Black phosphorus quantum dots(BPQDs)show great promise as anode material for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)due to their high theoretical capacity and short ion diffusion pathways.However,the challenges of low electronic c...Black phosphorus quantum dots(BPQDs)show great promise as anode material for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)due to their high theoretical capacity and short ion diffusion pathways.However,the challenges of low electronic conductivity and aggregation of BPQDs hinder their performance in SIBs.Loading BPQDs onto MXene nanosheets can address these issues,but the two-dimensional nano sheets may restack into a dense film during the filtration process,limiting reaction kinetics.Here,we report,for the first time,a bionic strategy for multilayer honeycomb-like MXene/BPQDs(MLHM/BPQDs)hierarchical architecture anode for SIBs.MXene nanosheets are arranged to ordered honeycomb layers and interlayer channels through the dual-template method.MXene nanosheets are arranged to ordered honeycomb layers and interlayer channels through the dual-templates method,and then,BPQDs are uniformly self-assembled onto the inwalls of the honeycomb.The unique open hierarchical architecture serves as an excellent substrate for rapid electron transport.Its large specific surface area offers more sites for BPQDs loading,preventing aggregation,and provides abundant channels and space for electrolyte infiltration and BPQDs volume change.The-O terminal groups increased after annealing,and the abundant-O/-F terminal groups on the surface of MXene can effectively enhance the binding energy and diffusion rate of Na+.The synergy of structure and surface chemistry accelerates the kinetics for MLHM/BPQDs,delivering a high reversible capacity of653 mAh g-1after 500 cycles at 2 A g-1(94.3%capacity retention),which demonstrates its great potential as a SIBs anode material.展开更多
Studies have found that oxygen-rich-containing functional groups in carbon-based materials can be used as active sites for the storage performance of K+,but the basic storage mechanism is still unclear.Herein,we co...Studies have found that oxygen-rich-containing functional groups in carbon-based materials can be used as active sites for the storage performance of K+,but the basic storage mechanism is still unclear.Herein,we construct and optimize 3D honeycomb-like carbon grafted with plentiful COOH/C=O functional groups(OFGC)as anodes for potassium ion batteries.The OFGC electrode with steady structure and rich functional groups can effectively contribute to the capacity enhancement and the formation of stable solid electrolyte interphase(SEI)film,achieving a high reversible capacity of 230 mAh g-1 at 3000 mA g-1 after 10,000 cycles(almost no capacity decay)and an ultra-long cycle time over 18 months at 100 mA g-1.The study results revealed the reversible storage mechanism between K+and COOH/C=O functional groups by forming C-O-K compounds.Meanwhile,the in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy proved the highly reversible and rapid de/intercalation kinetics of K+in the OFGC electrode,and the growth process of SEI films.In particular,the full cells assembled by Prussian blue cathode exhibit a high energy density of 113 Wh kg-1 after 800 cycles(calculated by the total mass of anode and cathode),and get the light-emitting diodes lamp and ear thermometer running.展开更多
We report the structural characterization and proposed formation mechanism of honeycomb-like ZnO conglomerations fabricated by direct precipitation method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-disperse X-ray spectrometry...We report the structural characterization and proposed formation mechanism of honeycomb-like ZnO conglomerations fabricated by direct precipitation method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-disperse X-ray spectrometry (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the as-prepared ZnO calcined at 700 ℃ were micron sphere particles with honeycomb-like structure. In the UV-vis absorbing spectrum, it was observed that there is a new additional absorption band at 260 nm, and it was speculated that the absorption may be caused by defects on the surface and interface of honeycomb-like ZnO. The as-products showed high sensitivity and short response time to sulfured hydrogen gas. These results demonstrate that honeycomb-like ZnO conglomerations are very promising materials for fabricating H2S gas sensors.展开更多
Sustainable,conductive,and porous carbon materials are ideal for energy storage materials.In this study,honeycomb-like carbon materials(HCM)are synthesized via a“salty”thermal treatment of abundant and sustainable c...Sustainable,conductive,and porous carbon materials are ideal for energy storage materials.In this study,honeycomb-like carbon materials(HCM)are synthesized via a“salty”thermal treatment of abundant and sustainable coffee extract.Systematic materials characterization indicates that the as-prepared HCM consists of heteroatoms(N and O,etc.)doped ultra-thin carbon framework,possesses remarkable specific surface area,and excellent electrical conductivity.Such properties bestow HCM outstanding materials to be the blocking layer for Li-I2 battery,significantly eliminating the dissolution of I2 in the cathode region and stopping the I2 from shutting to anode compartment.Furthermore,our electrochemical investigation suggests that HCM could incur surface pseudo-capacitive iodine-ions charge storage and contribute additional energy storage capacity.As a result,the resultant Li-I2 battery achieves a robust and highly reversible capacity of 224.5 mAh·g−1 at the rate of 10 C.Even under a high rate of 50 C,the remarkable capacity of the as-prepared Li-I2 battery can still be maintained at 120.2 mAh·g−1 after 4000 cycles.展开更多
