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The mechanical instability of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) layer in lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries causes significant side reactions resulting in Li-ion consumption and cell impedance rise by forming further SEI layers, which eventually leads to battery capacity fade and power fade. In this paper, the composi... | battery |
Abstract Climate change mitigation requires the development of new processes to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The products of CO2 utilization can supplement or replace chemical feedstocks, fine chemicals, pharmaceutical, and polymers. Carbon capture and utilization based on innovative electrore... | non-battery |
Publisher Summary This chapter reviews several energy-aware design techniques for controlling both active and standby power consumptions that are applicable to MPSoCs. The techniques discussed are for multiprocessor systems-on-chips (MPSoC) processor cores, the on-chip memory hierarchy, the on-chip communication system... | non-battery |
The full-length Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality - 2nd Edition (SNAP-2, Clark et al. 2014) and various derivative versions were developed as measures of normal- and pathological-range personality traits. We report herein on the development and initial validation of the SNAP Brief Other-Description Rati... | non-battery |
Single phase Li4Ti5O12 powder with porous particle structure is synthesized via a simple, mild and productive citric-acid combustion method. The Li4Ti5O12 particle is composed of submicro-scaled grains with size of 100–200nm. The synthesized Li4Ti5O12 shows high reversible capacity (ca. 165mAhg−1 at 0.5C), excellent ra... | battery |
The cells applied with a three-dimensionally (3D) patterned Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) electrode showed good performance as a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The 3D-patterned electrode was fabricated with a printing apparatus and has many lined patterns with a high aspect ratio standing in line on a current collector. The cell ... | battery |
The effect of potential cycling conditions on redox processes observed in the potential region of electrochemical stability window, between hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, of platinum, gold and glassy carbon electrodes has been investigated in aqueous lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (LITFSI) solution... | battery |
A single phase of LiMn1−x Fe x PO4(OH) with the tavorite structure is synthesized by a H+/Li+ exchange reaction of Mn1−x Fe x PO4·H2O precursors and LiNO3 in the composition range 0≤ x ≤0.3. The materials are characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry–differential thermal analysis, scanning electron microscop... | battery |
Lithium–chromium–manganese oxides, LiMn x Cr1−x O2 (0≤x≤0.6), were synthesized as solid solutions by simple calcination of emulsion-dried powder precursor. The product was well crystallized to an α-NaFeO2 structure (space group: R 3 ̄ m). By combination of Rietveld analysis of X-ray diffraction data and X-ray absorptio... | battery |
This paper reviews the system components, modeling, and control of microgrids for future smart buildings in current literature. Microgrids are increasingly widely studied due to their reliability in the event of grid failure or emergency, their incorporation of renewable energy sources, and the potential they represent... | battery |
Owing to data collection challenges, the vertical variation in population in cities and particulate air pollution are typically not accounted for in exposure assessments, which may lead to misclassification of exposures based on elevation of residency. To better assess this misclassification, the vertical distribution ... | non-battery |
Thin films of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, LFP), with a thickness between 80 nm and 320 nm are prepared by ion beam sputter deposition. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and electron energy loss spectroscopy show that the films exhibit the desired structure, morphology, and chemical composition. ... | battery |
Grafting is commonly used to relieve damage caused by soil-borne diseases and to enhance the nutrient uptake in watermelon plants. Certain reports have shown the proteomic changes of plant tissues involved in grafting, while little information about the secretome after watermelon grafting is available. To gain insight... | non-battery |
The ever-present challenge of matching polymer electrolyte to electrode in making any type of electrochemical device is addressed herein. Since fundamental experimental data on the structural nature of the polymer–inorganic interface at the atomic level is scarce (not to say non-existent), molecular dynamics simulation... | battery |
A number of review or survey articles have previously appeared on human action recognition where either vision sensors or inertial sensors are used individually. Considering that each sensor modality has its own limitations, in a number of previously published papers, it has been shown that the fusion of vision and ine... | non-battery |
The body mass index (BMI) of breakfast eaters is frequently reported to be lower compared with that of breakfast skippers. This is not explained by differences in energy intakes, indicating there may be other mechanisms serving to drive this paradoxical association between breakfast and BMI. This study aimed to invest... | non-battery |
