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Improving Cycling Performance of the NaNiO2 Cathode in Sodium-Ion Batteries by Titanium Substitution 通过钛替代改善钠离子电池中 NaNiO2 阴极的循环性能

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-07-05 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad5faa

Siyu An, Leonhard Karger, Sören L. Dreyer, Yang Hu, Eduardo Barbosa, Ruizhuo Zhang, Jing Lin, Maximilian Fichtner, A. Kondrakov, J. Janek, T. Brezesinski

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Silk fibroin-based flexible pressure sensors processing and application 丝纤维柔性压力传感器的加工与应用

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad5f48

Muhan Chen, Junhong Liu, Yidi Hu, Yujie Wu, Chun‐Yan Tang, Kai Ke, Wei Yang

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ICE optimization strategies of hard carbon anode for sodium-ion batteries: from the perspective of material synthesis 钠离子电池硬碳负极的 ICE 优化策略：从材料合成的角度出发

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad5d7f

Huanbin Zheng, Jun Zeng, Xuanhong Wan, Xin Song, Chenxi Peng, Jiarui Wang, Luyi Sun, Hui Wang, Min Zhu, Jun Liu

{"title":"ICE optimization strategies of hard carbon anode for sodium-ion batteries: from the perspective of material synthesis","authors":"Huanbin Zheng, Jun Zeng, Xuanhong Wan, Xin Song, Chenxi Peng, Jiarui Wang, Luyi Sun, Hui Wang, Min Zhu, Jun Liu","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ad5d7f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ad5d7f","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 With the continuous exploration of researchers in the field of sodium-ion batteries, the performance of sodium-ion batteries has been greatly improved, and it has a wide range of application prospects in large-scale energy storage, traffic power and other fields. Hard carbon is the most important anode material for sodium-ion batteries. Although it has the advantages of low cost, stable structure and performance, it still has the problems of low initial coulomb efficiency (ICE) and poor rate performance in application. In order to solve the problem of low ICE of hard carbon anode of sodium-ion battery, literatures about hard carbon anode of sodium-ion battery in recent years are comprehensively reviewed. Based on the microstructure of hard carbon material, the causes of low ICE of hard carbon are analyzed. At the same time, from the point of view of material structure design and regulation, the current optimization strategies of hard carbon anode ICE are summarized, including the following aspects: optimization and improvement of carbonization process, precursor screening and design, surface coating strategy, micro-pore structure control and catalytic carbonization strategy. It is hoped that this review can provide reference for further optimization of hard carbon properties and its large-scale application in sodium-ion batteries.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"175 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141694887","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}

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Synthesis, disorder and Ising anisotropy in a new spin liquid candidate PrMgAl11O19 新的自旋液体候选体 PrMgAl11O19 的合成、无序性和 Ising 各向异性

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad4a93

Yantao Cao, Huanpeng Bu, Zhendong Fu, Jinkui Zhao, Jason S. Gardner, Zhongwen Ouyang, Zhaoming Tian, Zhiwei Li, Hanjie Guo

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Triply Degenerate Semimetal PtBi2 as van der Waals Contact interlayer in Two-Dimensional Transistor 二维晶体管中作为范德华接触夹层的三重畸变半金属 PtBi2

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad47cf

Bohan Wei, Yun Li, Tinghe Yun, Yang Li, Tianhu Gui, Wenzhi Yu, Haoran Mu, Nan Cui, Weiqiang Chen, Shenghuang Lin

{"title":"Triply Degenerate Semimetal PtBi2 as van der Waals Contact interlayer in Two-Dimensional Transistor","authors":"Bohan Wei, Yun Li, Tinghe Yun, Yang Li, Tianhu Gui, Wenzhi Yu, Haoran Mu, Nan Cui, Weiqiang Chen, Shenghuang Lin","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ad47cf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ad47cf","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The low-energy electronic excitations in topological semimetal yield a plethora of a range of novel physical properties. As a relatively scarce branch, the research of triple degenerate semi-metal is mostly confined to the stage of physical properties and theoretical analysis, there are still challenges in its practical application. This research showcases the first application of the triply degenerate semimetal PtBi2 in electronic devices. Leveraging a van der Waals transfer method, PtBi2 flakes were used as interlayer contacts for metal electrodes and WS2 in transistors. The transistor achieved a switching ratio above 106 and average mobility can reach 85 cm2V-1s-1, meeting integrated circuit requirements. Notably, the excellent air stability of PtBi2 simplifies the device preparation process and provides more stable device performance. Transfer process reduces the Schottky barrier between metal electrodes and semiconductors while avoiding Fermi pinning during metal deposition to achieve excellent contact. This groundbreaking work demonstrates the practical applicability of PtBi2 in the field of electronic devices while opening new avenues for the integration of novel materials in semiconductor technology, setting a precedent for future innovations.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"37 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141010616","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}