Biomass-derived porous carbon with developed pore structure is critical to achieving high performance electrode materials.In this work,we report a grape-based honeycomb-like porous carbon(GHPC)prepared by KOH activati...Biomass-derived porous carbon with developed pore structure is critical to achieving high performance electrode materials.In this work,we report a grape-based honeycomb-like porous carbon(GHPC)prepared by KOH activation and carbonization,followed by N-doping(NGHPC).The obtained NGHPC exhibits a unique honeycomb-like structure with hierarchically interconnected micro/mesopores,and high specific surface area of 1268 m^2/g.As a supercapacitor electrode,the NGPHC electrode exhibits a remarkable specific capacitance of 275 F/g at 0.5 A/g in a three-electrode cell.Moreover,the NGHPC//NGHPC symmetric supercapacitor displays a high energy density of 12.6 Wh/kg,and excellent cycling stability of approximately 95.2% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles at 5 A/g.The excellent electrochemical performance of NGHPC is ascribed to its high specific surface area,honeycomb-like structure and high-content of pyrodinic-N(36.29%).It is believed that grape-based carbon materials show great potential as advanced electrode materials for supercapacitors.展开更多
We report for the first time a Na-ion battery anode material composed of P-doped CoSe2nanoparticles(P-CoSe2)with the size of 5–20 nm that are uniformly embed in a 3 D porous honeycomb-like carbon network.High r...We report for the first time a Na-ion battery anode material composed of P-doped CoSe2nanoparticles(P-CoSe2)with the size of 5–20 nm that are uniformly embed in a 3 D porous honeycomb-like carbon network.High rate capability and cycling stability are achieved simultaneously.The honeycomb-like carbon network is rationally designed to support high electrical conductivity,rapid Na-ion diffusion as well as the accommodation of the volume expansion from the active P-CoSe2nanoparticles.In particular,heteroatom P-doping within CoSe2introduces stronger P-Co bonds and additional P-Se bonds that significantly improve the structure stability of P-CoSe2for highly stable sodiation/desodiation over long-term cycling.P-doping also improves the electrical conductivity of the CoSe2nanoparticles,leading to highly elevated electrochemical kinetics to deliver high specific capacities at high current densities.Benefiting from the unique nanostructure and atomic-level P-doping,the P-CoSe2(2:1)/C anode delivers an excellent cycle stability with a specific capacity of 206.9 mA h g-1achieved at 2000 mA g-1after 1000 cycles.In addition,this material can be synthesized using a facile pyrolysis and selenization/phosphorization approach.This study provides new opportunities of heteroatom doping as an effective method to improve the cycling stability of Na-ion anode materials.展开更多
Oxygen evolution reaction(OER)as the foremost stumbling block to generate cost-effective clean fuels has received extensive attention in recent years.But,it still maintains the challenge to manipulate the geometric an...Oxygen evolution reaction(OER)as the foremost stumbling block to generate cost-effective clean fuels has received extensive attention in recent years.But,it still maintains the challenge to manipulate the geometric and electronic structure during single reaction process under the same conditions.Herein,we report a simple self-template strategy to generate honeycomb-like Ni2P/N,P-C hybrids with preferred electronic architecture.Experiments coupled with theoretical results revealed that the synthesized catalyst has two characteristics:firstly,the unique honeycomb-like morphology not only enables the fully utilization of catalytic active sites but also optimizes the mass/electron transportation pathway,which favor the diffusion of electrolyte to accessible active sites.Secondly,N,P-C substrate,on the one hand,largely contributes the electronic distribution near Fermi level(EF)thus boosting its electrical conductivity.On the other hand,the support effect result in the upshift of d-band center and electropositivity of Ni sites,which attenuates the energy barrier for the adsorption of OH~àand the formation of*OOH.In consequence,the optimized Ni2P/N,P-C catalysts feature high electrocatalytic activity towards OER(a low overpotential of 252 m V to achieve10 m A cm-2)and 10 h long-term stability,the outstanding performance is comparable to most of transition metal catalysts.This work gives a innovative tactics for contriving original OER electrocatalysts,inspirng deeper understanding of fabricating catalysts by combining theoretical simulation and experiment design.展开更多
Transition metal Ni anchored in carbon material represents outstanding 2e- oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)catalytic selectivity,but enhancing the adsorption strength of intermediate*OOH to promote its selectivity re...Transition metal Ni anchored in carbon material represents outstanding 2e- oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)catalytic selectivity,but enhancing the adsorption strength of intermediate*OOH to promote its selectivity remains a major challenge.Herein,the NiX/Ni@NCHS composite catalyst with heteroatom doping(O,S)is modulated by controlling partial pyrolysis strategies on honeycomb-like porous carbon to manipulate the electronic structure of the metal Ni.With the synergistic effect of honeycomb structure and O atom,NiO/Ni@NCHS-700 exhibits an exceptional H2O2selectivity of above 89.1%across a wide potential range from 0.1 to 0.6 V in an alkaline electrolyte,and an unexpected H2O2production rate up to 1.47 mol gcat-1 h-1@0.2 V,which outperforms most of the state-of-the-art catalyst.Meanwhile,NiS/Ni@NCHS exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance,with 2e- ORR selectivity of 91.3%,H2O2yield of 1.85@0.3 V.Density functional theory simulations and experiments results reveal that the heteroatom doping(O,S)method has been employed to regulate the adsorption strength of Ni atoms with*OOH,and combined with the self-sacrificing template-assisted pyrolysis approach to improve the microstructure of catalysts and optimize the active site.The heteroatom doping method in this work provides significant guidance for promoting 2e- ORR electrocatalysis to produce H2O2.展开更多
