简介:Theeffectofbismuth(Bi)forbothVO2+/VO2+andV3+/V2+redoxcouplesinvanadiumflowbatteries(VFBs)hasbeeninvestigatedbydirectlyintroducingBionthesurfaceofcarbonfelt(CF).TheresultsshowthatBihasnocatalyticeffectforVO2+/VO2+redoxcouple.Duringthefirstchargeprocess,BiisoxidizedtoBi3+(neverreturnbacktoBimetalinthesubsequentcycles)duetothelowstandardredoxpotentialof0.308V(vs.SHE)forBi3+/BiredoxcouplecomparedwithVO2+/VO2+redoxcoupleandBi3+exhibitno(orneglectable)electro-catalyticactivity.Additionally,therelationshipbetweenBiloadingandelectrochemicalactivityforV3+/V2+redoxcouplewasstudiedindetail.2wt%Bi-modifiedcarbonfelt(2%-BiCF)exhibitsthehighestelectrochemicalactivity.Usingitasnegativeelectrode,ahighenergyefficiency(EE)of79.0%canbeachievedatahighcurrentdensityof160mA/cm2,whichis5.5%higherthanthepristineone.Moreover,theelectrolyteutilizationratioisalsoincreasedbymorethan30%.Eventhecelloperatedat140mA/cm2forover300cycles,theEEcanreach80.9%withoutobviousfluctuationandattenuation,suggestingexcellentcatalyticactivityandelectrochemicalstabilityinVFBs.
简介:IntheinterlayerexpansionofthelayeredzeoliteprecursorCOK-5,aSn,salt,bis(2,4-pentanedionate)-dichlorotin[Sn(acac)2Cl2],insteadofasilylatingagentwasusedtolinkthelayersat180°C.Theobtainedmaterial,whichisdesignedasSn-COE-5,showsashiftofthefirstXRDreflection,whichisverysimilartothatofCOK-5interlayerexpandedwithdichlorodimethylsilane(DCDMS),indicatinganincreaseininterlayerdistance.X-raydiffraction(XRD),N2sorptionisotherms,inductivelycoupledplasma(ICP),andX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(XPS)supporttheincorporationofisolatedSnsitesinthesample.Intheconversionofglucosetolevulinicacid,Sn-COE-5exhibitsmuchhigheractivitythanCOK-5,whichisduetothepresenceofLewisacidicsitesintheSn-COE-5.
简介:Inthispaper,carbonmicrospherepreparedbyhydrothermaltreatmentwasactivatedbyKHCO3athightemperature,andemployedasthecatalystforVO2+/VO2+redoxreactionforvanadiumredoxflowbattery(VRFB).CarbonmicrospherecanbeetchedbyKHCO3duetothereactionbetweenthepyrolysisproductsofKHCO3andcarbonatoms.Moreover,KHCO3activationcanbringmanyoxygenfunctionalgroupsoncarbonmicrosphere,furtherimprovingthewettabilityofcatalystandincreasingtheactivesites.Theelectrocatalyticpropertiesofcarbonmicrospherefromhydrothermaltreatmentareimprovedbyhightemperaturecarbonization,andcanfurtherbeenhancedbyKHCO3activation.Amongcarbonmicrospheresamples,theVO2+/VO2+redoxreactionexhibitsthehighestelectrochemicalkineticsonKHCO3activatedsample.ThecellusingKHCO3activatedcarbonmicrosphereasthepositivecatalystdemonstrateshigherenergyefficiencyandlargerdischargecapacity,especiallyathighcurrentdensity.TheresultsrevealthatKHCO3activatedcarbonmicrosphereisanefficient,low-costcarbon-basedcatalystforVO2+/VO2+redoxreactionforVRFBsystem.
简介:Wereportontheperformanceofacontinuous-waveNd:GdVO4laserin-banddiode-pumpedat912nmwithhighoutputpowerandexcellentbeamquality.Thelaserproducedanoutputpowerof19.8Wat1063nmwithanopticalefficiencyof59.3%andslopeefficiencyof62.7%.Thelaserthresholdwas2.04Woftheabsorbedpumppower,andthelaseroutputbeamqualitywas≤1.2inthehorizontalandverticaldirections.Thestrengthofthermallensingatfulloutputpower(33.4Wofabsorbedpower)wasmeasuredtobeanaverageof8.6diopters.Itisshownthatthermallensingisreducedbyafactorof2withrespecttotheNd:YVO4lasers,thusopeningawayforfurtheroutput-powerscaling.
