The development of a high-rate SiO lithium-ion battery anode is seriously limited by its low intrinsic conductivity, sluggish interfacial charge transfer (ICT), and unstable dynamic interface. To tackle the above issues, interfacial encapsulation engineering for effectively regulating the interfacial reaction and thus realizing a stable solid electrolyte interphase is significantly important. Hybrid coating, which aims to enhance the coupled e–/Li+ transport via the employment of dual layers, has emerged as a promising strategy. Herein, we construct a hybrid MXene-graphene oxide (GO) coating layer on the SiO microparticles. In the design, Ti3C2Tx MXene acts as a "bridge", which forms a close covalent connection with SiO and GO through Ti–O–Si and Ti–O–C bonds, respectively, thus greatly reducing the ICT resistance. Moreover, the Ti3C2Tx with rich surface groups (e.g., –OH, –F) and GO outer layers with an intertwined porous framework synergistically enable the pseudocapacitance dominated behavior, which is beneficial for fast lithium-ion storage. Accordingly, the as-made Si@MXene@GO anode exhibits considerably reinforced lithium-ion storage performance in terms of superior rate performance (1175.9 mA h g–1 at 5 A g–1) and long cycling stability (1087.6 mA h g–1 capacity retained after 1000 cycles at 2.0 A g–1). In-depth interfacial chemical composition analysis further reveals that an inorganically rich interphase with a gradient distribution of LiF and Li2O formed at the electrolyte/anode interface ensures mechanical stability during repeated cycles. This work paves a feasible way for maximizing the potential of SiO anodes toward fast-charging lithium-ion batteries.
Polymer-based thermal interface materials (TIMs) with good electrical insulation property is essential in the thermal management of microelectronic devices. A common approach to increasing the polymer’s low intrinsic thermal conductivity is to introduce thermally conductive fillers. In most cases, those fillers are also electrically conductive, which destroys the origin electrical insulation property. In this work, we develop a novel heterogeneous two-dimensional hybrid filler by assembling circular carbon nitride (Cring-C3N4) and graphene oxide (GO), aiming to bring the insulation property via Cring-C3N4. With an ordered 3D interconnected structure, the assembled filler shows enlarged sheet size and compact sheet stacking, which facilitates heat conduction. Additionally, the adopted ice-templated method further arranges the filler with the largest thermal conductivity reaching 4.12 W/mK. Meanwhile, it also shows a lower electrical conductivity of 3.6×10-7 S/m, meeting most electrical insulation required occasions. Practical heat dissipation performance tests reveal that both larger temperature change rate and maximum attainable temperature are observed for ice-templated treated composite, indicating the reduced thermal contact resistance (TCR) is responsible for the overall improved heat conduction process. This viewpoint is also supported by the practical application of the material functioning as TIMs from both experimental and simulative aspects.
Stable and homogeneous silicone oil based nanofluids of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were prepared by using hexamethyldisiloxane as surfactant. The used MWNTs were cut by mechanical ball-milling approach following strong acid treatment. Scanning electronic microscopy results show that the MWNTs disperse well in the silicone oil. The addition of hexamethyldisiloxane reduces the viscosity of silicone oil greatly in all the studied temperatures. It is different from some water based nanofluids with surfactant. The minor viscosity augmentation of silicone oil based MWNT nanofluid with high thermal conductivity make it the ideal media in high burden of heat transfer and heat transfer enhancement in special condition. As expected, the viscosity of the nanofluid increases with MWNT volume fraction, but decreases with temperature. The 0.54 vol% MWNT dispersions with the addition of 0.6 wt % hexamethyldisiloxane show no MWNT precipitation for a couple of weeks.
This paper analyzes the problems existing in current electronic technology teaching and experimental training. On this basis, the application of Multisim circuit simulation teaching in circuit design course is discussed.In practical work, circuit function debugging is regarded as the most important link in electronic circuit design, and it is also the key link to make up for traditional electronic design teaching and experimental debugging.This paper briefly analyzes the application of ProteLJs simulation software in electronic circuit design, promoting the level of ProteLJs simulation software in the application of electronic circuit design.At the same time, the innovative application and skills of Multisim simulation software in power supply design are introduced, which is of great help to circuit design.
Titania nanowire arrays were synthesized in highly ordered porous anodic alumina template by sol-gel method. The samples were characterized by means of SEM, XRD. The photocatalytic property of TiO2, SiO2/ TiO2, F-/SiO2/TiO2 nanowire arrays were studied by methyl orange degradation. The results show that F-/ SiO2/ TiO2 nanowire arrays have higher photocatalytic activities than those of TiO2 and SiO2 /TiO2. Under the condition of 1 h irradiation, the degradation ratio of methyl orange exceeds 90%. At the same time, the higher photocatalytic activity and the smaller crystal size of F-/ SiO2/ TiO2 are related to the incorporation of F-.
A 3D TiO 2 -based aerogel is prepared that improves the mass-transfer efficiency of the gas–solid reaction for the high-efficiency degradation of toluene gas.
Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in women worldwide. Through the regulation of many coding and non-coding target genes, oestrogen (E2 or 17β-oestradiol) and its nuclear receptor ERα play important roles in breast cancer development and progression. Despite the astounding advances in our understanding of oestrogen-regulated coding genes over the past decades, our knowledge on oestrogen-regulated non-coding targets has just begun to expand. Here we leverage epigenomic approaches to systematically analyse oestrogen-regulated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Similar to the coding targets of ERα, the transcription of oestrogen-regulated lncRNAs correlates with the activation status of ERα enhancers, measured by eRNA production, chromatin accessibility, and the occupancy of the enhancer regulatory components including P300, MED1, and ARID1B. Our 3D chromatin architecture analyses suggest that lncRNAs and their neighbouring E2-resonsive coding genes, exemplified by LINC00160 and RUNX1, might be regulated as a 3D structural unit resulted from enhancer-promoter interactions. Finally, we evaluated the expression levels of LINC00160 and RUNX1 in various types of breast cancer and found that their expression positively correlated with the survival rate in ER+ breast cancer patients, implying that the oestrogen-regulated LINC00160 and its neighbouring RUNX1 might represent potential biomarkers for ER+ breast cancers.