Seeking for innovative structures with higher mechanical performance is a continuous target in railway vehicle crashworthiness design.In the present study,three types of hexagonal reinforced honeycomb-like structures ...Seeking for innovative structures with higher mechanical performance is a continuous target in railway vehicle crashworthiness design.In the present study,three types of hexagonal reinforced honeycomb-like structures were developed and analyzed subjected to out-of-plane compression,namely triangular honeycomb(TH),double honeycomb(DH)and full inside honeycomb(FH).Theoretical formulas of average force and specific energy absorption(SEA)were constructed based on the energy minimization principle.To validate,corresponding numerical simulations were carried out by explicit finite element method.Good agreement has been observed between them.The results show that all these honeycomb-like structures maintain the same collapsed stages as conventional honeycomb;cell reinforcement can significantly promote the performance,both in the average force and SEA;full inside honeycomb performs better than the general,triangular and double schemes in average force;meanwhile,its SEA is close to that of double scheme;toroidal surface can dissipate higher plastic energy,so more toroidal surfaces should be considered in design of thin-walled structure.These achievements pave a way for designing high-performance cellular energy absorption devices.展开更多
The antiknock capability and thermal protection performance of rescue capsules mainly depend on the structural design of the cabin.By designing a new type of cabin structure,it can resist the impact of explosion shock...The antiknock capability and thermal protection performance of rescue capsules mainly depend on the structural design of the cabin.By designing a new type of cabin structure,it can resist the impact of explosion shock waves and thermal shocks.In this paper,a new honeycomb-like cabin is proposed;the model has a novel thermal insulation layer design.Then,the antiknock capabilities and thermal protection analysis are carried out by using computer software.The“Autodyn”analysis module in ANSYS Workbench 17.0 has been used to simulate the explosion of TNT with a certain quality in a single room.The pressure map over time and the pressure variation curve at different locations for a single room are obtained.Through the analysis module“Transient Structural,”the stress and deformation of the honeycomb-like cabin under the blast load are simulated.The“Transient Thermal”analysis module in the finite element software is used to conduct a transient thermal analysis on the cabin structure.The temperature map and the temperature rise curve of each layer of the cabin cases are obtained.The analysis results indicate that the honeycomb-like cabin design has a good antiknock capability and thermal protection performance,and it can meet the usage requirements of the rescue capsule under dangerous conditions.展开更多
The development of low-cost,stable,and robust non-noble metal catalysts for water oxidation is a pivotal challenge for sustainable hydrogen production through electrocatalytic water splitting.Currently,such catalysts ...The development of low-cost,stable,and robust non-noble metal catalysts for water oxidation is a pivotal challenge for sustainable hydrogen production through electrocatalytic water splitting.Currently,such catalysts suffer from high overpotential and sluggish kinetics in oxygen evolution reactions(OERs).Herein,we report a“continuous”single-crystal honeycomb-like MXene/NiFePx–N-doped carbon(NC)heterostructure,in which ultrasmall NiFePxnanoparticles(NPs)encapsulated in the NC are tightly anchored on a layered MXene.Interestingly,this MXene/NiFePx–NC delivers outstanding OER catalytic performance,which stems from“continuous”single-crystal characteristics,abundant active sites derived from the ultrasmall NiFePxNPs,and the stable honeycomb-like heterostructure with an open structure.The experimental results are rationalized theoretically(by density functional theory(DFT)calculations),which suggests that it is the unique MXene/NiFePx–NC heterostructure that promotes the sluggish OER,thereby enabling superior durability and excellent activity with an ultralow overpotential of 240 mV at a current density of 10 mA×cm−2.展开更多
Lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries have attracted extensive attention along with the urgent increasing demand for energy storage owing to the high theoretical specific capacity and energy density,abundant reserves and low ...Lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries have attracted extensive attention along with the urgent increasing demand for energy storage owing to the high theoretical specific capacity and energy density,abundant reserves and low cost of sulfur.However,the practical application of Li-S batteries is still impeded due to the low utilization of sulfur and serious shuttle-effect of lithium polysulfides(LiPSs).Here,we fabricated the porous honeycomb-like C3N4(PHCN)through a hard template method.As a polar material,graphitic C3N4has abundant nitrogen content(-58%),which can provide enough active sites to mitigate shuttle-effect,and then conductive reduced graphene oxide(rGO)was introduced to combine with PHCN to form PHCNGO composite in order to improve the utilization efficiency of sulfur.After sulfur loading,the PHCNGO/S cathode exhibited an initial discharge capacity of 1,061.1 mA h g^-1 at 0.2 C and outstanding rate performance at high current density of 5 C(495.1 mA h g-1),and also retained 519 mA h g-1,after 400 cycles at 1 C.Even at high sulfur loading(4.3 mg cm-2),the capacity fade rate was only 0.16%per cycle at 0.5 C for 200 cycles.The above results demonstrate that the special design of PHCNGO composite as sulfur host has high potential application for Li-S rechargeable batteries.展开更多
Porous polyaniline (PANI) was prepared through an efficient and costeffective method by polymerization of aniline in the NaCl solution at room temperature. The resulting PANI provided large surface area due to its hig...Porous polyaniline (PANI) was prepared through an efficient and costeffective method by polymerization of aniline in the NaCl solution at room temperature. The resulting PANI provided large surface area due to its highly porous structure and the intercrossed nanorod, resulting in good electrochemical performance. The porous PANI electrodes showed a high specific capacitance of 480 F·g^-1, 3 times greater than that of PANI without using the NaCl solution. We also make chemically crosslinked hydrogel film for hydrogel polymer electrolyte as well as the flexible supercapacitors (SCs) with PANI. The specific capacitance of the device was 234 F·g^-1 at the current density of 1 A·g^-1. The energy density of the device could reach as high as 75 W·h·kg^-1 while the power density was 0.5 kW·kg^-1, indicating that PANI be a promising material in flexible SCs.展开更多
Topological phases are governed by lattice symmetries,yet how different symmetry-breaking paths(SBPs)affect topological transitions remains insufficiently understood.Most existing studies rely on a single SBP,and addr...Topological phases are governed by lattice symmetries,yet how different symmetry-breaking paths(SBPs)affect topological transitions remains insufficiently understood.Most existing studies rely on a single SBP,and address only one bandgap,limiting independent control of multiple gaps.Here,we investigate multiple isolated Dirac points in a trefoil-knot-modified honeycomb lattice,and show that a single SBP generally inverts all relevant Dirac points simultaneously,whereas the tailored combinations of SBPs enable selective and programmable band inversion at targeted gaps.The excitation-dependent responses reveal strong modal selectivity.This capability is exploited to realize independently controllable multi-channel signal splitting,which is unattainable with a single SBP.The results enable SBPs as an effective design degree of freedom for programmable and reconfigurable topological elastic devices.展开更多
Atomically dispersed metals on N-doped carbon supports(M-NxCs) have great potential applications in various fields.However,a precise understanding of the definitive relationship between the configuration of metal s...Atomically dispersed metals on N-doped carbon supports(M-NxCs) have great potential applications in various fields.However,a precise understanding of the definitive relationship between the configuration of metal single atoms and the dielectric loss properties of M-NxCs at the atomic-level is still lacking.Herein,we report a general approach to synthesize a series of three-dimensional(3D)honeycomb-like M-N_xC(M=Mn,Fe,Co,Cu,or Ni) containing metal single atoms.Experimental results indicate that 3D M-NxCs exhibit a greatly enhanced dielectric loss compared with that of the NC matrix.Theoretical calculations demonstrate that the density of states of the d orbitals near the Fermi level is significantly increased and additional electrical dipoles are induced due to the destruction of the symmetry of the local microstructure,which enhances conductive loss and dipolar polarization loss of 3D M-NxCs,respectively.Consequently,these 3D M-NxCs exhibit excellent electromagnetic wave absorption properties,outperforming the most commonly reported absorbers.This study systematically explains the mechanism of dielectric loss at the atomic level for the first time and is of significance to the rational design of high-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorbing materials containing metal single atoms.展开更多
Polysulfide absorption in a micropore-rich structure has been reported to be capable of efficiently confining the shuttle effect for high-performance lithium-sulfur(Li–S)batteries.Here,a labyrinth maze-like spherical...Polysulfide absorption in a micropore-rich structure has been reported to be capable of efficiently confining the shuttle effect for high-performance lithium-sulfur(Li–S)batteries.Here,a labyrinth maze-like spherical honeycomb-like carbon with micropore-rich structure was synthesized,which is employed as a template host material of sulfur to study the shuttle effects.The results strongly confirm that a diffusion controlled process rather than an absorption resulted surface-controlled process occurs in an even micropore-rich cathode but still greatly inhibits the shuttle effect.Thus,the battery achieves a high initial discharge specific capacity of 1120 mAh g1 at 0.25 C and super cycling stability for 1635 cycles with only 0.035%capacity decay per cycle with 100%Coulombic efficiency.We would like to propose a new mechanism for shuttle effect inhibition in micropores.In terms of the diffusion control process in microporous paths of a labyrinth maze structure,polysulfides experience a long travel to realize continuous reductions of sulfur and polysulfides until formation of the final solid product.This efficiently prevents the polysulfides escaping to electrolyte.The labyrinth maze-like honeycomb structure also offers fast electron transfer and enhanced mass transport as well as robust mechanical strength retaining intact structure for long cycle life.This work sheds lights on new fundamental insights behind the shuttle effects with universal significance while demonstrating prominent merits of a robust labyrinth maze-like structure in high performance cathode for high-performance Li–S batteries.