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- Li, Zheng, et al.
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Inkjet Printed Disposable High-Rate On-Paper Microsupercapacitors
- 2022
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Ingår i: Advanced Functional Materials. - : Wiley. - 1616-301X .- 1616-3028. ; 32:1, s. 2108773-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- On-paper microsupercapacitors (MSCs) are a key energy storage component for disposable electronics that are anticipated to essentially address the increasing global concern of electronic waste. However, nearly none of the present on-paper MSCs combine eco-friendliness with high electrochemical performance (especially the rate capacity). In this work, highly reliable conductive inks based on the ternary composite of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), graphene quantum dots and graphene are developed for scalable inkjet printing of compact (footprint area ≈ 20 mm2) disposable MSCs on commercial paper substrates. Without any post treatment, the printed patterns attain a sheet resistance as low as 4 Ω ▫−1. The metal-free all-solid-state MSCs exhibit a maximum areal capacitance > 2 mF cm−2 at a high scan rate of 1000 mV s−1, long cycle life (>95% capacitance retention after 10 000 cycles), excellent flexibility, and long service time. Remarkably, the “totally metal-free” MSC arrays are fully inkjet printed on paper substrates and also exhibit high rate performance. The life cycle assessment indicates that these printed devices have much lower eco-toxicity and global warming potential than other on-paper MSCs.
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- Su, Yingchun, et al.
(författare)
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Monolithic Fabrication of Metal‐Free On‐Paper Self‐Charging Power Systems
- 2024
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Ingår i: Advanced Functional Materials. - : Wiley. - 1616-301X .- 1616-3028.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Self-charging power systems (SCPSs) are envisioned as promising solutions for emerging electronics to mitigate the increasing global concern about battery waste. However, present SCPSs suffer from large form factors, unscalable fabrication, and material complexity. Herein, a type of highly stable, eco-friendly conductive inks based on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) are developed for direct ink writing of multiple components in the SCPSs, including electrodes for miniaturized spacer-free triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) and microsupercapacitors (MSCs), and interconnects. The principle of “one ink, multiple functions” enables to almost fully print the entire SCPSs on the same paper substrate in a monolithic manner without post-integration. The monolithic fabrication significantly improves the upscaling capability for manufacturing and reduces the form factor of the entire SCPSs (a small footprint area of ≈2 cm × 3 cm and thickness of ≈1 mm). After pressing/releasing the TENGs for ≈79000 cycles, the 3-cell series-connected MSC array can be charged to 1.6 V while the 6-cell array to 3.0 V. On-paper SCPSs are promising to serve as lightweight, thin, sustainable, and low-cost power supplies.
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- Chen, Shiqian, et al.
(författare)
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Ultrafast metal-free microsupercapacitor arrays directly store instantaneous high-voltage electricity from mechanical energy harvesters
- 2024
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Ingår i: Advanced Science. - : Wiley. - 2198-3844. ; 11:22
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Harvesting renewable mechanical energy is envisioned as a promising and sustainable way for power generation. Many recent mechanical energy harvesters are able to produce instantaneous (pulsed) electricity with a high peak voltage of over 100 V. However, directly storing such irregular high-voltage pulse electricity remains a great challenge. The use of extra power management components can boost storage efficiency but increase system complexity. Here utilizing the conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS, high-rate metal-free micro-supercapacitor (MSC) arrays are successfully fabricated for direct high-efficiency storage of high-voltage pulse electricity. Within an area of 2.4 × 3.4 cm2 on various paper substrates, large-scale MSC arrays (comprising up to 100 cells) can be printed to deliver a working voltage window of 160 V at an ultrahigh scan rate up to 30 V s−1. The ultrahigh rate capability enables the MSC arrays to quickly capture and efficiently store the high-voltage (≈150 V) pulse electricity produced by a droplet-based electricity generator at a high efficiency of 62%, significantly higher than that (<2%) of the batteries or capacitors demonstrated in the literature. Moreover, the compact and metal-free features make these MSC arrays excellent candidates for sustainable high-performance energy storage in self-charging power systems.
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- Hu, Xiangzhao, et al.
