Preparation and electrochemical properties of LiMn_(1.95)M_(0.05)O_4(M=Cr,Ni)

The preparation process and electrochemical properties of LiMn2O4 and LiMnl.95M0.05O4 （M = Cr, Ni） were studied. The results show that the decomposition temperature range of xerogel prepared with lithium acetate and manganese acetate as raw rnaterials is large and the decomposition speed is slow. Oxygen consumed is apt to get a prompt supplement during the preparation of LiMn2O4, and carbonization of the organic matter can be reduced or avoided, which is favorable to the combination of lithium and manganese. Using lithium acetate, manganese acetate, chromium nitrate, and nickel nitrate as raw materials and adopting the citric acid complexing method, it has been found that the prepared powders have high purity, high quality stability, and even doping characters. With the increase of sintering temperature, the particle size and crystal lattice constant of LiMn1.95M0.05O4 （M = Cr, Ni） enhance. However, the purity of the product is relatively high and has no obvious change, which is advantageous to the control of the quality of LiMn1.95M0.0504 （M = Cr, Ni）. Doping with a small amount of Cr3. and Ni^2＋ can stabilize the spinel structure of LiMn2O4, suppress the Jahn-Teller effect, and improve the cycling properties but reduce the initial capacity.

Small Cycles Property of Some Cremer Rational Maps and Polynomials

This paper concerns the linearization problem on rational maps of degree d≥2 and polynomials of degree d>2 from the perspective of non-linearizability.The authors introduce a set l_(∞) of irrational numbers and show that if α∈l_(∞),then any rational map is not linearizable and has infinitely many cycles in every neighborhood of the fixed point with multiplier λ=e^(2πiα),Adding more constraints to cubic polynomials,they discuss the above problems by polynomial-like maps.For the family of polynomials,with the help of Yoccoz's method,they obtain its maximum dimension of the set in which the polynomials are non-linearizable.

Structural,electrochemical and cycling properties of Nb^(5+)doped LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2)cathode materials at different calcination temperatures for lithium-ion batteries

LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2)cathode material is prepared by sol-gel method and the effects of Nb^(5+)doping and different calcination temperatures on cathode materials were deeply investigated.Structural and morphological characterizations revealed that the optimal content of 1 mol%Nb^(5+)can stabilize layered structures,mitigate Ni^(2+)migration to Li layers,improve lithium diffusion capacity,and reduce lattice expansion/shrinkage while cycling.And calcination temperature at 800℃can not only ensure good morphology,but also suppress the mixed discharge of lithium and nickel in the internal structure.Electrochemical performance evaluation revealed that Nb^(5+)doping improves the discharge-specific capacity of the material,which is conducive to ameliorating its rate capability and cycle performance.And the material at 800℃exhibits the highest discharge specific capacity,the best magnification performance,low polarizability,and the best cycle reversibility.

Cycling hydrogen desorption properties and microstructures of MgH_(2)-AlH_(3)-NbF_(5) hydrogen storage materials

Magnesium hydride(MgH_(2)) is a candidate material for hydrogen storage.MgH_(2)-AlH_(3) composite shows superior hydrogen desorption properties than pure MgH_(2).However,this composite still suffers from poor cycling performance.In this work,NbF_(5) was utilized to improve the cycling properties of the MgH_(2)-AlH_(3) composite.Cycling hydrogen desorption studies show that NbF_(5) significantly improves the cycling stability of MgH_(2)-AlH_(3).The MgH_(2)-AlH_(3)-NbF_(5) composite can release about 2.7 wt% of hydrogen at 300℃ for 1 h and the hydrogen desorption capacity can maintain at 2.7 wt% for more than100 cycles.In comparison,the hydrogen desorption capacity of the MgH_(2)-AlH_(3) composite is decreasing with the cycle number increasing.The capacity is reduced from a maximum value of 3.3 wt% to about 1.0 wt% after 40 cycles.Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) surface area measurements show that the particle size of MgH_(2)-AlH_(3) composite decreases after cycling,which means pulverization of the composite.NbF_(5) can to some extent suppress the pulverization of the composite during cycling,which partially contributes to the improvement of the cycling hydrogen desorption properties of the material.

Study on electrochemical property of La_(0.75)Mg_(0.25)Ni_(2.85)Co_(0.45–x)(AlSn)_x (x=0.0,0.1,0.2,0.3) alloys

La_（0.75）Mg_（0.25）Ni_（2.85）Co_（0.45–x）（AlSn）_x（AlSn）_x（x=0.0,0.1,0.2,0.3） alloys were prepared by magnetic induction melting method, and the phase composition and electrochemical properties were investigated systematically. The alloys were mainly composed of LaNi5, La2Ni7 and LaNi3 phase, and the cell volume of LaNi5 increased with the Al and Sn contents. For the alloy corresponding to x=0.0, the Cmax and C150 were 348.9 and 185 mA h/g, respectively, then for the alloy electrode with x=0.2, even though the Cmax was only 309.0 mA h/g less than 348.9 mA h/g, the C150 of 231 mA h/g was much higher than 185 mA h/g. And the values of the limit current density, anodic peak current density and hydrogen diffusion coefficient of the La0.75Mg0.25Ni2.85Co0.35（AlS n）0.1（x=0.1） alloy were 1079.5, 1023.8 mA /g and 5.71×10–10 cm2/s, respectively. Which were the highest than that of any other electrodes. These results suggested that the kinetic property of the La_（0.75）Mg_（0.25）Ni_（2.85）Co_（0.45–x）（AlSn）_x（AlSn）_x（x=0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3） electrodes could be improved effectively by adding moderate contents of Al and Sn.

Studies on morphology, electrical and optical characteristics of Al-doped ZnO thin films grown by atomic layer deposition

Al doped ZnO（AZO） films deposited on glass substrates through the atomic layer deposition（ALD）technique are investigated with various temperatures from 100 to 250 °C and different Zn ： Al cycle ratios from20 ： 0 to 20 ： 3. Surface morphology, structure, optical and electrical properties of obtained AZO films are studied in detail. The Al composition of the AZO films is varied by controlling the ratio of Zn ： Al. We achieve an excellent AZO thin film with a resistivity of 2.14 × 10^（-3）Ω·cm and high optical transmittance deposited at 150 °C with20 ： 2 Zn ： Al cycle ratio. This kind of AZO thin films exhibit great potential for optoelectronics device application.