Lithium metal anode holds an important position in fast-charging batteries.But lithium dendrite issues tend to exacerbate at high currents.Li F can be considered as an effective way to improve the Li metal surface ele...Lithium metal anode holds an important position in fast-charging batteries.But lithium dendrite issues tend to exacerbate at high currents.Li F can be considered as an effective way to improve the Li metal surface electrochemical stability to achieve high power and high energy.However,most of reported work are relying on in situ formation of a 2D Li F on Li metal in liquid electrolyte,which limits the scalability and plated Li quantity.Here,we address this challenge and report a scalable synthesis of Li F-rich 3D architected Li metal anode via a direct pyrolysis of molten lithium and fluoropolymer to enable fast Li charging with high current density(20 mA cm-2)and high areal capacity(20 m Ah cm-2).The 3D structure is synthesized by the pyrolysis of fluoropolymer with Li metal and results show high similarity to the pristine electrolyte-derived solid-electrolyte-interphase(SEI).This concept using pyrolysis of fluoropolymer with Li-containing active materials could be also extended to modify Li metal oxide cathode(e.g.,Li Ni0.5Mn1.5O4)for mixed conductive interphase and engineer Li solid ion conductors(e.g.,Li garnet-type oxides)for interface stabilization andframework design.展开更多
The impact region of the dactyl club of mantis shrimp features a rare sinusoidally helicoidal architecture,contributing to its efficient impact-resistant characteristics.This study aims to attain bioinspired sinusoida...The impact region of the dactyl club of mantis shrimp features a rare sinusoidally helicoidal architecture,contributing to its efficient impact-resistant characteristics.This study aims to attain bioinspired sinusoidally architected composites from a practical engineering way.Morphological features of plain-woven fabric were characterized,which demonstrated that the interweaving warp and weft yarns exhibited a sinusoidal architecture.Interconnected woven composites were thus employed and helicoidally stacked to achieve the desired structure.Quasi-static three-point bending and low-velocity impact tests were subsequently performed to evaluate their mechanical performance.Under three-point bending condi-tion,the dominant failure mode gradually changed from fiber breakage to delamination with the increase in the pitch angle.Failure displacement and energy absorption of the heli-coidal woven composites were,respectively,43.89%and 141.90%greater than the unidirectional ones.Under low-velo-city impact condition,the damage area of the helicoidal woven composites decreased by 49.66%while the residual strength increased by 10.10%compared with those of the unidirectional ones,exhibiting better damage resistance and tolerance.Also,effects of fiber architecture on mechanical properties were examined.This work will shed light on future design of the next-generation impact-resistant architected composites.展开更多
Architected stretchable materials with well-organized microarchitectures evolve very rapidly due to their potential in customizing mechanical properties and achieving exotic functions.In many applications,the architec...Architected stretchable materials with well-organized microarchitectures evolve very rapidly due to their potential in customizing mechanical properties and achieving exotic functions.In many applications,the architected stretchable materials are required to sustain large deformation,and their fracture is size-dependent.However,the size effect on the fracture of architected stretchable materials is still elusive.Here,we study this issue by experiment and finite element calculation.It is found that the fracture energy of architected stretchable materials increases with the specimen size ratio,H/h,within a range.When H/h reaches a transition ratio,Rt,the fracture energy approaches a plateau.This transition ratio differentiates the size-dependent and size-independent fracture behavior of architected stretchable materials.The mechanical properties of constituent material only have a minor effect on the transition ratio.The degree of constraint and stress concentration at the node,which are affected by the geometry of the unit-cell,dominate the specimen size effect.The result gives a practical guidance in choosing the specimen size to measure the steady state fracture energy of this class of materials.This work provides insights into the fracture of architected stretchable materials and design for fractureresistant architected stretchable devices.展开更多