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22379082,22409109,and 21878063)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong(Nos.ZR2024MB062,ZR2024QB321,and ZR2020KB011)the Taishan Scholars Program(No.tsqn201909119)
摘要Black phosphorus quantum dots(BPQDs)show great promise as anode material for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)due to their high theoretical capacity and short ion diffusion pathways.However,the challenges of low electronic conductivity and aggregation of BPQDs hinder their performance in SIBs.Loading BPQDs onto MXene nanosheets can address these issues,but the two-dimensional nano sheets may restack into a dense film during the filtration process,limiting reaction kinetics.Here,we report,for the first time,a bionic strategy for multilayer honeycomb-like MXene/BPQDs(MLHM/BPQDs)hierarchical architecture anode for SIBs.MXene nanosheets are arranged to ordered honeycomb layers and interlayer channels through the dual-template method.MXene nanosheets are arranged to ordered honeycomb layers and interlayer channels through the dual-templates method,and then,BPQDs are uniformly self-assembled onto the inwalls of the honeycomb.The unique open hierarchical architecture serves as an excellent substrate for rapid electron transport.Its large specific surface area offers more sites for BPQDs loading,preventing aggregation,and provides abundant channels and space for electrolyte infiltration and BPQDs volume change.The-O terminal groups increased after annealing,and the abundant-O/-F terminal groups on the surface of MXene can effectively enhance the binding energy and diffusion rate of Na+.The synergy of structure and surface chemistry accelerates the kinetics for MLHM/BPQDs,delivering a high reversible capacity of653 mAh g-1after 500 cycles at 2 A g-1(94.3%capacity retention),which demonstrates its great potential as a SIBs anode material.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21872045 and 21975069)the Key Project of Research and Development Plan of Hunan Province(Grant 2019SK2071)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(2020JJ4169)support from the Development and Reform Commission of Hunan Province.
摘要Studies have found that oxygen-rich-containing functional groups in carbon-based materials can be used as active sites for the storage performance of K+,but the basic storage mechanism is still unclear.Herein,we construct and optimize 3D honeycomb-like carbon grafted with plentiful COOH/C=O functional groups(OFGC)as anodes for potassium ion batteries.The OFGC electrode with steady structure and rich functional groups can effectively contribute to the capacity enhancement and the formation of stable solid electrolyte interphase(SEI)film,achieving a high reversible capacity of 230 mAh g-1 at 3000 mA g-1 after 10,000 cycles(almost no capacity decay)and an ultra-long cycle time over 18 months at 100 mA g-1.The study results revealed the reversible storage mechanism between K+and COOH/C=O functional groups by forming C-O-K compounds.Meanwhile,the in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy proved the highly reversible and rapid de/intercalation kinetics of K+in the OFGC electrode,and the growth process of SEI films.In particular,the full cells assembled by Prussian blue cathode exhibit a high energy density of 113 Wh kg-1 after 800 cycles(calculated by the total mass of anode and cathode),and get the light-emitting diodes lamp and ear thermometer running.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20771095)He'nan Outstanding Youth Science Fund(No.0612002700)is gratefully acknowledged.
摘要We report the structural characterization and proposed formation mechanism of honeycomb-like ZnO conglomerations fabricated by direct precipitation method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-disperse X-ray spectrometry (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the as-prepared ZnO calcined at 700 ℃ were micron sphere particles with honeycomb-like structure. In the UV-vis absorbing spectrum, it was observed that there is a new additional absorption band at 260 nm, and it was speculated that the absorption may be caused by defects on the surface and interface of honeycomb-like ZnO. The as-products showed high sensitivity and short response time to sulfured hydrogen gas. These results demonstrate that honeycomb-like ZnO conglomerations are very promising materials for fabricating H2S gas sensors.
基金This study was financially supported by the Australia Research Council Discovery Projects(DP170103721 andDP180102003)We also acknowledge the computational support from the Australian Government through the National Computational Infrastructure(NCI)under the National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme and the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre with funding from the Australian Government and the Government of Western Australia.