Sn-doped Li3V2− x Sn x (PO4)3/C (x =0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.08) composites are prepared using an ultrasonic-assisted sol–gel method under a static inert atmosphere. The effects of Sn-doping on the structure and electrochemical performance of Li3V2(PO4)3/C are investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron micro... | battery |
The thermal management of batteries for use in electric and hybrid vehicles is vital for safe operation and performance in all climates. Lithium-ion batteries are the focus of the electric vehicle market due to their high power density and life cycle longevity. To investigate the performance of two liquid cooling desig... | battery |
Non-aqueous Li-O2 battery has attracted plenty of interest due to its super theoretical energy density. Nevertheless, it also faces formidable challenges with respect to an unaccepted overpotential during charge process and a low round trip efficiency, which leads to a poor cycle life. Herein, we present a novel binder... | battery |
The Li[Li(1/3−x/3)Cr x Mn(2/3−2x/3)]O2 (0.15≤ x ≤0.3) cathode materials were synthesized by sol–gel process using aqueous solutions of metal acetates and citric acid as the chelating agent. The precipitate of metal citrate was dried in a vacuum oven for 10h at 100°C. After drying, the gel precursor was calcined at 300°... | battery |
Mice deficient in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) cannot replenish the cellular antioxidant glutathione, which detoxifies neurodegenerative reactive oxygen species (ROS). To determine the functional consequences of G6PD deficiency, young and aging G6PD-deficient mice were evaluated for brain G6PD activity, DNA... | non-battery |
Publisher Summary A large number of people, representing a variety of diagnostic categories exhibit self injurious behavior, including autism, childhood schizophrenia, intellectual disability, visual impairment, emotional disturbance, and learning disabilities. This chapter describes the analyses of different intervent... | non-battery |
The irreversible formation of zinc oxide (ZnO) in Zn–air batteries is not avoidable. Because of the formation of ZnO, the battery capacity, potential, and coulombic efficiency decrease. The low electrochemical reactivity of ZnO is the main obstacle that interferes with building an electrochemically rechargeable Zn–air ... | battery |
A thermodynamic model was developed to predict transient behavior of a thermal storage system, using phase change materials (PCMs), for a novel electric vehicle climate conditioning application. The main objectives of the paper are to consider the system’s dynamic behavior, such as a dynamic air flow rate into the vehi... | battery |
Observations and modeling are used to assess potential impacts of sediment releases due to dam removals on the Hudson River estuary. Watershed sediment loads are calculated based on sediment-discharge rating curves for gauges covering 80% of the watershed area. The annual average sediment load to the estuary is 1.2 Mt,... | non-battery |
Epidural spinal cord electrical stimulation (ESCS) has been used as a means to facilitate locomotor recovery in spinal cord injured humans. Electrode arrays, instead of conventional pairs of electrodes, are necessary to investigate the effect of ESCS at different sites. These usually require a large number of implanted... | non-battery |
This paper is to present the implementation for maintenance of the 5kW a-Si GPV systems that were installed on the building-top of the Electrical Engineering Department at RMUTSB Nonthaburi, Thailand. The author had studied the way to maintain this system after operating for three years (2004–2006). The maintenance met... | battery |
The ionic conduction in a novel solid sodium-ion conductor of Na2Zn2TeO6 (NZTO) is investigated from the point of view of defect chemistry. NZTO shows an ionic conductivity of 0.57 mS cm−1 at room temperature, and the grain bulk conductivity and the grain-boundary conductivity are individually measured using the AC imp... | battery |
Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) thin films have been fabricated by electrophoretic deposition technique in this study. The supercapacitors built from such thin film electrodes have exhibited near-ideal rectangular cyclic voltammograms even at a scan rate as high as 1000mVs−1 and a high specific power density over 2... | battery |
This study aims at analyzing the response of Li-ion cells and at identifying the hazards and governing phenomena from hard to soft external short circuit conditions. 10 Ah pouch cells and 4.5 mAh coin cells were short circuited while synchronized current, potential and temperature signals, audio, IR and visual video re... | battery |
Background Neurocognitive impairments are the strongest predictor of functional deficits in schizophrenia, but adaptive (i.e., functional) capacity, typically measured with performance-based assessments, yields an objective index of current abilities, whereas real-world functional performance relies on observations of ... | non-battery |
A number of pharmacological agents for treating negative symptoms in schizophrenia are currently in development. Unresolved questions regarding the design of clinical trials in this area were discussed at an international meeting in Florence, Italy in April 2012. Participants included representatives from academia, the... | non-battery |
Hearing impairment is the most common body system disability in veterans. In 2008, nearly 520,000 veterans had a disability for hearing loss through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Changes in eligibility for hearing aid services, along with the aging population, contributed to a greater than 300% increase in ... | non-battery |