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The issues on the commercialization of perovskite solar cells 过氧化物太阳能电池的商业化问题

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-03-26 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad37cf

Lixiu Zhang, Yousheng Wang, Xiangchuan Meng, Jia Zhang, Peng Wu, Min Wang, Fengren Cao, Chunhao Chen, Zhaokui Wang, Fu Yang, Xiaodong Li, Yu Zou, Xi Jin, Yan Jiang, Hengyue Li, Yucheng Liu, Tongle Bu, Buyi Yan, Yaowen Li, Junfeng Fang, Lixin Xiao, Junliang Yang, Fuzhi Huang, S. Liu, Jizhong Yao, Liangsheng Liao, Liang Li, Fei Zhang, Yiqiang Zhan, Yiwang Chen, Yaohua Mai, Liming Ding

{"title":"The issues on the commercialization of perovskite solar cells","authors":"Lixiu Zhang, Yousheng Wang, Xiangchuan Meng, Jia Zhang, Peng Wu, Min Wang, Fengren Cao, Chunhao Chen, Zhaokui Wang, Fu Yang, Xiaodong Li, Yu Zou, Xi Jin, Yan Jiang, Hengyue Li, Yucheng Liu, Tongle Bu, Buyi Yan, Yaowen Li, Junfeng Fang, Lixin Xiao, Junliang Yang, Fuzhi Huang, S. Liu, Jizhong Yao, Liangsheng Liao, Liang Li, Fei Zhang, Yiqiang Zhan, Yiwang Chen, Yaohua Mai, Liming Ding","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ad37cf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ad37cf","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Perovskite solar cells have aroused a worldwide research upsurge in recent years due to their soaring photovoltaic performance, ease of solution processing, and low cost. The power conversion efficiency record is constantly being broken and has recently reached 26.0% in the lab, which is comparable to the established photovoltaic technologies such as crystalline silicon, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells. Currently, perovskite solar cells are standing at the entrance of industrialization, where huge opportunities and risks coexist. However, towards commercialization, challenges of up-scaling, stability and lead toxicity still remain, the proper handling of which could potentially lead to the widespread adoption of perovskite solar cells as a low-cost and efficient source of renewable energy. This review gives a holistic analysis of the path towards commercialization for perovskite solar cells. A comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art level for perovskite solar cells and modules will be introduced first. We will then discuss the challenges that get in the way of commercialization, and provide insights into the future direction of commercialization of perovskite photovoltaics.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"117 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140379976","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}

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Highly stretchable kirigami-patterned nanofiber-based nanogenerators for harvesting human motion energy to power wearable electronics 基于纳米纤维的高伸缩性叽里咕噜图案纳米发电机，用于采集人体运动能量，为可穿戴电子设备供电

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-03-02 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad2f6a

Chuan Ning, Shengxin Xiang, Xiupeng Sun, Xinya Zhao, Chuanhui Wei, Lele Li, Guoqiang Zheng, Kai Dong

{"title":"Highly stretchable kirigami-patterned nanofiber-based nanogenerators for harvesting human motion energy to power wearable electronics","authors":"Chuan Ning, Shengxin Xiang, Xiupeng Sun, Xinya Zhao, Chuanhui Wei, Lele Li, Guoqiang Zheng, Kai Dong","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ad2f6a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ad2f6a","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Wearable electronics are advancing toward miniaturization and flexibility. However, traditional energy supply methods have largely hindered their development. An effective solution to this problem is to convert human mechanical energy into electricity to power wearable electronic devices. Therefore, it is greatly attractive to design flexible, foldable and even stretchable energy harvesting devices. Herein, we used the electrospinning and kirigami approach to develop a type of highly stretchable kirigami-patterned nanofiber-based triboelectric nanogenerator (K-TENG). Due to its innovative structural design, the K-TENG can achieve a tensile strain of 220 %, independent of the tensile properties of the material itself. When a person swings the arms, the K-TENG fixed to the clothing can convert mechanical energy from human movement into electrical energy. The produced electricity can directly drive 50 LED lights and a digital watch, or be stored in a lithium battery to charge the smartwatch and smart phone respectively. This work employs a new method to fabricate stretchable TENG and demonstrates its promising applications in wearable power technology.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"36 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140081681","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}

