scholarly journals Transformation of oxide ceramic textiles from insulation to conduction at room temperature

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. eaay8538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhua Yan ◽  
Yuanyuan Zhang ◽  
Yun Zhao ◽  
Jun Song ◽  
Shuhui Xia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Lithium Batteries ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Reduction Method ◽  
The Self ◽  
Oxide Ceramic ◽  
Oxide Ceramics ◽  
Current Collectors ◽  
Enhanced Electrochemical Performance ◽  
Rapid Transformation

Oxide ceramics are considered to be nonconductive brittle materials, which limits their applications in emerging fields such as conductive textiles. Here, we show a facile domino-cascade reduction method that enables rapid transformation of ceramic nanofiber textiles from insulation to conduction at room temperature. After putting dimethylacetamide-wetted textiles, including TiO2, SnO2, BaTiO3, and Li0.33La0.56TiO3, on lithium plates, the self-driven chemical reactions induce defects in oxides. These defects initiate an interfacial insulation-to-conductive phase transition, which triggers the domino-cascade reduction from the interface to the whole textile. Correspondingly, the conductivity of the textile sharply increased from 0 to 40 S/m over a period of 1 min. The modified oxide textiles exhibit enhanced electrochemical performance when substituting the metallic current collectors of lithium batteries. This room temperature reduction method can protect the nanostructures while inducing defects in oxide ceramic textiles, appealing for numerous applications.

Enhanced electrochemical performance of bulk type oxide ceramic lithium batteries enabled by interface modification

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 4649-4657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Liu ◽  
Yibo Zhang ◽  
Xue Zhang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Shi-Xi Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Electrochemical Performance ◽  
Lithium Batteries ◽  
Oxide Ceramic ◽  
Ceramic Structure ◽  
Interface Modification ◽  
Enhanced Electrochemical Performance

The interface issue is one of the severe problems in all-solid-state (ASS) batteries, especially for oxide-type batteries with a full ceramic structure.

scholarly journals The commensurate composite σ-structure of β-tantalum

2003 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alla Arakcheeva ◽  
Gervais Chapuis ◽  
Henrik Birkedal ◽  
Phil Pattison ◽  
Vladimir Grinevitch
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Thermal Process ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
The Self ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
Integer Multiple ◽  
Space Groups ◽  
Lattice Constants ◽  
Two Component

The single-crystal investigation of the self-hosting σ-structure of β-tantalum (β-Ta) at 120 K (low-temperature, LT, structure) and at 293 K (RT-I before cooling and RT-II after cooling and rewarming; RT represents room temperature) shows that this structure is indeed a specific two-component composite where the components have the same (or an integer multiple) lattice constants but different space groups. The space groups of both host (H) and guest (G) components cause systematic absences, which result from their intersection. The highest symmetry of a σ-structure can be described as [H: P42/mnm; G: P4/mbm (c G = 0.5c H ); composite: P42/mnm]. A complete analysis of possible symmetries is presented in the Appendix. In β-Ta, two components modify their symmetry during the thermal process 293 K (RT-I) → 120 K (LT) → 293 K (RT-II): [H: P\bar 421 m; G: P\bar 421 m; composite: P\bar 421 m] → [H: P\bar 4, G: P4/mbm (c G = 0.5c H ), composite: P\bar 4] → [H: P\bar 421 m, G: P4/mbm (c G = 0.5c H ), composite: P\bar 421 m]. Thus, the phase transition is reversible with respect to H and irreversible with respect to G.

Solvate Ionic Liquids and Their Application to Lithium Batteries: Glyme-Lithium Bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide Equimolar Complexes

2012 ◽  
Vol 1473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuki Yoshida ◽  
Mizuho Tsuchiya ◽  
Naoki Tachikawa ◽  
Kaoru Dokko ◽  
Masayoshi Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Lithium Batteries ◽  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Spin Echo ◽  
The Self ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Lithium Secondary Battery ◽  
Self Diffusion ◽  
Secondary Battery

ABSTRACTThe physicochemical properties of glyme-Li[FSA] (FSA: bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide) equimolar complexes were investigated. The self-diffusion coefficients of glymes and Li+ as determined by pulsed-field gradient spin-echo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in equimolar complexes were almost identical, suggesting that all of the glyme molecules coordinated with Li+. Electrochemical characterization revealed that the oxidative stability of glyme molecules was enhanced by complexing with Li+. Using [Li(glyme)1][FSA] electrolytes and a LiFePO4cathode, a lithium secondary battery could be stably operated for more than 100 cycles at room temperature.

Electron Microscope study of commensurate-incommensurate phase transition in BaZnGeO4

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 172-173
Author(s):  
Naoki Yamamoto ◽  
Makoto Kikuchi ◽  
Tooru Atake ◽  
Akihiro Hamano ◽  
Yasutoshi Saito
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Electron Microscope Study ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Hexagonal Lattice ◽  
Ferroelectric Materials ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Periodic Arrays ◽  
Modulation Wave Vector

BaZnGeO4 undergoes many phase transitions from I to V phase. The highest temperature phase I has a BaAl2O4 type structure with a hexagonal lattice. Recent X-ray diffraction study showed that the incommensurate (IC) lattice modulation appears along the c axis in the III and IV phases with a period of about 4c, and a commensurate (C) phase with a modulated period of 4c exists between the III and IV phases in the narrow temperature region (—58°C to —47°C on cooling), called the III' phase. The modulations in the IC phases are considered displacive type, but the detailed structures have not been studied. It is also not clear whether the modulation changes into periodic arrays of discommensurations (DC’s) near the III-III' and IV-V phase transition temperature as found in the ferroelectric materials such as Rb2ZnCl4.At room temperature (III phase) satellite reflections were seen around the fundamental reflections in a diffraction pattern (Fig.1) and they aligned along a certain direction deviated from the c* direction, which indicates that the modulation wave vector q tilts from the c* axis. The tilt angle is about 2 degree at room temperature and depends on temperature.

