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Pan Y, Zhang Y. Solid Electrolyte Interphase Architecture for a Stable Li-electrolyte Interface. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300453. [PMID: 37563980 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Li metal anode has attracted extensive attention as the state-of-the-art anode material for rechargeable batteries. It is defined as the ultimate anode material for the high theoretical specific capacity (3860 mAh g-1 ) and the lowest negative electrochemical potential (-3.04 V vs. Standard Hydrogen Electrode). However, the uncontrolled Li dendrites and the spontaneous side reactions between Li and electrolytes hinder its commercialization. To overcome these obstacles, the optimized solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) with excellent performance was proposed by the artificial method. The improved performance includes high stability, ionic conductivity, compactness, and flexibility. In this review, the strategies for artificial SEI engineering in liquid and solid electrolytes are summarized. To fabricate an ideal artificial SEI, the component, distribution, and structure should be fully and reasonably considered. This review will also provide perspectives for the SEI design and lay a foundation for the future research and development of Li metal batteries.
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- Yue Pan
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou, 221018, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Yang YF. An emerging global picture of heavy fermion physics. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 35:103002. [PMID: 36542859 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/acadc4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Recent progresses using state-of-the-art experimental techniques have motivated a number of new insights on heavy fermion physics. This article gives a brief summary of the author's research along this direction. We discuss five major topics including: (1) development of phase coherence and two-stage hybridization; (2) two-fluid behavior and hidden universal scaling; (3) quantum phase transitions and fractionalized heavy fermion liquid; (4) quantum critical superconductivity; (5) material-specific properties. These cover the most essential parts of heavy fermion physics and lead to an emerging global picture beyond conventional theories based on mean-field or local approximations.
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- Yi-Feng Yang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, People's Republic of China
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Duan C, Baumbach RE, Podlesnyak A, Deng Y, Moir C, Breindel AJ, Maple MB, Nica EM, Si Q, Dai P. Resonance from antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations for superconductivity in UTe 2. Nature 2021; 600:636-640. [PMID: 34937893 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04151-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Superconductivity originates from the formation of bound (Cooper) pairs of electrons that can move through the lattice without resistance below the superconducting transition temperature Tc (ref. 1). Electron Cooper pairs in most superconductors form anti-parallel spin singlets with total spin S = 0 (ref. 2), although they can also form parallel spin-triplet Cooper pairs with S = 1 and an odd parity wavefunction3. Spin-triplet pairing is important because it can host topological states and Majorana fermions relevant for quantum computation4,5. Because spin-triplet pairing is usually mediated by ferromagnetic (FM) spin fluctuations3, uranium-based materials near an FM instability are considered to be ideal candidates for realizing spin-triplet superconductivity6. Indeed, UTe2, which has a Tc ≈ 1.6 K (refs. 7,8), has been identified as a candidate for a chiral spin-triplet topological superconductor near an FM instability7-14, although it also has antiferromagnetic (AF) spin fluctuations15,16. Here we use inelastic neutron scattering (INS) to show that superconductivity in UTe2 is coupled to a sharp magnetic excitation, termed resonance17-23, at the Brillouin zone boundary near AF order. Because the resonance has only been found in spin-singlet unconventional superconductors near an AF instability17-23, its observation in UTe2 suggests that AF spin fluctuations may also induce spin-triplet pairing24 or that electron pairing in UTe2 has a spin-singlet component.
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- Chunruo Duan
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.,Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Neutron Scattering Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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Ye L, Liao M, Wang B, Peng H. Regulating Interfacial Lithium Ion by Artificial Protective Overlayers for High-Performance Lithium Metal Anodes. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202103300. [PMID: 34729826 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The main limitation of lithium (Li) metal anodes lies in their severe dendrite growth due to nonuniform Li ion flux and sluggish Li ion transportation at the anode surface. Fabricating artificial protective overlayer with tunable surficial properties on Li metal is a precise and effective strategy to relieve this problem. In this Concept article, we focus on the basic principles of regulating interfacial Li ion through artificial protective overlayers and summarize the material preparation as well as structural design of these overlayers. The remaining challenges and promising directions of artificial protective overlayers are then highlighted to provide clues for the practical application of Li metal anodes.