Different LiCoO2 thin films are prepared with radio-frequency (RF) sputtering technique. The physical and electrochemical properties of the films are characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman scattering spectroscopy (RS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and charge–discha... | battery |
While it has been hypothesized that brown adipocytes responsible for mammalian thermogenesis are absent in birds, the existence of beige fat has yet to be studied directly. The present study tests the hypothesis that beige fat emerges in birds as a mechanism of physiological adaptation to cold environments. Subcutaneou... | non-battery |
Although Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other mixed CB1/CB2 receptor agonists are well established to elicit antinociceptive effects, their psychomimetic actions and potential for abuse have dampened enthusiasm for their therapeutic development. Conversely, CB2 receptor-selective agonists have been shown to reduce p... | non-battery |
Generally, routing algorithms for opportunistic networks rely on the fact that nodes are willing to accept data from other nodes under any circumstances, but this is not the case. Selfish nodes might not want to participate in the routing process for various reasons, such as low resources (e.g. battery, memory, CPU, an... | non-battery |
As a promising anode material alternative to the carbons, Li4Ti5O12 has drawn wide attention for its overwhelming advantages in meeting requirements of lithium ion batteries with high power density, long cycling life and safety for electric vehicles and electricity storage stations. Its stability issue during storage i... | battery |
There is a substantial amount of public concern about patient safety, as, according to estimates from major studies, hundreds of thousands die in hospitals each year all over the developed world as a result of medical errors that could have been prevented. Unprecedented research commissioned by the EU has found that al... | non-battery |
Subjective ratings of fatigue are increasingly being used as part of a suite of tools to assess fatigue-related risk on the road and in the workplace. There is some debate however, as to whether individuals can accurately gauge their own fatigue states, particularly under conditions of sleep restriction. It is also unc... | non-battery |
The use of carbide-derived carbon (CDC) as the positive electrode material for lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) is investigated. CDC based LIC cells are studied utilizing two different negative electrode materials: graphite and lithium titanate Li4Ti5O12 (LTO). The graphite electrodes are prelithiated before assembling th... | battery |
The rate-determining step in electrochemical oxidation reaction of Li metal at the interface between an Li negative electrode and xLi2S–(100−x)P2S5 (x = 75, 70 or 67) solid electrolyte was determined on the basis of the study on Ag+ ion conductive solid electrolytes. For this purpose, potential step technique using a m... | battery |
A combined modelling-experiments approach is presented with the aim of determining in-situ key characteristics of a RFB. The porous electrode impedance was calculated and measured without and with a faradaic reaction, by means of a symmetric cell. The technique was applied to the specific [Fe(CN)6]3-/[Fe(CN)6]4- couple... | battery |
Although prey capture by cnidarians is mediated through nematocysts, their influence on prey selection by cnidarians remains poorly documented. The difficulty in visualizing nematocyst–prey interactions remains the chief obstacle to understanding how the wide variety of nematocyst types influences the mechanics of prey... | non-battery |
Low Co AB5-type MmNi3.8Co0.4Mn0.6Al0.2B x (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) hydrogen storage alloys were prepared by cast and rapid quenching. The microstructures and electrochemical performances of the as-cast and quenched alloys were analysed and measured. The effects of boron additive and rapid quenching technique on the mi... | battery |
Personality traits are related with risk of hazardous alcohol use and alcohol dependence. The Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) measures personality traits associated with addictive substance abuse. We examined psychometric properties of the SURPS in Lithuanian population. | non-battery |
The advanced technology of computing system was followed by the rapid improvement of medical instrumentation and patient record management system. The typical examples are hospital information system (HIS) and picture archiving and communication system (PACS), which computerized the management procedure of medical reco... | non-battery |
Single-chamber solid oxide fuel cells (SC-SOFCs) incorporating thin-film Sm0.15Ce0.85O1.925 (SDC) as the electrolyte, thick Ni+SDC as the (supporting) anode and SDC+BSCF (Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ ) as the cathode were operated in a mixture of methane, oxygen and helium at furnace temperatures of 500–650°C. Because of t... | battery |
A critical issue to boost the development of sodium ion batteries is the development of advanced active materials via meticulous understanding of the synthesis process. The practical application of sodium vanadium phosphate (Na3V2(PO4)3), which shows high energy density, stable structure and excellent thermal propertie... | battery |
A novel precious metal-free electrode catalyst SnO2/m-ZSM-5 nanocomposite has been successfully synthesized. This SnO2/m-ZSM-5 nanocomposite shows high and stable electrochemical catalytic activity for methanol oxidation, which is comparable to Pt/C. The high electrochemical performance has been attributed to the syner... | battery |
