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Enhanced Potassium Ion Battery By Inducing Interlayer Anionic Ligands In Mos1.5se0.5 Nanosheets With Exploration Of The Mechanism, Haining Fan, Xingyong Wang, Haibo Yu, Qinfen Gu, Shan-Liang Chen, Zheng Liu, Xiao-Hua Chen, Wenbin Luo, Hua-Kun Liu
Enhanced Potassium Ion Battery By Inducing Interlayer Anionic Ligands In Mos1.5se0.5 Nanosheets With Exploration Of The Mechanism, Haining Fan, Xingyong Wang, Haibo Yu, Qinfen Gu, Shan-Liang Chen, Zheng Liu, Xiao-Hua Chen, Wenbin Luo, Hua-Kun Liu
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The strategy of inducing interlayer anionic ligands in 2D MoS1.5Se0.5 nanosheets is employed to consolidate the interlayer band gap and optimize the electronic structure for the potassium ion battery. It combines complementary advantages from two kinds of anionic ligands with high conductivity and good affinity with potassium ions. The potassium ion diffusion rate is accelerated as well by an optimized lower energy barrier for ion diffusion pathways, with the formation of highly reversible KMo3Se3 crystal other than K0.4MoS2/K2MoS4, which encounters a much slower electro/ion diffusion rate …
Interplay Between Cold Densification And Malic Acid Addition (C4h6o5) For The Fabrication Of Near-Isotropic Mgb2 Conductors For Magnet Application, Md. Shahriar Al Hossain, Carmine Senatore, Yusuke Yamauchi, Mislav Mustapic, Daniel Gajda, Dipak Patel, Aslam Khan, Jung Ho Kim, Andrzej Morawski, Rene Flukiger
Interplay Between Cold Densification And Malic Acid Addition (C4h6o5) For The Fabrication Of Near-Isotropic Mgb2 Conductors For Magnet Application, Md. Shahriar Al Hossain, Carmine Senatore, Yusuke Yamauchi, Mislav Mustapic, Daniel Gajda, Dipak Patel, Aslam Khan, Jung Ho Kim, Andrzej Morawski, Rene Flukiger
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© 2020 The effect of cold high pressure densification (CHPD) on anisotropy of the critical current density (Jc) in « in situ » single core binary and alloyed MgB2 tapes has been determined as a function of temperatures at 4.2 K, 20 K and 25 K as well as at applied magnetic fields up to 19 T. The study includes binary and C4H6O5 (malic acid) doped MgB2 tapes before and after CHPD. It is remarkable that the CHPD process not only improved the Jc values, in particular at the higher magnetic fields, but also decreased the anisotropy ratio, Γ = …
Principals And Strategies For Constructing A Highly Reversible Zinc Metal Anode In Aqueous Batteries, Chao Han, Weijie Li, Hua-Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou, Jiazhao Wang
Principals And Strategies For Constructing A Highly Reversible Zinc Metal Anode In Aqueous Batteries, Chao Han, Weijie Li, Hua-Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou, Jiazhao Wang
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© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Among all the electrochemical energy storage systems, zinc-based batteries, such as zinc-air, zinc-metal, zinc-ion batteries, etc., have been recognized as an important group of candidates that could be potential alternatives to the currently dominant lead-acid and lithium-ion battery systems, because they have many unbeatable merits, including direct use of zinc metal as electrode; compatible with low cost, non-flammable, and environement-friendly aqueous electrolyte; assembly in ambient conditions; environmental benignity; and high safety. Currently, however, the capacitance, cycle life, and safety of zinc-based batteries were significantly degraded by zinc-water interaction problems that took place on the zinc metal …
Strategies Of Engineering 2d Nanomaterial-Based Electrocatalysts Toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Yaping Chen, Guoqiang Zhao, Wenping Sun
Strategies Of Engineering 2d Nanomaterial-Based Electrocatalysts Toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Yaping Chen, Guoqiang Zhao, Wenping Sun
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© 2020, The Author(s). Electrochemical water splitting driven by renewable energy-derived electricity is considered as the most promising pathway for delivering clean and sustainable hydrogen production. The key to achieving an efficient water splitting process is developing highly active electrocatalysts. Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials hold great promise in the electrocatalysis field due to their unique physicochemical properties. Some of them are not active enough because of the poor intrinsic activity, low density of active sites or low electrical conductivity. Some are inert for electrocatalytic reactions, but are able to work as the functional substrates for hybrid electrocatalysts. Thus, tremendous strategies have …
