A High Capacity and Working Voltage Potassium-Based Dual Ion Batteries

Potassium-based dual ion batteries(KDIBs)have attracted significant attention owing to high working voltage,high safety,low processing cost,and environmental friendliness.Nevertheless,one great challenge for practical KDIBs is to develop suitable anode materials with high specific capacity.Herein,we report an architecture of hierarchically porous antimony nanoparticles/carbon nanofibers(HPSb CNFs)as flexible,free-standing anode for high-performance KDIBs.The HPSb CNFs with hierarchically porous structure,and high-content nitrogen doping,not only offer sufficient free space to tolerate the repetitive volume expansion of Sb nanoparticles during long-term cycling,but also greatly facilitate the transport of electrons and ions within electrode,ensuring high material utilization ratio.Thus,the KDIBs,constituted by HPSb CNFs-700(calcined at 700°C)anode and graphite cathode,exhibited a high reversible capacity of 440 m Ah g^(-1)with high discharge medium voltage of 4.5 V at a specific current of 200 m A g^(-1)(the highest capacity for all KDIBs normalized by the mass of the anode),and excellent cyclic life.Outstanding electrochemical reversibility of the KDIBs was further demonstrated by ex situ XRD,ex situ Raman spectrum,and HRTEM.These results suggest the as-designed HPSb CNFs-700 with highcapacity and long-term cycling stability is a promising anode material for high-performance KDIBs.

Working Voltage of Double Grid Air Counter

Based on analysis of the discharging course in double grid air counter (DGAC),the dischargin model is built up by applying the conception of average ionizing free path. An effective algorithm is presented for the working voltage of DGAC using this model. The working voltage is nearly related to the geometric parameters of DGAC, the sensitivity of the circuitry and the number of discharges. Computing results confirm that the working voltage increases with the ratio of the radius of the anode to that of the cathode. The number of discharges follows the similar rule.

Numerical simulation on magnetic confinement characteristics of internal vortex electrostatic cyclone precipitator under different working voltages

Aiming at improving the capture performance of internal vortex electrostatic cyclone precipitator(ECP),a theoretical model with mechanics-electric-magnetic coupling was established,the collection efficiency of magnetic confinement ECP under different working voltages was simulated,and the influence of magnetic flux intensity on the removal performance of submicron particles was explored.Results show that the number of particles escaped from the cyclone is greatly reduced after the introduction of magnetic field and electric field,indicating that charging effect and magnetic confinement are more conductive to trap submicron particles in the internal vortex ECP.The lower the working voltage is,the worse the charging lifting effect is,but the stronger the magnetic confinement characteristics are.Furthermore,the contributions of charging effect to collection efficiency and magnetic confinement characteristics are more obvious at a weaker magnetic flux density.The research results can provide a practical new idea for the innovative design of ECP.

Binary ionic liquid electrolyte design for ultrahigh-energy density graphene-based supercapacitors

Although room temperature ionic liquids(ILs)have emerged as potential next-generation electrolytes for their wide electrochemical stability window(ESW),the trade-off between this window and viscosity has hindered their widespread use in energy storage devices.Here,we present for the first time that such a trade-off can be balanced by mixing two ILs with the common anion([NTf_(2)]^(-))but different cations([EMIM]^(+) and[N1114]^(+))together.The[EMIM]cation-based IL possesses low viscosity while the[N1114]cation-based IL exhibits wide ESW.Since the concentrations of each IL in the mixtures can result in different electrolyte properties,we demonstrate a systematic approach by exploring the properties of various concentration combinations.In addition,the corresponding cell voltage of their resulting graphene supercapacitors(SCs)accompanied based on the interaction between the binary ionic liquid and the electrodes,and the associated electrochemical performance were studied to determine the optimum electrolyte system for the highest SC energy density.The well-balanced viscosity/ESW trade-off is achieved in binary IL consisting 50 vol%[EMIM][NTf_(2)]and 50 vol%[N1114][NTf_(2)]as evident from the extraordinary electrode specific capacitance of 293.1 F g^(-1) and the ultrahigh SC energy density of 177 Wh kg^(-1),which approaches that of a lithium-ion battery.

N,O co-doped porous carbon with rich pseudocapacitive groups exhibiting superior energy density in an acidic 2.4 V Li_(2)SO_(4)electrolyte

Designing a carbon material with a unique composition and surface functional groups for offering high specific capacity in a wide voltage window is of great significance to improve the energy density for the supercapacitor in a cheap and eco-friendly aqueous electrolyte.Herein,we develop an efficient strategy to synthesize a N,O co-doped hierarchically porous carbon(NODPC-1.0)with moderate specific surface area and pore volume as well as rich heteroatoms using a deep eutectic solvent(DES)as an activator.It is found that NODPC-1.0 with a large proportion of pseudocapacitive functional groups(pyrrole-N,pyridineN and carbonyl-quinone)can work stable in an acidic 2 mol/L Li_(2)SO_(4)(pH 2.5)electrolyte,exhibiting specific capacities of 375 and 186 F/g at the current densities of 1.0 and 100 A/g,respectively.Also,the assembled symmetric capacitor using the NODPC-1.0 as the active material and 2 mol/L acidic Li_(2)SO_(4)(pH 2.5)as the electrolyte shows an outstanding energy density of 74.4 Wh/kg at a high power density of 1.44 k W/kg under a broad voltage window(2.4 V).Relevant comparative experiments indicate that H+of the acidic aqueous electrolyte plays a crucial part in enhancement the specific capacity,and the abundant pseudocapacitive functional groups on the surface of the NODPC-1.0 sample play the key role in the improvement of electrochemical cycle stability under a broad voltage window.