A Comparatively Low Cost, Easy-To-Fabricate, and Environmentally Friendly PVDF/Garnet Composite Solid Electrolyte for Use in Lithium Metal Cells Paired with Lithium Iron Phosphate and Silicon.

Solid electrolytes may be the answer to overcome many obstacles in developing the next generation of renewable batteries. A novel composite solid electrolyte (CSE) composed of a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) base with an active nanofiber filler of aluminum-doped garnet Li ceramic, Li salt lithium -(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI), Li fluoride (LiF) stabilizing additive, and plasticizer sulfolane was fabricated. In a Li|CSE|LFP cell with this CSE, a high capacity of 168 mAh g with a retention of 98% after 200 cycles was obtained, representing the best performance to date of a solid electrolyte with a PVDF base and a garnet inorganic filler.

Flexible Centrifugally Spun N, S-Doped SnS-Including Porous Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes for Na-Ion Batteries.

Carbon nanofibers are promising for various applications such as energy storage, sensors, and biomedical applications; however, the brittle structure of nanofibers limits the usage of carbon nanofibers. For the first time, a facile and effective strategy is reported to fabricate flexible carbon nanofibers via a fast and safe nanofiber fabrication technique, centrifugal spinning, followed by heat treatment. Moreover, sulfidization was employed to fabricate high-performance flexible N, S-doped SnS-including porous carbon nanofiber electrodes for sodium ion batteries via centrifugal spinning.

Innovative tarantula hair-inspired washing machine filters for enhanced microfiber capture.

Aquatic environments are being polluted by microplastics primarily originating from the washing of synthetic textiles. Microfibers (MF), which are microplastics in synthetic fibers, are consistently introduced into the environment with each domestic laundry cycle. To address this issue, we developed a specialized MF capture "barbed filter" (BF) by transforming PET monofilaments of different diameters (0.

Special Issue "Fabrication and Characterization of Nanostructured Carbon Electrodes".

The nanostructured carbon materials are promising electrode materials and have been widely studied owing to their tailorable structures, which offer large active sites and reduce the path of transport for mass and charge and thus provide fast pathways for electrons in rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors [...

Centrifugally Spun Binder-Free N, S-Doped Ge@PCNF Anodes for Li-Ion and Na-Ion Batteries.

Germanium has a high theoretical capacity as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries. However, germanium suffers from large capacity losses during cycling because of the large volume change and loss of electronic conductivity. A facile way to prepare germanium anodes is critically needed for next-generation electrode materials.

N-Doped carbon nanoparticles on highly porous carbon nanofiber electrodes for sodium ion batteries.

Nitrogen doped carbon nanoparticles on highly porous carbon nanofiber electrodes were successfully synthesized combining centrifugal spinning, chemical polymerization of pyrrole and a two-step heat treatment. Nanoparticle-on-nanofiber morphology with highly porous carbon nanotube like channels were observed from SEM and TEM images. Nitrogen doped carbon nanoparticles on highly porous carbon nanofiber (N-PCNF) electrodes exhibited excellent cycling and C-rate performance with a high reversible capacity of around 280 mA h g in sodium ion batteries.

Flexible MoS Anchored on Ge-Containing Carbon Nanofibers.

Germanium is a promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) because of its high theoretical specific capacity, high ion diffusivity, and rate capability. However, large volume changes and pulverization deteriorate the cycling performance. In this study, flexible electrospun germanium/carbon nanofibers (Ge/CNFs) were prepared via electrospinning followed by heat treatment.

Centrifugally Spun PVA/PVP Based B, N, F Doped Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes for Sodium Ion Batteries.

Owing to their high electrical conductivity, high surface area, low density, high thermal stability, and chemical stability, carbon nanofibers have been used in many fields, including energy storage, electromagnetic shielding, filtering, composites, sensors, and tissue engineering. Considering the environmental impact of petroleum-based polymers, it is vital to fabricate carbon nanofibers from environmentally-friendly materials using fast and safe techniques. PVA/PVP nanofibers were fabricated via centrifugal spinning and the effects of variations in the PVP content on the morphology and thermal properties of PVA/PVP-blend nanofibers were studied using SEM and DSC analyses.

MoS-Decorated Graphene@porous Carbon Nanofiber Anodes via Centrifugal Spinning.

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries as green energy storage devices because of their similar working principles and the abundance of low-cost sodium resources. Nanostructured carbon materials are attracting great interest as high-performance anodes for SIBs. Herein, a simple and fast technique to prepare carbon nanofibers (CNFs) is presented, and the effects of carbonization conditions on the morphology and electrochemical properties of CNF anodes in Li- and Na-ion batteries are investigated.

Exploring the Diverse Morphology of Porous Poly(Lactic Acid) Fibers for Developing Long-Term Controlled Antibiotic Delivery Systems.

In this study, we aimed to explore the morphologies of porous poly(lactic acid) (PLA) fibers through liquid−liquid phase separation, and investigate the relationship among pore formation, physical properties, and antibacterial activities of the fibers for identifying their potential as drug delivery carriers. Antibacterial activities of gentamicin-, kanamycin-, and amikacin-loaded PLA fibers against E. coli and S.

Recent Developments of Tin (II) Sulfide/Carbon Composites for Achieving High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries: A Critical Review.

The ever-increasing worldwide energy demand and the limited resources of fossil have forced the urgent adoption of renewable energy sources. Additionally, concerns over CO emissions and potential increases in fuel prices have boosted technical efforts to make hybrid and electric vehicles more accessible to the public. Rechargeable batteries are undoubtedly a key player in this regard, especially lithium ion batteries (LIBs), which have high power capacity, a fast charge/discharge rate, and good cycle stability, while their further energy density improvement has been severely limited, because of the relatively low theoretical capacity of the graphite anode material which is mostly used.

The Bacterial Control of Poly (Lactic Acid) Nanofibers Loaded with Plant-Derived Monoterpenoids via Emulsion Electrospinning.

Plant-derived monoterpenoids have been shown to possess various biological effects, providing a scientific basis for their potential usage as antibacterial agents. Therefore, considering problems surrounding bacteria's antibacterial resistance, the utilization of natural antimicrobial compounds such as monoterpenoids in different industries has gained much attention. The aim of this study was to fabricate and characterize various concentrations of plant-derived monoterpenoids, geraniol (G) and carvacrol (C), loaded into poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanofibers via emulsion electrospinning.

High-performance nanostructured bio-based carbon electrodes for energy storage applications.

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon precursor is a well-established and researched material for electrodes in energy storage applications due to its good physical properties and excellent electrochemical performance. However, in the fight of preserving the environment and pioneering renewable energy sources, environmentally sustainable carbon precursors with superior electrochemical performance are needed. Therefore, bio-based materials are excellent candidates to replace PAN as a carbon precursor.

TiO-decorated porous carbon nanofiber interlayer for Li-S batteries.

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are the most promising energy storage systems owing to their high energy density. However, shuttling of polysulfides detracts the electrochemical performance of Li-S batteries and thus prevents the commercialization of Li-S batteries. Here, TiO@porous carbon nanofibers (TiO@PCNFs) are fabricated combining electrospinning and electrospraying techniques and the resultant TiO@PCNFs are evaluated for use as an interlayer in Li-S batteries.

Chamber-confined silicon-carbon nanofiber composites for prolonged cycling life of Li-ion batteries.

Silicon is a promising high capacity (4200 mA h g(-1)) anode material for lithium ion batteries but the significant volume change (over 300%) of silicon during lithiation/delithiation remains a challenge in terms of silicon pulverization and solid-electrolyte-interphase (SEI) accumulation in the silicon composite electrode. To alleviate the volumetric change of silicon, we built a flexible and self-supporting carbon-enhanced carbon nanofiber (CNF) structure with vacant chamber to encapsulate Si nanoparticles (vacant Si@CNF@C). This composite was tested directly without any polymer and current collector.