摘要Sustainable,conductive,and porous carbon materials are ideal for energy storage materials.In this study,honeycomb-like carbon materials(HCM)are synthesized via a“salty”thermal treatment of abundant and sustainable coffee extract.Systematic materials characterization indicates that the as-prepared HCM consists of heteroatoms(N and O,etc.)doped ultra-thin carbon framework,possesses remarkable specific surface area,and excellent electrical conductivity.Such properties bestow HCM outstanding materials to be the blocking layer for Li-I2 battery,significantly eliminating the dissolution of I2 in the cathode region and stopping the I2 from shutting to anode compartment.Furthermore,our electrochemical investigation suggests that HCM could incur surface pseudo-capacitive iodine-ions charge storage and contribute additional energy storage capacity.As a result,the resultant Li-I2 battery achieves a robust and highly reversible capacity of 224.5 mAh·g−1 at the rate of 10 C.Even under a high rate of 50 C,the remarkable capacity of the as-prepared Li-I2 battery can still be maintained at 120.2 mAh·g−1 after 4000 cycles.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51803093 and 51903123)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Nos.BK20180770 and BK20190760)Open Project of Chemistry Department of Qingdao University of Science and Technology(No.QUSTHX201921)。
摘要Biomass-derived porous carbon with developed pore structure is critical to achieving high performance electrode materials.In this work,we report a grape-based honeycomb-like porous carbon(GHPC)prepared by KOH activation and carbonization,followed by N-doping(NGHPC).The obtained NGHPC exhibits a unique honeycomb-like structure with hierarchically interconnected micro/mesopores,and high specific surface area of 1268 m^2/g.As a supercapacitor electrode,the NGPHC electrode exhibits a remarkable specific capacitance of 275 F/g at 0.5 A/g in a three-electrode cell.Moreover,the NGHPC//NGHPC symmetric supercapacitor displays a high energy density of 12.6 Wh/kg,and excellent cycling stability of approximately 95.2% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles at 5 A/g.The excellent electrochemical performance of NGHPC is ascribed to its high specific surface area,honeycomb-like structure and high-content of pyrodinic-N(36.29%).It is believed that grape-based carbon materials show great potential as advanced electrode materials for supercapacitors.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2019QEM001)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2019A1515111089)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.22005178)。
摘要We report for the first time a Na-ion battery anode material composed of P-doped CoSe2nanoparticles(P-CoSe2)with the size of 5–20 nm that are uniformly embed in a 3 D porous honeycomb-like carbon network.High rate capability and cycling stability are achieved simultaneously.The honeycomb-like carbon network is rationally designed to support high electrical conductivity,rapid Na-ion diffusion as well as the accommodation of the volume expansion from the active P-CoSe2nanoparticles.In particular,heteroatom P-doping within CoSe2introduces stronger P-Co bonds and additional P-Se bonds that significantly improve the structure stability of P-CoSe2for highly stable sodiation/desodiation over long-term cycling.P-doping also improves the electrical conductivity of the CoSe2nanoparticles,leading to highly elevated electrochemical kinetics to deliver high specific capacities at high current densities.Benefiting from the unique nanostructure and atomic-level P-doping,the P-CoSe2(2:1)/C anode delivers an excellent cycle stability with a specific capacity of 206.9 mA h g-1achieved at 2000 mA g-1after 1000 cycles.In addition,this material can be synthesized using a facile pyrolysis and selenization/phosphorization approach.This study provides new opportunities of heteroatom doping as an effective method to improve the cycling stability of Na-ion anode materials.
基金supported by the Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment(2017ZX07402001)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China for their financial support and the associated project is the Key Program for International S&T Cooperation Projects(No.2018YFE0124600)。
摘要Oxygen evolution reaction(OER)as the foremost stumbling block to generate cost-effective clean fuels has received extensive attention in recent years.But,it still maintains the challenge to manipulate the geometric and electronic structure during single reaction process under the same conditions.Herein,we report a simple self-template strategy to generate honeycomb-like Ni2P/N,P-C hybrids with preferred electronic architecture.Experiments coupled with theoretical results revealed that the synthesized catalyst has two characteristics:firstly,the unique honeycomb-like morphology not only enables the fully utilization of catalytic active sites but also optimizes the mass/electron transportation pathway,which favor the diffusion of electrolyte to accessible active sites.Secondly,N,P-C substrate,on the one hand,largely contributes the electronic distribution near Fermi level(EF)thus boosting its electrical conductivity.On the other hand,the support effect result in the upshift of d-band center and electropositivity of Ni sites,which attenuates the energy barrier for the adsorption of OH~àand the formation of*OOH.In consequence,the optimized Ni2P/N,P-C catalysts feature high electrocatalytic activity towards OER(a low overpotential of 252 m V to achieve10 m A cm-2)and 10 h long-term stability,the outstanding performance is comparable to most of transition metal catalysts.This work gives a innovative tactics for contriving original OER electrocatalysts,inspirng deeper understanding of fabricating catalysts by combining theoretical simulation and experiment design.
摘要Transition metal Ni anchored in carbon material represents outstanding 2e- oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)catalytic selectivity,but enhancing the adsorption strength of intermediate*OOH to promote its selectivity remains a major challenge.Herein,the NiX/Ni@NCHS composite catalyst with heteroatom doping(O,S)is modulated by controlling partial pyrolysis strategies on honeycomb-like porous carbon to manipulate the electronic structure of the metal Ni.With the synergistic effect of honeycomb structure and O atom,NiO/Ni@NCHS-700 exhibits an exceptional H2O2selectivity of above 89.1%across a wide potential range from 0.1 to 0.6 V in an alkaline electrolyte,and an unexpected H2O2production rate up to 1.47 mol gcat-1 h-1@0.2 V,which outperforms most of the state-of-the-art catalyst.Meanwhile,NiS/Ni@NCHS exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance,with 2e- ORR selectivity of 91.3%,H2O2yield of 1.85@0.3 V.Density functional theory simulations and experiments results reveal that the heteroatom doping(O,S)method has been employed to regulate the adsorption strength of Ni atoms with*OOH,and combined with the self-sacrificing template-assisted pyrolysis approach to improve the microstructure of catalysts and optimize the active site.The heteroatom doping method in this work provides significant guidance for promoting 2e- ORR electrocatalysis to produce H2O2.
