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A Stepped Mesh Host for Lithium Metal Batteries Inspired by Transmission Electron Microscopy Sampling Grids
With the growing demand for high-energy-density rechargeable batteries, lithium metal anodes have reemerged as a promising alternative to conventional graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries. Lithium metal bo...
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Investigation of reduced lithium titanate spinel as insertion host for rechargeable batteries
Rechargeable batteries based on reversible zinc electrodeposition in mildly acidic electrolytes have recently gained popularity, primarily because of their cost-benefit and high theoretical energy density achi...
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Open AccessSiO-induced thermal instability and interplay between graphite and SiO in graphite/SiO composite anode
Silicon monoxide (SiO), which exhibits better cyclability compared to silicon while delivering higher capacity than that of graphite, is an adequate material for the development of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)...
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Open AccessUnderstanding the lithium–sulfur battery redox reactions via operando confocal Raman microscopy
The complex interplay and only partial understanding of the multi-step phase transitions and reaction kinetics of redox processes in lithium–sulfur batteries are the main stumbling blocks that hinder the advan...
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Regulating lithium nucleation and growth by zinc modified current collectors
Lithium metal is commonly regarded as the “Holy Grail” anode material for high energy density rechargeable batteries. However, the uncontrollable growth of Li dendrites has posed safety concerns and thus great...
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Iron sulfides with dopamine-derived carbon coating as superior performance anodes for sodium-ion batteries
High energy ball-milled iron sulfides with thin carbon layer coating (BM-FeS/C composites) were prepared by the simple and economical process. Ball-milled process, followed by carbon coating, reduced the parti...
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Spindle-like Fe7S8/N-doped carbon nanohybrids for high-performance sodium ion battery anodes
Iron sulfides have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for sodium ion battery anode materials due to their high theoretical capacity and low cost. In this work, spindle-like Fe7S8 with nitroge...
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Open AccessDischarging a Li-S battery with ultra-high sulphur content cathode using a redox mediator
Lithium-sulphur batteries are under intense research due to the high specific capacity and low cost. However, several problems limit their commercialization. One of them is the insulating nature of sulphur, wh...
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Open AccessGraphene quantum dots: structural integrity and oxygen functional groups for high sulfur/sulfide utilization in lithium sulfur batteries
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are expected to overcome the limit of current energy storage devices by delivering high specific energy with low material cost. However, the potential of Li–S batteries has not ...
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Open AccessReactively sputtered nickel nitride as electrocatalytic counter electrode for dye- and quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
Nickel nitride electrodes were prepared by reactive sputtering of nickel under a N2 atmosphere at room temperature for application in mesoscopic dye- or quantum dot- sensitized solar cells. This facile and reliab...
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Open AccessSingle Source Precursor-based Solvothermal Synthesis of Heteroatom-doped Graphene and Its Energy Storage and Conversion Applications
Solvothermal processes are considered efficient approaches for the gram-scale production of graphene. Further modification of graphene by chemical do** is an important approach to tailor its properties. In t...
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The individual and population effects of tetracycline on Daphnia magna in multigenerational exposure
Multigenerational exposure of Daphnia magna to tetracycline was carried out through four consecutive generations. The effects of tetracycline on the survival, reproduction and growth of D. magna were assessed ove...