Atomic-Scale Origin Of Ultrahigh Piezoelectricity In Samarium-Doped Pmn-Pt Ceramics, Chunchun Li, Bin Xu, Dabin Lin, Shujun Zhang, Laurent Bellaiche, Thomas R. Shrout, Fei Li
Atomic-Scale Origin Of Ultrahigh Piezoelectricity In Samarium-Doped Pmn-Pt Ceramics, Chunchun Li, Bin Xu, Dabin Lin, Shujun Zhang, Laurent Bellaiche, Thomas R. Shrout, Fei Li
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Designing high-performance piezoelectric materials based on atomic-scale calculations is highly desired in recent years, following the understanding of the structure-property relationship of state-of-the-art piezoelectric materials. Previous mesoscale simulations showed that local structural heterogeneity plays an important role in the piezoelectric property of ferroelectrics; that is, larger structural heterogeneity leads to higher piezoelectricity. In this Rapid Communication, by combining first-principles calculations and experimental characterizations, we explored the atomic-scale origin of the high piezoelectricity for samarium-doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (PMN-PT) ceramics, which possesses the highest piezoelectric d33 of ∼1500pCN-1 among all known piezoelectric ceramics. The impacts of various dopants on local structure and piezoelectric …
Thermally Actuated Hydrogel Bead Based Braided Artificial Muscle, Bidita Binte Salahuddin, Holly Warren, Geoffrey M. Spinks
Thermally Actuated Hydrogel Bead Based Braided Artificial Muscle, Bidita Binte Salahuddin, Holly Warren, Geoffrey M. Spinks
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© 2020 IOP Publishing Ltd. Braided (McKibben) artificial muscles are one of the most attractive biomimetic actuators since they exhibit similar static and dynamic performance to skeletal muscles. One disadvantage of these systems, when intended for portable applications, is the need for a compressor or pump to provide pressurised fluid for muscle activation. An alternative is to use an expandable material, such as a hydrogel. This work investigates the development of hydrogel-based braided artificial muscles which can produce mechanical work through controlled hydrogel swelling in the presence of water. Hydrogel bead-filled braided meshes were prepared where no internal bladder was …
Biomimetic Corneal Stroma Using Electro-Compacted Collagen, Zhi Chen, Xiao Liu, Jingjing You, Yihui Song, Eva Tomaskovic-Crook, Gerard L. Sutton, Jeremy Micah Crook, Gordon G. Wallace
Biomimetic Corneal Stroma Using Electro-Compacted Collagen, Zhi Chen, Xiao Liu, Jingjing You, Yihui Song, Eva Tomaskovic-Crook, Gerard L. Sutton, Jeremy Micah Crook, Gordon G. Wallace
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© 2020 Acta Materialia Inc. Engineering substantia propria (or stroma of cornea) that mimics the function and anatomy of natural tissue is vital for in vitro modelling and in vivo regeneration. There are, however, few examples of bioengineered biomimetic corneal stroma. Here we describe the construction of an orthogonally oriented 3D corneal stroma model (3D-CSM) using pure electro-compacted collagen (EC). EC films comprise aligned collagen fibrils and support primary human corneal stromal cells (hCSCs). Cell-laden constructs are analogous to the anatomical structure of native human cornea. The hCSCs are guided by the topographical cues provided by the aligned collagen fibrils …
3d Printing Of Cytocompatible Graphene/Alginate Scaffolds For Mimetic Tissue Constructs, Jianfeng Li, Xiao Liu, Jeremy Micah Crook, Gordon G. Wallace
3d Printing Of Cytocompatible Graphene/Alginate Scaffolds For Mimetic Tissue Constructs, Jianfeng Li, Xiao Liu, Jeremy Micah Crook, Gordon G. Wallace
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© Copyright © 2020 Li, Liu, Crook and Wallace. Tissue engineering, based on a combination of 3D printing, biomaterials blending and stem cell technology, offers the potential to establish customized, transplantable autologous implants using a patient‘s own cells. Graphene, as a two-dimensional (2D) version of carbon, has shown great potential for tissue engineering. Here, we describe a novel combination of graphene with 3D printed alginate (Alg)-based scaffolds for human adipose stem cell (ADSC) support and osteogenic induction. Alg printing was enabled through addition of gelatin (Gel) that was removed after printing, and the 3D structure was then coated with graphene …
