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Open AccessSynthesis of LiFePO4 in situ vapor-grown carbon fiber (VGCF) composite cathode material via microwave pyrolysis chemical vapor deposition
One of the most important factors that limits the use of LiFePO4 as cathode material for lithium ion batteries is its low electronic conductivity. In order to solve this problem, LiFePO4 i...
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Synthesis and electrochemical analyses of vapor-grown carbon fiber/pyrolytic carbon-coated LiFePO4 composite
A vapor-grown carbon fiber/pyrolytic carbon-coated LiFePO4 (VGCF/PCLFP) composite has been prepared in one step through a solid-state reaction accompanied by a gas-phase decomposition process. This method leads t...
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Effects of polyester resin molecular weight on the performance of low temperature curing silver pastes
Four polyester resins with different molecular weights were used as the binder phase in silver pastes. The effects of the polyester resin molecular weight on the performance of low temperature curing silver pa...
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Evolution of phase structure and enhancement of piezoelectric properties in (K0.5Na0.5)0.94Li0.06NbO3–SrZrO3 lead-free ceramics
(Na0.5K0.5)0.94Li0.06NbO3–xSrZrO3 (NKLN–xSZ) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics with a composition near the rhombohedral–tetragonal (R–T) phase boundary and high Curie temperature T ...
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Influence of fullerene-based acceptor materials on the performance of indacenodithiophene-cored small molecule bulk heterojunction organic solar cells
A model system is presented to investigate the influence of fullerene-based acceptor materials on the performance of small molecule organic solar cells (SM-OSCs). Two indacenodithiophene-(IDT)-cored small mole...
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Open AccessHighly Conductive PEDOT:PSS Transparent Hole Transporting Layer with Solvent Treatment for High Performance Silicon/Organic Hybrid Solar Cells
Efficient Si/organic hybrid solar cells were fabricated with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and surfactant-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrene (PEDOT:PSS). A post-treatment on PEDOT:PSS films with p...
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Construction of porous hierarchical NiCo2S4 toward high rate performance supercapacitor
Develo** high-performance supercapacitors is an effective way to satisfy the ever-increasing energy storage demand for emerging devices, but the inferior rate performance of battery-type supercapacitors limi...
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Cobalt and nitrogen doped porous carbon nanofibers as an efficient electrocatalyst for high performance oxygen reduction reaction
Efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts are critical for fuel cells. Herein, we report a facile synthetic method to prepare Co–N–C porous nanofibers (Co–N-CNFs) for high performance ORR elec...
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Microwave rapid synthesis of nickel cobalt sulfides/CNTs composites as superior cycling ability electrode materials for supercapacitors
Nickel cobalt sulfides (NCS) have been regarded as potential candidate electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors owing to the attractive theoretical capacitance. However, traditional synthesis (...
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ZTIFs derived nitrogen-introduced high specific area and hierarchical porous carbon for oxygen reduction reaction
It is of great allure to construct nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon to replace Pt-based catalysts for efficient ORR. Here, nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon (NHPC) was prepared by carbonizing ...
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of Cr3C2@C core shell structure anchored on hierarchical porous carbon foam for enhanced polysulfide adsorption in Li-S batteries
In this paper, we use microwave reduction strategy to synthesize a new bi-functional sulfur host material at the service of cathode substrate for lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs), the composite is made of hiera...
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Open AccessMetal organic framework-coated gold nanorod as an on-demand drug delivery platform for chemo-photothermal cancer therapy
Chemo-photothermal therapy based on nanoparticles has emerged as a promising strategy for cancer treatment. However, its therapeutic efficacy and application potential are largely subjected to the uncontrollab...
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Improving the low-rate stability of lithium-sulfur battery through the coating of conductive polymer
Lithium-sulfur battery is one of the most promising batteries, but it suffers from the low conductivity of sulfur and the dissolution/loss of lithium polysulfide. The dissolution/loss of lithium polysulfide is...
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Magnetization triggered oxygen evolution reaction enhancement for ferromagnetic materials
To date, magnetization triggered electrocatalytic performance enhancement has aroused dramatical attentions owing to its easy control and significant effectiveness, however, the mechanisms of intrinsic magneti...