Description Journal of Building Energy Efficiency(monthly),initiated in October 2006,supplies a platform for architects,mechanical engineers,civil engineers,energy researchers,energy policy makers and building industr...Description Journal of Building Energy Efficiency(monthly),initiated in October 2006,supplies a platform for architects,mechanical engineers,civil engineers,energy researchers,energy policy makers and building industry to communicate on investigations,innovation,research and development of energy efficiency in buildings.The Journal has been classified into the"Catalog of High-quality Sci-Tech Journals of Building Science(2020,T3)"by the Architectural Society of China(ASC),certificated as the"Source Journal for Chinese Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations"by Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China(ISTIC) since 2013 and the"China Core Academic Journal of RCCSE"by Library of Wuhan University and other cooperating institutes since 2014.展开更多
We do so much to prepare our children for the future,but are we doing enough to prepare the future for our children?To do so we must seek sustainability.Sustainability is a new way of thinking about an age-old concern...We do so much to prepare our children for the future,but are we doing enough to prepare the future for our children?To do so we must seek sustainability.Sustainability is a new way of thinking about an age-old concern:ensuring that our children and grandchildren inherit a tomorrow that is at least as good as today,preferably better.We want to make sure that the way we live our lives is sustainable that can continue and keep improving for long time.And since buildings produce half of all greenhouse gases and account for one-sixth of the world's freshwater withdrawals,one-quarter of its wood harvest and two fifths of its material and energy flows.By several estimates,we will double the size of the built environment over the next twenty to forty years.Therefore,there is a critical and immediate need to shift thinking on how the built environment is designed.To reduce environmental impact,protect public health and improve environmental equity and justice,we must change principles for building practice.Designers in general and architects in particular should play a high-profile leadership role in this transformation.展开更多
Description Journal of Building Energy Efficiency(monthly),initiated in October 2006,supplies a platform for architects,mechanical engineers,civil engineers,energy researchers,energy policy makers and building industr...Description Journal of Building Energy Efficiency(monthly),initiated in October 2006,supplies a platform for architects,mechanical engineers,civil engineers,energy researchers,energy policy makers and building industry to communicate on investigations,innovation,research and development of energy efficiency in buildings.The Journal has been classified into the Catalog of High-quality Sci-Tech J ournals of Building Science(2020,T3)"by the Architectural Society of China(ASC),certificated as the"Source Journal for Chinese Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations"by Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China(ISTIC) since 2013 and the"China Core Academic Journal of RCCSE"by Library of Wuhan University and other cooperating institutes since 2014.展开更多
A French architect finds her ideal life in a scenic town in southwest China.IN the scenic Benzilan Town in China’s Yunnan Province,64-year-old French architect Estelle Achard enjoys an idyllic life in a rustic Tibeta...A French architect finds her ideal life in a scenic town in southwest China.IN the scenic Benzilan Town in China’s Yunnan Province,64-year-old French architect Estelle Achard enjoys an idyllic life in a rustic Tibetan house named Tulu Lodge,where she offers homestay services to visitors from across the globe.展开更多
Description Journal of Building Energy Efficiency(monthly),initiated in October 2006,supplies a platform for architects,mechanical engineers,civil engineers,energy researchers,energy policy makers and building industr...Description Journal of Building Energy Efficiency(monthly),initiated in October 2006,supplies a platform for architects,mechanical engineers,civil engineers,energy researchers,energy policy makers and building industry to communicate on investigations,innovation,research and development of energy efficiency in buildings.The Journal has been classified into the"Catalog of High-quality Sci-Tech Journals of Building Science(2020,T3)"by the Architectural Society of China(ASC),certificated as the"Source Journal for Chinese Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations"by Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China(ISTIC) since 2013 and the"China Core Academic Journal of RCCSE"by Library of Wuhan University and other cooperating institutes since 2014.展开更多