Highly Efficient Co3o4/Co@Ncs Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts For Long Life Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries, Neng Yu, Chang Wu, Wen Huang, You Chen, Da Ruan, Kai Bao, Hui Chen, Yi Zhang, Yusong Zhu, Qing Huang, Weihong Lai, Yunxiao Wang, Hong Liao, Shi Sun, Yu Wu, Jiazhao Wang
Highly Efficient Co3o4/Co@Ncs Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts For Long Life Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries, Neng Yu, Chang Wu, Wen Huang, You Chen, Da Ruan, Kai Bao, Hui Chen, Yi Zhang, Yusong Zhu, Qing Huang, Weihong Lai, Yunxiao Wang, Hong Liao, Shi Sun, Yu Wu, Jiazhao Wang
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© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Rational design and synthesis of high-performance bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts are in high demand for metal air batteries. Herein, Co3O4/Co nano-heterojunctions tailored in nitrogen-doped porous graphitized carbon frameworks (Co3O4/Co@NCs) are synthesized via annealing Co-based metal-organic-frameworks (Co-based MOFs). This structure for electrocatalysts with a combination of mixed metallic Co species and encapsulating porous graphitized carbon offers an efficient charge/mass transport environment. In addition, the Co3O4/Co nano-heterostructured interfaces serve as efficient reactive sites to enhance oxygen electrocatalysis. Furthermore, the strong binding forces between nanoparticles and carbon frameworks through Co–N covalent bonds prevent the loss of nanoparticles from the electrocatalysts, …
Constructing Phase Boundary In Agnbo3 Antiferroelectrics: Pathway Simultaneously Achieving High Energy Density And Efficiency, Nengneng Luo, Kai Han, Matthew Cabral, Xiaozhou Liao, Shujun Zhang, Changzhong Liao, Guangzu Zhang, Xiyong Chen, Qin Feng, Jing Li, Yuezhou Wei
Constructing Phase Boundary In Agnbo3 Antiferroelectrics: Pathway Simultaneously Achieving High Energy Density And Efficiency, Nengneng Luo, Kai Han, Matthew Cabral, Xiaozhou Liao, Shujun Zhang, Changzhong Liao, Guangzu Zhang, Xiyong Chen, Qin Feng, Jing Li, Yuezhou Wei
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© 2020, The Author(s). Dielectric capacitors with high energy storage density (Wrec) and efficiency (η) are in great demand for high/pulsed power electronic systems, but the state-of-the-art lead-free dielectric materials are facing the challenge of increasing one parameter at the cost of the other. Herein, we report that high Wrec of 6.3 J cm-3 with η of 90% can be simultaneously achieved by constructing a room temperature M2–M3 phase boundary in (1-x)AgNbO3-xAgTaO3 solid solution system. The designed material exhibits high energy storage stability over a wide temperature range of 20–150 °C and excellent cycling reliability up to 106 cycles. All …
Biochar-Based Fertilizer: Supercharging Root Membrane Potential And Biomass Yield Of Rice, Jinkiat Chew, Longlong Zhu, Shaun Nielsen, Ellen Graber, David R. G Mitchell, Josip Horvat, Mohanad Hazim Mohammed, Minglong Liu, Lukas Van Zwieten, Scott Donne, Paul Munroe, Sarasadat Taherymoosavi, Ben Pace, Aditya Rawal, James Hook, Christopher Marjo, Donald Thomas, Genxing Pan, Lianqing Li, Rongjun Bian, Anna Mcbeath, Michael I. Bird, Torsten Thomas, Olivier Husson, Zakaria M. Solaiman, Stephen D. Joseph, Xiaorong Fan
Biochar-Based Fertilizer: Supercharging Root Membrane Potential And Biomass Yield Of Rice, Jinkiat Chew, Longlong Zhu, Shaun Nielsen, Ellen Graber, David R. G Mitchell, Josip Horvat, Mohanad Hazim Mohammed, Minglong Liu, Lukas Van Zwieten, Scott Donne, Paul Munroe, Sarasadat Taherymoosavi, Ben Pace, Aditya Rawal, James Hook, Christopher Marjo, Donald Thomas, Genxing Pan, Lianqing Li, Rongjun Bian, Anna Mcbeath, Michael I. Bird, Torsten Thomas, Olivier Husson, Zakaria M. Solaiman, Stephen D. Joseph, Xiaorong Fan
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2020 The Authors Biochar-based compound fertilizers (BCF) and amendments have proven to enhance crop yields and modify soil properties (pH, nutrients, organic matter, structure etc.) and are now in commercial production in China. While there is a good understanding of the changes in soil properties following biochar addition, the interactions within the rhizosphere remain largely unstudied, with benefits to yield observed beyond the changes in soil properties alone. We investigated the rhizosphere interactions following the addition of an activated wheat straw BCF at an application rates of 0.25% (g·g−1 soil), which could potentially explain the increase of plant biomass (by …
