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A magnetorheological fluid (MR fluid) is mainly composed of soft magnetic particles, surfactants, and the base carrier fluid. Among these, soft magnetic particles and the base carrier fluid influence the MR fluid significantly in a high-temperature environment. Therefore, a study was carried out to investigate the changes in the properties of soft magnetic particles and base carrier fluids in high-temperature environments. On this basis, a novel magnetorheological fluid with high-temperature resistance was prepared, and the novel magnetorheological fluid had excellent sedimentation stability, of which the sedimentation rate was only 4.42% after heat treatment at 150 °C followed by one-week placement. At 30 °C, the shear yield stress of the novel fluid was 9.47 kPa under the magnetic field of 817 mT: higher than the general magnetorheological fluid with the same mass fraction. Moreover, its shear yield stress was less affected by the high-temperature environment, reducing by only 4.03% from 10 °C to 70 °C. The novel MR fluid can be applied to a high-temperature environment, effectively expanding the application range of MR fluid.
ABSTRACT
Suppressing the dissolution and shuttling of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) in electrolytes in lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) is the focus of researchers. Herein, functional liquid phase exfoliated MoS2 and MXene (IL-MoS2/MX) interlayer is proposed as the separator of LSBs. The unique alternating intercalation structure of the IL-MoS2/MX interlayer provides a channel for ion transport while achieving uniform Li+ deposition on the anode side. Moreover, IL-MoS2 achieves physical and chemical anchoring to LiPSs and lowers the energy barrier for battery reactions. As a result, the separator in the coin cell delivers an initial capacity of 764.4 mAh·g-1 at 1C and high retention of 58.7 % after 700 cycles, with a decay only 0.059 % per cycle. Simultaneously, the excellent stability is also verified under varying current densities. Beyond that, ionic conductivity and lithium-ion migration number are adopted to confirm unique ion transport channels and uniform deposition of lithium. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, S8 and Li2S decomposition and nucleation energy barrier analysis are performed to verify the adsorption and catalytic conversion mechanisms. The convenient preparation and excellent performance of IL-MoS2/MX provide a design strategy for functionalized interlayers for LSBs, and the possibility for commercialization.
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In order to investigate the shear yield stress of magnetorheological (MR) fluid at different temperatures, shear gaps, and shear rates, a ring measurement system is designed based on the MR characteristics. The magnetic field and temperature field of the system are simulated and analyzed, which proves that the design of the measurement system is reasonable. On this basis, the measurement system is manufactured and experiments are carried out to verify its performance. The results show that the system can provide a uniform and strong enough magnetic field to make MR effects occur. Meanwhile, the temperature of the shear gap can reach 100 °C in 610 s, and it can increase up to 240 °C when heating continues, which can provide stable measurement conditions at different temperatures, especially at high temperatures. All the results of the experiments show that the measurement system meets the requirements of measuring the shear yield stress of MR fluid. To test the accuracy of the measurement system, repeated experiments are carried out as well. The shear yield stress by the system is almost the same as that provided by the manufacturer, showing excellent measuring precision. The repeatability error of the measurement system is less than 4.02%, indicating that the measurement system is of high accuracy.
