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The use of solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) instead of those liquid ones has found promising potential to achieve both high energy density and high safety for their applications in the next-generation energy storage devices. Unfortunately, SSEs also bring forth challenges related to solid-to-solid contact, making the stability of the electrode/electrolyte interface a formidable concern. Herein, using a garnet-type Li6.5La3Zr1.5Ta0.5O12 (LLZT) electrolyte as an example, we demonstrated a facile treatment based on the dip-coating technique, which is highly efficient in modifying the LLZT/Li interface by forming a MgO interlayer. Using polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as a coordination polymer, uniform and crack-free nanofilms are fabricated on the LLZT pellet with good control of the morphological parameters. We found that the MgO interlayer was highly effective to reduce the interfacial resistance to 6 Ω cm2 as compared to 1652 Ω cm2 of the unmodified interface. The assembled Li symmetrical cell was able to achieve a high critical current density of 1.2 mA cm-2 at room temperature, and it has a long cycling capability for over 4000 h. Using the commercialized materials of LiFePO4 and LiNi0.83Co0.07Mn0.1O2 as the cathode materials, the full cells based on the LLZT@MgO electrolyte showed excellent cyclability and high rate performance at 25 °C. Our study shows the feasibility of precise and controllable surface modification based on a simple liquid phase method and highlights the essential importance of interface control for the future application of high-performance solid-state batteries.
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Metasurfaces have made great progress in the last decade for generating miniature and integrated optical devices. The optical properties of metasurfaces can be tuned dynamically by integrating with phase-change materials. However, the efficiency of tunable metasurfaces remains a bit low, which is a disadvantage for the realistic applications of metasurfaces. Here, we demonstrate the tunable dielectric metasurfaces by structuring the phase-change material Ge2Sb2Te5. The unit cell of metasurface is composed of several Ge2Sb2Te5 nanopillars with different geometric parameters, and the incident light interacts with different nanopillars at diverse phases of Ge2Sb2Te5, leading to various functions. By elaborately arranging the Ge2Sb2Te5 nanopillars, various tunable optical devices have been realized, including tunable beam steering, reconfigurable metalens and switchable wave plate. The refractive direction, focal length and polarization state can be tuned through the phase transition of Ge2Sb2Te5. The phase-change metasurfaces based on Ge2Sb2Te5 nanostructures could be used in cameras, optical microscopy and adaptive optics.
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A series of Sr3 (PO4)2: Eu²âº blue phosphors were synthesized by high temperature solid state method under N2-H2 reducing atmosphere. The crystal structures, excitation and emission spectra were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Photoluminescence (PL), respectively. The results show that the Sr3 (PO4)2: Eu²âº phosphor can be efficiently excited by the wavelengths ranging from 310 to 390 nm, and the excitation peak wavelength locates at 359 nm. A wide emission spectrum (~150 nm, originating from the 4ƒ 5d¹-->4ƒ of the Eu²âº) with a peaking wavelength of 438 nm was obtained. Through the Gaussian fitting, we found that the emission band formed by two luminescence centers(430 and 459 nm), which indicated that the Eu²âº occupied two different Sr²âº sites in the substrate of Sr3(PO4)2. As the Eu²âº doping concentration is 7%, the maximum luminous intensity was obtained. With the increasing of the doping concentration of the Eu²âº, the concentration quenching effect occurred, and the emission peak wavelength has a red shift. The PL intensity of the Sr3 (PO4)2: Eu²âº phosphor is about 1.3 times than that of the blue emitting phosphor BaMgAl10O17: Eu²âº (BAM) which means that it is a promising candidate for the blue phosphor material for white LED.
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A combinatorial library of biodegradable polyarylates derived from L-tyrosine was synthesized and characterized. These polyarylates are A-B-type co-polymers consisting of a cyclic dipeptide and a diacid. General structure-property correlations were established by comparing aryl diacid co-polymers and aliphatic diacid co-polymers. The synthesized polymers were characterized by FT-IR, (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR for their chemical structure, by DSC and TGA for their thermal characteristics and by GPC for their molecular weight distribution. The T(g) of polymers decreased and water absorption increased with increasing number of methylene groups in the polymer backbone. Using a cyclic peptide derived from L-tyrosine as co-monomer we obtained optimum bioactivity and biocompatibility. Combinatorial approaches of designing material increased effectively the number of available degradable polymers which can be used in different biomaterials applications. General structure-property correlation makes polymers' properties varied in a predictable and systematic fashion. Accelerated hydrolytic degradation studies of polyarylates were performed at 70 degrees C in acid and alkali medium. The degradation rates of polymers were in accordance with their water absorption. The degradation rates of samples in acid medium were lower than those in alkali medium.