Surface modifications can introduce natural gradients or structural hierarchy into human-made microlattices,making them simultaneously strong and tough.Herein,we describe our investigations of the mechanical propertie...Surface modifications can introduce natural gradients or structural hierarchy into human-made microlattices,making them simultaneously strong and tough.Herein,we describe our investigations of the mechanical properties and the underlying mechanisms of additively manufactured nickel–chromium superalloy(IN625)microlattices after surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT).Our results demonstrated that SMAT increased the yielding strength of these microlattices by more than 64.71%and also triggered a transition in their mechanical behaviour.Two primary failure modes were distinguished:weak global deformation,and layer-by-layer collapse,with the latter enhanced by SMAT.The significantly improved mechanical performance was attributable to the ultrafine and hard graded-nanograin layer induced by SMAT,which effectively leveraged the material and structural effects.These results were further validated by finite element analysis.This work provides insight into collapse behaviour and should facilitate the design of ultralight yet buckling-resistant cellular materials.展开更多
基金supported by the startup funding at University of Delaware
文摘Lithium metal anode holds an important position in fast-charging batteries.But lithium dendrite issues tend to exacerbate at high currents.Li F can be considered as an effective way to improve the Li metal surface electrochemical stability to achieve high power and high energy.However,most of reported work are relying on in situ formation of a 2D Li F on Li metal in liquid electrolyte,which limits the scalability and plated Li quantity.Here,we address this challenge and report a scalable synthesis of Li F-rich 3D architected Li metal anode via a direct pyrolysis of molten lithium and fluoropolymer to enable fast Li charging with high current density(20 mA cm-2)and high areal capacity(20 m Ah cm-2).The 3D structure is synthesized by the pyrolysis of fluoropolymer with Li metal and results show high similarity to the pristine electrolyte-derived solid-electrolyte-interphase(SEI).This concept using pyrolysis of fluoropolymer with Li-containing active materials could be also extended to modify Li metal oxide cathode(e.g.,Li Ni0.5Mn1.5O4)for mixed conductive interphase and engineer Li solid ion conductors(e.g.,Li garnet-type oxides)for interface stabilization andframework design.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China[No.12172025]Science Foundation of National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments[No.6142905222707].
文摘The impact region of the dactyl club of mantis shrimp features a rare sinusoidally helicoidal architecture,contributing to its efficient impact-resistant characteristics.This study aims to attain bioinspired sinusoidally architected composites from a practical engineering way.Morphological features of plain-woven fabric were characterized,which demonstrated that the interweaving warp and weft yarns exhibited a sinusoidal architecture.Interconnected woven composites were thus employed and helicoidally stacked to achieve the desired structure.Quasi-static three-point bending and low-velocity impact tests were subsequently performed to evaluate their mechanical performance.Under three-point bending condi-tion,the dominant failure mode gradually changed from fiber breakage to delamination with the increase in the pitch angle.Failure displacement and energy absorption of the heli-coidal woven composites were,respectively,43.89%and 141.90%greater than the unidirectional ones.Under low-velo-city impact condition,the damage area of the helicoidal woven composites decreased by 49.66%while the residual strength increased by 10.10%compared with those of the unidirectional ones,exhibiting better damage resistance and tolerance.Also,effects of fiber architecture on mechanical properties were examined.This work will shed light on future design of the next-generation impact-resistant architected composites.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[12002255]National Key R&D Program of China[2021YFB3201700].
文摘Architected stretchable materials with well-organized microarchitectures evolve very rapidly due to their potential in customizing mechanical properties and achieving exotic functions.In many applications,the architected stretchable materials are required to sustain large deformation,and their fracture is size-dependent.However,the size effect on the fracture of architected stretchable materials is still elusive.Here,we study this issue by experiment and finite element calculation.It is found that the fracture energy of architected stretchable materials increases with the specimen size ratio,H/h,within a range.When H/h reaches a transition ratio,Rt,the fracture energy approaches a plateau.This transition ratio differentiates the size-dependent and size-independent fracture behavior of architected stretchable materials.The mechanical properties of constituent material only have a minor effect on the transition ratio.The degree of constraint and stress concentration at the node,which are affected by the geometry of the unit-cell,dominate the specimen size effect.The result gives a practical guidance in choosing the specimen size to measure the steady state fracture energy of this class of materials.This work provides insights into the fracture of architected stretchable materials and design for fractureresistant architected stretchable devices.
