Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/0256-307x/41/8/088201
Zihan Xu, Hanwen An, Jiajun Wang
The rapid advancement in electric vehicles and electrochemical energy storage technology has raised the demands placed on rechargeable batteries. It is essential to comprehend the operational principles and degradation mechanisms of batteries across multiple scales to propel the research on rechargeable batteries for the next generation forward. Microstructure, phase information, and lattice of energy materials in both two dimensions and three dimensions can be intuitively obtained through the utilization of x-ray imaging techniques. Additionally, x-ray imaging technology is increasingly gaining attention due to its non-destructive nature and high penetrative capability, enabling in situ experiments and multi-scale spatial resolution. In this review, we initially overview the basic principles and characteristics of several key x-ray imaging technologies. Each x-ray imaging technology is tailored to specific application scenarios. Furthermore, examples of multi-scale implementations of x-ray imaging technologies in the field of rechargeable batteries are discussed. This review is anticipated to augment the comprehension of readers for x-ray imaging techniques as well as to stimulate the development of novel concepts and approaches in rechargeable battery research.
电动汽车和电化学储能技术的快速发展提高了对充电电池的要求。了解电池在多个尺度上的工作原理和降解机制对于推动下一代充电电池的研究至关重要。通过利用 X 射线成像技术,可以直观地获得能源材料在二维和三维空间的微观结构、相信息和晶格。此外,X 射线成像技术由于其非破坏性和高穿透能力,可实现原位实验和多尺度空间分辨率,正日益受到人们的关注。在本综述中,我们首先概述了几种关键 X 射线成像技术的基本原理和特点。每种 X 射线成像技术都是针对特定应用场景量身定制的。此外,还讨论了 X 射线成像技术在充电电池领域的多尺度应用实例。预计本综述将增强读者对 X 射线成像技术的理解,并促进充电电池研究领域新概念和新方法的发展。
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Pub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1088/0256-307x/41/8/087401
Zhiming Pan, Chen Lu, Fan Yang, Congjun Wu
Recently, high temperature (Tc ≈ 80 K) superconductivity (SC) has been discovered in La3Ni2O7 (LNO) under pressure. This raises the question of whether the superconducting transition temperature Tc could be further enhanced under suitable conditions. One possible route for achieving higher Tc is element substitution. Similar SC could appear in the Fmmm phase of rare-earth (RE) R3Ni2O7 (RNO, R = RE element) material series under suitable pressure. The electronic properties in the RNO materials are dominated by the Ni 3d orbitals in the bilayer NiO2 plane. In the strong coupling limit, the SC could be fully characterized by a bilayer single 3dx2–y2-orbital t–J∥–J⊥ model. With RE element substitution from La to other RE element, the lattice constant of the Fmmm RNO material decreases, and the resultant electronic hopping integral increases, leading to stronger superexchanges between the 3dx2–y2 orbitals. Based on the slave-boson mean-field theory, we explore the pairing nature and the evolution of Tc in RNO materials under pressure. Consequently, it is found that the element substitution does not alter the pairing nature, i.e., the inter-layer s-wave pairing is always favored in the superconducting RNO under pressure. However, the Tc increases from La to Sm, and a nearly doubled Tc could be realized in SmNO under pressure. This work provides evidence for possible higher Tc R3Ni2O7 materials, which may be realized in further experiments.
最近,在 La3Ni2O7(LNO)中发现了压力下的高温(Tc ≈ 80 K)超导电性(SC)。这就提出了一个问题:在合适的条件下,超导转变温度 Tc 是否可以进一步提高。实现更高的 Tc 的一个可能途径是元素替代。在适当的压力下,稀土(RE)R3Ni2O7(RNO,R = RE 元素)材料系列的 Fmmm 相也会出现类似的超导转变。RNO 材料的电子特性由双层 NiO2 平面上的 Ni 3d 轨道主导。在强耦合极限下,双层单 3dx2-y2 轨道 t-J∥-J⊥ 模型可完全表征 SC 的特性。随着RE元素从La到其他RE元素的替换,Fmmm RNO材料的晶格常数减小,电子跳跃积分随之增大,从而导致3dx2-y2轨道之间更强的超交换。基于从玻色子均场理论,我们探讨了 RNO 材料在压力作用下的配对性质和 Tc 演变。结果发现,元素替代并不改变配对性质,即在压力作用下,超导 RNO 材料总是倾向于层间 s 波配对。然而,从 La 到 Sm 的 Tc 会增加,SmNO 在压力下的 Tc 几乎增加了一倍。这项研究为可能的更高 Tc R3Ni2O7 材料提供了证据,这些材料可能会在进一步的实验中实现。
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