简介:Bysimultaneouslyemployingbothanelectro-opticmodulatorandcarbonnanotubesaturableabsorber(CNT-SA)inadual-lossmodulator,asubnanosecondsinglemode-lockingpulseunderneathaQ-switchedenvelopewithhighpeakpowerwasgeneratedfromadoublyQ-switchedandmode-locked(QML)Nd:Lu0.15Y0.85VO4laserat1.06μmforthefirsttime,toourknowledge.CNTswithdifferentwallstructures—single-walledCNTs(SWCNTs),double-walledCNTs(DWCNTs),andmulti-walledCNTs(MWCNTs)—wereusedasSAsintheexperimenttoinvestigatethesinglemode-lockingpulsecharacteristics.Atpumppowerof10.72W,themaximumpeakpowerof1.312MWwasobtainedwiththeDWCNT.
简介:ThesplittingofpotentialenergylevelsforgroundstateX2ΠgofOx2(x=+1,1)underspin–orbitcoupling(SOC)hasbeencalculatedbyusingthespin–orbit(SO)multi-configurationquasi-degenerateperturbationtheory(SO-MCQDPT).TheirMurrell–Sorbie(M–S)potentialfunctionsaregained,andthenthespectroscopicconstantsforelectronicstates2Π1/2and2Π3/2arederivedfromtheM–Sfunction.TheverticalexcitationenergiesforOx2(x=+1,1)areν[O+12(2Π3/2→X2Π1/2)]=195.652cm1,andν[O12(2Π1/2→X2Π3/2)]=182.568cm1,respectively.Allthespectroscopicdataforelectronicstates2Π1/2and2Π3/2aregivenforthefirsttime.
简介:AnewlayeredCu-basedoxychalcogenideBa3Fe2O5Cu2S2hasbeensynthesizedanditsmagneticandelectronicpropertieswererevealed.Ba3Fe2O5Cu2S2isbuiltupbyalternativelystacking[Cu2S2]2-layersandironperovskiteoxide[(FeO2)(BaO)(FeO2)]2-layersalongthecaxisthatareseparatedbybariumionswithFe3+fivefoldcoordinatedbyasquare-pyramidalarrangementofoxygen.Fromthebondvalencearguments,weinferredthatinlayeredCuCh-based(Ch=S,Se,Te)compoundsthe+3cationinperovskiteoxidesheetprefersasquarepyramidalsite,whilethelowervalencecationprefersthesquareplanarsites.Thestudiesonsusceptibility,transport,andopticalreflectivityindicatethatBa3Fe2O5Cu2S2isanantiferromagneticsemiconductorwithaNe′eltemperatureof121Kandanopticalbandgapof1.03eV.Themeasurementofheatcapacityfrom10Ktoroomtemperatureshowsnoanomalyat121K.TheDebyetemperatureisdeterminedtobe113K.TheoreticalcalculationsindicatethattheconductionbandminimumispredominantlycontributedbyO2pand3dstatesofFeionsthatantiferromagneticallyarrangedinFeO2layers.TheFe3dstatesarelocatedatlowerenergyandresultinanarrowbandgapincomparisonwiththatoftheisostructuralSr3Sc2O5Cu2S2.
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简介:Inthisarticle,theSm-dopingsinglecrystalsCa1-xSmxFe2As2(x=00.2)werepreparedbytheCaAsfluxmethod,andfollowedbyarapidquenchingtreatmentafterthehightemperaturegrowth.Thesampleswerecharacterizedbystructural,resistive,andmagneticmeasurements.ThesuccessfulSm-substitutionwasrevealedbythereductionofthelatticeparameterc,duetothesmallerionicradiusofSm3+thanCa2+.SuperconductivitywasobservedinallsampleswithonsetTcvaryingfrom27Kto44KuponSm-doping.ThecoexistenceofacollapsedphasetransitionandthesuperconductingtransitionwasfoundforthelowerSm-dopingsamples.ZeroresistivityandsubstantialsuperconductingvolumefractiononlyhappeninhigherSm-dopingcrystalswiththenominalx>0.10.Thedopingdependencesofthec-axislengthandonsetTcweresummarized.Thehigh-TcobservedinthesequenchedcrystalsmaybeattributedtosimultaneoustuningofelectroncarriersdopingandstraineffectcausedbylatticereductionofSm-substitution.
简介:Theground-stateandthermodynamicpropertiesofquantummixed-spinchainsof1/2-1/2-1-1and3/2-3/2-1-1areinvestigatedbyaquantumMonteCarlosimulationwiththeloop-clusteralgorithm.For1/2-1/2-1-1chain,wefindithastwophasesseparatedbyanenergy-gapvanishingpointintheground-state.For3/2-3/2-1-1chain,thenumericalresultsshowtwoenergy-gapvanishingpointsisolatedbydifferentphasesinitsground-state.Ourcalculationsindicatethatallthesegroundstatephasescanbeunderstoodbymeansofvalence-bond-solidpicture,andthethermodynamicbehavioratfinitetemperaturesiscontinuousasafunctionofparameterα=J2/J1.
简介:Thedipole-length,velocityandaecelerationabsorptionoscillatorstrengthsforthe1s^22p-ls^2nd(3_
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