More and more basic practical application scenarios have been gradually ignored/disregarded, in fundamental research on rechargeable batteries, e.g. assessing cycle life under various depths-of-discharge (DODs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtending the depth-of-charge (DoC) of the layered oxide cathode presents an essential route to improve the competitiveness of the Na-ion battery versus the commercialized LiFePO-based Li-ion battery (0.8 CNY/Wh). However, the DoC-dependent boundary between detrimental/irreversible structural distortion and neutral/reversible structure interconversion cannot be clearly distinguished, which is attributed to the ambiguous recognition of correlation among the complex phase transition, local covalent environment evolution, and charge compensation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The study aimed to evaluate the improvements in pulmonary ventilation following a sitting position in ventilated ARDS patients using electrical impedance tomography.
Methodology: A total of 17 patients with ARDS under mechanical ventilation participated in this study, including 8 with moderate ARDS and 9 with severe ARDS. Each patient was initially placed in the supine position (S1), transitioned to sitting position (SP) for 30 min, and then returned to the supine position (S2).
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a nutritional stage-based care intervention in improving outcomes for elderly patients with severe pneumonia.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of clinical data was conducted on 203 elderly patients with severe pneumonia admitted to our hospital from January 2022 to January 2023. All patients met the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Understanding the interfacial hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is crucial to regulate the electrochemical behavior in aqueous zinc batteries. However, the mechanism of HER related to solvation chemistry remains elusive, especially the time-dependent dynamic evolution of the hydrogen bond (H-bond) under an electric field. Herein, we combine in situ spectroscopy with molecular dynamics simulation to unravel the dynamic evolution of the interfacial solvation structure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeveloping sacrificial cathode prelithiation technology to compensate for active lithium loss is vital for improving the energy density of lithium-ion battery full-cells. LiCO owns high theoretical specific capacity, superior air stability, but poor conductivity as an insulator, acting as a promising but challenging prelithiation agent candidate. Herein, extracting a trace amount of Co from LiCoO (LCO), a lattice engineering is developed through substituting Li sites with Co and inducing Li defects to obtain a composite structure consisting of (LiCo▫)CO and ball milled LiCoO (Co-LiCO@LCO).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe initial Na loss limits the theoretical specific capacity of cathodes in Na-ion full cell applications, especially for Na-deficient P2-type cathodes. In this study, we propose a presodiation strategy for cathodes to compensate for the initial Na loss in Na-ion full cells, resulting in a higher specific capacity and a higher energy density. By employing an electrochemical presodiation approach, we inject 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCathode electrolyte interphase (CEI) layers derived from electrolyte oxidative decomposition can passivate the cathode surface and prevent its direct contact with electrolyte. The inorganics-dominated inner solid electrolyte layer (SEL) and organics-rich outer quasi-solid-electrolyte layer (qSEL) constitute the CEI layer, and both merge at the junction without a clear boundary, which assures the CEI layer with both ionic-conducting and electron-blocking properties. However, the typical "wash-then-test" pattern of characterizations aiming at the microstructure of CEI layers would dissolve the qSEL and even destroy the SEL, leading to an overanalysis of electrolyte decomposition pathway and misassignment of CEI architecture (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAngew Chem Int Ed Engl
July 2023
Element doping/substitution has been recognized as an effective strategy to enhance the structural stability of layered cathodes. However, abundant substitution studies not only lack a clear identification of the substitution sites in the material lattice, but the rigid interpretation of the transition metal (TM)-O covalent theory is also not sufficiently convincing, resulting in the doping/substitution proposals being dragged into design blindness. In this work, taking LiNiMnO as a prototype, the intense correlation between the "disordered degree" (Li/Ni mixing) and interface-structure stability (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnode-free lithium metal batteries (AF-LMBs) can deliver the maximum energy density. However, achieving AF-LMBs with a long lifespan remains challenging because of the poor reversibility of Li plating/stripping on the anode. Here, coupled with a fluorine-containing electrolyte, we introduce a cathode pre-lithiation strategy to extend the lifespan of AF-LMBs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF