The unprecedented growth of electric vehicles featuring lithium-ion batteries has led to a significant increase in the amount of waste generated,posing pressing waste management challenges for both industry professio ...The unprecedented growth of electric vehicles featuring lithium-ion batteries has led to a significant increase in the amount of waste generated,posing pressing waste management challenges for both industry professio nals and environmental regulators.To address these issues,conventio nal pyrometallurgical,hydrometallurgical,and direct recycling methods are commonly employed to promote sustainable battery development.However,these methods are often hindered by laborious purification processes and the generation of low-profit products such as Li_(2)CO_(3),CoSO_(4),NiSO_(4),etc.Herein,an upcycling technology involving a low-temperature solid-to-solid reaction and water leaching procedures is introduced to transform spent LiCoO_(2)cathode materials into value-added cobalt sulfide-based electrocatalysts.The regenerated electrocatalysts exhibit exceptional performance in the oxygen evolution reaction,surpassing that of the benchmark RuO_(2)catalyst.This proposed upcycling method provides researchers with an alternative way to convert the metallic components of waste lithium-ion batteries into high-value Co-,Ni-,Fe-,and Mn-based catalysts.展开更多
The increasing power density of chips poses a significant challenge in the form of material aging for aluminumfilled polydimethylsiloxane(Al/PDMS)composites,which are widely used in thermal interface materials.Despite...The increasing power density of chips poses a significant challenge in the form of material aging for aluminumfilled polydimethylsiloxane(Al/PDMS)composites,which are widely used in thermal interface materials.Despite the growing importance of this issue,the specific mechanisms behind the interfacial aging process remain elusive,hindering a comprehensive grasp of the aging dynamics in these composites.In our research,we have developed an in-situ Raman aging monitoring system that leverages the non-contact and high-resolution capabilities of Raman spectroscopy to study the interface aging process.Our findings indicate a notable decrease in the intensity of the Raman peak as further cross-linking of the molecules during aging,with the most pronounced decline occurring at the interface between aluminum and PDMS.This insight could potentially elucidate why the interface in composite materials is frequently the site of failure during aging.Our study offers a versatile methodology for investigating the interfacial aging of polymer composites,contributing to a broader understanding of the interface behavior in composite materials at the molecular level.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21702143,52303092)Talent Recruitment Project of Guangdong Province(No.2023QN10X078)+1 种基金Open Project of Yunnan Precious Metals Laboratory Co.,Ltd(No.YPML-2023050278)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation Special Projects——GuangdongShenzhen Joint Funds(2022A1515110027)。
文摘The unprecedented growth of electric vehicles featuring lithium-ion batteries has led to a significant increase in the amount of waste generated,posing pressing waste management challenges for both industry professio nals and environmental regulators.To address these issues,conventio nal pyrometallurgical,hydrometallurgical,and direct recycling methods are commonly employed to promote sustainable battery development.However,these methods are often hindered by laborious purification processes and the generation of low-profit products such as Li_(2)CO_(3),CoSO_(4),NiSO_(4),etc.Herein,an upcycling technology involving a low-temperature solid-to-solid reaction and water leaching procedures is introduced to transform spent LiCoO_(2)cathode materials into value-added cobalt sulfide-based electrocatalysts.The regenerated electrocatalysts exhibit exceptional performance in the oxygen evolution reaction,surpassing that of the benchmark RuO_(2)catalyst.This proposed upcycling method provides researchers with an alternative way to convert the metallic components of waste lithium-ion batteries into high-value Co-,Ni-,Fe-,and Mn-based catalysts.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52303092)Talent Recruitment Project of Guangdong Province(No.2023QN10X078)+2 种基金Open Project of Yunnan Precious Metals Laboratory Co.,Ltd(No.YPML-2023050278)National Key R&D Project from Ministry of Science and Technology of China(No.2022YFA1203100)Shenzhen Science and Technology Research Funding(No.JCYJ20200109114401708)。
文摘The increasing power density of chips poses a significant challenge in the form of material aging for aluminumfilled polydimethylsiloxane(Al/PDMS)composites,which are widely used in thermal interface materials.Despite the growing importance of this issue,the specific mechanisms behind the interfacial aging process remain elusive,hindering a comprehensive grasp of the aging dynamics in these composites.In our research,we have developed an in-situ Raman aging monitoring system that leverages the non-contact and high-resolution capabilities of Raman spectroscopy to study the interface aging process.Our findings indicate a notable decrease in the intensity of the Raman peak as further cross-linking of the molecules during aging,with the most pronounced decline occurring at the interface between aluminum and PDMS.This insight could potentially elucidate why the interface in composite materials is frequently the site of failure during aging.Our study offers a versatile methodology for investigating the interfacial aging of polymer composites,contributing to a broader understanding of the interface behavior in composite materials at the molecular level.