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- Lei Ye
- Fudan University, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, CHINA
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- Fudan University, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, CHINA
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- Fudan University, Laboratory of Advance Materials, CHINA
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- Fudan University, Deptm. of Macromolecular Science, 2205 Songhu Road, 200438, Shanghai, CHINA
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Wu Z, Fang Y, Su H, Xie W, Li P, Wu Y, Huang Y, Shen D, Thiagarajan B, Adell J, Cao C, Yuan H, Steglich F, Liu Y. Revealing the Heavy Quasiparticles in the Heavy-Fermion Superconductor CeCu_{2}Si_{2}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:067002. [PMID: 34420319 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.067002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The superconducting order parameter of the first heavy-fermion superconductor CeCu_{2}Si_{2} is currently under debate. A key ingredient to understand its superconductivity and physical properties is the quasiparticle dispersion and Fermi surface, which remains elusive experimentally. Here, we present measurements from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Our results emphasize the key role played by the Ce 4f electrons for the low-temperature Fermi surface, highlighting a band-dependent conduction-f electron hybridization. In particular, we find a very heavy quasi-two-dimensional electron band near the bulk X point and moderately heavy three-dimensional hole pockets near the Z point. Comparison with theoretical calculations reveals the strong local correlation in this compound, calling for further theoretical studies. Our results provide the electronic basis to understand the heavy-fermion behavior and superconductivity; implications for the enigmatic superconductivity of this compound are also discussed.
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- Zhongzheng Wu
- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 210800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics and Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics, SIMIT, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 200050, China
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Gao J, Chen C, Dong Q, Dai J, Yao Y, Li T, Rundlett A, Wang R, Wang C, Hu L. Stamping Flexible Li Alloy Anodes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2005305. [PMID: 33569846 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Li metal holds great promise to be the ultimate anode choice owing to its high specific capacity and low redox potential. However, processing Li metal into thin-film anode with high electrochemical performance and good safety to match commercial cathodes remains challenging. Herein, a new method is reported to prepare ultrathin, flexible, and high-performance Li-Sn alloy anodes with various shapes on a number of substrates by directly stamping a molten metal solution. The printed anode is as thin as 15 µm, corresponding to an areal capacity of ≈3 mAh cm-2 that matches most commercial cathode materials. The incorporation of Sn provides the nucleation center for Li, thereby mitigating Li dendrites as well as decreasing the overpotential during Li stripping/plating (e.g., <10 mV at 0.25 mA cm-2 ). As a proof-of-concept, a flexible Li-ion battery using the ultrathin Li-Sn alloy anode and a commercial NMC cathode demonstrates good electrochemical performance and reliable cell operation even after repetitive deformation. The approach can be extended to other metal/alloy anodes such as Na, K, and Mg. This study opens a new door toward the future development of high-performance ultrathin alloy-based anodes for next-generation batteries.
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- Jinlong Gao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Chen XR, Zhao BC, Yan C, Zhang Q. Review on Li Deposition in Working Batteries: From Nucleation to Early Growth. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2004128. [PMID: 33432664 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lithium (Li) metal is one of the most promising alternative anode materials of next-generation high-energy-density batteries demanded for advanced energy storage in the coming fourth industrial revolution. Nevertheless, disordered Li deposition easily causes short lifespan and safety concerns and thus severely hinders the practical applications of Li metal batteries. Tremendous efforts are devoted to understanding the mechanism for Li deposition, while the final deposition morphology tightly relies on the Li nucleation and early growth. Here, the recent progress in insightful and influential models proposed to understand the process of Li deposition from nucleation to early growth, including the heterogeneous model, surface diffusion model, crystallography model, space charge model, and Li-SEI model, are highlighted. Inspired by the abovementioned understanding on Li nucleation and early growth, diverse anode-design strategies, which contribute to better batteries with superior electrochemical performance and dendrite-free deposition behavior, are also summarized. This work broadens the horizon for practical Li metal batteries and also sheds light on more understanding of other important metal-based batteries involving the metal deposition process.
