15 research outputs found
Morphology Control and Photochemical Properties of Rare Earth Oxides Particles by Solvothermal Reactions
Temperature‐Dependent Electrical Transport Properties of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube Thin Films Prepared by Electrohydrodynamic Atomization Technique
Exfoliated MoS2 and MoSe2 Nanosheets by a Supercritical Fluid Process for a Hybrid Mg–Li-Ion Battery
Relocation of Cobalt Ions in Electrochemically Delithiated LiCoPO<sub>4</sub> Cathode Materials
Relocation of Cobalt
Ions in Electrochemically Delithiated
LiCoPO<sub>4</sub> Cathode Material
Exfoliated MoS<sub>2</sub> and MoSe<sub>2</sub> Nanosheets by a Supercritical Fluid Process for a Hybrid Mg–Li-Ion Battery
The ultrathin two-dimensional nanosheets
of layered transition-metal
dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted great interest as an important
class of materials for fundamental research and technological applications.
Solution-phase processes are highly desirable to produce a large amount
of TMD nanosheets for applications in energy conversion and energy
storage such as catalysis, electronics, rechargeable batteries, and
capacitors. Here, we report a rapid exfoliation by supercritical fluid
processing for the production of MoS<sub>2</sub> and MoSe<sub>2</sub> nanosheets. Atomic-resolution high-angle annular dark-field imaging
reveals high-quality exfoliated MoS<sub>2</sub> and MoSe<sub>2</sub> nanosheets with hexagonal structures, which retain their 2H stacking
sequence. The obtained nanosheets were tested
for their electrochemical performance in a hybrid Mg–Li-ion
battery as a proof of functionality. The MoS<sub>2</sub> and MoSe<sub>2</sub> nanosheets exhibited the specific capacities of 81 and 55
mA h g<sup>–1</sup>, respectively, at a current rate of 20
mA g<sup>–1</sup>
Unravelling the Surface Structure of MgMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Magnesium-Ion Battery
The spinel MgMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, a cathode material with
theoretical capacity of 272 mA h g<sup>–1</sup>, holds promise
for future application in high volumetric magnesium-ion batteries.
Atomic-resolution imaging of the structure of the spinel and its surface
composition would advance our understanding on its electrochemical
properties, mass, and charge transport behavior in electrodes. We
observe directly, by aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron
microscopy (STEM), the atomic structure of cubic spinel MgMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> for the first time. More importantly, we find that
a thin stable surface layer of rocksalt MgMnO<sub>2</sub> was grown
on a bulk cubic spinel phase. The formation of a rocksalt phase was
induced by reconstruction of the spinel phase, i.e., the insertion
of Mg into the spinel lattice together with Mg/Mn cation exchange
and Frenkel-defect-mediated relocation of Mg cations. This new structural
analysis provides a critical step toward understanding and tuning
the electrochemical performance of spinel oxide in rechargeable Mg-ion
batteries
Unravelling the Surface Structure of MgMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Magnesium-Ion Battery
The spinel MgMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, a cathode material with
theoretical capacity of 272 mA h g<sup>–1</sup>, holds promise
for future application in high volumetric magnesium-ion batteries.
Atomic-resolution imaging of the structure of the spinel and its surface
composition would advance our understanding on its electrochemical
properties, mass, and charge transport behavior in electrodes. We
observe directly, by aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron
microscopy (STEM), the atomic structure of cubic spinel MgMn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> for the first time. More importantly, we find that
a thin stable surface layer of rocksalt MgMnO<sub>2</sub> was grown
on a bulk cubic spinel phase. The formation of a rocksalt phase was
induced by reconstruction of the spinel phase, i.e., the insertion
of Mg into the spinel lattice together with Mg/Mn cation exchange
and Frenkel-defect-mediated relocation of Mg cations. This new structural
analysis provides a critical step toward understanding and tuning
the electrochemical performance of spinel oxide in rechargeable Mg-ion
batteries