SnSb (SS), a vital phase-change thin film, has attracted attention due to its excellent phase-change properties, but the poor amorphous stability and crystalline speed of SS greatly limit its application in rapid phase-transition memories. Here, we propose a copper (Cu)-doped SS phase change films to achieve ultra-speed and high-reliability of SS. Resistance-temperature tests show Cu-Sn-Sb possesses ultra-low crystalline and amorphous resistivity, higher phase transition speed, and lower activation energy. X-ray diffraction measurements illustrate the introduction of Cu ions hinders the growth of grains and reduce grains size. Atomic force microscopy characterizes the surface morphology of as-deposited and annealed Cu-Sn-Sb films, and difference of root-mean-square roughness before and after annealing promote Cu-Sn-Sb film is more reliable to touch electrodes. In addition, the ultra-low resistivity and fast transition speed effectively reduce thermal loss in SET and RESET process. The results reveal that Cu-Sn-Sb is a promising material for ultra-rapid phase change and high-reliability storage applications.
SnSb(SS)是一种重要的相变薄膜,因其优异的相变特性而备受关注,但 SS 的非晶稳定性和结晶速度较差,极大地限制了其在快速相变存储器中的应用。在此,我们提出了一种铜(Cu)掺杂的 SS 相变薄膜,以实现 SS 的超高速和高可靠性。电阻-温度测试表明,铜-锡-锑具有超低的结晶和非晶电阻率、更高的相变速度和更低的活化能。X 射线衍射测量表明,铜离子的引入阻碍了晶粒的生长并减小了晶粒尺寸。原子力显微镜表征了沉积和退火后铜锑硼薄膜的表面形态,退火前后的均方根粗糙度差异表明铜锑硼薄膜更适合触摸电极。此外,超低的电阻率和快速的转变速度有效降低了 SET 和 RESET 过程中的热损耗。研究结果表明,Cu-Sn-Sb 是一种有望用于超快速相变和高可靠性存储应用的材料。
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Pub Date : 2024-04-28DOI: 10.1149/2162-8777/ad40d0
Abdullah Özkan and Eyyüp Gördük
Crude oil, consisting of hydrocarbons, is the leading global energy source. Sulfur is the most abundant element after carbon and hydrogen in the structure of crude oil. Sulfur and sulfur compounds in the structure of petroleum are dangerous for both the environment and human health due to the SOx gases they produce after combustion. Removing sulfur from oil is a costly and difficult process. Therefore, the sulfur content of crude oil directly affects the price of oil. This study investigated the adsorptive desulfurization performance of graphene, graphene oxide, and graphene oxide functionalized with gold nanoparticles. The synthesized adsorbents were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and then 0.02 to 0.1 g adsorbents were taken separately and placed in a flask that included 50 ml of crude oil. Each flask was stirred at 400 rpm under ambient temperature for 1 h. After the reaction, the adsorbent was separated from the mixture with the help of a centrifuge, and the residual sulfur amount was checked. It was determined that the sulfur removal performance after 1 h contact time was between 2.09%–5.48% for Graphene, 1.91%–4.06% for GO, and 0.575%–6.471% for AuNPs/GO.
原油由碳氢化合物组成,是全球最主要的能源。在原油结构中,硫是仅次于碳和氢的最丰富元素。石油结构中的硫和硫化合物在燃烧后会产生硫氧化物气体,对环境和人类健康都有危害。从石油中脱硫是一个成本高昂且困难的过程。因此,原油中的硫含量直接影响石油价格。本研究调查了石墨烯、氧化石墨烯和氧化石墨烯与金纳米颗粒功能化的吸附脱硫性能。通过扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、能量色散 X 射线分析、反射吸收红外光谱和 X 射线光电子能谱对合成的吸附剂进行了表征,然后分别取 0.02 至 0.1 克吸附剂放入装有 50 毫升原油的烧瓶中。反应结束后,用离心机将吸附剂从混合物中分离出来,并检测残留的硫量。结果表明,接触 1 小时后,石墨烯的脱硫效果为 2.09%-5.48%,GO 为 1.91%-4.06%,AuNPs/GO 为 0.575%-6.471%。
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The published paper was produced from a poorly-edited file which resulted in numerous typographical and grammatical errors, leading to confusion about the experiments and results reported. The paper has been edited and the corrected version is shown here. In the present study, a novel carbon-carbon composite electrode was prepared by embedding activated carbon derived from chickpea pods and evaluating its potential as an electrode for supercapacitors. A simple, single-step electrospinning technique was used for the synthesis of activated carbon-carbon nanofiber composite. The synthesized activated carbon-carbon nanofiber composite electrode is flexible and binder-free with high specific surface area, micro and meso pores, interconnected fiber-to-flake morphology, and possesses high graphitization. Additionally, rapid electrolyte diffusion has resulted in a low charge transfer resistance due to interconnected morphology. In 6 M KOH electrolyte, the composite binder-free electrode shows a specific capacitance of 147 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1 compared to activated carbon electrodes that showed a specific capacitance of 120 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1. It exhibits an energy density of 13 Wh k g−1 at 0.366 W k g−1 power density and also shows impressive cyclic stability by retaining 93.5% of initial capacitance till 1200 cycles at 1 A g−1. Overall, the study presents an easy-to-use, low-cost, eco-friendly, and flexible electrode for supercapacitors that is free of binder.