基金Projects(51875581,51505502)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(2017M620358,2018T110707)supported by China Postdoctoral Science FoundationProject(kq1905057)supported by the Training Program for Excellent Young Innovators of Changsha,China
摘要Seeking for innovative structures with higher mechanical performance is a continuous target in railway vehicle crashworthiness design.In the present study,three types of hexagonal reinforced honeycomb-like structures were developed and analyzed subjected to out-of-plane compression,namely triangular honeycomb(TH),double honeycomb(DH)and full inside honeycomb(FH).Theoretical formulas of average force and specific energy absorption(SEA)were constructed based on the energy minimization principle.To validate,corresponding numerical simulations were carried out by explicit finite element method.Good agreement has been observed between them.The results show that all these honeycomb-like structures maintain the same collapsed stages as conventional honeycomb;cell reinforcement can significantly promote the performance,both in the average force and SEA;full inside honeycomb performs better than the general,triangular and double schemes in average force;meanwhile,its SEA is close to that of double scheme;toroidal surface can dissipate higher plastic energy,so more toroidal surfaces should be considered in design of thin-walled structure.These achievements pave a way for designing high-performance cellular energy absorption devices.
基金This article was funded by the project(no.51674149)supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China.The authors wish to acknowledge the support。
摘要The antiknock capability and thermal protection performance of rescue capsules mainly depend on the structural design of the cabin.By designing a new type of cabin structure,it can resist the impact of explosion shock waves and thermal shocks.In this paper,a new honeycomb-like cabin is proposed;the model has a novel thermal insulation layer design.Then,the antiknock capabilities and thermal protection analysis are carried out by using computer software.The“Autodyn”analysis module in ANSYS Workbench 17.0 has been used to simulate the explosion of TNT with a certain quality in a single room.The pressure map over time and the pressure variation curve at different locations for a single room are obtained.Through the analysis module“Transient Structural,”the stress and deformation of the honeycomb-like cabin under the blast load are simulated.The“Transient Thermal”analysis module in the finite element software is used to conduct a transient thermal analysis on the cabin structure.The temperature map and the temperature rise curve of each layer of the cabin cases are obtained.The analysis results indicate that the honeycomb-like cabin design has a good antiknock capability and thermal protection performance,and it can meet the usage requirements of the rescue capsule under dangerous conditions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22269010)the Training Program for Academic and Technical Leaders of Major Disciplines in Jiangxi Province(No.20212BCJ23020)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education(No.GJJ211305)Jingdezhen Science and Technology Planning Project(No.20212GYZD009-04)。
摘要The development of low-cost,stable,and robust non-noble metal catalysts for water oxidation is a pivotal challenge for sustainable hydrogen production through electrocatalytic water splitting.Currently,such catalysts suffer from high overpotential and sluggish kinetics in oxygen evolution reactions(OERs).Herein,we report a“continuous”single-crystal honeycomb-like MXene/NiFePx–N-doped carbon(NC)heterostructure,in which ultrasmall NiFePxnanoparticles(NPs)encapsulated in the NC are tightly anchored on a layered MXene.Interestingly,this MXene/NiFePx–NC delivers outstanding OER catalytic performance,which stems from“continuous”single-crystal characteristics,abundant active sites derived from the ultrasmall NiFePxNPs,and the stable honeycomb-like heterostructure with an open structure.The experimental results are rationalized theoretically(by density functional theory(DFT)calculations),which suggests that it is the unique MXene/NiFePx–NC heterostructure that promotes the sluggish OER,thereby enabling superior durability and excellent activity with an ultralow overpotential of 240 mV at a current density of 10 mA×cm−2.
基金supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Large Apparatus United Fund(U1832187)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21471091)+3 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2019MEM030)Guangdong Province Science and Technology Plan Project for Public Welfare Fund and Ability Construction Project(2017A010104003)the Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University(2018JC022)Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province(ts201511004)
摘要Lithium-sulfur(Li-S)batteries have attracted extensive attention along with the urgent increasing demand for energy storage owing to the high theoretical specific capacity and energy density,abundant reserves and low cost of sulfur.However,the practical application of Li-S batteries is still impeded due to the low utilization of sulfur and serious shuttle-effect of lithium polysulfides(LiPSs).Here,we fabricated the porous honeycomb-like C3N4(PHCN)through a hard template method.As a polar material,graphitic C3N4has abundant nitrogen content(-58%),which can provide enough active sites to mitigate shuttle-effect,and then conductive reduced graphene oxide(rGO)was introduced to combine with PHCN to form PHCNGO composite in order to improve the utilization efficiency of sulfur.After sulfur loading,the PHCNGO/S cathode exhibited an initial discharge capacity of 1,061.1 mA h g^-1 at 0.2 C and outstanding rate performance at high current density of 5 C(495.1 mA h g-1),and also retained 519 mA h g-1,after 400 cycles at 1 C.Even at high sulfur loading(4.3 mg cm-2),the capacity fade rate was only 0.16%per cycle at 0.5 C for 200 cycles.The above results demonstrate that the special design of PHCNGO composite as sulfur host has high potential application for Li-S rechargeable batteries.
