ChemPhysMaterPub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chphma.2022.06.001
Na Zhang , Aoxue Xu , Baoyong Liu , Nicolas Godbert , Hongguang Li
{"title":"Lyotropic liquid crystals of tetradecyldimethylaminoxide in water and the in situ formation of gold nanomaterials","authors":"Na Zhang , Aoxue Xu , Baoyong Liu , Nicolas Godbert , Hongguang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.chphma.2022.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphma.2022.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) produced by the self-assembly of surfactant in water represent an important class of highly ordered soft materials that have a wide range of applications. This study investigates the LLCs formed by a zwitterionic surfactant (tetradecyldimethylaminoxide, C<sub>14</sub>DMAO) in water. The organization of C<sub>14</sub>DMAO within the LLCs was determined based on a detailed analysis of small-angle X-ray scattering measurements and polarized microscopy observations of a typical sample. Additional to the singe-phase region, which has a hexagonal organization, several two-phase regions were observed, exhibiting the coexistence of hexagonal/cubic, cubic/lamellar, and hexagonal/lamellar phases. The phase behavior showed an obvious dependence on temperature, with more pronounced two-phase regions at lower temperatures. Using the LLCs as a matrix, Au nanospheres, nanoellipsoids, and nanorods were prepared without requiring additional reducing reagents. These three- and one-dimensional Au nanomaterials could be converted to two-dimensional plates via the introduction of a small amount of cationic surfactant to the LLCs, such as cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([C<sub>16</sub>MIm]B), which showed pronounced surface-enhanced Raman scattering activity towards solid rhodamine. The LLCs loaded with CTAB (or [C<sub>16</sub>MIm]B) and HAuCl<sub>4</sub> exhibited slightly different structures and mechanical strength from the original LLCs, thereby forming a new class of highly crowded colloidal materials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100236,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhysMater","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 134-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50199481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhysMaterPub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chphma.2022.09.001
Zhenwei Niu , Shuqiong Zeng , Mei Tang , Zaixiu Yang
{"title":"Elastic properties of disordered binary hcp-Fe alloys under high pressure: Effects of light elements","authors":"Zhenwei Niu , Shuqiong Zeng , Mei Tang , Zaixiu Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.chphma.2022.09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphma.2022.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effects of light elements on the elastic properties of disordered binary hcp-Fe alloys were investigated at high pressures using plane-wave density functional theory combined with the Monte Carlo special quasi-random structure method. We found that the increase in the O content in hcp-Fe had a more pronounced effect on the sound velocity than Si, S, and C. The longitudinal wave velocity was decreased by ∼ 6% with 2% O content, which was a much greater decrease than the values of 0.6% and 2% induced by the same content of Si and S, respectively, under high pressures. Compared with the other three light elements, the longitudinal wave velocity of the Fe-C alloy exhibited the most gradual decreasing with increasing C content. In addition, the effects of different O and S contents on the anisotropy of hcp-Fe alloys strongly depended on the variation in pressure, whereas the pressure only slightly affected the anisotropy of Fe-Si alloy systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100236,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhysMater","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 155-163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50199484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhysMaterPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chphma.2023.03.001
B. Liu, Jinkai Li, Bingqiang Cao, Lei Zhang, Z. Liu
{"title":"Phosphor-aluminosilicate CsPbX3 perovskite fluorescent glass with low formation temperature for photoluminescence display applications","authors":"B. Liu, Jinkai Li, Bingqiang Cao, Lei Zhang, Z. Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.chphma.2023.03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphma.2023.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100236,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhysMater","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87052103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhysMaterPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chphma.2023.02.004
Huan Yang, Zhongnian Yang, Y. Bai, Wenjing Du, Yuheng Wang, Jiru Xian
{"title":"Boosting the high-rate performance and cycling life of NaTi2(PO4)3 anode by forming N-doped carbon coating derived from polyacrylonitrile","authors":"Huan Yang, Zhongnian Yang, Y. Bai, Wenjing Du, Yuheng Wang, Jiru Xian","doi":"10.1016/j.chphma.2023.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphma.2023.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100236,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhysMater","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78260755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhysMaterPub Date : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chphma.2023.02.001
J.H. Rakini Chandrasekaran, S. Nithiyanantham
{"title":"Solvation number, thermochemical parameter, and viscosity study of sweeteners in aqueous and non-aqueous media through ultrasonic measurements","authors":"J.H. Rakini Chandrasekaran, S. Nithiyanantham","doi":"10.1016/j.chphma.2023.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphma.2023.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100236,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhysMater","volume":"134 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77364253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhysMaterPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chphma.2022.01.002