(författare)
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Boosting Industrial-Level CO2 Electroreduction of N-Doped Carbon Nanofibers with Confined Tin-Nitrogen Active Sites via Accelerating Proton Transport Kinetics
- 2023
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Ingår i: Advanced Functional Materials. - : John Wiley and Sons Inc. - 1616-301X .- 1616-3028. ; 33:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The development of highly efficient robust electrocatalysts with low overpotential and industrial-level current density is of great significance for CO2 electroreduction (CO2ER), however the low proton transport rate during the CO2ER remains a challenge. Herein, a porous N-doped carbon nanofiber confined with tin-nitrogen sites (Sn/NCNFs) catalyst is developed, which is prepared through an integrated electrospinning and pyrolysis strategy. The optimized Sn/NCNFs catalyst exhibits an outstanding CO2ER activity with the maximum CO FE of 96.5%, low onset potential of −0.3 V, and small Tafel slope of 68.8 mV dec−1. In a flow cell, an industrial-level CO partial current density of 100.6 mA cm−2 is achieved. In situ spectroscopic analysis unveil the isolated Sn-N site acted as active center for accelerating water dissociation and subsequent proton transport process, thus promoting the formation of intermediate *COOH in the rate-determining step for CO2ER. Theoretical calculations validate pyrrolic N atom adjacent to the Sn-N active species assisted reducing the energy barrier for *COOH formation, thus boosting the CO2ER kinetics. A Zn-CO2 battery is designed with the cathode of Sn/NCNFs, which delivers a maximum power density of 1.38 mW cm−2 and long-term stability.
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| 5. |
- Zhou, Y., et al.
(författare)
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Versatile Functionalization of Carbon Nanomaterials by Ferrate(VI)
- 2020
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Ingår i: Nano-Micro Letters. - : Springer. - 2311-6706 .- 2150-5551. ; 12:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As a high-valent iron compound with Fe in the highest accessible oxidation state, ferrate(VI) brings unique opportunities for a number of areas where chemical oxidation is essential. Recently, it is emerging as a novel oxidizing agent for materials chemistry, especially for the oxidation of carbon materials. However, the reported reactivity in liquid phase (H2SO4 medium) is confusing, which ranges from aggressive to moderate, and even incompetent. Meanwhile, the solid-state reactivity underlying the “dry” chemistry of ferrate(VI) remains poorly understood. Herein, we scrutinize the reactivity of K2FeO4 using fullerene C60 and various nanocarbons as substrates. The results unravel a modest reactivity in liquid phase that only oxidizes the active defects on carbon surface and a powerful oxidizing ability in solid state that can open the inert C=C bonds in carbon lattice. We also discuss respective benefit and limitation of the wet and dry approaches. Our work provides a rational understanding on the oxidizing ability of ferrate(VI) and can guide its application in functionalization/transformation of carbons and also other kinds of materials.[Figure not available: see fulltext.].
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| 6. |
- Chen, Cheng, et al.
(författare)
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Mass Transport Behaviors in Graphene and Polyaniline Heterostructure-Based Microsupercapacitors
- 2021
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Ingår i: Advanced energy and sustainability research. - : Wiley. - 2699-9412. ; 2:5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The development of miniaturized energy storage components with high areal performance for emerging electronics depends on scalable fabrication techniques for thick electrodes and an in-depth understanding of the intrinsic properties of materials. Based on the coprecipitation behavior of electrically exfoliated graphene and reduced graphene oxide–templated polyaniline (PANi) nanoflake, this work develops a simple, green, low-cost, and scalable drop-casted technique to easily fabricate uniform thick electrodes (up to 80 μm) on various substrates. Through using a direct laser writing process, planar microsupercapacitors can be readily attained. As-fabricated flexible all-solid-state microsupercapacitors exhibit an ultrahigh areal capacitance of 172 mF cm−2 at 0.1 A cm−2 and excellent cycling stability of 91% capacitance retention over 2000 cycles at a high current density of 1.0 A cm−2. Furthermore, based on the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance research result, the pseudocapacitance contribution is mostly provided by the adsorption/desorption of SO42− anions during the protonation process of PANi. This work offers a simple strategy toward superior-performance micro-sized energy devices and a new perspective to understand the origin of the capacitance of composites and heterostructures.
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- Delekta, Szymon Sollami, et al.