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- Xiao-Ru Chen
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Song Y, Wang W, Cao C, Yamani Z, Xu Y, Sheng Y, Löser W, Qiu Y, Yang YF, Birgeneau RJ, Dai P. High-energy magnetic excitations from heavy quasiparticles in CeCu2Si2. NPJ QUANTUM INFORMATION 2021; 6:10.1038/s41535-021-00358-x. [PMID: 37964898 PMCID: PMC10644953 DOI: 10.1038/s41535-021-00358-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Magnetic fluctuations is the leading candidate for pairing in cuprate, iron-based, and heavy fermion superconductors. This view is challenged by the recent discovery of nodeless superconductivity in C e C u 2 S i 2 , and calls for a detailed understanding of the corresponding magnetic fluctuations. Here, we mapped out the magnetic excitations in superconducting (S-type) C e C u 2 S i 2 using inelastic neutron scattering, finding a strongly asymmetric dispersion for E ≲ 1.5 m e V , which at higher energies evolves into broad columnar magnetic excitations that extend to E ≳ 5 m e V . While low-energy magnetic excitations exhibit marked three-dimensional characteristics, the high-energy magnetic excitations in C e C u 2 S i 2 are almost two-dimensional, reminiscent of paramagnons found in cuprate and iron-based superconductors. By comparing our experimental findings with calculations in the random-phase approximation,we find that the magnetic excitations in C e C u 2 S i 2 arise from quasiparticles associated with its heavy electron band, which are also responsible for superconductivity. Our results provide a basis for understanding magnetism and superconductivity in C e C u 2 S i 2 , and demonstrate the utility of neutron scattering in probing band renormalization in heavy fermion metals.
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- Yu Song
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Structures and Properties, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, China
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- National Research Council, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung (IFW) Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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Chen X, Yao Y, Yan C, Zhang R, Cheng X, Zhang Q. A Diffusion‐‐Reaction Competition Mechanism to Tailor Lithium Deposition for Lithium‐Metal Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xiao‐Ru Chen
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Chen X, Yao Y, Yan C, Zhang R, Cheng X, Zhang Q. A Diffusion‐‐Reaction Competition Mechanism to Tailor Lithium Deposition for Lithium‐Metal Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:7743-7747. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xiao‐Ru Chen
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical, Reaction Engineering and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 P. R. China
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Juraszek J, Wawryk R, Henkie Z, Konczykowski M, Cichorek T. Symmetry of Order Parameters in Multiband Superconductors LaRu_{4}As_{12} and PrOs_{4}Sb_{12} Probed by Local Magnetization Measurements. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:027001. [PMID: 32004020 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.027001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The temperature dependencies of the lower critical field H_{c1}(T) of several filled-skutterudite superconductors were investigated by local magnetization measurements. While LaOs_{4}As_{12} and PrRu_{4}As_{12} exhibit the H_{c1}(T) dependencies consistent with the single-band BCS prediction, for LaRu_{4}As_{12} (the superconducting temperature T_{c}=10.4 K) with a similar three-dimensional Fermi surface, we observe a sudden increase in H_{c1}(T) deep in a superconducting state below about 0.32T_{c}. Remarkably, a rapid rise of H_{c1}(T) at approximately the same reduced temperature 0.27T_{c} is also found for the heavy-fermion compound PrOs_{4}Sb_{12} (T_{c}≃1.78 K), in fair accord with the earlier macroscopic study. We attribute the unusual H_{c1}(T) dependencies of LaRu_{4}As_{12} and PrOs_{4}Sb_{12} to a kink structure in their superfluid densities due to different contributions from two nearly decoupled bands. Whereas LaRu_{4}As_{12} is established as a two-band isotropic s-wave superconductor, nonsaturating behavior of H_{c1}(T) is observed for PrOs_{4}Sb_{12}, indicative of an anisotropic structure of a smaller gap. For this superconductor with broken time-reversal symmetry, our findings suggest a superconducting state with multiple symmetries of the order parameters.
