Electrochemical Performance and Microstructure Evolution of a Quasi-Solid-State Lithium Battery Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering.

Solid-state lithium batteries are promising next-generation energy storage systems for electric vehicles due to their high energy density and high safety and require achieving and maintaining intimate solid-solid interfaces for lithium-ion and electron transport. However, the solid-solid interfaces may evolve over cycling, disrupting the ion and electron diffusion pathways and leading to rapid performance degradation. The development of solid-state lithium batteries has been hindered by the lack of fundamental understanding of the interfacial microstructure change over cycling and its relation to electrochemical properties.

Molecular-layer-deposited tincone: a new hybrid organic-inorganic anode material for three-dimensional microbatteries.

A new hybrid organic-inorganic film, tincone, was developed by using molecular layer deposition (MLD), and exhibited high electrochemical activity toward Li storage. The self-limiting growth behavior, high uniformity on various substrates and good Li-storage performance make tincone a very promising new anode material for 3D microbatteries.

Variable-Energy Hard X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy: A Nondestructive Tool to Analyze the Cathode-Solid-State Electrolyte Interface.

All-solid-state batteries are expected to be promising next-generation energy storage systems with increased energy density compared to the state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries. Nonetheless, the electrochemical performances of the all-solid-state batteries are currently limited by the high interfacial resistance between active electrode materials and solid-state electrolytes. In particular, elemental interdiffusion and the formation of interlayers with low ionic conductivity are known to restrict the battery performance.

Insight into the Microstructure and Ionic Conductivity of Cold Sintered NASICON Solid Electrolyte for Solid-State Batteries.

LiAlTi(PO) (LATP) is a popular solid electrolyte used in solid-state lithium batteries due to its high ionic conductivity. Traditionally, the densification of LATP is achieved by a high-temperature sintering process (about 1000 °C). Herein, we report the compaction of LATP by a newly developed cold sintering process and post-annealing.

Stabilizing the Interface of NASICON Solid Electrolyte against Li Metal with Atomic Layer Deposition.

Solid-state batteries have been considered as one of the most promising next-generation energy storage systems because of their high safety and energy density. Solid-state electrolytes are the key component of the solid-state battery, which exhibit high ionic conductivity, good chemical stability, and wide electrochemical windows. LATP [LiAlTi (PO)] solid electrolyte has been widely investigated for its high ionic conductivity.

Effectively control negative thermal expansion of single-phase ferroelectrics of PbTiO3-(Bi,La)FeO3 over a giant range.

Control of negative thermal expansion is a fundamentally interesting topic in the negative thermal expansion materials in order for the future applications. However, it is a challenge to control the negative thermal expansion in individual pure materials over a large scale. Here, we report an effective way to control the coefficient of thermal expansion from a giant negative to a near zero thermal expansion by means of adjusting the spontaneous volume ferroelectrostriction (SVFS) in the system of PbTiO3-(Bi,La)FeO3 ferroelectrics.

[Relationship between the microstructure and nanohardness of dentin and enamel of human teeth].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the nanohardness and microstructure of the dentin and enamel of human teeth.

Methods: Nano indentation was used to determine the nanohardness of enamel and dentin; TEM and IR were utilized to observe the microstructure and crystalline characteristic.

Results: The mean nanohardness of the enamel [(4.

CPOE/EHR-driven healthcare workflow generation and scheduling.

Automated healthcare workflow generation and scheduling is an approach to ensure the use of the evidence-based protocols. Generating efficient and practical workflows is challenging due to the dynamic nature of healthcare practice and operations. We propose to use Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) components to generate workflows (consisting of scheduled work items) to aid healthcare (nursing) operations.