Harvesting energy from ambient vibration sources with ultrathin flexible piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) for battery-free electronics has received attention in recent years. However, the excitation modes in the environment and human body motion are more complicated than the ideal harmonic modes employed in previ... | non-battery |
Traditional sodium-ion battery cathodes utilize the change in oxidation state of the transition metal(s) in the structure to accommodate the electron transfer during charge and discharge. Recent researches on sodium-rich compounds such as Na2RuO3 and Na2IrO3 suggest that anionic reaction with oxygen can be an additiona... | battery |
School underachievement means a certain quantity of human resource which is taken out of educational circuit. The purpose of study is to investigate this phenomenon at the high school students age in order to identify personality correlates according to age, gender and type of high school they attend (sciences or human... | non-battery |
Mathematical modeling and simulation methods are important tools in studying various processes in science and engineering. In the current review, we focus on the applications of hybrid models (HMs) in chemical processes, oil and gas processes, and applied energy systems. These processes suffer from complexities that de... | battery |
Results of theoretical and experimental studies of corrosion processes of graphite in vanadium electrolytes and methods for corrosion prevention are presented. Electric contact of positive half-cell electrolyte in the inlet/outlet channels of vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) with graphite collectors generates paras... | battery |
Cyclic voltammograms, current transients at constant potential and potential decay transients have been used to study the formation of lead dioxide surface films in the presence of cobalt ions and their role in decreasing the oxidation rate of a lead alloy under steady state conditions typical of copper electrowinning.... | battery |
Core–shell nanocatalysts have demonstrated potential as highly active low-Pt fuel cell cathodes for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); however, challenges remain in optimizing their surface and interfacial structures, which often exhibit undesirable structural degradation and poor durability. Here, we construct an un... | battery |
Lead dioxide electrodes with three-dimensional porous titanium as substrate (3D-Ti/PbO2) were prepared by galvanostatic electrodeposition. The structure, morphology and electrochemical performances of 3D-Ti/PbO2 were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), cyclic voltammetry and ga... | battery |
We have developed an efficient method to generate highly active Pd nanoparticles supported on graphene (Pd/G) by microwave-assisted chemical reduction of the corresponding aqueous mixture of a palladium salt and dispersed graphite oxide (GO) sheets. The Pd/G demonstrated excellent catalytic activity for the carbon–carb... | non-battery |
We explore the operations, balancing requirements, and costs of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council power system under a stringent greenhouse gas emission reduction target. We include sensitivities for technology costs and availability, fuel prices and emissions, and demand profile. Meeting an emissions target... | battery |
Functional nanofibrous polymer membranes were prepared by incorporating poly(2-aminothio phenol) (P2AT) stabilized Au NPs onto electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF) nanofibers (designated as P2AT-Au NPs@PVdF-NFM). The preparation of P2AT-Au NPs@PVdF-NFM involves two steps: loading of 2AT (monomer) into electrospun... | non-battery |
Genomic and proteomic analysis are potent tools for metabolic characterization of microorganisms. Although cellulose usually triggers cellulase production in cellulolytic fungi, the secretion of the different enzymes involved in polymer conversion is subjected to different factors, depending on growth conditions. Thes... | non-battery |
The effect of water contamination in the electrolyte on the performance of AC/graphite capacitor has been investigated by electrochemical tests and in situ XRD measurements. The deterioration mechanisms for the charge storage ability of the electrodes in the capacitors using polluted electrolytes have also been address... | battery |
Limitations of standard clinical pressure transducers have hampered our ability to provide reliable measurements of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during physical activities. To overcome these limitations, a novel intravaginal transducer (IVT) capable of accurate, reliable, and continuous IAP measurements during normal... | non-battery |
LiCoO2 is synthesized via a hydrothermal reaction of cobalt salt, LiOH·H2O and suitable amount of H2O2. A series of LiCoO2 + x% S mixtures are prepared by simply mixing LiCoO2 and S powder with different LiCoO2/S weight ratios, and investigated as anode material for alkaline secondary battery. At the discharge current ... | battery |
Developing fast-charging protocols for Li-ion batteries is a key issue for a wider deployment of electric vehicles and portable electrical devices. In this study, fast-charging of lithium iron phosphate batteries is investigated with different protocols. High charging rates are used with an extended constant current pe... | battery |