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- J Juraszek
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés, CEA/DRF/IRAMIS, École Polytechnique, CNRS, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland
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Lowe A, Ortuño M, Yurkevich IV. Topological phase transition in superconductors with mirror symmetry. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2020; 32:035603. [PMID: 31539889 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab467d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We provide analytical and numerical evidence that the attractive two-dimensional Kitaev model on a lattice with mirror symmetry demonstrates an unusual 'intrinsic' phase at half filling. This phase emerges in the phase diagram at the boundary separating two topological superconductors with opposite Chern numbers and exists due to the condensation of non-zero momentum Cooper pairs. Unlike Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov superconductivity, the Cooper pairs momenta are lying along two lines in the Brillouin zone meaning simultaneous condensation of a continuum of Cooper pairs.
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- A Lowe
- Nonlinearity and Complexity Research Group, School of Engineering & Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, United Kingdom
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Talantsev EF, Mataira RC, Crump WP. Classifying superconductivity in Moiré graphene superlattices. Sci Rep 2020; 10:212. [PMID: 31937784 PMCID: PMC6959361 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-57055-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Several research groups have reported on the observation of superconductivity in bilayer graphene structures where single atomic layers of graphene are stacked and then twisted at angles θ forming Moiré superlattices. The characterization of the superconducting state in these 2D materials is an ongoing task. Here we investigate the pairing symmetry of bilayer graphene Moiré superlattices twisted at θ = 1.05°, 1.10° and 1.16° for carrier doping states varied in the range of n = (0.5 - 1.5) · 1012 cm-2 (where superconductivity can be realized) by analyzing the temperature dependence of the upper critical field Bc2(T) and the self-field critical current Jc(sf,T) within currently available models - all of which start from phonon-mediated BCS theory - for single- and two-band s-, d-, p- and d + id-wave gap symmetries. Extracted superconducting parameters show that only s-wave and a specific kind of p-wave symmetries are likely to be dominant in bilayer graphene Moiré superlattices. More experimental data is required to distinguish between the s- and remaining p-wave symmetries as well as the suspected two-band superconductivity in these 2D superlattices.
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- E F Talantsev
- M.N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 18, S. Kovalevskoy St., Ekaterinburg, 620108, Russia.
- NANOTECH Centre, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., Ekaterinburg, 620002, Russia.
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- Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt, 5040, New Zealand
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- Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt, 5040, New Zealand
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 33436, Lower Hutt, 5046, New Zealand
- Aalto University, Foundation sr, PO Box 11000, FI-00076, AALTO, Finland
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Song Y, Wang W, Van Dyke JS, Pouse N, Ran S, Yazici D, Schneidewind A, Čermák P, Qiu Y, Maple MB, Morr DK, Dai P. Nature of the spin resonance mode in CeCoIn 5. COMMUNICATIONS PHYSICS 2020; 3:10.1038/s42005-020-0365-8. [PMID: 33655080 PMCID: PMC7919742 DOI: 10.1038/s42005-020-0365-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Spin-fluctuation-mediated unconventional superconductivity can emerge at the border of magnetism, featuring a superconducting order parameter that changes sign in momentum space. Detection of such a sign-change is experimentally challenging, since most probes are not phase-sensitive. The observation of a spin resonance mode (SRM) from inelastic neutron scattering is often seen as strong phase-sensitive evidence for a sign-changing superconducting order parameter, by assuming the SRM is a spin-excitonic bound state. Here we show that for the heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn5, its SRM defies expectations for a spin-excitonic bound state, and is not a manifestation of sign-changing superconductivity. Instead, the SRM in CeCoIn5 likely arises from a reduction of damping to a magnon-like mode in the superconducting state, due to its proximity to magnetic quantum criticality. Our findings emphasize the need for more stringent tests of whether SRMs are spin-excitonic, when using their presence to evidence sign-changing superconductivity.
