Pursuing appropriate photo-active Li-ion storage materials and understanding their basic energy storage/conversion principle are pretty crucial for the rapidly developing photoassisted Li-ion batteries(PA-LIBs).Copper...Pursuing appropriate photo-active Li-ion storage materials and understanding their basic energy storage/conversion principle are pretty crucial for the rapidly developing photoassisted Li-ion batteries(PA-LIBs).Copper oxide(CuO)is one of the most popular candidates in both LIBs and photocatalysis.While CuO based PA-LIBs have never been reported yet.Herein,one-dimensional(1D)CuO nanowire arrays in situ grown on a three-dimensional(3D)copper foam support were employed as dualfunctional photoanode for both‘solar-to-electricity’and‘electricity-to-chemical’energy conversion in the PA-LIBs.It is found that light energy can be indeed stored and converted into electrical energy through the assembled CuO based PA-LIBs.Without external power source,the photo conversion efficiency of CuO based photocell reaches about 0.34%.Impressively,at a high current density of 4000 m A g^(-1),photoassisted discharge and charge specific capacity of CuO based PA-LIBs respectively receive 64.01%and 60.35%enhancement compared with the net electric charging and discharging process.Mechanism investigation reveals that photogenerated charges from CuO promote the interconversion between Cu^(2+)and Cu^(+)during the discharging/charging process,thus forcing the lithium storage reaction more completely and increasing the specific capacity of the PA-LIBs.This work can provide a general principle for the development of other high-efficient semiconductor-based PA-LIBs.展开更多
Based on the great advantages of an inner hollow structure and excellent solid counterpart capacity,complex hierarchical structures have been widely used as electrodes for lithium-ion batteries.Herein,hierarchical yol...Based on the great advantages of an inner hollow structure and excellent solid counterpart capacity,complex hierarchical structures have been widely used as electrodes for lithium-ion batteries.Herein,hierarchical yolk-shell Cu_(2)O@Cu O-decorated RGO(YSRs)was designed and synthesized via a multistep approach.Octahedron-like Cu_(2)O-decorated RGO was firstly produced,in which GO was reduced slightly while cuprous oxide was synthesized.Subsequently,the controlled oxidation of Cu_(2)O@RGO led to the synthesis of special YSRs,which were composed of a solid Cu_(2)O core,spur-CuO,CuO shell,and RGO covered.As anode materials,YSRs could provide considerable capacity density.Meanwhile,the void existed between shells and solid active materials retaining the advantages of inner hollow structure.As a result,the unique architecture of the materials renders the composites with enhanced electronic and ionic diffusion kinetics,high specific capacity(~894 m Ah g^(-1),0.1 C),and an excellent rate capability.展开更多
Recently,the Administrative Commission of Xining(National)Economic and Technological Development Zone announced that the copper foil capacity in Qinghai has ranked the first place in China for successive 7 years,boast...Recently,the Administrative Commission of Xining(National)Economic and Technological Development Zone announced that the copper foil capacity in Qinghai has ranked the first place in China for successive 7 years,boasting a domestic market share of over 30%and a global market share of over 20%,and an enterprise in the Zone has become the largest producer and supplier of lithium battery copper foil worldwide.展开更多
2018 government work report indicates that'We should strengthen fundamental role of consumption in economic development,as well as promote consumption upgrading and develop new business models of consumer sector.W...2018 government work report indicates that'We should strengthen fundamental role of consumption in economic development,as well as promote consumption upgrading and develop new business models of consumer sector.We will extend preferential policies on NEV vehicle purchase tax for another three years'.展开更多
基金supported by the Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture Project(NZ2021029)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21802046 and 21972048)。
文摘Pursuing appropriate photo-active Li-ion storage materials and understanding their basic energy storage/conversion principle are pretty crucial for the rapidly developing photoassisted Li-ion batteries(PA-LIBs).Copper oxide(CuO)is one of the most popular candidates in both LIBs and photocatalysis.While CuO based PA-LIBs have never been reported yet.Herein,one-dimensional(1D)CuO nanowire arrays in situ grown on a three-dimensional(3D)copper foam support were employed as dualfunctional photoanode for both‘solar-to-electricity’and‘electricity-to-chemical’energy conversion in the PA-LIBs.It is found that light energy can be indeed stored and converted into electrical energy through the assembled CuO based PA-LIBs.Without external power source,the photo conversion efficiency of CuO based photocell reaches about 0.34%.Impressively,at a high current density of 4000 m A g^(-1),photoassisted discharge and charge specific capacity of CuO based PA-LIBs respectively receive 64.01%and 60.35%enhancement compared with the net electric charging and discharging process.Mechanism investigation reveals that photogenerated charges from CuO promote the interconversion between Cu^(2+)and Cu^(+)during the discharging/charging process,thus forcing the lithium storage reaction more completely and increasing the specific capacity of the PA-LIBs.This work can provide a general principle for the development of other high-efficient semiconductor-based PA-LIBs.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1866203,11674263,21805221)Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China(2019M663690,2020M671606)+3 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(2020JZ-03)Key Scientific and Technological Innovation Team of Shaanxi Province(2020TD-001)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and the World-Class Universities(Disciplines)the Characteristic Development Guidance Funds for the Central Universities。
文摘Based on the great advantages of an inner hollow structure and excellent solid counterpart capacity,complex hierarchical structures have been widely used as electrodes for lithium-ion batteries.Herein,hierarchical yolk-shell Cu_(2)O@Cu O-decorated RGO(YSRs)was designed and synthesized via a multistep approach.Octahedron-like Cu_(2)O-decorated RGO was firstly produced,in which GO was reduced slightly while cuprous oxide was synthesized.Subsequently,the controlled oxidation of Cu_(2)O@RGO led to the synthesis of special YSRs,which were composed of a solid Cu_(2)O core,spur-CuO,CuO shell,and RGO covered.As anode materials,YSRs could provide considerable capacity density.Meanwhile,the void existed between shells and solid active materials retaining the advantages of inner hollow structure.As a result,the unique architecture of the materials renders the composites with enhanced electronic and ionic diffusion kinetics,high specific capacity(~894 m Ah g^(-1),0.1 C),and an excellent rate capability.
文摘Recently,the Administrative Commission of Xining(National)Economic and Technological Development Zone announced that the copper foil capacity in Qinghai has ranked the first place in China for successive 7 years,boasting a domestic market share of over 30%and a global market share of over 20%,and an enterprise in the Zone has become the largest producer and supplier of lithium battery copper foil worldwide.
文摘2018 government work report indicates that'We should strengthen fundamental role of consumption in economic development,as well as promote consumption upgrading and develop new business models of consumer sector.We will extend preferential policies on NEV vehicle purchase tax for another three years'.