Yujun Bai , Jiali Qin , Jiaxuan Cai , Huiling Zhu , Tao Li , Yanxiang Wang , Yongxin Qi
{"title":"Simultaneously enhancing the electronic and ionic conductivities of Li2ZnTi3O8 via modification with polyacrylonitrile-derived carbon for high-performance anodes","authors":"Yujun Bai , Jiali Qin , Jiaxuan Cai , Huiling Zhu , Tao Li , Yanxiang Wang , Yongxin Qi","doi":"10.1016/j.chphma.2022.01.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphma.2022.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with C<img>N bonds can be converted to nitrogen-doped carbon during carbonization, which enhances electronic conductivity by compensating for the deficiency of the Li<sub>2</sub>ZnTi<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub> (LZTO) anode. In this study, LZTO was modified by carbonizing a homogeneous PAN/LZTO powder mixture at approximately 800 ℃ for 5 h in nitrogen stream to uniformly coat nitrogen-doped carbon around the LZTO particles and to yield nitrogen-doped LZTO. PAN-60 exhibited a capacity retention of 74.8% as the current density increased from 0.1 to 1.6 A g<sup>−1</sup>, and had charge/discharge capacities of 250.1/250.8 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> even after 1100 cycles at 0.5 A g<sup>−1</sup>. Structural and compositional analysis along with electrochemical tests showed that the uniform nitrogen-doped carbon coating and the nitrogen-doped LZTO favor electron transfer, while the defects induced by nitrogen-doping in LZTO promote Li-ion migration. The enhanced electronic and ionic conductivities are favorable to alleviate the polarization during cycling, and thus are responsible for the optimized performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100236,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhysMater","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 43-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50193414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhysMaterPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chphma.2022.04.009
Runyu Fan, Lei Sun, Xiaofei Shao, Yangyang Li, Mingwen Zhao
{"title":"Two-dimensional Dirac materials: Tight-binding lattice models and material candidates","authors":"Runyu Fan, Lei Sun, Xiaofei Shao, Yangyang Li, Mingwen Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.chphma.2022.04.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphma.2022.04.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The discovery of graphene has led to the devotion of intensive efforts, theoretical and experimental, to produce two-dimensional (2D) materials that can be used for developing functional materials and devices. This work provides a brief review of the recent developments in the lattice models of 2D Dirac materials and their relevant real material counterparts that are crucial for understanding the origins of 2D Dirac cones in electronic band structures as well as their material design and device applications. We focus on the roles of lattice symmetry, atomic orbital hybridization, and spin–orbit coupling in the presence of a Dirac cone. A number of lattice models, such as honeycomb, kagome, ruby, star, Cairo, and line-centered honeycomb, with different symmetries are reviewed based on the tight-binding approach. Inorganic and organic 2D materials, theoretically proposed or experimentally synthesized to satisfy these 2D Dirac lattice models, are summarized.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100236,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhysMater","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 30-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50193415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemPhysMaterPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.chphma.2022.04.007
Shuhua Yang , Le Zhang , Mengjiao Luo , Yanwei Cui , Jieqiang Wang , Degang Zhao , Chao Yang , Xiutong Wang , Bingqiang Cao
{"title":"Synergistic combination of a Co-doped σ-MnO2 cathode with an electrolyte additive for a high-performance aqueous zinc-ion battery","authors":"Shuhua Yang , Le Zhang , Mengjiao Luo , Yanwei Cui , Jieqiang Wang , Degang Zhao , Chao Yang , Xiutong Wang , Bingqiang Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.chphma.2022.04.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphma.2022.04.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The key challenges in aqueous zinc-manganese dioxide batteries (MnO<sub>2</sub>//Zn) are their poor electrochemical kinetics and stability, which are mainly due to low conductivity and the inevitable dissolution of MnO<sub>2</sub>. A synergistic combination of a Co-doped <em>σ</em>-MnO<sub>2</sub> electrode (Co-MnO<sub>2</sub>) and a Co(CH<sub>3</sub>COO)<sub>2</sub>•4H<sub>2</sub>O (CoAc) electrolyte additive is here developed to design a high-performance aqueous MnO<sub>2</sub>//Zn battery (denoted as a Co-MnO<sub>2</sub>//Zn battery with CoAc). The introduction of Co ions (Co<sup>3+</sup>/Co<sup>2+</sup>) into the <em>σ</em>-MnO<sub>2</sub> electrode is achieved via a facile one-step electrodeposition method. Benefitting from the synergistic coupling effect of the Co-MnO<sub>2</sub> electrode and the CoAc electrolyte additive, the fabricated Co-MnO<sub>2</sub>//Zn battery with CoAc shows a commendable discharge capacity of 313.8 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at 0.5 A g<sup>−1</sup>, excellent rate performance, excellent durability over 1000 cycles (∼ 92% capacity retention at 1.0 A g<sup>−1</sup>) and admirable energy density (439.3 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup>), which is a significant improvement compared with an un-doped <em>σ</em>-MnO<sub>2</sub>//Zn battery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100236,"journal":{"name":"ChemPhysMater","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 77-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50193371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}