Halbach array assisted assembly of orderly aligned nickel nanowire networks as transparent conductive films.

The aspect ratio and arrangement of nanowires play an important role in achieving excellent optoelectronic performance for metal nanowire-based transparent conductive films (TCFs). However, limited to the technology and material properties, studies are always focused on only one of the issues. Here, a novel strategy for manipulating the relative aspect ratio and arrangement of nickel nanowires (NiNWs) at nanoscale by Halbach array assisted assembly technology is introduced.

Etching Anode Foil with Branch Tunnels for Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors.

Al foil for high-voltage aluminum electrolytic capacitor was first D.C. etched in HCl-H₂SO₄ mixed acidic solution to form main tunnels and then D.

Nitrogen self-doped porous carbon with layered structure derived from porcine bladders for high-performance supercapacitors.

Nitrogen-doped layered porous carbon has been successfully fabricated from the biomass of porcine bladders via carbonization and KOH activation. The effects of KOH dosage on the structure, composition and capacitive property of carbon were investigated by a variety of means (SEM, HRTEM, XRD, Raman, XPS, BET and electrochemical test). Owing to the unique layered structure and rich heteroatom content of porcine bladders, the sample obtained at a KOH/carbon mass ratio of 2 were endowed with appropriate pore structure, large specific surface area (1881.

Fabrication of honeycomb-patterned porous films from PS-b-PNIPAM amphiphilic diblock copolymers synthesized via RITP.

Poly(styrene)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PS-b-PNIPAM) amphiphilic diblock copolymers were synthesized via reverse iodine transfer polymerization (RITP) firstly. And then the honeycomb structured porous films were fabricated by drop the amphiphilic diblock copolymer solutions on glass substrates. The porous films were characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), respectively.