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- Yu Song
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Center for Advanced Nanoscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Center for Advanced Nanoscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Center for Advanced Nanoscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Jülich Center for Neutron Science JCNS, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at MLZ, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Jülich Center for Neutron Science JCNS, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Outstation at MLZ, D-85747 Garching, Germany
- Present address: Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
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- NIST center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Center for Advanced Nanoscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Xu R, Xiao Y, Zhang R, Cheng XB, Zhao CZ, Zhang XQ, Yan C, Zhang Q, Huang JQ. Dual-Phase Single-Ion Pathway Interfaces for Robust Lithium Metal in Working Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1808392. [PMID: 30907487 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201808392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The lithium (Li) metal anode is confronted by severe interfacial issues that strongly hinder its practical deployment. The unstable interfaces directly induce unfavorable low cycling efficiency, dendritic Li deposition, and even strong safety concerns. An advanced artificial protective layer with single-ion pathways holds great promise for enabling a spatially homogeneous ionic and electric field distribution over Li metal surface, therefore well protecting the Li metal anode during long-term working conditions. Herein, a robust dual-phase artificial interface is constructed, where not only the single-ion-conducting nature, but also high mechanical rigidity and considerable deformability can be fulfilled simultaneously by the rational integration of a garnet Al-doped Li6.75 La3 Zr1.75 Ta0.25 O12 -based bottom layer and a lithiated Nafion top layer. The as-constructed artificial solid electrolyte interphase is demonstrated to significantly stabilize the repeated cell charging/discharging process via regulating a facile Li-ion transport and a compact Li plating behavior, hence contributing to a higher coulombic efficiency and a considerably enhanced cyclability of lithium metal batteries. This work highlights the significance of rational manipulation of the interfacial properties of a working Li metal anode and affords fresh insights into achieving dendrite-free Li deposition behavior in a working battery.
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- Rui Xu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Zhou D, Tkacheva A, Tang X, Sun B, Shanmukaraj D, Li P, Zhang F, Armand M, Wang G. Stable Conversion Chemistry-Based Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Hierarchical Multifunctional Polymer Electrolytes with Near-Single Ion Conduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:6001-6006. [PMID: 30830705 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201901582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The low Coulombic efficiency and serious safety issues resulting from uncontrollable dendrite growth have severely impeded the practical applications of lithium (Li) metal anodes. Herein we report a stable quasi-solid-state Li metal battery by employing a hierarchical multifunctional polymer electrolyte (HMPE). This hybrid electrolyte was fabricated via in situ copolymerizing lithium 1-[3-(methacryloyloxy)propylsulfonyl]-1-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiMTFSI) and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate (PETEA) monomers in traditional liquid electrolyte, which is absorbed in a poly(3,3-dimethylacrylic acid lithium) (PDAALi)-coated glass fiber membrane. The well-designed HMPE simultaneously exhibits high ionic conductivity (2.24×10-3 S cm-1 at 25 °C), near-single ion conducting behavior (Li ion transference number of 0.75), good mechanical strength and remarkable suppression for Li dendrite growth. More intriguingly, the cation permselective HMPE efficiently prevents the migration of negatively charged iodine (I) species, which provides the as-developed Li-I batteries with high capacity and long cycling stability.
