Microgrids are essential elements of the energy transition because they allow optimal use of renewable energy sources (photovoltaic panels, wind turbines) and storage devices (batteries, supercapacitors) by connecting them to consumption poles (e.g., buildings, charging stations of electric vehicles). Lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors are t...
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) will play a crucial role in achieving decarbonization and reducing greenhouse gases. If the EU wants to be competitive in the global market of LIBs, it has to ensure a sustainable and secure supply of the raw materials needed for the manufacturing of these batteries. Limited understanding of how the battery material cyc...
A dual-confined nanostructured reactor, featured with the small-sized platinum nanoparticles embedded in dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres with a hierarchical porous graphene-like carbon protection shell, is designed and synthesized as an efficient SeS2 host for high-performance lithium-selenium/sulfur batteries. The rationally designed host ...
A dual-confined nanostructured reactor, featured with the small-sized platinum nanoparticles embedded in dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres with a hierarchical porous graphene-like carbon protection shell, is designed and synthesized as an efficient SeS2 host for high-performance lithium-selenium/sulfur batteries. The rationally designed host ...
10.1039/d1ta09249a / JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A / 10 / 1 / 209-217
Although considerable studies have focused on suppressing polysulfide shuttling in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries by modifying separator surfaces, simultaneously achieving fast Li-ion transport and full active-material use remains a technological limitation. Herein, we present an effective method for anchoring zwitterionic sulfobetaine (SB) moieti...
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Liquid desiccant dehumidification provides a pathway to high-flow air pretreatment of air compressors for en-ergy savings. However, high air-to-solution flow ratios (i.e., over 4.0) may result in an unacceptable decrease in dehumidification effectiveness, and few studies have managed to overcome this challenge. This study aims to experimentally dem...
Improving power and energy density by grading electrode microstructures is a promising topic in the field of battery electrode engineering. While previous modelling studies have predicted both considerable and marginal improvements in cell performance, very few experimental studies have been conducted to validate the performance of graded electrode...
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