(författare)
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Drying-Mediated Self-Assembly of Graphene for Inkjet Printing of High-Rate Micro-supercapacitors
- 2020
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Ingår i: Nano-Micro Letters. - : Springer. - 2311-6706 .- 2150-5551. ; 12:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Scalable fabrication of high-rate micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) is highly desired for on-chip integration of energy storage components. By virtue of the special self-assembly behavior of 2D materials during drying thin films of their liquid dispersion, a new inkjet printing technique of passivated graphene micro-flakes is developed to directly print MSCs with 3D networked porous microstructure. The presence of macroscale through-thickness pores provides fast ion transport pathways and improves the rate capability of the devices even with solid-state electrolytes. During multiple-pass printing, the porous microstructure effectively absorbs the successively printed inks, allowing full printing of 3D structured MSCs comprising multiple vertically stacked cycles of current collectors, electrodes, and sold-state electrolytes. The all-solid-state heterogeneous 3D MSCs exhibit excellent vertical scalability and high areal energy density and power density, evidently outperforming the MSCs fabricated through general printing techniques.[Figure not available: see fulltext.].
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| 8. |
- Huang, J., et al.
(författare)
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Perovskite oxide and polyazulene–based heterostructure for high–performance supercapacitors
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. - : John Wiley and Sons Inc. - 0021-8995 .- 1097-4628. ; 138:41
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Several types of electrode materials have been developed for high–performance supercapacitors. Most of the relevant studies have focused on the discovery of new atomic structures and paid limited attention to the effect of heterostructures in supercapacitor electrodes, which has long hindered the fundamental understanding of the use of hybrid materials in supercapacitors. In this study, a novel heterostructure based on perovskite oxide (LaNiO3) nanosheets and polyazulene was synthesized. The as–prepared heterostructure–based supercapacitor exhibited a specific capacitance of up to 464 F g−1 at a high current density of 2 A g−1 in 1–ethyl–3–methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate. In a symmetric supercapacitor, this heterostructure delivered an energy density of up to 56.4 Wh kg−1 at a power density of 1100 W kg−1. Both LaNiO3 and polyazulene contributed pseudocapacitance and dominated the performance. Unexpectedly, electric double–layer capacitance was found to contribute in this system. Density functional theory calculations indicated that the advantage of the high electrical conductivity of the heterostructure benefited the supercapacitor operation. Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance analysis revealed that the fast ion flux and adsorption boosted performance. The high intrinsic electrical conductivity and improved stability make this heterostructure a promising electrode material candidate for supercapacitors.
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| 9. |
- Jiang, K., et al.
(författare)
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Covalent Triazine Frameworks and Porous Carbons : Perspective from an Azulene-Based Case
- 2022
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - : Wiley. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 43:20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs) are among the most valuable frameworks owing to many fantastic properties. However, molten salt-involved preparation of CTFs at 400–600 °C causes debate on whether CTFs represent organic frameworks or carbon. Herein, new CTFs based on the 1,3-dicyanoazulene monomer (CTF-Azs) are synthesized using molten ZnCl2 at 400–600 °C. Chemical structure analysis reveals that the CTF-Az prepared at low temperature (400 °C) exhibits polymeric features, whereas those prepared at high temperatures (600 °C) exhibit typical carbon features. Even after being treated at even higher temperatures, the CTF-Azs retain their rich porosity, but the polymeric features vanish. Although structural de-conformation is a widely accepted outcome in polymer-to-carbon rearrangement processes, the study evaluates such processes in the context of CTF systems. A proof-of-concept study is performed, observing that the as-synthesized CTF-Azs exhibit promising performance as cathodes for Li- and K-ion batteries. Moreover, the as-prepared NPCs exhibit excellent catalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance; hence, they can be used as air cathodes in Zn-air batteries. This study not only provides new building blocks for novel CTFs with controllable polymer/carbon features but also offers insights into the formation and structure transformation history of CTFs during thermal treatment.
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| 10. |
- Jiang, K., et al.
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Interfacial Approach toward Benzene-Bridged Polypyrrole Film–Based Micro-Supercapacitors with Ultrahigh Volumetric Power Density
- 2020
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Ingår i: Advanced Functional Materials. - : Wiley. - 1616-301X .- 1616-3028. ; 30:7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- 2D soft nanomaterials are an emerging research field due to their versatile chemical structures, easily tunable properties, and broad application potential. In this study, a benzene‐bridged polypyrrole film with a large area, up to a few square centimeters, is synthesized through an interfacial polymerization approach. As‐prepared semiconductive films exhibit a bandgap of ≈2 eV and a carrier mobility of ≈1.5 cm2 V−1 s−1, inferred from time‐resolved terahertz spectroscopy. The samples are employed to fabricate in‐plane micro‐supercapacitors (MSCs) by laser scribing and exhibit an ultrahigh areal capacitance of 0.95 mF cm−2, using 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM][BF4]) as an electrolyte. Importantly, the maximum energy and power densities of the developed MSCs reach values up to 50.7 mWh cm−3 and 9.6 kW cm−3, respectively; the performance surpassing most of the 2D material‐based MSCs is reported to date.
