The investigation on the cathode material of potassium ion batteries(PIBs),one of the most promising alternatives to lithium ion batteries,is of great significance.Potassium vanadium fluorophosphate(KVPO4F)with a high...The investigation on the cathode material of potassium ion batteries(PIBs),one of the most promising alternatives to lithium ion batteries,is of great significance.Potassium vanadium fluorophosphate(KVPO4F)with a high working voltage is an appealing cathode candidate for PIBs,while the poor cycling performance and low electronic conductivity dramatically hinder the application.Herein,a plum pudding model inspired three-dimensional amorphous carbon network modified KVPO4F composite(KVPO4F@3DC)is successfully designed in this study to tackle these problems.In the composite,KVPO4F particles are homogeneously wrapped by a layer of amorphous carbon and bridged by crosslinked large area carbon sheets.As the cathode for PIBs,the KVPO4F@3DC composite exhibits a high average operating voltage about 4.10 V with a super-high discharge capacity of 102.96 mAh g^-1 at 20 mA g^-1.An excellent long cycle stability with a capacity retention of 85.4%over 550 cycles at 500 mA g^-1 is achieved.In addition,it maintains 83.6%of its initial capacity at 50 mA g^-1 after 100 cycles at 55℃.The design of KVPO4F@3DC with plum pudding structure provides facilitative electron conductive network and stable electrode/electrode interface for electrode,successfully innovating an ultra-stable and high-performance cathode material for potassium ion batteries.展开更多
An easy-to-make,healthy,delectable milk dessert双皮奶:美食史上的又一次偶然造就了顺滑爽口的夏日甜点At rue lover of food has two stomachs:one for the main course and one for dessert.By Western standards,Chinese cuisine ...An easy-to-make,healthy,delectable milk dessert双皮奶:美食史上的又一次偶然造就了顺滑爽口的夏日甜点At rue lover of food has two stomachs:one for the main course and one for dessert.By Western standards,Chinese cuisine offers relatively few sweet,devilish delights,lacking the likes of cheesecake and chocolate fondue.But,the Chinese revel in a small multitude of other desserts,one of which is shuangpinai(双皮奶,double-layered milk)。展开更多
Legend has it that at a banquet celebrating the success of King Wu of Zhou’s expedition against the tyrant King of the State of Shang during 1 B.C., a chef prepared Eight-Treasure Rice Pudding to symbolize the eight ...Legend has it that at a banquet celebrating the success of King Wu of Zhou’s expedition against the tyrant King of the State of Shang during 1 B.C., a chef prepared Eight-Treasure Rice Pudding to symbolize the eight warriors who had performed great feats.Soft,sweet and bright in color,preparation is simple. Ingredients:展开更多
The increasing pressure from consumers and policy makers to reduce the use of synthetic polymers,whose production contributes to the depletion of non-renewable resources and are usually non-biodegradable,has prompted ...The increasing pressure from consumers and policy makers to reduce the use of synthetic polymers,whose production contributes to the depletion of non-renewable resources and are usually non-biodegradable,has prompted the efforts to find suitable bio-based sources for the production of polymers.Vegetable oils have been a frequently spotted in this search because they are versatile,highly available and a low cost liquid biosource,which can be used in the synthesis of a wide plethora of different polymers and reactive monomers.Following the same idea of reducing the environmental stress,the traditional polyurethanes that are soluble in organic solvents have been targeted for replacement,particularly in applications such as adhesives and coatings,in which the solvent is released to the atmosphere increasing the air pollution.Instead,waterborne polyurethanes(WBPU),which are polyurethane dispersions(PUD)prepared in aqueous media,release benign water to the atmosphere during use as supported or self-standing films for different applications.In this brief review,the contributions to the development of WBPUs based on vegetable oils are discussed,focusing mainly on the contributions of the last decade.The synthesis of ionic and nonionic PUDs,their characterization and the properties of the resulting dried materials,as well as derived composite materials are considered.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51672078 and 21473052)Hunan University State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body Independent Research Project(71675004)Hunan Youth Talents(2016RS3025)。
文摘The investigation on the cathode material of potassium ion batteries(PIBs),one of the most promising alternatives to lithium ion batteries,is of great significance.Potassium vanadium fluorophosphate(KVPO4F)with a high working voltage is an appealing cathode candidate for PIBs,while the poor cycling performance and low electronic conductivity dramatically hinder the application.Herein,a plum pudding model inspired three-dimensional amorphous carbon network modified KVPO4F composite(KVPO4F@3DC)is successfully designed in this study to tackle these problems.In the composite,KVPO4F particles are homogeneously wrapped by a layer of amorphous carbon and bridged by crosslinked large area carbon sheets.As the cathode for PIBs,the KVPO4F@3DC composite exhibits a high average operating voltage about 4.10 V with a super-high discharge capacity of 102.96 mAh g^-1 at 20 mA g^-1.An excellent long cycle stability with a capacity retention of 85.4%over 550 cycles at 500 mA g^-1 is achieved.In addition,it maintains 83.6%of its initial capacity at 50 mA g^-1 after 100 cycles at 55℃.The design of KVPO4F@3DC with plum pudding structure provides facilitative electron conductive network and stable electrode/electrode interface for electrode,successfully innovating an ultra-stable and high-performance cathode material for potassium ion batteries.
文摘An easy-to-make,healthy,delectable milk dessert双皮奶:美食史上的又一次偶然造就了顺滑爽口的夏日甜点At rue lover of food has two stomachs:one for the main course and one for dessert.By Western standards,Chinese cuisine offers relatively few sweet,devilish delights,lacking the likes of cheesecake and chocolate fondue.But,the Chinese revel in a small multitude of other desserts,one of which is shuangpinai(双皮奶,double-layered milk)。
文摘Legend has it that at a banquet celebrating the success of King Wu of Zhou’s expedition against the tyrant King of the State of Shang during 1 B.C., a chef prepared Eight-Treasure Rice Pudding to symbolize the eight warriors who had performed great feats.Soft,sweet and bright in color,preparation is simple. Ingredients:
基金the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(CONICET,Argentina)(PIP 20170100677)the Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica(FONCYT)(PICT-2017-1318)the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata(UNMdP,15/G557,ING561/19)and to the Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires(CIC)and the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional(UTN)for their financial support.
文摘The increasing pressure from consumers and policy makers to reduce the use of synthetic polymers,whose production contributes to the depletion of non-renewable resources and are usually non-biodegradable,has prompted the efforts to find suitable bio-based sources for the production of polymers.Vegetable oils have been a frequently spotted in this search because they are versatile,highly available and a low cost liquid biosource,which can be used in the synthesis of a wide plethora of different polymers and reactive monomers.Following the same idea of reducing the environmental stress,the traditional polyurethanes that are soluble in organic solvents have been targeted for replacement,particularly in applications such as adhesives and coatings,in which the solvent is released to the atmosphere increasing the air pollution.Instead,waterborne polyurethanes(WBPU),which are polyurethane dispersions(PUD)prepared in aqueous media,release benign water to the atmosphere during use as supported or self-standing films for different applications.In this brief review,the contributions to the development of WBPUs based on vegetable oils are discussed,focusing mainly on the contributions of the last decade.The synthesis of ionic and nonionic PUDs,their characterization and the properties of the resulting dried materials,as well as derived composite materials are considered.