文摘Description Journal of Building Energy Efficiency(monthly),initiated in October 2006,supplies a platform for architects,mechanical engineers,civil engineers,energy researchers,energy policy makers and building industry to communicate on investigations,innovation,research and development of energy efficiency in buildings.The Journal has been classified into the"Catalog of High-quality Sci-Tech Journals of Building Science(2020,T3)"by the Architectural Society of China(ASC),certificated as the"Source Journal for Chinese Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations"by Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China(ISTIC) since 2013 and the"China Core Academic Journal of RCCSE"by Library of Wuhan University and other cooperating institutes since 2014.
文摘We do so much to prepare our children for the future,but are we doing enough to prepare the future for our children?To do so we must seek sustainability.Sustainability is a new way of thinking about an age-old concern:ensuring that our children and grandchildren inherit a tomorrow that is at least as good as today,preferably better.We want to make sure that the way we live our lives is sustainable that can continue and keep improving for long time.And since buildings produce half of all greenhouse gases and account for one-sixth of the world's freshwater withdrawals,one-quarter of its wood harvest and two fifths of its material and energy flows.By several estimates,we will double the size of the built environment over the next twenty to forty years.Therefore,there is a critical and immediate need to shift thinking on how the built environment is designed.To reduce environmental impact,protect public health and improve environmental equity and justice,we must change principles for building practice.Designers in general and architects in particular should play a high-profile leadership role in this transformation.
文摘Description Journal of Building Energy Efficiency(monthly),initiated in October 2006,supplies a platform for architects,mechanical engineers,civil engineers,energy researchers,energy policy makers and building industry to communicate on investigations,innovation,research and development of energy efficiency in buildings.The Journal has been classified into the Catalog of High-quality Sci-Tech J ournals of Building Science(2020,T3)"by the Architectural Society of China(ASC),certificated as the"Source Journal for Chinese Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations"by Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China(ISTIC) since 2013 and the"China Core Academic Journal of RCCSE"by Library of Wuhan University and other cooperating institutes since 2014.
文摘A French architect finds her ideal life in a scenic town in southwest China.IN the scenic Benzilan Town in China’s Yunnan Province,64-year-old French architect Estelle Achard enjoys an idyllic life in a rustic Tibetan house named Tulu Lodge,where she offers homestay services to visitors from across the globe.
文摘Description Journal of Building Energy Efficiency(monthly),initiated in October 2006,supplies a platform for architects,mechanical engineers,civil engineers,energy researchers,energy policy makers and building industry to communicate on investigations,innovation,research and development of energy efficiency in buildings.The Journal has been classified into the"Catalog of High-quality Sci-Tech Journals of Building Science(2020,T3)"by the Architectural Society of China(ASC),certificated as the"Source Journal for Chinese Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations"by Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China(ISTIC) since 2013 and the"China Core Academic Journal of RCCSE"by Library of Wuhan University and other cooperating institutes since 2014.
基金support provided by Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone Shenzhen Park Project:HZQB-KCZYB-2020030the Hong Kong General Research Fund(GRF)Scheme(Ref:CityU 11216219)+2 种基金the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong(Project No:AoE/M-402/20)Shenzhen Science and Technology Program:JCYJ20220818101204010the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission via the Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center.
文摘Surface modifications can introduce natural gradients or structural hierarchy into human-made microlattices,making them simultaneously strong and tough.Herein,we describe our investigations of the mechanical properties and the underlying mechanisms of additively manufactured nickel–chromium superalloy(IN625)microlattices after surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT).Our results demonstrated that SMAT increased the yielding strength of these microlattices by more than 64.71%and also triggered a transition in their mechanical behaviour.Two primary failure modes were distinguished:weak global deformation,and layer-by-layer collapse,with the latter enhanced by SMAT.The significantly improved mechanical performance was attributable to the ultrafine and hard graded-nanograin layer induced by SMAT,which effectively leveraged the material and structural effects.These results were further validated by finite element analysis.This work provides insight into collapse behaviour and should facilitate the design of ultralight yet buckling-resistant cellular materials.