摘要Porous polyaniline (PANI) was prepared through an efficient and costeffective method by polymerization of aniline in the NaCl solution at room temperature. The resulting PANI provided large surface area due to its highly porous structure and the intercrossed nanorod, resulting in good electrochemical performance. The porous PANI electrodes showed a high specific capacitance of 480 F·g^-1, 3 times greater than that of PANI without using the NaCl solution. We also make chemically crosslinked hydrogel film for hydrogel polymer electrolyte as well as the flexible supercapacitors (SCs) with PANI. The specific capacitance of the device was 234 F·g^-1 at the current density of 1 A·g^-1. The energy density of the device could reach as high as 75 W·h·kg^-1 while the power density was 0.5 kW·kg^-1, indicating that PANI be a promising material in flexible SCs.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12232015 and12572106)the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2024YFB3408700,2024YFB3408701,2024YFB3408703)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province of China(No.2023-JC-YB-073)。
摘要Topological phases are governed by lattice symmetries,yet how different symmetry-breaking paths(SBPs)affect topological transitions remains insufficiently understood.Most existing studies rely on a single SBP,and address only one bandgap,limiting independent control of multiple gaps.Here,we investigate multiple isolated Dirac points in a trefoil-knot-modified honeycomb lattice,and show that a single SBP generally inverts all relevant Dirac points simultaneously,whereas the tailored combinations of SBPs enable selective and programmable band inversion at targeted gaps.The excitation-dependent responses reveal strong modal selectivity.This capability is exploited to realize independently controllable multi-channel signal splitting,which is unattainable with a single SBP.The results enable SBPs as an effective design degree of freedom for programmable and reconfigurable topological elastic devices.
基金financial supports from the NNSF of China(Grant No.51972077)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.3072020CF2518,3072020CFT2505+1 种基金3072021CFT2506,3072021CF2523 and 3072021CF2524)Heilongjiang Touyan Innovation Team Program.
摘要Atomically dispersed metals on N-doped carbon supports(M-NxCs) have great potential applications in various fields.However,a precise understanding of the definitive relationship between the configuration of metal single atoms and the dielectric loss properties of M-NxCs at the atomic-level is still lacking.Herein,we report a general approach to synthesize a series of three-dimensional(3D)honeycomb-like M-N_xC(M=Mn,Fe,Co,Cu,or Ni) containing metal single atoms.Experimental results indicate that 3D M-NxCs exhibit a greatly enhanced dielectric loss compared with that of the NC matrix.Theoretical calculations demonstrate that the density of states of the d orbitals near the Fermi level is significantly increased and additional electrical dipoles are induced due to the destruction of the symmetry of the local microstructure,which enhances conductive loss and dipolar polarization loss of 3D M-NxCs,respectively.Consequently,these 3D M-NxCs exhibit excellent electromagnetic wave absorption properties,outperforming the most commonly reported absorbers.This study systematically explains the mechanism of dielectric loss at the atomic level for the first time and is of significance to the rational design of high-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorbing materials containing metal single atoms.
基金Supplementary data to this article can be found online at http://gffzzd3cc09b8251d45dfs6q5xowovvxkf65n5.ffgz.tsg.suse.edu.cn/10.1016/j.matre.2022.100159.
摘要Polysulfide absorption in a micropore-rich structure has been reported to be capable of efficiently confining the shuttle effect for high-performance lithium-sulfur(Li–S)batteries.Here,a labyrinth maze-like spherical honeycomb-like carbon with micropore-rich structure was synthesized,which is employed as a template host material of sulfur to study the shuttle effects.The results strongly confirm that a diffusion controlled process rather than an absorption resulted surface-controlled process occurs in an even micropore-rich cathode but still greatly inhibits the shuttle effect.Thus,the battery achieves a high initial discharge specific capacity of 1120 mAh g1 at 0.25 C and super cycling stability for 1635 cycles with only 0.035%capacity decay per cycle with 100%Coulombic efficiency.We would like to propose a new mechanism for shuttle effect inhibition in micropores.In terms of the diffusion control process in microporous paths of a labyrinth maze structure,polysulfides experience a long travel to realize continuous reductions of sulfur and polysulfides until formation of the final solid product.This efficiently prevents the polysulfides escaping to electrolyte.The labyrinth maze-like honeycomb structure also offers fast electron transfer and enhanced mass transport as well as robust mechanical strength retaining intact structure for long cycle life.This work sheds lights on new fundamental insights behind the shuttle effects with universal significance while demonstrating prominent merits of a robust labyrinth maze-like structure in high performance cathode for high-performance Li–S batteries.