已发表的论文是根据一份编辑不善的文件编写的,其中存在大量排版和语法错误,导致对所报告的实验和结果产生混淆。该论文已经过编辑,现将更正后的版本刊登在此。在本研究中,通过嵌入从鹰嘴豆荚中提取的活性碳制备了一种新型碳-碳复合电极,并评估了其作为超级电容器电极的潜力。活性碳-碳纳米纤维复合材料的合成采用了简单的单步电纺丝技术。合成的活性碳-碳纳米纤维复合电极柔韧且不含粘合剂,具有高比表面积、微孔和中孔、纤维与薄片相互连接的形态以及高石墨化。此外,由于相互连接的形态,电解质的快速扩散导致了较低的电荷转移电阻。在 6 M KOH 电解液中,无粘结剂复合电极在 0.5 A g-1 的条件下显示出 147 F g-1 的比电容,而活性炭电极在 0.5 A g-1 的条件下显示出 120 F g-1 的比电容。在功率密度为 0.366 W k g-1 时,它的能量密度为 13 Wh k g-1;在 1 A g-1 的条件下,它还能保持 93.5% 的初始电容,循环稳定性令人印象深刻。总之,这项研究为超级电容器提供了一种不含粘合剂的易用、低成本、环保和灵活的电极。
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Pub Date : 2024-04-17DOI: 10.1149/2162-8777/ad3c26
Zhongyuan Li, Jian Zhang, Lei Wang, Heqian Liu, Shiyu Chen, Minhu Xu, Hongda Yang, Jianquan Liang, Wei-Feng Sun
In order to improve electric-tree resistant performance and dielectric breakdown strength of ethylene-propylene-diene misch-polymere (EPDM) material used for cable accessory reinforce insulation, the two specific aromatic ketone compounds—vinylphenylacetone (VPE) and 4-propylene oxyxy-2-hydroxydibenzenone (AOHBP) are employed as two paradigms of voltage stabilizer for chemical-graft modifications. Electric-tree resistances and insulation performances of modified EPDM materials and their charge trapping mechanism of thermoelectron inhibitions are studied by the accelerated electric-tree aging experiments, alternating current (AC) dielectric breakdown tests, surface potential trap-level analyses and first-principles calculations. Both the two species of voltage stabilizers are effective for promoting electric-tree inception voltage and dielectric breakdown strength, leading to a high extension of electric-tree morphology and smaller dimension of electric-trees growth, in which AOHBP is more significant. The two species of voltage stabilizers have been successfully grafted onto EPDM molecular-chains in thermal-chemistry crosslinking reactions of EPDM, introducing multiple shallow levels of charge traps, which reduces the energy released by trapping charge carriers and thus alleviates electric-tree aging of EPDM. The AOHBP and VPE represent a high electron affinity and a small electronic energy gap, which is competent of assimilating the kinetic energies of hot charge carriers whilst restricting Auger electronic excitation. Especially, the benzene group in voltage stabilizer renders shallow level charge traps with a larger carrier capture cross-section than deep traps and simultaneously possesses the high atomic vibration frequencies similar as electronic-transition energies, which results in effective dissipation on the kinetic energies of hot charge carriers. This mechanism dominates to increase electric-tree resistance and insulation strength of EPDM. The present study proves the important role of voltage stabilizers in improving insulation performance of EPDM material, and reveals the refrigeration mechanism on hot charge carriers for restricting electric-tree growth, which provides a significant strategy of chemical modifications for developing high-insulation cable accessory materials.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-17DOI: 10.1149/2162-8777/ad3c23
Deepak Awasthi, Manikant Paswan, Pallav Gupta
The change in characteristics in the microstructural features of epoxy nanocomposites created by reinforcing with graphene oxide (GO) obtained by controlled reduction of GO was investigated. The effects of adding various loadings (0.1–0.5 wt%) of RGO in epoxy resin were examined, with a focus on the material’s response toward mechanical and thermal properties. The robust interfacial bonding between epoxy resin and RGO is attributed to the higher surface area of the exfoliated layered geometry of graphene and is a key factor contributing to the enhanced physical properties in nanocomposite. The optimal incorporation of 2D nanofillers has been determined to induce a synergistic effect, thereby establishing a percolating network in thermal interface materials designed for high-performance electronic device.
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In this experiment, a new lead-free piezoelectric ceramics (1−x)K0.45Na0.55Nb0.965Sb0.035O3−x(0.9Bi0.5Li0.5ZrO3−0.1SrSnO3) were prepared by the conventional solid-phase method, and the effects of the doping amount of 0.9Bi0.5Li0.5ZrO3−0.1SrSnO3 on the K0.45Na0.55Nb0.965Sb0.035O3 ceramics on the crystal structure, microstructure, microscopic structure and electrical properties. All the doping ions entered the KNN lattice and formed a dense solid solution with a single-phase structure, and the phase structure of the ceramics coexisted from orthorhombic (O) to orthorhombic-tetragonal (O-T) phases in the range of 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.03, and transitioned to rhombohedral-tetragonal (R-T) phase coexistence when 0.035 ≤ x ≤ 0.05. The electrical properties of the ceramics were analyzed and the polymorphic phase boundary (PPB) region was obtained at x = 0.035 and had the best overall properties: d