With the rapid surge of renewable energy integrations into the electrical grid, the main questions remain; how do we manage and operate optimally these surges of fluctuating resources? However, vast optimization approaches in renewable energy applications have been widely used hitherto to aid decision-makings in mitiga... | battery |
Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) battery technology is one of the promising candidates for next generation energy storage systems. Many studies have focused on the cathode materials to improve the cell performance. In this work we present a series of poly (S-DVB) copolymers synthesised by inverse vulcanization of sulfur with divi... | battery |
This research explores the recovery of metals from spent Zn–Mn or Ni–Cd batteries by a bioleaching using six Aspergillus species. Two different nutrients, malt extract and sucrose, were used to produce different types of organic acids. Oxalic acid and citric acid were shown to be the dominant organic acid in malt extra... | non-battery |
Nanoflake nickel hydroxide and reduced graphene oxide composite (Ni(OH)2/rGO) has been prepared by a facile method of homogenous coprecipitation and subsequent reduction. The measurement results demonstrate that Ni(OH)2/rGO as an anode material for lithium ion batteries has 1500 and 1110mAhg−1 for the first discharge a... | battery |
Information on health status, risk factors, health insurance, and health-care utilization is used to plan, conduct, and evaluate public health programs, to inform policies, regulations, and legislation, and to conduct research to better understand the determinants and consequences of health and health care. Health is a... | non-battery |
Retinoic acid mediates most of the biological actions of vitamin A. It is oxidized by CYP26A1 to 4-oxoretinoic acid, considered as an inactive catabolite of retinoic acid. However, in the light of studies reporting the presence of 4-oxoretinal or 4-oxoretinol as the predominant retinoids during morphogenesis, we analyz... | non-battery |
Zn-air batteries, which are cost-effective and have high energy density, are promising energy storage devices for renewable energy and power sources for electric transportation. Nevertheless, limited charge and discharge cycles and low round-trip efficiency have long been barriers preventing the large-scale deployment ... | battery |
Smart home systems are designed as platforms for connecting sensors, home appliances, and devices to exchange data and, ultimately, to provide useful services to home residents. However, such systems are vulnerable to Cybersecurity attacks that can affect the reliability and integrity of the delivered services. Sensors... | non-battery |
Due to its weight and toxicity, Pb is usually not considered as possible anode for Li- and Na-ion (NIBs) batteries. Nevertheless the toxicity is related to specific applications and its recycling is more than 99% which is one of the highest recycling rates on the planet where no other power source is utilized in more a... | battery |
This paper first derives a model to describe a class of Na–metal–halide secondary batteries, using molten sodium as the anode, NASICON as the sodium-ion-conducting separator, and copper-iodide chemistry in an aqueous electrolyte for the cathode. The model is based upon solving transient conservation equations using a N... | battery |
The role of catalysts in vanadium flow batteries (VFBs) has been studied by introducing bismuth (Bi) nanoparticles on carbon felt (CF) and graphite felt (GF). The electrocatalytic activity and VFBs performance of CF and GF before and after modification with Bi nanoparticles are investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), ... | battery |
The paper defines the methods for maintenance of maximum density (Nmax) in respect of the freshwater crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) fingerlings (larvae/juveniles), a prospective model organism for aquaculture. The question of optimal maintenance of the fingerlings has been addressed in the present study, considering ... | non-battery |
In a battery pack, cell-to-cell chemical variation, or the variation in operating conditions, can possibly lead to current imbalance which can accelerate pack ageing. In this paper, the Pseudo-Two-Dimensional(P2D) porous electrode model is extended to a battery pack layout, to predict the overall behaviour and the cell... | battery |
Hurricanes can pose a greater threat for small islands if larger and more frequent storms are the future reality due to climate change. Apart from property damage, hurricanes can damage natural coastal communities and wash solid waste into coastal waters and wetlands. Our goal was to develop a rapid, synoptic survey me... | non-battery |
This study analyzes the effect of increased thermal conductivity in energy storage, using paraffin wax with 8% w/w of aluminum foils, obtained from waste materials. Three configurations previously not published of the aluminum foil were tested: stripes, horizontal perforated disks and vertical perforated foils. The alu... | battery |
This paper proposes a new control and power management strategy for a grid-connected microgrid, which includes a hybrid renewable energy sources (HRES) system and a three-phase load. The HRES system consists of a photovoltaic (PV), a battery storage system (BSS), a super-capacitor (SC) and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC... | non-battery |
Substantial correlational evidence suggests that prefrontal regions are critical to honest and dishonest behavior, but causal evidence specifying the nature of this involvement remains absent. We found that lesions of the human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) decreased the effect of honesty concerns on behavior ... | non-battery |