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Critical state-induced emergence of superior magnetic performances in an iron-based amorphous soft magnetic composite 临界状态诱导铁基非晶软磁复合材料产生卓越磁性能

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad2ae8

Liliang Shao, Rongsheng Bai, Yanxue Wu, Jing Zhou, Xing Tong, Hailong Peng, Tao Liang, Zongzhen Li, Qiaoshi Zeng, Bo Zhang, H. Ke, Weihua Wang

{"title":"Critical state-induced emergence of superior magnetic performances in an iron-based amorphous soft magnetic composite","authors":"Liliang Shao, Rongsheng Bai, Yanxue Wu, Jing Zhou, Xing Tong, Hailong Peng, Tao Liang, Zongzhen Li, Qiaoshi Zeng, Bo Zhang, H. Ke, Weihua Wang","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ad2ae8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ad2ae8","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Soft magnetic composites (SMCs) play a pivotal role in the development of high-frequency, miniaturization and complex forming of modern electronics. However, they usually suffer from a trade-off between high magnetization and good magnetic softness (high permeability and low core loss). In this work, utilizing the order modulation strategy, a critical state in a FeSiBCCr amorphous soft magnetic composite (ASMC), consisting of massive crystal-like orders (CLOs, ~1 nm in size) with the feature of α-Fe, is designed. This critical-state structure endows the amorphous powder with the enhanced ferromagnetic exchange interactions and the optimized magnetic domains with uniform orientation and fewer micro-vortex dots. Superior comprehensive soft magnetic properties at high frequency emerge in the ASMC, such as a high saturation magnetization (Ms) of 170 emu/g and effective permeability (μe) of 65 combined with a core loss (Pcv) as low as 70 mW/cm3 (0.01 T, 1 MHz). This study provides a new strategy for the development of high-frequency ASMCs, possessing suitable comprehensive soft magnetic performance to match the requirements of the modern magnetic devices used in the third-generation semiconductors and new energy fields.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"37 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140447406","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}

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Recent Breakthrough in AI-Driven Materials Science: Tech Giants Introduce Groundbreaking Models 人工智能驱动材料科学的最新突破：科技巨头推出突破性模型

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad2e0c

Miao Liu, Sheng Meng

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3D printed modular Bouligand dissipative structures with adjustable mechanical properties for gradient energy absorbing 具有可调机械特性的 3D 打印模块化布利甘消散结构，用于梯度能量吸收

Materials Futures Pub Date : 2024-01-25 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad22cf

Junfeng Xiao, Mengxing Zhang, Fei Zhai, Hongrui Wei, Sen Liu, Peng Wang, Zhiyang Liu, Zhongying Ji, Xiaolong Wang

{"title":"3D printed modular Bouligand dissipative structures with adjustable mechanical properties for gradient energy absorbing","authors":"Junfeng Xiao, Mengxing Zhang, Fei Zhai, Hongrui Wei, Sen Liu, Peng Wang, Zhiyang Liu, Zhongying Ji, Xiaolong Wang","doi":"10.1088/2752-5724/ad22cf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/ad22cf","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 3D printing enables the creation of intricate, layered structures with specific micro and macro architectures that cannot be achieved through traditional methods. By designing 3D structures with geometric precision, selective regulation of mechanical properties can be achieved, allowing for efficient dissipation of mechanical energy. In this study, a series of modular samples inspired by Bouligand structure were designed and produced through a direct ink writing system along with a classical printable polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) ink. By changing the angles of filaments in adjacent layers of these modular samples (from 30° to 90°) and the filament spacing during printing (from 0.8 mm to 2.4 mm), they show adjustable mechanical properties. Compression mechanical testing revealed that the 3D printed modular Bouligand structures exhibit stress-strain responses that enable multiple regulation of elasticity modulus from 0.06 Mpa to over 0.8 Mpa. The mechanical properties were regulated over 10 times in printed samples prepared using homogeneous materials. The gradient control mechanism of mechanical properties during this process was analyzed using finite element analysis. Lastly, 3D printed customized modular Bouligand structures can be assembled to compose an array with Bouligand structures show different orientations and interlayer details according to specific needs. Begin with decomposing the original Bouligand structure to achieving modular 3D printing, and then assembling the modular samples into a special Bouligand structures array, this research will providing parameters for achieving gradient energy absorption structures.","PeriodicalId":221966,"journal":{"name":"Materials Futures","volume":"16 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139597463","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}

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