Lithium metal attracts growing attention as an ideal anode candidate for next generation lithium battery systems owing to its high capacity,low density,and low working potential.However,the volume expansion of the bul...Lithium metal attracts growing attention as an ideal anode candidate for next generation lithium battery systems owing to its high capacity,low density,and low working potential.However,the volume expansion of the bulk and dendrite growth on the surface of lithium anode limits its practical application.Herein,we fabricate a composite lithium host featuring both multiple scaled structure and lithiophilic property to address obstacles at both aspects of bulk and surface simultaneously.In which,the multiple scaled structure provides void space to accommodate lithium volume change while zinc and cobalt oxides sites derived from Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks can react with lithium and form a stable solid electrolyte interphase,leading to a stable cycling of lithium symmetrical cell for more than 500 cycles with voltage hysteresis of only 88 mV at 2 mAcm^-2 and 5 mAh cm^-2.Moreover,full cells paired with LiFePO4 cathode can realize 500 cycles with 99.2%capacity retention,showing great potential for practical applications.The excellent electrochemical performance of the composite lithium anode proves the effectiveness of our anode design with multiple scaled structure and lithiophilic feature,which can be also expanded to other metal anodes for batteries.展开更多
Paper-based biosensors are widely employed in point-of-care testing(POCT)due to their convenience,portability,low cost,and ease of use.This study reports an integrated distance-based paper biosensor fabricated with a ...Paper-based biosensors are widely employed in point-of-care testing(POCT)due to their convenience,portability,low cost,and ease of use.This study reports an integrated distance-based paper biosensor fabricated with a mesoporous membrane coated with stimuli-responsive polymer.The detection ofα-amylase(AMY)using amylopectin-coated mesoporous membrane is demonstrated as an example.After introducing the AMY solution,it is observed that the aqueous solution flows along the paper strip due to AMY-catalyzed hydrolysis of amylopectin.The flow distance is proportional to the concentration of AMY with a detection limit as low as 4 mU/mL.In addition,the detection of AMY is demonstrated in human serum.Furthermore,the inhibitory effect of acarbose on AMY is evaluated.This reagent-free and disposable biosensor allows single-step rapid detection of the analyte.This approach is very promising for the development of user-friendly,equipment-free,and cost-effective biosensors with remarkable sensitivity and excellent selectivity for disease diagnosis and hypoglycemic drug screening.展开更多
All-solid-state Li metal battery has been regarded as a promising battery technology due to its high energy density based on the high capacity of lithium metal anode and high safety based on the all solid state electr...All-solid-state Li metal battery has been regarded as a promising battery technology due to its high energy density based on the high capacity of lithium metal anode and high safety based on the all solid state electrolyte without inflammable solvent.However,challenges still exist mainly in the poor contact and unstable interface between electrolyte and electrodes.Herein,we demonstrate an asymmetric design of the composite polymer electrolyte with two different layers to overcome the interface issues at both the cathode and the anode side simultaneously.At the cathode side,the polypropylene carbonate layer has enough viscosity and flexibility to reduce the inter-facial resistance,while at the Li anode side,the polyethylene oxide layer modified with hexagonal boron nitride has high mechanical strength to suppress the Li dendrite growth.Owing to the synergetic effect between different components,the asprepared double layer composite polymer electrolyte demonstrates a large electrochemical window of5.17 V,a high ionic conductivity of 6.1×10~(-4) S/cm,and a transfe rence number of 0.56,featuring excellent ion transport kinetics and good chemical stability.All-solid-state Li metal battery assembled with LiFePO_4 cathode and Li anode delivers a high capacity of 150.9 mAh/g at 25℃ and 0.1 C-rate,showing great potential for practical applications.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21771018,21875004)Beijing University of Chemical Technology(start-up grant buctrc201901,BUCT,China)Technology Innovation Project of New Energy Vehicles Industry and Pulead Technology Industry Co.Ltd。
文摘Lithium metal attracts growing attention as an ideal anode candidate for next generation lithium battery systems owing to its high capacity,low density,and low working potential.However,the volume expansion of the bulk and dendrite growth on the surface of lithium anode limits its practical application.Herein,we fabricate a composite lithium host featuring both multiple scaled structure and lithiophilic property to address obstacles at both aspects of bulk and surface simultaneously.In which,the multiple scaled structure provides void space to accommodate lithium volume change while zinc and cobalt oxides sites derived from Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks can react with lithium and form a stable solid electrolyte interphase,leading to a stable cycling of lithium symmetrical cell for more than 500 cycles with voltage hysteresis of only 88 mV at 2 mAcm^-2 and 5 mAh cm^-2.Moreover,full cells paired with LiFePO4 cathode can realize 500 cycles with 99.2%capacity retention,showing great potential for practical applications.The excellent electrochemical performance of the composite lithium anode proves the effectiveness of our anode design with multiple scaled structure and lithiophilic feature,which can be also expanded to other metal anodes for batteries.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2021YFB3201200,2021YFB3201202)the Taishan Scholar Program(No.tsqn201812088)+2 种基金he Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2022YQ12)the Shandong Scientific and Technical Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Innovation Capacity Improvement Project(No.2022TSGC2533)the Science,Education and Industry Integration Innovation Pilot Project from Qilu University of Technology(Shandong Academy of Sciences)(No.2022JBZ02-04).
文摘Paper-based biosensors are widely employed in point-of-care testing(POCT)due to their convenience,portability,low cost,and ease of use.This study reports an integrated distance-based paper biosensor fabricated with a mesoporous membrane coated with stimuli-responsive polymer.The detection ofα-amylase(AMY)using amylopectin-coated mesoporous membrane is demonstrated as an example.After introducing the AMY solution,it is observed that the aqueous solution flows along the paper strip due to AMY-catalyzed hydrolysis of amylopectin.The flow distance is proportional to the concentration of AMY with a detection limit as low as 4 mU/mL.In addition,the detection of AMY is demonstrated in human serum.Furthermore,the inhibitory effect of acarbose on AMY is evaluated.This reagent-free and disposable biosensor allows single-step rapid detection of the analyte.This approach is very promising for the development of user-friendly,equipment-free,and cost-effective biosensors with remarkable sensitivity and excellent selectivity for disease diagnosis and hypoglycemic drug screening.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2016YFB0700604 and 2018YFB1105700)the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(Nos.2192018,2192037)+1 种基金Beijing University of Chemical Technology(Start-up Grant No.buctrc201901)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21673008,21774090)。
文摘All-solid-state Li metal battery has been regarded as a promising battery technology due to its high energy density based on the high capacity of lithium metal anode and high safety based on the all solid state electrolyte without inflammable solvent.However,challenges still exist mainly in the poor contact and unstable interface between electrolyte and electrodes.Herein,we demonstrate an asymmetric design of the composite polymer electrolyte with two different layers to overcome the interface issues at both the cathode and the anode side simultaneously.At the cathode side,the polypropylene carbonate layer has enough viscosity and flexibility to reduce the inter-facial resistance,while at the Li anode side,the polyethylene oxide layer modified with hexagonal boron nitride has high mechanical strength to suppress the Li dendrite growth.Owing to the synergetic effect between different components,the asprepared double layer composite polymer electrolyte demonstrates a large electrochemical window of5.17 V,a high ionic conductivity of 6.1×10~(-4) S/cm,and a transfe rence number of 0.56,featuring excellent ion transport kinetics and good chemical stability.All-solid-state Li metal battery assembled with LiFePO_4 cathode and Li anode delivers a high capacity of 150.9 mAh/g at 25℃ and 0.1 C-rate,showing great potential for practical applications.