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- Li, Jiantong, 1980-, et al.
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Photodetectors Based on Emerging Materials
- 2023
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Ingår i: Springer Handbook of Semiconductor Devices. - Cham : Springer Nature. ; , s. 777-805
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Photodetectors that convert light into electrical signals have become an indispensable element for a large number of technologies to enable extensive applications, ranging from optical communications to advanced imaging and motion detection, to automotive industry particularly including self-driving cars, and to astronomy and space exploration under harsh environment. The present photodetector market is predominated by silicon (CMOS-based) photodetectors. With the continuous growth of application areas, highly desired are photodetectors of higher performance in terms of speed, efficiency, detectable wavelength range, and integrability with semiconductor technology. These necessitate the development of new photodetectors based on special materials, rather than the conventional silicon single crystals, as building blocks for various advanced photodetection platforms. To this end, we summarize in this chapter the recent status of advanced photodetectors based on the emerging material, graphene. Our discussion includes the performance metrics, working mechanisms, practical implementation, as well as opportunities and challenges, for graphene-based photodetectors.
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- Mishukova, Viktoriia
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Direct patterning processes for high-performance microsupercapacitors
- 2023
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The surge in miniaturized electronic components driven by the Internet of Things (IoT) has prompted an interest in non-traditional energy storage solutions. For these applications, reduction of size while preserving power and energy densities are of great importance. Within this context, planar microsupercapacitors (MSCs) have emerged as strong candidates for energy storage. Their unique two-dimensional structure, rapid charge-discharge capabilities, high power density, and enduring stability make them highly appealing as power units for on-chip integration.However, the intricate nature of MSC fabrication remains a substantial challenge. Conventionally used indirect patterning processes, such as photolithography, are limiting the implementation of novel functional nanomaterials with high charge storing capacities. As a result, other kinds of direct patterning processes can be used to fabricate state-of-the-art MSCs. Recent studies mainly focused on improving the patterning geometry, minimizing electrode dimensions and narrowing the electrode gap to maintain high resolution of MSCs. However, these efforts were made at the expense of process scalability potential and degree of complexity of the fabrication processes. This thesis aims to develop fabrication process flows with emphasis on simplicity and versatility without sacrificing the possibility for large-scale fabrication of MSCs with high-performance.The first part of this thesis describes the implementation of highly scalable inkjet printing process for fabrication of high-performance MSCs. Typically, inkjet printing can be used to deposit thin films of materials. However, to fabricate MSCs with high-performance, the thickness is a crucial parameter that requires scaling up. The contribution of the first work is dealing with overcoming printing limitations by describing a step-like fabrication process that was developed to overcome the limitations of inkjet printing to increase the thickness of the electrode material, and, therefore its electrochemical performance. The outcome graphene-based solid-state MSCs free from metallic current collector exhibit high areal capacitance of 0.1mF cm−2 and hold promise for on-chip fabrication. In the second work, a facile integration of inkjet printing with an electrodeposition technique is used to fabricate hybrid flexible MSCs based on graphene, Fe2O3, and MnO2 nanomaterials with∼90% capacitance retention after 10 000 charge-discharge cycles.In the second part of this thesis, direct laser writing process is implemented as a viable alternative to fabrication of planar MSCs, based on a variety of highly electrochemically active nanomaterials that are not compatible with inkjet printing. In the third, fourth, and fifth works binder-free ink formulation approaches were developed to fabricate composite nanomaterial films based on graphene, graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and polyaniline (PANI). Efficient patterning of these films, thanks to the wide range of controls over the laser beam, was realized highlighting the simplicity of the developed fabrication processes for MSCs with high areal capacitance of 172 mF cm−2. Furthermore, it enabled the fabrication of MSCs that can operate in a wide temperature range from 25 to 250 °C.In summary, this thesis reshapes the MSC fabrication process by considering performance, scalability, and process adaptability towards novel functional nanomaterials. These proposed methods are further strengthened by innovative ink formulation strategies using these materials, highlighting their potential applicability in emergent energy storage devices.
