Publications related to Separator (electricity)

Dislocation Hardening in a New Manufacturing Route of Ferritic Oxide Dispersion-Strengthened Fe-14Cr Cladding Tube

The microstructure evolution associated with the cold forming sequence of an Fe-14Cr-1W-0.3Ti-0.3Y2O3 grade ferritic stainless steel strengthened by dispersion of nano oxides (ODS) was investigated. The material, initially hot extruded at 1100 degrees C an ...

MDPI2024

A water-gating and zinc-sieving lignocellulose nanofiber separator for dendrite-free rechargeable aqueous zinc ion battery

Kangning Zhao, Zequan Li, Xu Zhang

The sustainable development of rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (RZIBs) is severely limited by the uncontrolled zinc dendritic growth and side reactions on the anode. Herein, a lignocellulose nanofiber (LCNF) separator from waste palm with dual-func ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2023

Molecular simulation on two-dimensional nanoporous material for energy-efficient separation

Mohammad Tohidivahdat

The energy-consumption by the chemical and petrochemical industry in the European Union (EU) accounts for about quarter of its energy footprint. Approximately half of this energy goes toward chemical separation, currently dominated by thermally-driven pro ...

EPFL2023

Temperature- and vacancy-concentration-dependence of heat transport in Li3ClO from multi-method numerical simulations

Federico Grasselli

Despite governing heat management in any realistic device, the microscopic mechanisms of heat transport in all-solid-state electrolytes are poorly known: existing calculations, all based on simplistic semi-empirical models, are unreliable for superionic co ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2022

Adaptation of a solid-state-Marx modulator for electroactive polymer

Yves Perriard, Yoan René Cyrille Civet, Thomas Guillaume Martinez, Morgan Almanza

Electroactive polymers show promising characteristic such as lightness, compactness, flexibility and large displacements making them a candidate for application in cardiac assist devices. This revives the need for quasi- square wave voltage supply switchin ...

2022

Dielectric elastomer actuator

Yves Perriard, Yoan René Cyrille Civet, Jonathan André Jean-Marie Chavanne, Morgan Almanza

A dielectric elastomer actuator (1) comprising: a plurality of polymer layer (2);a plurality of stretchable electrode layers (3), each polymer layer (2) being sandwiched between two electrode layers (3) so as to control the electric field within the polyme ...

2021

In situ visualizing the interplay between the separator and potassium dendrite growth by synchrotron X-ray tomography

Kangning Zhao, Yutao Li, Yanan Chen, Chao Yang, Xuchen Wang, Fu Sun

Rechargeable potassium (K) batteries are a promising next-generation technology for low-cost grid scale energy storage applications. Nevertheless, the undesirable interfacial instabilities originating from the interplay between the employed separators and ...

Elsevier2021

High-throughput computational screening for solid-state Li-ion conductors

Nicola Marzari, Aris Marcolongo, Leonid Kahle

We present a computational screening of experimental structural repositories for fast Li-ion conductors, with the goal of finding new candidate materials for application as solid-state electrolytes in next-generation batteries. We start from similar to 140 ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2020

4 V room-temperature all-solid-state sodium battery enabled by a passivating cathode/hydroborate solid electrolyte interface

Corsin Battaglia, David Reber, Léo Duchêne

Designing solid electrolytes for all-solid-state-batteries that can withstand the extreme electrochemical conditions in contact with an alkali metal anode and a high-voltage cathode is challenging, especially when the battery is cycled beyond 4 V. Here we ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2020

Coatings with tailored electronic and optical properties for advanced glazing

Olivia Valérie Charlotte Bouvard

Modern envelope glazing relies on nanoscale coatings to meet a range of specific needs. Low emissivity coatings can improve the thermal performance of glazing thanks to a thin metallic film. However, the conductive nature of this layer leads to an attenuat ...

EPFL2019

Device and System Having Water Microelectrolyzer Cells and Method of Using the Same

Demetri Psaltis, Christophe Moser, Miguel Antonio Modestino, Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Hashemi

A device having a water vapor microelectrolyzer cell including microstructured parallel electrodes where the water splitting reactions can take place, the microstructured electrodes being covered by a thin layer of solid-state ion conducting material to al ...

2016

Influence of 4-tert-Butylpyridine in DSCs with Co-II/III Redox Mediator

Michael Graetzel, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Nripan Mathews, Kazuteru Nonomura

The effect of TBP on Co(II/III) redox electrolyte was examined. Photocurrent of the device can be limited in electrolyte with high TBP concentration due to its viscous nature. The higher amount of TBP in electrolyte increases the viscosity of electrolyte a ...

American Chemical Society2013

An electroactive polymer energy harvester for wireless sensor networks

Herbert Shea, Samuel Rosset

This paper reports the design, fabrication, and testing of a soft electroactive polymer power generator that has a volume of 1cm(3). The generator provides an opportunity to harvest energy from environmental sources to power wireless sensor networks becaus ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2013

Self-assembled photosystem-I biophotovoltaics on nanostructured TiO2 and ZnO

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

The abundant pigment-protein membrane complex photosystem-I (PS-I) is at the heart of the Earth's energy cycle. It is the central molecule in the "Z-scheme'' of photosynthesis, converting sunlight into the chemical energy of life. Commandeering this intric ...

Nature Publishing Group2012

A Review of RedOx Cycling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Anode

Jan Van Herle, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Antonin Faes, Amédée Zryd

Solid oxide fuel cells are able to convert fuels, including hydrocarbons, to electricity with an unbeatable efficiency even for small systems. One of the main limitations for long-term utilization is the reduction-oxidation cycling (RedOx cycles) of the ni ...

2012

Cr-poisoning in (La,Sr)(Co,Fe)O-3 cathodes after 10,000 h SOFC stack testing

Jan Van Herle, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Josef Andreas Schuler, Zacharie Wuillemin

After 10,000 h solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack operation, the Cr-poisoning situation in (La0.6Sr0.4) (Co0.2Fe0.8)O-3 (LSCF)-based cathode material is depicted in this work. Systematic Cr profiling by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), from post ...

Elsevier2012

RedOx study of anode supported solid oxide fuel cell

Jan Van Herle, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Antonin Faes, Arata Nakajo, David Dubois

The common technology for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) is based on a cermet (ceramic-metal composite) anode of nickel with yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ), often used as the supporting structure. One of the main limitations of this technology is the tole ...

2009

Micro Solid Oxide Fuel Cell in Silicon Technology with Reinforced Electrolyte Membrane

Paul Muralt, Samuel Rey-Mermet, Yan Yan

Solid oxide electrolyte membranes of sputter deposited yttria-stablized zirconia (YSZ) were integrated in silicon technology for applications in micro power generators fuelled by hydrogen or H2+CO. An electrochemically deposited nickel grid was used as mec ...

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Peptide-Phospholipid Complex Formation at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces

Hubert Girault, Manuel Alejandro Méndez Agudelo, Michel Prudent, Bin Su

Two peptides known to interact with receptors embedded in cell membranes, angiotensin III (AngIII) and Leuenkephalin(LeuEnk), were studied electrochemically at the interface formed between two immiscible electrolyte solutions modified by an adsorbed monola ...

2008

Molecular Wiring of Insulators: Charging and Discharging Electrode Materials for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries by Molecular Charge Transport Layers

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Nicholas Evans

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of redox-active molecules on mesoscopic substrates exhibit two-dimensional conductivity if their surface coverage exceeds the percolation threshold. Here, we show for the first time that such molecular charge transport laye ...

2007