Solvent-assisted strongly enhanced light-emitting electrochemiluminescent devices for lighting applications.

Rubrene-based electrochemiluminescence (r-ECL) cells with two different solvent systems is prepared, one in a co-solvent system with a mixture of 1,2-dichlorobenzene and propylene carbonate (DCB : PC, v/v 3 : 1) and another in a single solvent system of tetrahydrofuran (THF), as the medium to form a liquid-electrolyte (L-El). By simply changing the solvent systems, from the co-solvent DCB : PC (v/v 3 : 1) to the single solvent THF, with the same amount of electrochemiluminescent rubrene (5 mM) and Li-based salt, a dramatically enhanced brightness of over 30 cd m is observed for the r-ECL cell in L-El which is approximately 7-times higher than the brightness of 5 cd m observed for the r-ECL in L-El.

Facile in Situ Synthesis of Multiple-Heteroatom-Doped Carbons Derived from Polyimide Precursors for Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitors.

Efficient strategies to prepare carbon materials with improved electrochemical performance for supercapacitors have been in great demand. Herein, we develop multiple-heteroatom-doped carbons (from single- to triple-doped) by pyrolysis of polyimide precursors using a facile in situ approach. This approach can be used to tune heteroatom compositions by controlling the desired polyimide monomer functional groups as well as introducing external doping sources into the polyimide precursor solutions.

Influence of wetting on morphology and core content in electrospun core-sheath fibers.

Coaxial electrospinning allows easy and cost-effective realization of composite fibers at the nano- and microscales. Different multifunctional materials can be incorporated with distinct localization to specific regimes of the fiber cross section and extended internal interfaces. However, the final composite properties are affected by variations in internal structure, morphology, and material separation, and thus, nanoscale control is mandatory for high-performance application in devices.