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- Mishukova, Viktoriia, et al.
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Facile fabrication of graphene-based high-performance microsupercapacitors operating at a high temperature of 150 °C
- 2021
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Ingår i: Nanoscale Advances. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 2516-0230. ; 3:16, s. 4674-4679
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Many industry applications require electronic circuits and systems to operate at high temperatures over 150 °C. Although planar microsupercapacitors (MSCs) have great potential for miniaturized on-chip integrated energy storage components, most of the present devices can only operate at low temperatures (<100 °C). In this work, we have demonstrated a facile process to fabricate activated graphene-based MSCs that can work at temperatures as high as 150 °C with high areal capacitance over 10 mF cm−2and good cycling performance. Remarkably, the devices exhibit no capacitance degradation during temperature cycling between 25 °C and 150 °C, thanks to the thermal stability of the active components.
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- Mishukova, Viktoriia, et al.
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Microsupercapacitors Working at 250 °C
- 2023
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Ingår i: Batteries & Supercaps. - : Wiley-VCH Verlagsgesellschaft. - 2566-6223.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The raised demand for portable electronics in high-temperature environments (>150 °C) stimulates the search for solutions to release the temperature constraints of power supply. All-solid-state microsupercapacitors (MSCs) are envisioned as promising on-chip power supply components, but at present, nearly none of them can work at temperature over 200 °C, mainly restricted by the electrolytes which possess either low thermal stability or incompatible fabrication process with on-chip integration. In this work, we have developed a novel process to fabricate highly thermally stable ionic liquid/ceramic composite electrolytes for on-chip integrated MSCs. Remarkably, the electrolytes enable MSCs with graphene-based electrodes to operate at temperatures as high as 250 °C with a high areal capacitance (~72 mF cm−2 at 5 mV s−1) and good cycling stability (70 % capacitance retention after 1000 cycles at 1.4 mA cm−2).
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- Wei, C., et al.
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A Universal Ternary-Solvent-Ink Strategy toward Efficient Inkjet-Printed Perovskite Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes
- 2022
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Ingår i: Advanced Materials. - : Wiley. - 0935-9648 .- 1521-4095. ; 34:10, s. 2107798-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Toward next-generation electroluminescent quantum dot (QD) displays, inkjet printing technique has been convinced as one of the most promising low-cost and large-scale manufacturing of patterned quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs). The development of high-quality and stable QD inks is a key step to push this technology toward practical applications. Herein, a universal ternary-solvent-ink strategy is proposed for the cesium lead halides (CsPbX3) perovskite QDs and their corresponding inkjet-printed QLEDs. With this tailor-made ternary halogen-free solvent (naphthene, n-tridecane, and n-nonane) recipe, a highly dispersive and stable CsPbX3 QD ink is obtained, which exhibits much better printability and film-forming ability than that of the binary solvent (naphthene and n-tridecane) system, leading to a much better qualitied perovskite QD thin film. Consequently, a record peak external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 8.54% and maximum luminance of 43 883.39 cd m−2 is achieved in inkjet-printed green perovskite QLEDs, which is much higher than that of the binary-solvent-system-based devices (EQE = 2.26%). Moreover, the ternary-solvent-system exhibits a universal applicability in the inkjet-printed red and blue perovskite QLEDs as well as cadmium (Cd)-based QLEDs. This work demonstrates a new strategy for tailor-making a general ternary-solvent-QD-ink system for efficient inkjet-printed QLEDs as well as the other solution-processed electronic devices in the future.
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- Xia, Zhenyuan, 1983, et al.
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Selective deposition of metal oxide nanoflakes on graphene electrodes to obtain high-performance asymmetric micro-supercapacitors
- 2021
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Ingår i: Nanoscale. - 2040-3372 .- 2040-3364. ; 13:5, s. 3285-3294
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To meet the charging market demands of portable microelectronics, there has been a growing interest in high performance and low-cost microscale energy storage devices with excellent flexibility and cycling durability. Herein, interdigitated all-solid-state flexible asymmetric micro-supercapacitors (A-MSCs) were fabricated by a facile pulse current deposition (PCD) approach. Mesoporous Fe2O3 and MnO2 nanoflakes were functionally coated by electrodeposition on inkjet-printed graphene patterns as negative and positive electrodes, respectively. Our PCD approach shows significantly improved adhesion of nanostructured metal oxide with crack-free and homogeneous features, as compared with other reported electrodeposition approaches. The as-fabricated Fe2O3/MnO2 A-MSCs deliver a high volumetric capacitance of 110.6 F cm(-3) at 5 mu A cm(-2) with a broad operation potential range of 1.6 V in neutral LiCl/PVA solid electrolyte. Furthermore, our A-MSC devices show a long cycle life with a high capacitance retention of 95.7% after 10 000 cycles at 100 mu A cm(-2). Considering its low cost and potential scalability to industrial levels, our PCD technique could be an efficient approach for the fabrication of high-performance MSC devices in the future.
