CZT detectors for high-energy flare spectroscopy: the Room Temperature Semiconductor Spectrometer (RTeSS) on the JAWSAT satellite

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. T. Vestrand ◽  
H. H. Cutlip ◽  
David J. Forrest ◽  
Ken A. Levenson ◽  
J. R. Marci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Semiconductor Spectrometer ◽  
Czt Detectors

scholarly journals PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF CZT DETECTORS BY LINE ELECTRODE GEOMETRY

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 1460144 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAN ZHANG ◽  
WEI ZHANG ◽  
JUN LI ◽  
YANQING LIU ◽  
YULAN LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Resolution ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Resolution ◽  
Electrode Geometry ◽  
Detector Performance ◽  
Hole Trapping ◽  
Sensitive Structure ◽  
Czt Detectors

Due to their high efficiency and high energy resolution, applications of CdZnTe (CZT) detectors have spread into many areas such as room temperature detectors. To improve the performance and decrease the effects of hole trapping and crystal non-uniformity, special contact geometries are applied to the detectors, such as Coplanar, 3D pixel, Frisch grid, Capture and so on. In this paper, we introduce a new line electrode geometry to greatly improve CZT detector performance. A line anode collects electrons, while a planar cathode collects holes. Due to the low electric field close to the cathode and the low hole μτ value, this geometry is also a single charge sensitive structure. The calculated energy resolution of a 20 mm x 20 mm x 15 mm detector could be improved up to 1.51% for 662 keV gamma rays. Both simulations and experimental results are presented here.

scholarly journals Research Progress toward Room Temperature Sodium Sulfur Batteries: A Review

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1535
Author(s):  
Yanjie Wang ◽  
Yingjie Zhang ◽  
Hongyu Cheng ◽  
Zhicong Ni ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Storage Performance ◽  
Sulfur Battery ◽  
Sodium Sulfur Battery ◽  
Sodium Sulfur

Lithium metal batteries have achieved large-scale application, but still have limitations such as poor safety performance and high cost, and limited lithium resources limit the production of lithium batteries. The construction of these devices is also hampered by limited lithium supplies. Therefore, it is particularly important to find alternative metals for lithium replacement. Sodium has the properties of rich in content, low cost and ability to provide high voltage, which makes it an ideal substitute for lithium. Sulfur-based materials have attributes of high energy density, high theoretical specific capacity and are easily oxidized. They may be used as cathodes matched with sodium anodes to form a sodium-sulfur battery. Traditional sodium-sulfur batteries are used at a temperature of about 300 °C. In order to solve problems associated with flammability, explosiveness and energy loss caused by high-temperature use conditions, most research is now focused on the development of room temperature sodium-sulfur batteries. Regardless of safety performance or energy storage performance, room temperature sodium-sulfur batteries have great potential as next-generation secondary batteries. This article summarizes the working principle and existing problems for room temperature sodium-sulfur battery, and summarizes the methods necessary to solve key scientific problems to improve the comprehensive energy storage performance of sodium-sulfur battery from four aspects: cathode, anode, electrolyte and separator.

scholarly journals Room‐Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries and Beyond: Realizing Practical High Energy Systems through Anode, Cathode, and Electrolyte Engineering

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 2003493
Author(s):  
Alex Yong Sheng Eng ◽  
Vipin Kumar ◽  
Yiwen Zhang ◽  
Jianmin Luo ◽  
Wenyu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Sodium Sulfur

scholarly journals Monocarborane cluster as a stable fluorine-free calcium battery electrolyte

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuaki Kisu ◽  
Sangryun Kim ◽  
Takara Shinohara ◽  
Kun Zhao ◽  
Andreas Züttel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Coulombic Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Ionic Conductivities ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Free Calcium ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Battery Electrolyte

AbstractHigh-energy-density and low-cost calcium (Ca) batteries have been proposed as ‘beyond-Li-ion’ electrochemical energy storage devices. However, they have seen limited progress due to challenges associated with developing electrolytes showing reductive/oxidative stabilities and high ionic conductivities. This paper describes a calcium monocarborane cluster salt in a mixed solvent as a Ca-battery electrolyte with high anodic stability (up to 4 V vs. Ca2+/Ca), high ionic conductivity (4 mS cm−1), and high Coulombic efficiency for Ca plating/stripping at room temperature. The developed electrolyte is a promising candidate for use in room-temperature rechargeable Ca batteries.

Microstructure Evolution of a Fine Grain Al-50wt%Si Alloy Fabricated by High Energy Milling

2011 ◽  
Vol 479 ◽  
pp. 54-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Ya Ping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Grain Growth ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Milling Time ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Laser Method ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Fine Grain

Microstructure evolution of high energy milled Al-50wt%Si alloy during heat treatment at different temperature was studied. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) results show that the size of the alloy powders decreased with increasing milling time. The observable coarsening of Si particles was not seen below 730°C in the high energy milled alloy, whereas, for the alloy prepared by mixed Al and Si powders, the grain growth occurred at 660°C. The activation energy for the grain growth of Si particles in the high energy milled alloy was determined as about 244 kJ/mol by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) data analysis. The size of Si particles in the hot pressed Al-50wt%Si alloy prepared by high energy milled powders was 5-30 m at 700°C, which was significantly reduced compared to that of the original Si powders. Thermal diffusivity of the hot pressed Al-50wt%Si alloy was 55 mm2/s at room temperature which was obtained by laser method.

Texture Gradient in ECAP Silver Measured by Synchrotron Radiation

2005 ◽  
Vol 495-497 ◽  
pp. 821-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner Skrotzki ◽  
N. Scheerbaum ◽  
C.G. Oertel ◽  
Heinz Günter Brokmeier ◽  
Satyam Suwas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Neutron Diffraction ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Extrusion Direction ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Texture Gradient ◽  
Fcc Metals ◽  
Local Texture ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Global And Local

Silver of 3N purity was deformed at room temperature by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) using three passes of route A. The global and local texture were investigated by neutron diffraction and high-energy synchrotron radiation, respectively. The texture is characterized by typical simple shear components of fcc metals which differently deviate from their ideal positions. Local texture measurements reveal that the intensity and inclination of the texture components with respect to the extrusion direction depend on the distance from the top of the extruded bar and change from pass to pass. Reasons for the texture gradient are discussed. The texture of silver is compared with that of copper having a higher stacking fault energy.

Enhanced Room-Temperature Ionic Conductivity of NaCB11H12 via High-Energy Mechanical Milling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Murgia ◽  
Matteo Brighi ◽  
Laura Piveteau ◽  
Claudia E. Avalos ◽  
Valerio Gulino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Mechanical Milling ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Energy

scholarly journals A High Capacity, Room Temperature, Hybrid Flow Battery Consisting of Liquid Na-Cs Anode and Aqueous NaI Catholyte

Batteries ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caihong Liu ◽  
Leon Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Coulombic Efficiency ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Flow Battery ◽  
Membrane Interfaces ◽  
Number Of Cycles ◽  
Novel Concept ◽  
First Time

In this study, we have proposed a novel concept of hybrid flow batteries consisting of a molten Na-Cs anode and an aqueous NaI catholyte separated by a NaSICON membrane. A number of carbonaceous electrodes are studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV) for their potentials as the positive electrode of the aqueous NaI catholyte. The charge transfer impedance, interfacial impedance and NaSICON membrane impedance of the Na-Cs ‖ NaI hybrid flow battery are analyzed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The performance of the Na-Cs ‖ NaI hybrid flow battery is evaluated through galvanostatic charge/discharge cycles. This study demonstrates, for the first time, the feasibility of the Na-Cs ‖ NaI hybrid flow battery and shows that the Na-Cs ‖ NaI hybrid flow battery has the potential to achieve the following properties simultaneously: (i) An aqueous NaI catholyte with good cycle stability, (ii) a durable and low impedance NaSICON membrane for a large number of cycles, (iii) stable interfaces at both anode/membrane and cathode/membrane interfaces, (iv) a molten Na-Cs anode capable of repeated Na plating and stripping, and (v) a flow battery with high Coulombic efficiency, high voltaic efficiency, and high energy efficiency.

scholarly journals High-performance room-temperature sodium–sulfur battery enabled by electrocatalytic sodium polysulfides full conversion

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 562-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nana Wang ◽  
Yunxiao Wang ◽  
Zhongchao Bai ◽  
Zhiwei Fang ◽  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Gold Nanoclusters ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Sulfur Battery ◽  
Sodium Sulfur Battery ◽  
Sodium Sulfur ◽  
Full Conversion

Developing novel gold nanoclusters as an electrocatalyst can facilitate a completely reversible reaction between S and Na, achieving advanced high-energy-density room-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries.

Core–Shell Fe1–[email protected] Nanorods for Room Temperature All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries with High Energy Density

ACS Nano ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 2809-2817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongli Wan ◽  
Jean Pierre Mwizerwa ◽  
Xingguo Qi ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
Xiaoxiong Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Sodium Batteries
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