A carbon nanotube-reinforced noble tin anode structure for lithium-ion batteries

A carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced noble tin anode structure in which CNTs fasten the tin layer to a copper underlayer has been fabricated using plating techniques so as to improve the cyclability of lithium-ion batteries. In this process, a Cu/CNTs composite layer, on one side of which CNTs protrude from the surface, is formed using a reverse current electrodeposition technique. The surface of this composite layer is subsequently coated with a tin layer by a substitution-type electroless plating technique, resulting in the CNT-reinforced noble tin anode structure. The electrochemical characteristics of this noble tin anode structure have been evaluated and compared to those of a tin anode structure without CNTs. The noble tin anode structure shows significantly improved cyclability compared with the tin anode structure and maintains a higher reversible capacity of 591 mAh g(-1), a value that is 1.6 times the theoretical capacity of graphite, even after 30 cycles.ArticleJOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY. 46(3):331-338 (2016)journal articl

Highly ordered mesoporous Ni particles prepared by electroless deposition from lyotropic liquid crystals

Highly ordered mesoporous Ni particles have been prepared by electroless deposition using lyotropic liquid crystals as templates. The bath conditions, in particular the kind of the reducing agents, greatly affected the degree of the ordering of mesostructures. By using well chosen appropriate reducing agents and combining those agents, we have succeeded in synthesizing Ni particles with highly ordered mesoporosity

DS_10.1177_0022034518782461 – Supplemental material for Defective NaCl Reabsorption in Salivary Glands of <i>Eda</i>-Null X-LHED Mice

<p>Supplemental material, DS_10.1177_0022034518782461 for Defective NaCl Reabsorption in Salivary Glands of <i>Eda</i>-Null X-LHED Mice by T. Mukaibo, T. Munemasa, C. Masaki, C.Y. Cui and J.E. Melvin in Journal of Dental Research</p