A High-Kinetics Sulfur Cathode With A Highly Efficient Mechanism For Superior Room-Temperature Na-S Batteries, Zichao Yan, Yaru Liang, Jin Xiao, Weihong Lai, Wanlin Wang, Qingbing Xia, Yunxiao Wang, Qinfen Gu, Huanming Lu, Shulei Chou, Yong Liu, Hua-Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou
A High-Kinetics Sulfur Cathode With A Highly Efficient Mechanism For Superior Room-Temperature Na-S Batteries, Zichao Yan, Yaru Liang, Jin Xiao, Weihong Lai, Wanlin Wang, Qingbing Xia, Yunxiao Wang, Qinfen Gu, Huanming Lu, Shulei Chou, Yong Liu, Hua-Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou
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2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Applications of room-temperature-sodium sulfur (RT-Na/S) batteries are currently impeded by the insulating nature of sulfur, the slow redox kinetics of sulfur with sodium, and the dissolution and migration of sodium polysulfides. Herein, a novel micrometer-sized hierarchical S cathode supported by FeS2 electrocatalyst, which is grown in situ in well-confined carbon nanocage assemblies, is presented. The hierarchical carbon matrix can provide multiple physical entrapment to polysulfides, and the FeS2 nanograins exhibit a low Na-ion diffusion barrier, strong binding energy, and high affinity for sodium polysulfides. Their combination makes it an ideal sulfur host …
Light Soaking Effect Driven In Porphyrin Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using 1d Tio2 Nanotube Photoanodes, Jung-Ho Yun, Attila J. Mozer, Pawel W. Wagner, David Offier, Rose Amal, Yun Hau Ng
Light Soaking Effect Driven In Porphyrin Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using 1d Tio2 Nanotube Photoanodes, Jung-Ho Yun, Attila J. Mozer, Pawel W. Wagner, David Offier, Rose Amal, Yun Hau Ng
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© 2020 Light soaking (LS) effect on porphyrin (GD2) dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using well-ordered TiO2 nanotube (TNT) photoanodes was studied with different lengths of TNTs and LS treatment time. The TNT array possessing longer length and larger tube diameter had improved photoelectrochemical (PEC) property by generating larger photocurrent, and besides provided a larger surface area to yield more dye loading. The LS effect on GD2-applied DSSCs using TNT photoanodes was triggered off in the first 5 min of the LS treatment, and gradually increased during 60 min LS treatment. The improved PEC property and dye loading by longer TNT …
Biobr Nanoflakes With Strong Kerr Nonlinearity Towards Hybrid Integrated Photonic Devices, Linnan Jia, Dandan Cui, Jiayang Wu, Haifeng Feng, Yunyi Yang, Tieshan Yang, Yang Qu, Yi Du, Weichang Hao, Baohua Jia, David Moss
Biobr Nanoflakes With Strong Kerr Nonlinearity Towards Hybrid Integrated Photonic Devices, Linnan Jia, Dandan Cui, Jiayang Wu, Haifeng Feng, Yunyi Yang, Tieshan Yang, Yang Qu, Yi Du, Weichang Hao, Baohua Jia, David Moss
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© 2020 SPIE. As a new group of advanced 2D layered materials, bismuth oxyhalides, i.e., BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I), have recently become of great interest. In this work, we characterize the third-order optical nonlinearities of BiOBr, an important member of the BiOX family. The nonlinear absorption and Kerr nonlinearity of BiOBr nanoflakes at both 800 nm and 1550 nm are characterized via the Z-Scan technique. Experimental results show that BiOBr nanoflakes exhibit a large nonlinear absorption coefficient β ∼ 10-7 m/W as well as a large Kerr coefficient n2 ∼ 10-14 m2/W. We also note that the n2 …
A Long Cycle-Life High-Voltage Spinel Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Achieved By Site-Selective Doping, Gemeng Liang, Zhibin Wu, Christophe R. Didier, Wenchao Zhang, Jing Cuan, Baohua Li, Kuan-Yu Ko, Po Hung, Cheng Lu, Yuanzhen Chen, Grzegorz Leniec, Slawomir Kaczmarek, Bernt Johannessen, Lars Thomsen, Vanessa K. Peterson, Wei Kong Pang, Zaiping Guo
A Long Cycle-Life High-Voltage Spinel Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Achieved By Site-Selective Doping, Gemeng Liang, Zhibin Wu, Christophe R. Didier, Wenchao Zhang, Jing Cuan, Baohua Li, Kuan-Yu Ko, Po Hung, Cheng Lu, Yuanzhen Chen, Grzegorz Leniec, Slawomir Kaczmarek, Bernt Johannessen, Lars Thomsen, Vanessa K. Peterson, Wei Kong Pang, Zaiping Guo
