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SnO2 , storing Li through conversion and alloying reactions, has been regarded as one of the most typical anode materials and has been widely studied for both mechanism exploring and performance tuning. However, the structure of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formed on the SnO2 electrode and its evolution process are rarely focused and still poorly understood. Herein, time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry is used to observe the bilayer hybrid structure of SEI formed on a SnO2 film. Multiscale observations reveal the SEI accumulation after alloying reactions and distinct dissolving of the organic layer at potentials above de-conversion reactions, which results in the inorganic layer being directly exposed to the electrolyte and thus becoming thick and inhomogeneous. The broken and thick SEI causes rapid capacity decay and low Coulombic efficiencies (CEs) of 97.5%. Accordingly, it is demonstrated that, as the SnO2 is precoated with LiF or Li2 CO3 , a robust and thin SEI layer is induced to form and is stabilized in the continuous cycles, resulting in enhanced cycling stability and promoted CEs to 99.5%. This work adds new insights to the SEI evolution mechanisms on SnO2 -based anodes and suggests an effective strategy to create high performance metal oxide anode for Li-ion batteries.Multicomponent oxide systems are one of the essential building blocks in a broad range of electronic devices. However, due to the complex physical correlation between the cation components and their relations with the system, finding an optimal combination for desired physical and/or chemical properties requires an exhaustive experimental procedure. Here, a machine learning (ML)-based synthetic approach is proposed to explore the optimal combination conditions in a ternary cationic compound indium-zinc-tin oxide (IZTO) semiconductor exhibiting high carrier mobility. In particular, by using support vector regression algorithm with radial basis function kernel, highly accurate mobility prediction can be achieved for multicomponent IZTO semiconductor with a sufficiently small number of train datasets (15-20 data points). With a synergetic combination of solution-based synthetic route for IZTO fabrication enabling a facile control of the composition ratio and tailored ML process for multicomponent system, the prediction of high-performance IZTO thin-film transistors is possible with expected field-effect mobility as high as 13.06 cm2 V-1 s-1 at the InZnSn ratio of 632710. The ML prediction is successfully translated into the empirical analysis with high accuracy, validating the protocol is reliable and a promising approach to accelerate the optimization process for multicomponent oxide systems.In the frontier resistive micro-nano gas sensors, the change rate reliability between the measured quantity and output signals has long been puzzled by the ineluctable device-to-device and run-to-run disparities. Here, a neotype sensing data interpretation method to circumvent these signal inconsistencies is reported. The method is based on discovery of a strong linear relation between the initial resistance in air (Ra ) and the absolute change in resistance after exposure to target gas (Ra -Rg ). Metal oxide gas sensors based on a micro-hot-plate are employed as the model system. The study finds that such correlation has a wide universality, even for devices incorporated with different sensing materials or under different gas atmosphere. Furthermore, this rule can also be extensible to graphene-based interdigital microelectrode. In situ probe scanning analyses illuminate that the linear dependence is closely related to work function matching level between metal electrode and sensitive layer. The Schottky barrier at metal-semiconductor junctions is the prominent parameter, whose height (ϕB ) can fundamentally impact material/electrode contact resistance, thereby further affecting the realistic nature expression of sensing materials. Using this correlation, a calibration procedure is proposed and embed in a fully integrated pocket-size sensor prototype, whose response outcomes demonstrated high credibility as compared to commercial apparatus.Determining the 3D atomic structure of nanoparticles (NPs) is critical to understand their structure-dependent properties. It is hereby important to perform such analyses under conditions relevant for the envisioned application. Here, the 3D structure of supported Au NPs at high temperature, which is of importance to understand their behavior during catalytic reactions, is investigated. To overcome limitations related to conventional high-resolution electron tomography at high temperature, 3D characterization of NPs with atomic resolution has been performed by applying atom-counting using atomic resolution annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (ADF STEM) images followed by structural relaxation. However, at high temperatures, thermal displacements, which affect the ADF STEM intensities, should be taken into account. TGFbeta inhibitor Moreover, it is very likely that the structure of an NP investigated at elevated temperature deviates from a ground state configuration, which is difficult to determine using purely computational energy minimization approaches. In this paper, an optimized approach is therefore proposed using an iterative local minima search algorithm followed by molecular dynamics structural relaxation of candidate structures associated with each local minimum. In this manner, it becomes possible to investigate the 3D atomic structure of supported NPs, which may deviate from their ground state configuration.Electrochemical nanosensors by integrating functional nucleic acids and nanomaterials hold a great promise in the fast detection of biomarkers, yet the current systems possess limitations on the accessibility of