Variability and intermittency are some of the main features that characterize renewable energy sources. Intermittency usually includes both predictable and unpredictable variations. The many drawbacks of intermittency of renewable sources can be overcome by considering some special design considerations. Integrating mo... | battery |
The metabolic dependencies of androgen receptor (AR)-driven growth in prostate adenocarcinoma are largely unknown but could represent a therapeutic target when hormonal manipulations fail. Here the authors demonstrate that the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) is transcriptionally regulated by AR and that MPC inhibi... | non-battery |
The effect of crowding on the identification of words was examined in normal readers and subjects with developmental dyslexia. In Experiment 1, a matching task was used. Words were presented either alone or embedded in other words. Vocal reaction times (RT) of dyslexics were slower and more sensitive to the presence of... | non-battery |
Developmental dyslexia is the most common learning disability in school-aged children with an estimated incidence of five to ten percent. The cause and pathophysiological substrate of this developmental disorder is unclear. Recently, a possible involvement of the cerebellum in the pathogenesis of dyslexia has been post... | non-battery |
An easy to fabricate and versatile cell that can be used with a variety of electrochemical techniques, also meeting the stringent requirement for undertaking cyclic voltammetry under transient conditions in in situ electrocrystallization studies and total external reflection X-ray analysis, has been developed. Applicat... | battery |
As the lightest and most electropositive material, lithium metal is regarded as the ultimate anode material for next-generation high-energy batteries. However, uncontrolled dendritic lithium growth as well as low Coulombic efficiency hinders its widespread application in secondary batteries. Interfacial modification of... | battery |
Disordered surface of anode materials accompanied by oxygen vacancies, has been developed as an efficient strategy to promote their charge-transfer kinetics and then improve their electrochemical properties. It is rarely explored for cathode materials before. Here, LiTi2-x Mn x (PO4-y )3 nanoparticles with a disordered... | battery |
H2V3O8 nanobelts have been successfully synthesised from commercial V2O5 powder through a fast and environmental friendly microwave-hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and... | battery |
Understanding the activity and stability of oxygen-evolving anodes is crucial for developing better water splitting electrolysers. Researchers now show the importance of interactions between iron and hydr(oxy)oxide hosts in dynamically-stable electrocatalysts that balance dissolution and deposition of iron present in t... | battery |
We report the characterization of a redox polyelectrolyte based on ferrocenated imidazolium and imidazole repeating units to evaluate the impact of the charged structure on the electron transfer rates. N-vinyl-N′-(methylferrocene)imidazolium chloride monomer was polymerized in the presence of various amounts of vinylim... | battery |
Background Previous studies indicate that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with anode over motor cortex (M1) and cathode over contralateral supraorbital region (SO) may be effective in reducing pain, but these studies are limited in number and have not focused on older adults with osteoarthritis (OA). Obj... | non-battery |
Porous graphitic carbon materials (PGCs) with a microtubular structure were synthesized by a simple method simultaneously completing graphitization and activation for the mixture of willow catkins, KCl, and different ferric salts. The introduction of KCl was crucial to develop a porous structure. KCl, replacing corros... | battery |
Background/purpose Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for adults and children with drug-resistant epilepsy and is able to improve most types of epilepsy. The aim of this study, in a paediatric population, was to assess the overall efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation on seizures... | non-battery |
This paper reviews the current status of soft robots in biomedical field. Soft robots are made of materials that have comparable modulus of elasticity to that of biological systems. Several advantages of soft robots over rigid robots are safe human interaction, ease of adaptation with wearable electronics and simpler g... | non-battery |
Numerous breast cancer patients experience cognitive changes during and after chemotherapy. Chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment can significantly affect quality of life. This pilot study attempted to determine the effects of a compensatory cognitive training on the objective and subjective cognitive functioning ... | non-battery |
The cathode material, LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 was synthesized by acid dissolution method using lithium carbonate, nickel hydroxide (carbonate), cobalt hydroxide (carbonate) as insoluble starting materials, and acrylic acid, which acts as an organic acid as well as a chelating agent. Structural and chemical characterization of t... | battery |
This paper presents a detailed analysis of the levelized cost of storage (LCOS) for different electricity storage technologies. Costs were analyzed for a long-term storage system (100MW power and 70GWh capacity) and a short-term storage system (100MW power and 400MWh capacity). Detailed data sets for the latest costs o... | battery |
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