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© 2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO) is a promising cathode candidate for the next-generation high energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Unfortunately, the application of LNMO is hindered by its poor cycle stability. Now, site-selectively doped LNMO electrode is prepared with exceptional durability. In this work, Mg is selectively doped onto both tetrahedral (8a) and octahedral (16c) sites in the Fd (Formula presented.) m structure. This site-selective doping not only suppresses unfavorable two-phase reactions and stabilizes the LNMO structure against structural deformation, but also mitigates the dissolution of Mn during cycling. Mg-doped LNMOs exhibit extraordinarily stable …
Development Of Ceo2 Nanodot Encrusted Tio2 Nanoparticles With Reduced Photocatalytic Activity And Increased Biocompatibility Towards A Human Keratinocyte Cell Line, Alexander Morlando, Marcela Chaki Borras, Yaser Rehman, Shahnaz Bakand, Philip J. Barker, Ronald Sluyter, Konstantin K. Konstantinov
Development Of Ceo2 Nanodot Encrusted Tio2 Nanoparticles With Reduced Photocatalytic Activity And Increased Biocompatibility Towards A Human Keratinocyte Cell Line, Alexander Morlando, Marcela Chaki Borras, Yaser Rehman, Shahnaz Bakand, Philip J. Barker, Ronald Sluyter, Konstantin K. Konstantinov
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The cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, particularly wavelengths between 320-400 nm, has raised concern over their safe use in health and cosmetic related products such as sunscreens. Cerium dioxide (CeO2) nanoparticles have been demonstrated to display biocompatible properties and antioxidant activity due to redox cycling of the Ce3+/Ce4+ oxidation states. In this work, CeO2/TiO2 nanocomposites were prepared through a standard precipitation method at atomic concentrations (at%) of Ce relative to Ti of 2.5, 5 and 10 at%, with the aim of reducing the photocatalytic activity of the core TiO2 nanoparticles …
Synthesis And 3d Printing Of Conducting Alginate–Polypyrrole Ionomers, Cassandra Wright, Binbin Zhang, Johnson Chung, Jonathan Pannell, Melissa Kuester, Paul J. Molino, Timothy Hanks
Synthesis And 3d Printing Of Conducting Alginate–Polypyrrole Ionomers, Cassandra Wright, Binbin Zhang, Johnson Chung, Jonathan Pannell, Melissa Kuester, Paul J. Molino, Timothy Hanks
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Hydrogels composed of calcium cross-linked alginate are under investigation as bioinks for tissue engineering scaffolds due to their variable viscoelasticity, biocompatibility, and erodibility. Here, pyrrole was oxidatively polymerized in the presence of sodium alginate solutions to form ionomeric composites of various compositions. The IR spectroscopy shows that mild base is required to prevent the oxidant from attacking the alginate during the polymerization reaction. The resulting composites were isolated as dried thin films or cross-linked hydrogels and aerogels. The products were characterized by elemental analysis to determine polypyrrole incorporation, electrical conductivity measurements, …
Correlations Between The Structure And Superconducting Properties Of Mt-Ybacuo, Tetiana Prikhna, V Moshchill, J Rabier, X Chaud, A Joulain, Alexey Pan, D Litskendorf, T Habisreuther
Correlations Between The Structure And Superconducting Properties Of Mt-Ybacuo, Tetiana Prikhna, V Moshchill, J Rabier, X Chaud, A Joulain, Alexey Pan, D Litskendorf, T Habisreuther
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© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. Comprehensive experimental results of fully oxidized (up to YBa2Cu3O6,9-7) melt-Textured YBaCuO materials with different microstructures are presented. These microstructures are built respectively: (1) with a high dislocations density but almost without twins (after high temperature treatment at 2 GPa) and (2) with a high twin density, but practically free from dislocations and stacking faults (after high temperature oxygenation at 10-16 MPa). It is shown that for attaining high critical current densities and fields of irreversibility (jc(H-c, 0 T)=9•104 A/cm2, H irr=9.7 T at 77 K), a high twin density in YBa2Cu3O6.9-7 matrix …
Position Control Of A 3d Printed Soft Finger With Integrated Soft Pneumatic Sensing Chambers, Charbel Tawk, Emre Sariyildiz, Hao Zhou, Marc In Het Panhuis, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Gursel Alici
Position Control Of A 3d Printed Soft Finger With Integrated Soft Pneumatic Sensing Chambers, Charbel Tawk, Emre Sariyildiz, Hao Zhou, Marc In Het Panhuis, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Gursel Alici
