Publications by authors named "Ziming Ding"

The widespread use of atrazine in agriculture threatens soil health and the safety of agricultural products. In this study, the removal and mechanism of green manure plants (GMPs) hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth, VV) and ryegrass (Lolium perenne L., LP) to atrazine were investigated.

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Rapid development of the livestock and poultry industry has greatly promoted the rural economic prosperity of China. However, the problems resulting from the livestock manure, such as large emissions, low utilization rate, and environmental pollution are also becoming increasingly serious. Based on the current situation of livestock manure discharge in China, the typical contaminants in livestock manure and their pollution characteristics in soil, water, and air were systematically analyzed in this study.

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High entropy oxides (HEOs) with chemically disordered multi-cation structure attract intensive interest as negative electrode materials for battery applications. The outstanding electrochemical performance has been attributed to the high-entropy stabilization and the so-called 'cocktail effect'. However, the configurational entropy of the HEO, which is thermodynamically only metastable at room-temperature, is insufficient to drive the structural reversibility during conversion-type battery reaction, and the 'cocktail effect' has not been explained thus far.

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  • Polyanion-type phosphate materials, like MgV(PO4)3, show promise as negative electrodes for Li/Na/K-ion batteries, particularly due to their fast charging/discharging capabilities and distinct redox peaks.
  • The synthesized MgV(PO4)3/carbon composite (MgVP/C) exhibits high thermal stability and functions as a pseudocapacitive negative electrode; reactions vary based on the type of ion inserted due to differing ion sizes.
  • While MgVP/C provides strong initial capacities in lithium-ion batteries, it faces challenges like low initial efficiency and rapid capacity decay, highlighting the need for more research on its performance with sodium and potassium ions.
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Performing reliable preparation of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) samples is the necessary basis for a meaningful investigation by ex situ and even more so by in situ TEM techniques, but it is challenging using materials that are sensitive to electron beam irradiation. Focused ion beam is currently the most commonly employed technique for a targeted preparation, but the structural modifications induced during focused ion beam preparation are not fully understood for a number of materials. Here, we have investigated the impact of both the electron and the Ga+ ion beam on insulating solid-state electrolytes (lithium phosphorus oxynitride, Na-β"-alumina solid electrolyte and Na3.

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  • Multivalent batteries, particularly using polytriphenylamine (PTPAn) composites, show great potential for sustainable energy storage through efficient anion storage.
  • The PTPAn cathode displays impressive performance in magnesium and calcium systems, achieving high cell voltages over 3 V, with significant power and energy densities.
  • With the addition of a calcium-tin (Ca-Sn) alloy anode, these batteries can last for 3000 cycles while maintaining 60% capacity retention, indicating a promising future for divalent ion batteries.
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