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- Dong Zhou
- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210006, P. R. China
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- CIC ENERGIGUNE, Parque Tecnológico de Álava, Miñano, 01510, Spain
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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Zhou D, Tkacheva A, Tang X, Sun B, Shanmukaraj D, Li P, Zhang F, Armand M, Wang G. Stable Conversion Chemistry‐Based Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Hierarchical Multifunctional Polymer Electrolytes with Near‐Single Ion Conduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201901582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Dong Zhou
- Centre for Clean Energy Technology School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences University of Technology Sydney Sydney NSW 2007 Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences University of Technology Sydney Sydney NSW 2007 Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences University of Technology Sydney Sydney NSW 2007 Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences University of Technology Sydney Sydney NSW 2007 Australia
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- College of Material Science and Engineering Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing 210006 P. R. China
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences University of Technology Sydney Sydney NSW 2007 Australia
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- CIC ENERGIGUNE Parque Tecnológico de Álava Miñano 01510 Spain
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences University of Technology Sydney Sydney NSW 2007 Australia
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Li C, Liu S, Shi C, Liang G, Lu Z, Fu R, Wu D. Two-dimensional molecular brush-functionalized porous bilayer composite separators toward ultrastable high-current density lithium metal anodes. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1363. [PMID: 30911010 PMCID: PMC6433896 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09211-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Lithium metal batteries have been considerably limited by the problems of uncontrolled dendritic lithium formation and the highly reactive nature of lithium with electrolytes. Herein, we have developed functional porous bilayer composite separators by simply blade-coating polyacrylamide-grafted graphene oxide molecular brushes onto commercial polypropylene separators. Our functional porous bilayer composite separators integrate the lithiophilic feature of hairy polyacrylamide chains and fast electrolyte diffusion pathways with the excellent mechanical strength of graphene oxide nanosheets and thus enable molecular-level homogeneous and fast lithium ionic flux on the surfaces of electrodes. As a result, dendrite-free uniform lithium deposition with a high Coulombic efficiency (98%) and ultralong-term reversible lithium plating/stripping (over 2600 h) at a high current density (2 mA cm-2) are achieved for lithium metal anodes. Remarkably, lithium metal anodes with an unprecedented stability of more than 1900 h cycling at an ultrahigh current density of 20 mA cm-2 are demonstrated.
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- Chuanfa Li
- Materials Science Institute, PCFM Lab and GDHPRC Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Materials Science Institute, PCFM Lab and GDHPRC Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Materials Science Institute, PCFM Lab and GDHPRC Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Materials Science Institute, PCFM Lab and GDHPRC Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Materials Science Institute, PCFM Lab and GDHPRC Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Materials Science Institute, PCFM Lab and GDHPRC Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Materials Science Institute, PCFM Lab and GDHPRC Lab, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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Kitagawa S, Nakamine G, Ishida K, Jeevan HS, Geibel C, Steglich F. Evidence for the Presence of the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov State in CeCu_{2}Si_{2} Revealed Using ^{63}Cu NMR. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 121:157004. [PMID: 30362806 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.157004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance measurements were performed on CeCu_{2}Si_{2} in the presence of a magnetic field close to the upper critical field μ_{0}H_{c2} in order to investigate its superconducting (SC) properties near pair-breaking fields. In lower fields, the Knight shift and nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate divided by temperature 1/T_{1}T abruptly decreased below the SC transition temperature T_{c}(H), a phenomenon understood within the framework of conventional spin-singlet superconductivity. In contrast, 1/T_{1}T was enhanced just below T_{c}(H) and exhibited a broad maximum when magnetic fields close to μ_{0}H_{c2}(0) were applied parallel or perpendicular to the c axis; although the Knight shift decreased just below T_{c}(H). This enhancement of 1/T_{1}T, which was recently observed in the organic superconductor κ-(BEDT-TTF)_{2}Cu(NCS)_{2}, suggests the presence of high-density Andreev bound states in the inhomogeneous SC region, a hallmark of the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov phase.
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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