target-probe and probe-electrode interactions and the repeatability of detection. Herein, a host-guest assembly strategy is developed to build redox nanosensors for an immobilization-free and ratiometric electrochemical detection system. Specifically, electroactive molecule (Em ) guests are loaded in porous hosts of polydopamine nanoparticles (MPDA) to act as dual-signal redox reporters. Hybrid DNA probes of G-quadruplex and a single-stranded anchor DNA are installed as gatekeepers for sealing the mesopores. Thereby, miRNA triggered Em release by strand displacement reactions and the homogeneous transportation of the hosts/guests to the electrode facilitate the generation of reference signal/response signal at different potentials. Concomitantly applied NIR irradiation boosts the electron transfer from MPDA to the electrode and results in a tenfold increase in the reference signal. Finally, the sensing system through the differential pulse voltammetry method achieves a highly repeatable detection (relative standard deviation 3.8%) of miRNA with a lower detection limit (362 × 10-15 m). This attractive system paves the way for rational designs of advanced electrochemical biosensors and smart diagnosis.The advancement of potassium ion batteries (PIBs) stimulated by the dearth of lithium resources is accelerating. Major progresses on the electrochemical properties are based on the optimization of electrode materials, electrolytes, and other components. More significantly, the prerequisites for optimizing these key compositions are in-depth and comprehensive exploration of electrochemical reaction processes, including the evolution of morphology and structure, phase transition, interface behaviors, and K+ movement, etc. As a result, the obtained K+ storage mechanism via analyzing aforementioned reaction processes sheds light on furthering practical application of PIBs. Typical electrochemical analysis methods are capable of obtaining physical and chemical characteristics. The advent of in situ electrochemical measurements enables dynamic observation and monitoring, thereby gaining extensive insights into the intricate mechanism of capacity degradation and interface kinetics. By coupling with these powerful electrochemical characterization techniques, inspiring works in PIBs will burgeon into wide realms of energy storage fields. In this review, some typical electroanalytical tests and in situ hyphenated measurements are described with the main concentration on how these techniques play a role in investigating the potassium storage mechanism for PIBs and achieving encouraging results.The use of a conducting interlayer between separator and cathode is one of the most promising methods to trap lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) for enhancing the performance of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Red phosphorus nanoparticles (RPEN )-coated carbon nanotube (CNT) film (RPEN @CF) is reported herein as a novel interlayer for Li-S batteries, which shows strong chemisorption of LiPSs, good flexibility, and excellent electric conductivity. A pulsed laser ablation method is engaged for the ultrafast production of RPEN of uniform morphology, which are deposited on the CNT film by a direct spinning method. The RPEN @CF interlayer provides pathways for effective Li+ and electron transfer and strong chemical interaction with LiPSs. The S/RPEN @CF electrode shows a superior specific capacity of 782.3 mAh g-1 (3 C-rate) and good cycling performances (769.5 mAh g-1 after 500 cycles at 1 C-rate). Density functional theory calculations reveal that the morphology and dispersibility of RPEN are crucial in enhancing Li+ and electron transfer kinetics and effective trap of LiPSs. This work demonstrates the possibility of using the RPEN @CF interlayer for the enhanced electrochemical performances of Li-S batteries and other flexible energy storage devices.Mapping the biochemical composition of eukaryotic cells without the use of exogenous labels is a long-sought objective in cell biology. Recently, it has been shown that composition maps on dry single bacterial cells with nanoscale spatial resolution can be inferred from quantitative nanoscale dielectric constant maps obtained with the scanning dielectric microscope. Here, it is shown that this approach can also be applied to the much more challenging case of fixed and dry eukaryotic cells, which are highly heterogeneous and show micrometric topographic variations. More importantly, it is demonstrated that the main bottleneck of the technique (the long computation times required to extract the nanoscale dielectric constant maps) can be shortcut by using supervised neural networks, decreasing them from weeks to seconds in a wokstation computer. This easy-to-use data-driven approach opens the door for in situ and on-the-fly label free nanoscale composition mapping of eukaryotic cells with scanning dielectric microscopy.Aqueous sodium-zinc hybrid ion batteries are attracting extensive attention due to high energy density, low cost, and environmental friendliness. Unfortunately, there are still some drawbacks associated with the low voltage and cycle performance degradation that limit their practical application. Here, a concentrated aqueous electrolyte with solvation-modulated Zn2+ is reported that reduces the hydrogen evolution reaction on the surface of Zn metal, avoiding the generation of ZnO and uneven deposition. Accordingly, the Zn anode exhibits 1600 h Zn plating/stripping and ≈99.96% Coulombic efficiency after 700 cycles. In addition, solvation-modulated Na+ promotes the excellent structural stability of zinc hexacyanoferrate (ZnHCF) due to the rhombohedral-rhombohedral rather than rhombohedral-cubic phase transition. A ZnHCF//Zn full cell delivers an average voltage of 1.76 V and 98% capacity retention after 2000 cycles at 5 C rates.
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