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© 2020 IEEE. Soft robots require robust soft and flexible sensors that can undergo large deformations repeatedly. This work reports on soft robotic fingers with embedded soft pneumatic sensing chambers that are directly 3D printed without requiring postprocessing. A low-cost and open-source fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer that employs an off-the-shelf soft thermoplastic poly(urethane) (TPU) was used to fabricate the monolithic fingers and sensing chambers. These pneumatic sensing chambers have multiple advantages including very fast response to any change in their internal volume, linearity, negligible hysteresis, repeatability, reliability, stability over time, long lifetime and very low power consumption. The …
Low-Cost Efficient Magnetic Adsorbent For Phosphorus Removal From Water, Liting Zhang, Hongbing Dan, Orphe Bukasa, Linlin Song, Yin Liu, Liang Wang, Jianjun Li
Low-Cost Efficient Magnetic Adsorbent For Phosphorus Removal From Water, Liting Zhang, Hongbing Dan, Orphe Bukasa, Linlin Song, Yin Liu, Liang Wang, Jianjun Li
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Adsorption using magnetic adsorbents makes the phosphorus removal from water simple and efficient. However, most of the reported magnetic adsorbents use chemically synthesized nanoparticles as magnetic cores, which are expensive and environmentally unfriendly. Replacing the nanomagnetic cores by cheap and green magnetic materials is essential for the wide application of this technique. In this paper, coal-fly-ash magnetic spheres (MSs) were processed to produce a cheap and eco-friendly magnetic core. A magnetic adsorbent, ZrO2 coated ball-milled MS (BMS@ZrO2), was prepared through a simple chemical precipitation method. Careful structural investigations indicate that a multipore structural amorphous ZrO2 layer has grown on the …
Porous Pnipam Hydrogels: Overcoming Diffusion-Governed Hydrogel Actuation, Holly Warren, David Shepherd, Marc In Het Panhuis, David L. Officer, Geoffrey M. Spinks
Porous Pnipam Hydrogels: Overcoming Diffusion-Governed Hydrogel Actuation, Holly Warren, David Shepherd, Marc In Het Panhuis, David L. Officer, Geoffrey M. Spinks
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© 2019 Elsevier B.V. A custom centrifugal melt-spinning technique was used to prepare randomly arranged 3D fibre networks from commercially available shellac flakes. These fibre networks were implanted into thermally actuating poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-alginate hydrogels and then removed chemically to yield an interconnected porous gel structure. Pore diameter was capable of being controlled through the fibre-spinning temperature, where it was shown that shellac fibres spun at a lower temperature yielded larger diameter pores in the resultant gels. These gels demonstrated a fast actuation, with a 77 % volume loss of a cylindrical sample in just 30 s when immersed in a 60 …
A Multifunctional Hierarchical Porous Sio2/Go Membrane For High Efficiency Oil/Water Separation And Dye Removal, Yue Liu, Fengrui Zhang, Wenxia Zhu, Dong Su, Zhiyuan Sang, Xiao Yan, Sheng Li, Ji Liang, Shi Xue Dou
A Multifunctional Hierarchical Porous Sio2/Go Membrane For High Efficiency Oil/Water Separation And Dye Removal, Yue Liu, Fengrui Zhang, Wenxia Zhu, Dong Su, Zhiyuan Sang, Xiao Yan, Sheng Li, Ji Liang, Shi Xue Dou
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2020 Elsevier Ltd Removing contaminants from wastewater is critical to secure the global water supply. Membrane technologies for water purification are exceptionally attractive due to their high efficiency and low energy consumption. The traditional porous polymer films, however, are easy to be fouled by the organic pollutants, causing pore blockage and deteriorated separation performance. We herein report the rational design of a porous SiO2/GO hybrid membrane by coupling graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets with SiO2 nanoparticles and using ethylenediamine to crosslink them, for efficient oil/water separation and dye removal. The SiO2 nanoparticles provide an excellent hydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity interface, resulting …
S/N-Doped Carbon Nanofibers Affording Fe7s8 Particles With Superior Sodium Storage, Xiu Li, Tao Liu, Yunxiao Wang, Shulei Chou, Xun Xu, Anmin Cao, Libao Chen
S/N-Doped Carbon Nanofibers Affording Fe7s8 Particles With Superior Sodium Storage, Xiu Li, Tao Liu, Yunxiao Wang, Shulei Chou, Xun Xu, Anmin Cao, Libao Chen
