Li-ion batteries are made possible by the solid electrolyte interphase, SEI, a self-forming passivation layer, generated because of electrolyte instability with respect to the anode chemical potential. Ideally it offers ...
Recently, core shell silicon nanowires (Si-NWs) have been envisaged to be used for field-effect transistors and photovoltaic applications. In spite of the constant downsizing of such devices, the formation of ultrasmall ...
A novel cobalt-free and noble metal-free dual-phase oxygen-transporting membrane with a composition of 40 wt % Pr0.6Sr0.4FeO3-delta-60 wt % Ce0.9Pr0.1O2-delta (40PSFO-60CPO) has been successfully developed via an in situ...
The search for new low cost, safe, and high capacity cathodes for lithium batteries has focused attention recently on Li2FeSiO4. The material presents a challenge because it exhibits complex polymorphism, and when it is ...
We report the synthesis, structural characterization, and ionic conductivity measurements for a new polymorph of bismuth vanadate Bi46V8O89, and an ab initio molecular dynamics study of this oxide ion conductor. Structur...
Advanced one- and two-dimensional high-field and ultrafast MAS NMR measurements have been conducted in tandem with DFT calculations for the NMR parameters to deeply characterize the local environment and the long-range s...
A family of donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) type near-infrared (NIR) fluorophores containing rigid nonplanar conjugated tetraphenylethene (TPE) moieties was designed and synthesized through Stifle coupling reactions with el...
Detailed structural and electrical investigations were carried out on a GdSc1-xInxO3 (0.0 <= x <= 1.0) series. The solubility of In3+ in GdScO3 could be increased by 20 mol % by changing the synthesis route. GdScO3, a te...
ScCrO3 and InCrO3 were synthesized at high pressure of 6 GPa and 1500 K. Crystal structures of ScCrO3 and InCrO3 were studied with synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. They crystallize in the GdFeO3-type perovskite stru...
Herein, we describe the growth of Si nanowires (NWs) in the vapor phase of an organic solvent medium on various substrates (Si, glass, and stainless steel) upon which an indium layer was evaporated. Variation of the reac...
A new lithium chalcogenidotetrelate, denoted as LiChT phase, with the elemental combination Li/Sn/S was synthesized as solvent-free and solvent-containing salts. We present and discuss syntheses, crystal structures, spec...
A new Eu3+-activated oxyfluoride phosphor Ca12Al14O32F2:Eu3+ (CAOF:Eu3+) was synthesized by a solid state reaction. Commonly red line emission was detected in the range of 570-700 nm. To achieve the requirement of illumi...
The size-selective synthesis of hexagonal Sb2Te3 nanoplates by thermal decomposition of the single-source precursor bis(diethylstibino)telluride (Et2Sb)(2)Te is described for the first time. The role of the thermolysis t...
The intersite charge transfer at room temperature was found to occur by applying pressure in the A-site-ordered double-perovskite-structure oxide LaCu3Fe4O12. The pressure-induced charge transfer between the A-site Cu an...