Describing the orientation state of the particles is often critical in fibre suspension applications.Macroscopic descriptors,the so-called second-order orientation tensor(or moment)leading the way,are often preferred ...Describing the orientation state of the particles is often critical in fibre suspension applications.Macroscopic descriptors,the so-called second-order orientation tensor(or moment)leading the way,are often preferred due to their low computational cost.Closure problems however arise when evolution equations for the moments are derived from the orientation distribution functions and the impact of the chosen closure is often unpredictable.In this work,our aim is to provide macroscopic simulations of orientation that are cheap,accurate and closure-free.To this end,we propose an innovative data-based approach to the upscaling of orientation kinematics in the context of fibre suspensions.Since the physics at the microscopic scale can be modelled reasonably enough,the idea is to conduct accurate offline direct numerical simulations at that scale and to extract the corresponding macroscopic descriptors in order to build a database of scenarios.During the online stage,the macroscopic descriptors can then be updated quickly by combining adequately the items from the database instead of relying on an imprecise macroscopic model.This methodology is presented in the well-known case of dilute fibre suspensions(where it can be compared against closure-based macroscopic models)and in the case of suspensions of confined or electrically-charged fibres,for which state-of-the-art closures proved to be inadequate or simply do not exist.展开更多
Flexible portable electronic devices have attracted increasing attention during the last decade. Energy consumption of such devices is ever increasing and performing power sources, that are moreover flexible, need to ...Flexible portable electronic devices have attracted increasing attention during the last decade. Energy consumption of such devices is ever increasing and performing power sources, that are moreover flexible, need to be developed to seamlessly integrate into such architectures. While lithium-ion batteries appear to be the best solution to meet the power and energy requirements, their structural and mechanical considerations still need to be addressed. Here, we realize and study the impact on the electrochemical performances of carbon nanotubes （CNTs） based, current collector-free and binder-free, Li-ion battery electrodes. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes acting as a mechanical and electron conductive scaffold enable structural flexibility and good electrochemical performances. Flexible Li-ion cells made with such electrodes show promising performances while being realized through simple manu- facturing approaches.展开更多
Bilayer graphene with a twist angle O between the layers generates a superlattice structure known as a Moir6 pattern. This superlattice provides a O-dependent q wavevector that activates phonons in the interior of the...Bilayer graphene with a twist angle O between the layers generates a superlattice structure known as a Moir6 pattern. This superlattice provides a O-dependent q wavevector that activates phonons in the interior of the Brillouin zone. Here we show that this superlattice-induced Raman scattering can be used to probe the phonon dispersion in twisted bilayer graphene （tBLG）. The effect reported here is different from the widely studied double-resonance in graphene-related materials in many aspects, and despite the absence of stacking order in tBLG, layer breathing vibrations （namely ZO＇ phonons） are observed.展开更多
文摘Describing the orientation state of the particles is often critical in fibre suspension applications.Macroscopic descriptors,the so-called second-order orientation tensor(or moment)leading the way,are often preferred due to their low computational cost.Closure problems however arise when evolution equations for the moments are derived from the orientation distribution functions and the impact of the chosen closure is often unpredictable.In this work,our aim is to provide macroscopic simulations of orientation that are cheap,accurate and closure-free.To this end,we propose an innovative data-based approach to the upscaling of orientation kinematics in the context of fibre suspensions.Since the physics at the microscopic scale can be modelled reasonably enough,the idea is to conduct accurate offline direct numerical simulations at that scale and to extract the corresponding macroscopic descriptors in order to build a database of scenarios.During the online stage,the macroscopic descriptors can then be updated quickly by combining adequately the items from the database instead of relying on an imprecise macroscopic model.This methodology is presented in the well-known case of dilute fibre suspensions(where it can be compared against closure-based macroscopic models)and in the case of suspensions of confined or electrically-charged fibres,for which state-of-the-art closures proved to be inadequate or simply do not exist.
文摘Flexible portable electronic devices have attracted increasing attention during the last decade. Energy consumption of such devices is ever increasing and performing power sources, that are moreover flexible, need to be developed to seamlessly integrate into such architectures. While lithium-ion batteries appear to be the best solution to meet the power and energy requirements, their structural and mechanical considerations still need to be addressed. Here, we realize and study the impact on the electrochemical performances of carbon nanotubes （CNTs） based, current collector-free and binder-free, Li-ion battery electrodes. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes acting as a mechanical and electron conductive scaffold enable structural flexibility and good electrochemical performances. Flexible Li-ion cells made with such electrodes show promising performances while being realized through simple manu- facturing approaches.
文摘Bilayer graphene with a twist angle O between the layers generates a superlattice structure known as a Moir6 pattern. This superlattice provides a O-dependent q wavevector that activates phonons in the interior of the Brillouin zone. Here we show that this superlattice-induced Raman scattering can be used to probe the phonon dispersion in twisted bilayer graphene （tBLG）. The effect reported here is different from the widely studied double-resonance in graphene-related materials in many aspects, and despite the absence of stacking order in tBLG, layer breathing vibrations （namely ZO＇ phonons） are observed.
