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Fibrous gel polymer electrolyte for an ultrastable and highly safe flexible lithium‐ion battery in a wide temperature range

Carbon Energy, 2021
Replacement of flammable liquid electrolytes with gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) is a promising route to improve the safety of lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). However, polymer‐based electrolytes have limited suitability at low/high temperatures due to the
Ke Li, Wei Shen, Tao Xu, Lu Yang, Xiaobing Xu, Feiyao Yang, Lijuan Zhang, Yangjian Wang, Yaning Zhou, Mengjuan Zhong, Di Wei   +10 more
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Controlling surface porosity of graphene-based printed aerogels

npj 2D Materials and Applications, 2022
The surface porosity of graphene-based aerogels strongly influences their performance in applications involving mass transfer. However, the factors determining the surface porosities are not well-understood, hindering their application-specific ...
Binghan Zhou, Zhuo Chen, Qian Cheng, Mingfei Xiao, Garam Bae, Dongfang Liang, Tawfique Hasan   +6 more
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Graphene overcoats for ultra-high storage density magnetic media

Nature Communications, 2021
The main limitation to the areal storage density of hard disk drives (HDDs) is the thickness of carbon overcoats protecting the disk media. Here,
N. Dwivedi, A. K. Ott, K. Sasikumar, C. Dou, R. J. Yeo, B. Narayanan, U. Sassi, D. De Fazio, G. Soavi, T. Dutta, O. Balci, S. Shinde, J. Zhang, A. K. Katiyar, P. S. Keatley, A. K. Srivastava, S. K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan, A. C. Ferrari, C. S. Bhatia   +18 more
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Unencapsulated and washable two-dimensional material electronic-textile for NO2 sensing in ambient air

Scientific Reports, 2022
Materials adopted in electronic gas sensors, such as chemiresistive-based NO2 sensors, for integration in clothing fail to survive standard wash cycles due to the combined effect of aggressive chemicals in washing liquids and mechanical abrasion.
Pelumi W. Oluwasanya, Tian Carey, Yarjan Abdul Samad, Luigi G. Occhipinti   +3 more
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Research progress in cathode materials for zinc ion capacitors

Cailiao gongcheng, 2022
As a new type of energy storage device, aqueous zinc-ion capacitors (AZICs) have excellent performance, such as high power density, high energy density, long cycle life and high safety.AZICs have a high application prospect in the field of civil ...
WANG Chaojun, WANG Nan, CHEN Xiang, WANG Jixian, PENG Sikan, WANG Chen, QI Xin, LIU Jiarang, DAI Shenglong, YAN Shaojiu   +9 more
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Cation-controlled wetting properties of vermiculite membranes and its promise for fouling resistant oil–water separation

Nature Communications, 2020
Manipulation of surface energy and wetting properties of solids may impact a variety of processes, including membrane fouling. Here the authors tune properties of vermiculite laminates from superhydrophilic to hydrophobic by cation exchange, and ...
K. Huang, P. Rowe, C. Chi, V. Sreepal, T. Bohn, K.-G. Zhou, Y. Su, E. Prestat, P. Balakrishna Pillai, C. T. Cherian, A. Michaelides, R. R. Nair   +11 more
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Novel Insights into Energy Storage Mechanism of Aqueous Rechargeable Zn/MnO2 Batteries with Participation of Mn2+

Nano-Micro Letters, 2019
Aqueous rechargeable Zn/MnO2 zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are reviving recently due to their low cost, non-toxicity, and natural abundance. However, their energy storage mechanism remains controversial due to their complicated electrochemical reactions ...
Yongfeng Huang, Jian Mou, Wenbao Liu, Xianli Wang, Liubing Dong, Feiyu Kang, Chengjun Xu   +6 more
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Use of Functionalized Graphene-Based Materials on Grease

Lubricants, 2023
The growing awareness of reduced friction losses and new demands for electrical powertrains demand improved lubricants. Due to their unique properties, such as high thermal and electrical conductivity, graphene and its derivatives have been investigated ...
Eduardo Tomanik, Paulo Berto, Wania Christinelli, Gabriela Papoulias, Xavier Raby, Valdirene Peressinotto   +5 more
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First-principles studies of water adsorption on graphene: The role of the substrate [PDF]

, 2008
We investigate the electronic properties of graphene upon water adsorption and study the influence of the SiO2 substrate in this context using density functional calculations.
Katsnelson, Mikhail I., Lichtenstein, Alexander I., Wehling, Tim O.   +2 more
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High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries Realized by MOF Materials

Nano-Micro Letters, 2020
Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been gaining increasing interest for large-scale energy storage applications due to their high safety, good rate capability, and low cost. However, the further development of ZIBs is impeded by two main
Xuechao Pu, Baozheng Jiang, Xianli Wang, Wenbao Liu, Liubing Dong, Feiyu Kang, Chengjun Xu   +6 more
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