phase transition

摘要： The vast majority of high-performance perovskite solar cells(PSCs) are based on a formamidinium lead iodide(FAPbI_(3))-dominant composition. Nevertheless, the FA-based perovskite films suffer from undesirable phase transition and defects-induced non-ideal interfacial recombination, which significantly induces energy loss and hinders the improvement of device performance. Herein, we employed 4-fluorophenylmethylammonium iodide(F-PMAI) to modulate surface structure and energy level alignment of the FA-based perovskite films. The superior optoelectronic films were obtained with reduced trap density, pure α-phase FAPbI_(3) and favorable energy band bending. The lifetime of photogenerated charge carriers increased from 489.3 ns to 1010.6 ns, and a more “p-type” perovskite film was obtained by the post-treatment with F-PMAI. Following this strategy, we demonstrated an improved power conversion efficiency of 22.59% for the FA-based PSCs with an open-circuit voltage loss of 399 m V.

摘要： Molybdenum carbide(MoxC)with variable phase structure possesses flexible hydrogen-binding energy(HBE),which is a promising hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)catalyst.Herein,a hybrid multiphase MoxC freestanding film coupled with Co3Mo(CM/MoxC@NC)is synthesized through the electrospinning method supplemented by the heteroatom incorporation.CM/MoxC@NC surpasses its pure phase counterparts and exhibits remarkable catalytic activity at 114mV to deliver a current density of 10mA cm^(−2) in acid,which is among the first-rate level performance reported for MoxC-based catalysts.The subsequent ex situ and in situ characterizations reveal a phase transition mechanism based on self-catalysis that CoOx depletes the coordinated C ofα-MoC via the interaction,which realizes the assembly of weak HBEα-MoC and strong HBEβ-Mo2C,and the enhanced utilization of active materials as well.The multiple structures with optimal HBE are in favor of the stepwise reactions of HER,as the study of the correlation between HBE and phase structure revealed.This study discloses the underlying phase transition mechanism and highlights the HBE–structure relationship that should be considered for catalyst design.

摘要： Sodium-ion batteries(SIBs),which are an alternative to lithium-ion batteries(LIBs),have attracted increasing attention due to their low cost of Na resources and similar Na storage mechanism to LIBs.Compared with anode materials and electrolytes,the development of cathode materials lags behind.Therefore,the key to improving the specific energy and promoting the application of SIBs is to develop high-performance sodium intercalation cathode materials.Transition-metal oxides are one of the most promising cathode materials for SIBs owing to their excellent energy density,high specific discharge capacity,and environmentally friendly nature.In the present work,the latest progress in the research of transition-metal oxides is summarized.Moreover,the existing challenges are discussed,and a series of strategies are proposed to overcome these drawbacks.This review aims at providing guidance for the development of metal oxides in the next stage.

摘要： Metal oxide semiconductors(MOSs) are attractive candidates as functional parts and connections in nanodevices.Upon spatial dimensionality reduction, the ubiquitous strain encountered in physical reality may result in structural instability and thus degrade the performance of MOS. Hence, the basic insight into the structural evolutions of low-dimensional MOS is a prerequisite for extensive applications, which unfortunately remains largely unexplored. Herein, we review the recent progress regarding the mechanical deformation mechanisms in MOSs, such as CuO and ZnO nanowires(NWs). We report the phase transformation of CuO NWs resulting from oxygen vacancy migration under compressive stress and the tensile strain-induced phase transition in ZnO NWs. Moreover, the influence of electron beam irradiation on interpreting the mechanical behaviors is discussed.

摘要： Aiming to evaluate the reliability of phase-transition degrading systems,a generalized stochastic degradation model with phase transition is constructed,and the corresponding analytical reliability function is formulated under the concept of the first hitting time.The phase-varying stochastic property and the phase-varying nonlinearity are considered simultaneously in the proposed model.To capture the phase-varying stochastic pro-perty,a Wiener process is adopted to model the non-monotonous degradation phase,while a Gamma process is utilized to model the monotonous one.In addition,the phase-varying non-linearity is captured by different transformed time scale functions.To facilitate the practical application of the proposed model,identification of phase model type and estimation of model parameters are discussed,and the initial guesses for parameters optimization are also given.Based on the constructed model,two simulation studies are carried out to verify the analytical reliability function and analyze the influence of model misspecification.Finally,a practical case study is conducted for illustration.

