In recent years,manganese-based oxides as an advanced class of cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)have attracted a great deal of attentions from numerous researchers.However,their slow reaction kinetics,lim...In recent years,manganese-based oxides as an advanced class of cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)have attracted a great deal of attentions from numerous researchers.However,their slow reaction kinetics,limited active sites and poor electrical conductivity inevitably give rise to the severe performance degradation.To solve these problems,herein,we introduce abundant oxygen vacancies into the flower-likeδ-MnO_(2)nanostructure and effectively modulate the vacancy defects to reach the optimal level(δ-MnO_(2)-x-2.0).The smart design intrinsically tunes the electronic structure,guarantees ion chemisorption-desorption equilibrium and increases the electroactive sites,which not only effectively accelerates charge transfer rate during reaction processes,but also endows more redox reactions,as verified by first-principle calculations.These merits can help the fabricatedδ-MnO_(2)-x-2.0 cathode to present a large specific capacity of 551.8 mAh g^(-1) at 0.5 A g^(-1),high-rate capability of 262.2 mAh g^(-1) at 10 A g^(-1) and an excellent cycle lifespan(83%of capacity retention after 1500 cycles),which is far superior to those of the other metal compound cathodes.In addition,the charge/discharge mechanism of theδ-MnO_(2)-x-2.0 cathode has also been elaborated through ex situ techniques.This work opens up a new pathway for constructing the next-generation high-performance ZIBs cathode materials.展开更多
This article is focused on the investigation of the mechanical and thermal properties of composite material that could be used for the production of plaster or plasterboards.This composite material is made of gypsum a...This article is focused on the investigation of the mechanical and thermal properties of composite material that could be used for the production of plaster or plasterboards.This composite material is made of gypsum and reinforcing natural fibers.The article verifies whether this natural reinforcement can improve the investigated properties compared to conventional plasters and gypsum plasterboards made of pure gypsum.From this composite material,high-strength plasterboards could then be produced,which meet the higher demands of users than conventional gypsum plasterboards.For their production,natural waste materials would be used efficiently.As part of the development of new building materials,it is necessary to specify essential characteristics for their later use in civil engineering.Crushed wheat straw and three gypsum classes with strengths G2(2 MPa)—gypsum Class I.,G5(5 MPa)—gypsum Class II.and G16(16 MPa)—gypsum Class III.were used to create the test samples.Samples were made with different ratios of the two ingredients,with the percentages of straw being 0%,2.5%,and 5%for each gypsum grade.The first part of the article describes how the increasing proportion of straw affects the composite’s mechanical properties(flexural strength and compressive strength).The second part of the article focuses on the change of thermal properties(thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity).The last part of the article mentions the verification of the fire properties(single-flame source fire test and gross heat of combustion)of this composite material.The research has shown that the increasing proportion of straw reinforcement caused a deterioration in the flexural strength(up to 56.49%in the 3.series of gypsum Class II.)and compressive strength(up to 80.27%in the 3.series of gypsum Class III.)and an improvement in the specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity(up to 31.40%in the 3.series).This composite material is thus not suitable for the production of high-strength plasterboards,but its reduced mechanical properties do not prevent its use for interior plasters.Based on the performed fire tests,it can be said that this composite material can be classified as a non-flammable material of reaction to fire Classes A1 or A2.From an ecological point of view,it is advantageous to use a composite material with a higher straw content.展开更多
本文以管状和盘状两种天然硅藻土作为初始原料,制备了一系列硅藻土衍生硅碳负极材料,并采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)等测试手段系统表征了所制备样品的晶...本文以管状和盘状两种天然硅藻土作为初始原料,制备了一系列硅藻土衍生硅碳负极材料,并采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)等测试手段系统表征了所制备样品的晶体结构、微观形貌及化学组成.将制备的硅藻土衍生硅碳负极材料作为活性物质组装为锂离子电池,对比了管状和盘状两种形貌对其储锂性能的影响,并详细考察了沥青衍生碳包覆层的加入量对硅碳负极材料比容量及循环稳定性的影响.测试结果表明,样品管DE-1∶3和管DE-1∶6在0.2 A g^(-1)较低电流密度下均具有较好的容量保持率,循环500次之后比容量分别可保持443 mAh g^(-1)和414 mAh g^(-1),而样品管DE-1∶6则在0.5 A g^(-1)较大电流密度下具有更好的结构稳定性.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 52072196, 52002200, 52102106 and 52002199Major Basic Research Program of the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province under Grant No. ZR2020ZD09+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province under Grant No. ZR2020QE063the Innovation and Technology Program of Shandong Province under Grant No. 2020KJA004the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province under Grant No. ts201511034