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- Xia, Zhenyuan, et al.
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Selective deposition of metal oxide nanoflakes on graphene electrodes to obtain high-performance asymmetric micro-supercapacitors
- 2021
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Ingår i: Nanoscale. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 2040-3364 .- 2040-3372. ; 13:5, s. 3285-3294
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To meet the charging market demands of portable microelectronics, there has been a growing interest in high performance and low-cost microscale energy storage devices with excellent flexibility and cycling durability. Herein, interdigitated all-solid-state flexible asymmetric micro-supercapacitors (A-MSCs) were fabricated by a facile pulse current deposition (PCD) approach. Mesoporous Fe2O3 and MnO2 nanoflakes were functionally coated by electrodeposition on inkjet-printed graphene patterns as negative and positive electrodes, respectively. Our PCD approach shows significantly improved adhesion of nanostructured metal oxide with crack-free and homogeneous features, as compared with other reported electrodeposition approaches. The as-fabricated Fe2O3/MnO2 A-MSCs deliver a high volumetric capacitance of 110.6 F cm(-3) at 5 mu A cm(-2) with a broad operation potential range of 1.6 V in neutral LiCl/PVA solid electrolyte. Furthermore, our A-MSC devices show a long cycle life with a high capacitance retention of 95.7% after 10 000 cycles at 100 mu A cm(-2). Considering its low cost and potential scalability to industrial levels, our PCD technique could be an efficient approach for the fabrication of high-performance MSC devices in the future.
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- Xue, Han
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Functional Materials for Sustainable Energy Harvesting and Energy Storage Devices
- 2024
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The booming evolution of portable, wearable electronic devices, wireless sensors, and integrated microelectronics has stimulated the need for miniaturized power supply modules. Energy harvesters, which harness the environmental energy for electricity use, and micro super capacitors (MSCs),known for the small form factor and rapid power delivery, provide energy efficient solutions. Meanwhile, the demand for sustainable development hasdriven the research towards environmental and ecological-friendly energy solutions. In light of this, utilizing paper as a substrate offers a promising avenue due to its sustainability, lightweight nature, disposability, and availability. Integrating energy harvesters and micro super capacitors into on paper micro-power sources holds the potential for ready-to-use smartelectronics, such as biosensors for detection and diagnostics.Nonetheless, the progress of on-paper MSCs is still in its infancy encountering challenges in appropriate material selection, structure, and fabrication design. 2D material MXene and conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS hold promises for on-paper MSCs thanks to their hydrophilic nature and excellent electrochemical properties. In terms of energy harvesting units,hydrovoltaic technologies that generate electricity from water movement offer a sustainable energy solution, while triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) harness the ubiquitous mechanical energy in the environment to produce electrical power. Such electric energy can be directly utilized or stored with the assistance of MSCs for later consumption. However, integrating energy harvesting and storage components on paper involves complex material and fabrication requirements. This thesis aims at enhancing the rate capability (thecharge and discharge ability at high rates while maintaining the storage capacity) of on-paper MSCs, advancing the development of hydrovoltaic and TENGs energy harvesters and eventually integrating TENGs and MSCs to a non-paper power supply.The first part (Paper I and Paper II) of this thesis presents the improvements in the rate performance (the ability to maintain the efficiency and capacityunder different rates) of the on-paper MSCs. Introducing conducting polymerpoly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) to othermaterials is a typical approach to improve the conductivity of coatings/patternson paper. However, due to the cancel-out effect caused by opposite carrier typesof PEDOT:PSS and Ti3C2Tx, the blend of both showcases a lowered electrical conductivity, thus degrading rate performance. In the first study, a heterogeneous structure design was proposed to tackle this issue. The high efficiency and through put of direct ink writing, along with the minimal damageon the paper substrate of fem to second laser scribing technologies, enable effective MSC fabrication on paper, resulting in stacked-structure MSCs that exhibit excellent areal capacitance of 5.7 mF/cm2 at a high scan rate of 1000mV/s without metallic current collectors. In the second study, the