摘要： P2-type sodium layered oxide cathode (Na_(2/3)Ni_(1/3)Mn_(2/3)O_(2)P2-NNMO) has attracted great attention as a promising cathode material for sodium ion batteries because of its high specific capacity. However, this material suffers from a rapid capacity fade during high-voltage cycling. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the capacity fade, including intragranular fracture caused by the P2-O2 phase transion, surface structural change, and irreversible lattice oxygen release. Here we systematically investigated the morphological, structural, and chemical changes of P2-NNMO during high-voltage cycling using a variety of characterization techniques. It was found that the lattice distortion and crystal-plane buckling induced by the P2-O2 phase transition slowed down the Na-ion transport in the bulk and hindered the extraction of the Na ions. The sluggish kinetics was the main reason in reducing the accessible capacity while other interfacial degradation mechanisms played minor roles. Our results not only enabled a more complete understanding of the capacity-fading mechanism of P2-NNMO but also revealed the underlying correlations between lattice doping and the moderately improved cycle performance.

摘要： The commercialization of nickel-rich LiNi_(0.8)Mn_(0.1)Co_(0.1)O_(2)(NMC811) has been hindered by its continuous loss of practical capacity and reduction in average working voltage.To address these issues,surface modification has been well-recognized as an effective strategy.Different from the coatings reported in literature to date,in this work,we for the first time report a sulfide coating,amorphous Li_(2)S via atomic layer deposition (ALD).Our study revealed that the conformal nano-Li_(2)S coating shows exceptional protection over the NMC811 cathodes,accounting for the dramatically boosted capacity retention from~11.6%to~71%and the evidently mitigated voltage reduction from 0.39 to 0.18 V after 500 charge–discharge cycles.In addition,the Li_(2)S coating remarkably improved the rate capability of the NMC811 cathode.Our investigation further revealed that all these beneficial effects of the ALD-deposited nano-Li_(2)S coating lie in the following aspects:(i) maintain the mechanical integrity of the NMC811 electrode:(ii) stabilize the NMC electrode/electrolyte interface:and (iii) suppress the irreversible phase transition of NMC structure.Particularly,this study also has revealed that the nano-Li_(2)S coating has played some unique role not associated with traditional non-sulfide coatings such as oxides.In this regard,we disclosed that the Li_(2)S layer has reacted with the released O_(2) from the NMC lattices,and thereby has dramatically mitigated electrolyte oxidation and electrode corrosion.Thus,this study is significant and has demonstrated that sulfides may be an important class of coating materials to tackle the issues of NMCs and other layered cathodes in lithium batteries.

摘要： Iron-and manganese-based layered metal oxides,as cathodes for sodium ion batteries,have received widespread attention because of the low cost and high specific capacity.However,the Jahn-teller effect of Mn^(3+)ions and the resulted unstable structure usually lead to continuously capacity decay.Herein,Titanium(Ti)has been successfully doped into Na_(2/3)Fe_(2/3)Mn_(2/3)O_(2)to suppress the Jahn-Teller distortion and improve both cycling and rate performance of sodium ion batteries.In situ high-energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction study shows that Ti-doped compound(Na_(2/3)Fe_(1/3)Mn_(0.57)Ti_(0.1)O_(2))can maintain the single P2 phase without any phase transition during the whole charging/discharging process.Various electrochemical characterizations are also applied to explore the better kinetics of sodium ions transfer in the Na_(2/3)Fe_(1/3)Mn_(0.5)7 Ti_(0.1)O_(2).This work provides a comprehensive insight into the Ti-doping effects on the performance from both structural and electro kinetic perspectives.

摘要： Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are promising contenders for large-scale energy storage with the merits of their low cost,high safety,environmental friendliness,and competitive gravimetric energy density.Nevertheless,suitable cathode materials with long cycle life and adequate capacity are still rare.Herein,we report a nanoflower vanadium tetrasulfide/carbon nanotubes (VS_(4)/CNTs) cathode with high Znstorage performance.We propose a phase transition reaction mechanism from VS_(4)to zinc pyrovanadate in the initial cycles and a reversible intercalation mechanism for Zn^(2+) in zinc pyrovanadate during subsequent cycles.As a result,the cathode delivers a high discharge capacity of 265 mAh g^(-1)at 0.25 A g^(-1)and 182 m Ah g^(-1)at 7 A g^(-1).In addition,the cathode exhibits a long-term cyclability with 93%capacity retention over 1200 cycles at 5 A g^(-1).VS_(4)/CNTs with superior electrochemical performance is a hopeful cathode material in AZIBs.

摘要： The present work aims to study the possible states of matter and the location of phase boundaries between hadronic gas and the quark-gluon plasma QGP. The boundary at the hadron freeze-out is also considered. Proton-proton collisions at a wide range of center of mass energies are used to examine the phase transition (entropy-temperature) diagram. Local thermodynamic equilibrium is assumed at different intervals of rapidity space. The entropy of the system is expressed in terms of the multiplicity of hadron production in each interval. However, the local temperature is estimated using the average transverse momentum. The values of the critical temperatures are found at the boundaries of the phases with a quite clear description of the states.