The obvious accumulated charge in electron density difference and increasing carrier density suggest that the conductivity of Li-GR is improved considerably after CO adsorp- tion. An adsorption mechanism is also proposed. Our results provide a path to achieving CO sensors with high performance.

Designing a P2-type cathode material with Li in both Na and transition metal layers for Na-ion batteries

P2-type layered oxides have been considered as promising cathode materials for Na-ion batteries,but the capac-ity decay resulting from the Na+/vacancy ordering and phase transformation limits their future large-scale applica-tions.Herein,the impact of Li-doping in different layers on the structure and electrochemical performance of P2-type Na_(0.7)Ni_(0.35)Mn_(0.65)O_(2) is investigated.It can be found that Li ions successfully enter both the Na and transition metal layers.The strategy of Li-doping can improve the cycling stability and rate capability of P2-type layered oxides,which promotes the development of high-performance Na-ion batteries.