Survival of mouse blastocysts after low-temperature preservation under high pressure

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cs. Pribenszky ◽  
M. Molnár ◽  
S. Cseh ◽  
L. Solti
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
High Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Freezing Point ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Embryo Cryopreservation ◽  
Subzero Temperatures ◽  
Survival Capacity

Cryoinjuries are almost inevitable during the freezing of embryos. The present study examines the possibility of using high hydrostatic pressure to reduce substantially the freezing point of the embryo-holding solution, in order to preserve embryos at subzero temperatures, thus avoiding all the disadvantages of freezing. The pressure of 210 MPa lowers the phase transition temperature of water to -21°C. According to the results of this study, embryos can survive in high hydrostatic pressure environment at room temperature; the time embryos spend under pressure without significant loss in their survival could be lengthened by gradual decompression. Pressurisation at 0°C significantly reduced the survival capacity of the embryos; gradual decompression had no beneficial effect on survival at that stage. Based on the findings, the use of the phenomena is not applicable in this form, since pressure and low temperature together proved to be lethal to the embryos in these experiments. The application of hydrostatic pressure in embryo cryopreservation requires more detailed research, although the experience gained in this study can be applied usefully in different circumstances.

Temperature Dependence of the Self-Assembled Styrene Based Random Ionomers in Aqueous Solution

2003 ◽  
Vol 775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Hwa Oh ◽  
Ju-Myung Song ◽  
Joon-Seop Kim ◽  
Hyang-Rim Oh ◽  
Jeong-A Yu
Keyword(s):  
Partition Coefficients ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
The Self ◽  
Spectroscopic Methods ◽  
Ion Content ◽  
Repeat Units ◽  
Notable Effect ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Experimental Errors

AbstractSolution behaviors of poly(styrene-co-sodium methacrylate) were studied by fluorescence spectroscopic methods using pyrene as a probe. The mol% of methacrylate was in the range 3.6–9.4. Water and N,N-dimethylforamide(DMF) mixture was used as a solvent (DMF/water = 0.2 mol %). The critical micelle (or aggregation) concentrations of ionomers and the partition coefficients of pyrene were obtained the temperature range 10–80°C. At room temperature, the values of CMCs (or CACs) were in the range 4.7 ×10-6 5.3 ×10-6 g/mL and we could not find any notable effect of the content of ionic repeat units within the experimental errors. Unlike CMCs, as the ion content increased, partitioning of pyrene between the hydrophobic aggregates and an aqueous media decreased from 1.5 ×105 to 9.4 ×104. As the temperature increased from 10 to 80 °C, the values of CMCs increased less than one order of magnitude. While, the partition coefficients of pyrene decreased one order of magnitude and the effect of the ion content became negligible.

Room-temperature NaI/H2O compression icing: solute–solute interactions

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (39) ◽  
pp. 26645-26650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingxin Zeng ◽  
Chuang Yao ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Chang Q. Sun ◽  
Bo Zou
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Bond Energy ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Solute Concentration ◽  
Solute Interaction ◽  
Solute Interactions

H–O bond energy governs the PCx for Na/H2O liquid–VI–VII phase transition. Solute concentration affects the path of phase transitions differently with the solute type. Solute–solute interaction lessens the PC2 sensitivity to compression. The PC1 goes along the liquid–VI boundary till the triple phase joint.

scholarly journals Higher rank FZZ-dualities

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Creutzig ◽  
Yasuaki Hikida
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Reduction Method ◽  
Operator Algebras ◽  
The Self ◽  
Liouville Theory ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Self Duality ◽  
Higher Rank ◽  
Corner Vertex ◽  
Liouville Field Theory

Abstract We examine strong/weak dualities in two dimensional conformal field theories by generalizing the Fateev-Zamolodchikov-Zamolodchikov (FZZ-)duality between Witten’s cigar model described by the $$ \mathfrak{sl}(2)/\mathfrak{u}(1) $$ sl 2 / u 1 coset and sine-Liouville theory. In a previous work, a proof of the FZZ-duality was provided by applying the reduction method from $$ \mathfrak{sl}(2) $$ sl 2 Wess-Zumino-Novikov-Witten model to Liouville field theory and the self-duality of Liouville field theory. In this paper, we work with the coset model of the type $$ \mathfrak{sl}\left(N+1\right)/\left(\mathfrak{sl}(N)\times \mathfrak{u}(1)\right) $$ sl N + 1 / sl N × u 1 and investigate the equivalence to a theory with an $$ \mathfrak{sl}\left(N+\left.1\right|N\right) $$ sl N + 1 N structure. We derive the duality explicitly for N = 2, 3 by applying recent works on the reduction method extended for $$ \mathfrak{sl}(N) $$ sl N and the self-duality of Toda field theory. Our results can be regarded as a conformal field theoretic derivation of the duality of the Gaiotto-Rapčák corner vertex operator algebras Y0,N,N+1[ψ] and YN,0,N+1[ψ−1].

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