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2020 Iron sulfides draw much attention as electrode candidates for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to the rich chemical stoichiometries and high capacity. However, they usually exhibit poor cycling performance due to the large volume change during sodiation/desodiation process. In this work, we embed Fe7S8 nanoparticles into sulfur, nitrogen-doped carbon (S/N-C) nanofibers through electrospinning/sulfurization processes. The heteroatom doped carbon matrixes could effectively protect the Fe7S8 from structural collapse, obtaining a stable cycling performance. Moreover, the conductive matrixes with 1D structure can facilitate the diffusion of electrons, leading to good rate capability. As results, the as-designed Fe7S8@S/N-C nanofibers present a discharge capacity …
The Influence Of A Novel Inorganic-Polymer Lubricant On The Microstructure Of Interstitial-Free Steel During Ferrite Rolling, Ning Kong, Jie Zhang, Hongbo Li, Boyu Wei, David R. G Mitchell
The Influence Of A Novel Inorganic-Polymer Lubricant On The Microstructure Of Interstitial-Free Steel During Ferrite Rolling, Ning Kong, Jie Zhang, Hongbo Li, Boyu Wei, David R. G Mitchell
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2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. A novel polyphosphate lubricant was used and evaluated during hot (ferrite) rolling of an interstitial-free (IF) steel. The texture evolution of these rolled IF steels have been examined by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) measurements. The polyphosphate lubricant shows an improved lubrication performance in terms of the texture optimization compared with lubricating oil and with unlubricated conditions. The γ-fiber texture is enhanced, and less shear texture is produced. This microstructure is responsible for enhanced drawability of ferrite rolled IF steels. The very high thermal stability of the …
A Hybrid Electrochemical Energy Storage Device Using Sustainable Electrode Materials, Manickam Minakshi, David R. G Mitchell, Robert Jones, Nimai Pramanik, Annelise Jean-Fulcrand, Georg Garnweitner
A Hybrid Electrochemical Energy Storage Device Using Sustainable Electrode Materials, Manickam Minakshi, David R. G Mitchell, Robert Jones, Nimai Pramanik, Annelise Jean-Fulcrand, Georg Garnweitner
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2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim A new electrochemical energy storage device, comprising a faradaic rechargeable pseudo-capacitor type electrode with a non-faradaic rechargeable capacitor electrode, is successfully developed for potential applications in smart electric grids. Mapping new electrodes possessing both high energy and power densities as well as long cycle life is vital for the sustainable energy management. In this work, we present a new approach to design electrodes, fabricated from sustainable resources by hybridizing calcined eggshell capacitor anode with a mixed binary metal oxide pseudo-capacitor cathode. Calcium carbonate (calcite), obtained from the biowaste-derived eggshell, is an effective …
Green Synthesis And Stabilization Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Lysimachia Foenum-Graecum Hance Extract And Their Antibacterial Activity, Widsanusan Chartarrayawadee, Phattaraporn Charoensin, Juthaporn Saenma, Thearum Rin, Phichaya Khamai, Pitak Nasomjai, Chee O. Too
Green Synthesis And Stabilization Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Lysimachia Foenum-Graecum Hance Extract And Their Antibacterial Activity, Widsanusan Chartarrayawadee, Phattaraporn Charoensin, Juthaporn Saenma, Thearum Rin, Phichaya Khamai, Pitak Nasomjai, Chee O. Too
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2020 Chartarrayawadee et al., published by De Gruyter 2020. The Lysimachia foenumgraecum Hance extract (LHE) was used for silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesis. In this study, the herbal plant of Lysimachia foenumgraecum Hance (LH) was extracted with deionized water and we are the first to successfully use LHE as reducing and stabilizing agents for the green synthesis of AgNPs. The concentration of LHE used in this study was in the range of 0.003 to 1.0 wt%. Aqueous colloidal solutions of AgNPs reduced and stabilized by LHE show long-term stability due to the steric stabilization effect. This can be confirmed by zeta …
Design, Synthesis And Characterization Of A Novel Type Of Thermo-Responsible Phospholipid Microcapsule-Alginate Composite Hydrogel For Drug Delivery, Liang Ding, Xinxia Cui, Rui Jiang, Keya Zhou, Yalei Wen, Chenfeng Wang, Zhilian Yue, Shigang Shen, Xuefeng Pan