rateperformance was further improved by mixing another type of MXene, Ti2CTx,with PEDOT:PSS which share the same carrier type, avoiding the complex structure and facilitating the printing process. The composite exhibits increased conductivity and an areal capacitance of 30.2 mF/cm2, over fivefold higher than the PEDOT/ Ti3C2Tx heterogeneous structure. The composite ink also enables the efficient fabrication of MSC arrays on paper, which can be charged and discharged at an ultrahigh scan rate of 10 V/s and can work at an extended stable voltage window of 6 V, indicating the excellent scalability of thePEDOT:PSS-Ti2C composite-based electrode.The second part (Paper III and Paper IV) of this thesis focuses on the development of energy harvesters. Current monolayer graphene-based hydrovoltaic energy harvesters face challenges in fabrication complexity and low output power. To eliminate these limitations, a hydrovoltaic energyharvester based on the composite films of electrochemically exfoliated graphene and TiO2 nanoparticles was developed through a simple doctor blading method. The device delivers a peak voltage of 75 mV and a maximized output power of 1.8 μW at low waving velocities. Besides, tribo electric nanogenerators (TENGs) which convert mechanical movements to electric energy can produce higher instantaneous voltage and can be developed on paper with printing techniques. Thus, the on-paper spacer-free TENGs withgood working stability and improved compactness were fabricated. Moreover, by employing PEDOT:PSS as both electrodes in TENGs and MSCs, TENGs and MSCs can be directly printed on paper, and integrated with a small chip rectifier, achieving the fully printed on-paper micro-power supply. In this preliminary integrated system, the mechanical energy is continuously harvested and converted to electric energy by a TENG, and simultaneously stored in the MSC array, showing the potential to power paper electronics.In conclusion, this thesis unveils the development of sustainable on-papermicrosupercapacitors with outstanding rate performance and two energyharvesters that convert renewable energy into electricity. In the end, the thesis finalizes with a primary integration of harvesting and storage parts into an on paper power supply.
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- Xue, Han, et al.
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Ocean wave energy generator based on graphene/TiO2 nanoparticle composite films†
- 2022
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Ingår i: Nanoscale Advances. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 2516-0230. ; 4:6, s. 1533-1537
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Harvesting ocean wave energy through carbon-based materials, particularly graphene, is receiving increasing attention. However, the complicated fabrication process and the low output power of the present monolayer graphene-based wave energy generators limit their further application. Here, we demonstrate the facile fabrication of a new type of wave energy generator based on graphene/TiO2 nanoparticle composite films using the doctor-blading method. The developed wave energy harvesting device exhibits a high open-circuit voltage of up to 75 millivolts and a high output power up to 1.8 microwatts. A systematic study was conducted to explore the optimal conditions for the energy harvesting performance.
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- Yu, T., et al.
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Catechol-Coordinated Framework Film-based Micro-Supercapacitors with AC Line Filtering Performance
- 2021
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Ingår i: Chemistry - A European Journal. - : Wiley. - 0947-6539 .- 1521-3765. ; 27:20, s. 6340-6347
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Coordination polymer frameworks (CPFs) have broad applications due to their excellent features, including stable structure, intrinsic porosity, and others. However, preparation of thin-film CPFs for energy storage and conversion remains a challenge because of poor compatibility between conductive substrates and CPFs and crucial conditions for thin-film preparation. In this work, a CPF film was prepared by the coordination of the anisotropic four-armed ligand and CuII at the liquid–liquid interface. Such film-based micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) are fabricated through high-energy scribing and electrolytes soaking. As-fabricated MSCs displayed high volumetric specific capacitance of 121.45 F cm−3. Besides, the volumetric energy density of MSCs reached 52.6 mWh cm−3, which exceeds the electrochemical performance of most reported CPF-based MSCs. Especially, the device exhibited alternating current (AC) line filtering performance (−84.2° at 120 Hz) and a short resistance capacitance (RC) constant of 0.08 ms. This work not only provides a new CPF for MSCs with AC line filtering performance but also paves the way for thin-film CPFs preparation with versatile applications.
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