Influence of Polypyrrole on Phosphorus- and TiO-Based Anode Nanomaterials for Li-Ion Batteries.

Phosphorus (P) and TiO have been extensively studied as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their high specific capacities. However, P is limited by low electrical conductivity and significant volume changes during charge and discharge cycles, while TiO is hindered by low electrical conductivity and slow Li-ion diffusion. To address these issues, we synthesized organic-inorganic hybrid anode materials of P-polypyrrole (PPy) and TiO-PPy, through in situ polymerization of pyrrole monomer in the presence of the nanoscale inorganic materials.

Highly Conductive and Long-Term Stable Phosphorene-Based Nanocomposite for Radio-Frequency Antenna Application.

In this study, an omnidirectional and high-performance free-standing monopole patch radio-frequency antenna was fabricated using a urea-functionalized phosphorene/TiO/polypyrrole (UTP) nanocomposite. The UTP nanocomposite antenna was fabricated via ball milling of urea-functionalized phosphorene, chemical oxidative polymerization of the UTP nanocomposite, and mechanical pelletizing of the composite. Based on experiments, the proposed UTP nanocomposite-based antenna exhibited long-term stability in terms of electrical conductivity.