Design, Synthesis And Characterization Of A Novel Type Of Thermo-Responsible Phospholipid Microcapsule-Alginate Composite Hydrogel For Drug Delivery, Liang Ding, Xinxia Cui, Rui Jiang, Keya Zhou, Yalei Wen, Chenfeng Wang, Zhilian Yue, Shigang Shen, Xuefeng Pan
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
Liposomes are extensively used in drug delivery, while alginates are widely used in tissue engineering. However, liposomes are usually thermally unstable and drug-leaking when in liquids, while the drug carriers made of alginates show low loading capacities when used for drug delivery. Herein, we developed a type of thermo-responsible liposome-alginate composite hydrogel (TSPMAH) by grafting thermo-responsive liposomes onto alginates by using Ca2+ mediated bonding between the phosphatidic serine (PS) in the liposome membrane and the alginate. The temperature-sensitivity of the liposomes was actualized by using phospholipids comprising dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and PS and the liposomes were prepared by a thin-film dispersion …
Rich Topological Nodal Line Bulk States Together With Drum-Head-Like Surface States In Naalge With Anti-Pbfcl Type Structure, Xiaotian Wang, Guangqian Ding, Zhenxiang Cheng, Gokhan Surucu, Xiaolin Wang, Tie Yang
Rich Topological Nodal Line Bulk States Together With Drum-Head-Like Surface States In Naalge With Anti-Pbfcl Type Structure, Xiaotian Wang, Guangqian Ding, Zhenxiang Cheng, Gokhan Surucu, Xiaolin Wang, Tie Yang
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The band topology in condensed matter has attracted widespread attention in recent years. Due to the band inversion, topological nodal line semimetals (TNLSs) have band crossing points (BCPs) around the Fermi level, forming a nodal line. In this work, by means of first-principles, we observe that the synthesized NaAlGe intermetallic compound with anti-PbFCl type structure is a TNLS with four NLs in the kz = 0 and kz = π planes. All these NLs in NaAlGe exist around the Fermi level, and what is more, these NLs do not overlap with other bands. The exotic drum-head-like surface states can be …
Reversible Structural Evolution Of Sodium-Rich Rhombohedral Prussian Blue For Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wanlin Wang, Yong Gang, Zhe Hu, Zichao Yan, Weijie Li, Yongcheng Li, Qinfen Gu, Zhixing Wang, Shulei Chou, Hua-Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou
Reversible Structural Evolution Of Sodium-Rich Rhombohedral Prussian Blue For Sodium-Ion Batteries, Wanlin Wang, Yong Gang, Zhe Hu, Zichao Yan, Weijie Li, Yongcheng Li, Qinfen Gu, Zhixing Wang, Shulei Chou, Hua-Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
2020, The Author(s). Iron-based Prussian blue analogs are promising low-cost and easily prepared cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Their materials quality and electrochemical performance are heavily reliant on the precipitation process. Here we report a controllable precipitation method to synthesize high-performance Prussian blue for sodium-ion storage. Characterization of the nucleation and evolution processes of the highly crystalline Prussian blue microcubes reveals a rhombohedral structure that exhibits high initial Coulombic efficiency, excellent rate performance, and cycling properties. The phase transitions in the as-obtained material are investigated by synchrotron in situ powder X-ray diffraction, which shows highly reversible structural transformations between rhombohedral, …
Collective Directional Locking Of Colloidal Monolayers On A Periodic Substrate, Ralph Stoop, Arthur Straube, Tom H. Johansen, Pietro Tierno
Collective Directional Locking Of Colloidal Monolayers On A Periodic Substrate, Ralph Stoop, Arthur Straube, Tom H. Johansen, Pietro Tierno
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
We investigate the directional locking effects that arise when a monolayer of paramagnetic colloidal particles is driven across a triangular lattice of magnetic bubbles. We use an external rotating magnetic field to generate a two-dimensional traveling wave ratchet forcing the transport of particles along a direction that intersects two crystallographic axes of the lattice. We find that, while single particles show no preferred direction, collective effects induce transversal current and directional locking at high density via a spontaneous symmetry breaking. The colloidal current may be polarized via an additional bias field that makes one transport direction energetically preferred.