文摘In recent years,manganese-based oxides as an advanced class of cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)have attracted a great deal of attentions from numerous researchers.However,their slow reaction kinetics,limited active sites and poor electrical conductivity inevitably give rise to the severe performance degradation.To solve these problems,herein,we introduce abundant oxygen vacancies into the flower-likeδ-MnO_(2)nanostructure and effectively modulate the vacancy defects to reach the optimal level(δ-MnO_(2)-x-2.0).The smart design intrinsically tunes the electronic structure,guarantees ion chemisorption-desorption equilibrium and increases the electroactive sites,which not only effectively accelerates charge transfer rate during reaction processes,but also endows more redox reactions,as verified by first-principle calculations.These merits can help the fabricatedδ-MnO_(2)-x-2.0 cathode to present a large specific capacity of 551.8 mAh g^(-1) at 0.5 A g^(-1),high-rate capability of 262.2 mAh g^(-1) at 10 A g^(-1) and an excellent cycle lifespan(83%of capacity retention after 1500 cycles),which is far superior to those of the other metal compound cathodes.In addition,the charge/discharge mechanism of theδ-MnO_(2)-x-2.0 cathode has also been elaborated through ex situ techniques.This work opens up a new pathway for constructing the next-generation high-performance ZIBs cathode materials.
基金This article was financed from the budget of the Student Grant Competition VSB-TUO(Registration No.SGS SP2020/135)This article has been elaborated in the framework of scholarship of the City of Ostrava(RRC/2806/2019)+1 种基金in the framework of the grant programme“Support for Science and Research in the Moravia-Silesia Region 2018”(RRC/10/2018)financed from the budget of the Moravian-Silesian Region.
文摘This article is focused on the investigation of the mechanical and thermal properties of composite material that could be used for the production of plaster or plasterboards.This composite material is made of gypsum and reinforcing natural fibers.The article verifies whether this natural reinforcement can improve the investigated properties compared to conventional plasters and gypsum plasterboards made of pure gypsum.From this composite material,high-strength plasterboards could then be produced,which meet the higher demands of users than conventional gypsum plasterboards.For their production,natural waste materials would be used efficiently.As part of the development of new building materials,it is necessary to specify essential characteristics for their later use in civil engineering.Crushed wheat straw and three gypsum classes with strengths G2(2 MPa)—gypsum Class I.,G5(5 MPa)—gypsum Class II.and G16(16 MPa)—gypsum Class III.were used to create the test samples.Samples were made with different ratios of the two ingredients,with the percentages of straw being 0%,2.5%,and 5%for each gypsum grade.The first part of the article describes how the increasing proportion of straw affects the composite’s mechanical properties(flexural strength and compressive strength).The second part of the article focuses on the change of thermal properties(thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity).The last part of the article mentions the verification of the fire properties(single-flame source fire test and gross heat of combustion)of this composite material.The research has shown that the increasing proportion of straw reinforcement caused a deterioration in the flexural strength(up to 56.49%in the 3.series of gypsum Class II.)and compressive strength(up to 80.27%in the 3.series of gypsum Class III.)and an improvement in the specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity(up to 31.40%in the 3.series).This composite material is thus not suitable for the production of high-strength plasterboards,but its reduced mechanical properties do not prevent its use for interior plasters.Based on the performed fire tests,it can be said that this composite material can be classified as a non-flammable material of reaction to fire Classes A1 or A2.From an ecological point of view,it is advantageous to use a composite material with a higher straw content.
文摘本文以管状和盘状两种天然硅藻土作为初始原料,制备了一系列硅藻土衍生硅碳负极材料,并采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)等测试手段系统表征了所制备样品的晶体结构、微观形貌及化学组成.将制备的硅藻土衍生硅碳负极材料作为活性物质组装为锂离子电池,对比了管状和盘状两种形貌对其储锂性能的影响,并详细考察了沥青衍生碳包覆层的加入量对硅碳负极材料比容量及循环稳定性的影响.测试结果表明,样品管DE-1∶3和管DE-1∶6在0.2 A g^(-1)较低电流密度下均具有较好的容量保持率,循环500次之后比容量分别可保持443 mAh g^(-1)和414 mAh g^(-1),而样品管DE-1∶6则在0.5 A g^(-1)较大电流密度下具有更好的结构稳定性.
