Synthesis of yolk-shell Bi2O3@TiO2 submicrospheres with enhanced potassium storage

Science China Chemistry - Due to their enormous potential for large-scale energy storage, rechargeable potassium-ion batteries have been widely researched and developed. However, the drastic volume...     

Electrochemical dehydrogenative N–H/N–H coupling reactions

The N–N bond is present in many important organic compounds, such as hydrazines, pyrazoles, azos, etc. Many methods based on transition metal catalyzed N–N coupling or functionalization of hydrazine have been reported for the synthesis of N–N containing organic compounds. In recent years, electrochemical dehydrogenative N–H/N–H coupling has become a powerful tool for the construction of N–N bearing organic compounds. The electrochemical methods employ electrons as traceless redox reagents instead of chemicals and produce hydrogen as the only byproduct. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the electrochemical dehydrogenative N–H/N–H coupling reactions with focus on the mechanistic insights and synthetic applications of these transformations.     

Preparation of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode materials by using different-sized Mn3O4 nanocrystals as precursors

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - High-voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 with a spinel structure is considered as important cathode materials for high-energy density Li-ion batteries (LIBs). In this...     

Adsorption kinetics of Eu(III) and Am(III) onto bentonite: analysis and application of the liquid membrane tidal diffusion model

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - A new liquid membrane tidal diffusion model (LMTD) was applied based on three assumptions to analyze the kinetics of Eu(III) adsorption on...     

Strong π-π stacking interactions led to the mis-assignment of dimer emissions to the monomers of 1-acetylpyrene

Both experimental and computational studies showed owing to strong π-π stacking interactions, 1-acetylpyrene mainly exists in dimers and molecular aggregates even at low concentrations, which led to the mis-assignment of its monomer emission peaks.     

Zirconia fiber membranes based on PVDF as high-safety separators for lithium-ion batteries using a papermaking method

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Lithium-ion batteries have been receiving more and more attention because of the energy crisis. As an important subassembly of lithium-ion batteries, the...     

Strong Pancake 2e/12c Bond in π-Stacking Phenalenyl Derivatives Avoiding Bond Conversion

The nature of the 2e/12c bond and its conversion to a carbon-carbon single bond in phenalenyl dimers have prompted a great deal of interests recently. In this work, we theoretically investigated a series of π-stacking phenalenyl derivatives with 2e/12c bonding character by density functional theory (DFT) calculations to elucidate origin of this unusual bond conversion. Results show that bond-conversion of the phenalenyl dimer easily occurs at room-temperature both dynamically and thermodynamically. However, bond-conversion of hetero π-stacking adducts, in which the two center carbon atoms were substituted by boron and nitrogen atoms, respectively, is much more difficult, because the 2e/12c bond is stabilized by its charge transfer character. Consequently, the bond-conversion is an endothermic process, albeit with a low conversion barrier. Interestingly, Lewis acid-base interactions would be induced by substitution of the center nitrogen atom to phosphorus atom. The 2e/12c bond is further stabilized by 5.9 kcal mol⁻¹ and its conversion is also thermodynamically unfavorable.     

Effects of different modifiers on thermal stability,constituents and microstructures of asphalt-based sealant

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Nowadays, the stability and heat transfer properties of nanofluids have been extensively studied. However, for the practical application, the dynamic...     

An Averaging Principle for the Time-Dependent Abstract Stochastic Evolution Equations with Infinite Delay and Wiener Process

Journal of Statistical Physics - In this paper, averaging principle for the time-dependent stochastic evolution equations (TDSEEs) with infinite delay is investigated. In proper non-Lipschitz...