scholarly journals Colossal thermo-hydro-electrochemical voltage generation for self-sustainable operation of electronics

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yufan Zhang ◽  
Ahrum Sohn ◽  
Anirban Chakraborty ◽  
Choongho Yu
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Conversion Factor ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Polystyrene Sulfonate ◽  
Sustainable Operation ◽  
Voltage Generation ◽  
Small Voltage ◽  
Steel Electrodes

AbstractThermoelectrics are suited to converting dissipated heat into electricity for operating electronics, but the small voltage (~0.1 mV K−1) from the Seebeck effect has been one of the major hurdles in practical implementation. Here an approach with thermo-hydro-electrochemical effects can generate a large thermal-to-electrical energy conversion factor (TtoE factor), −87 mV K−1 with low-cost carbon steel electrodes and a solid-state polyelectrolyte made of polyaniline and polystyrene sulfonate (PANI:PSS). We discovered that the thermo-diffusion of water in PANI:PSS under a temperature gradient induced less (or more) water on the hotter (or colder) side, raising (or lowering) the corrosion overpotential in the hotter (or colder) side and thereby generating output power between the electrodes. Our findings are expected to facilitate subsequent research for further increasing the TtoE factor and utilizing dissipated thermal energy.

LaF3-BaF2-KF derived electrolyte in solid state fluoride-ion battery

2010 ◽  
Vol 1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dechao Wang ◽  
Anji Reddy Munnangi ◽  
Horst Hahn ◽  
Max Fichtner
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Composite Cathode ◽  
Fluoride Anion ◽  
Cubic Symmetry ◽  
Group A ◽  
Battery Technology ◽  
Preparation Techniques

AbstractSolid-state based battery technology offers, in principle, the largest temperature range (from room temperature to 500 °C) of any battery technology. In fluoride based batteries, the chemical reaction used to create electrical energy is a solid-state reaction of a metal with fluoride anion [1]. Among the various types of solid preparation techniques, the mechanochemical synthesis has been recognized as a powerful route to novel, high-performance, and low-cost materials [2]. Thus, a mixed and highly disordered fluoride phase with retained cubic symmetry can be obtained with a very high Fˉ diffusivity [3].In our group, a series of new electrolytes was developed, namely LaF3-BaF2-KF solid solutions, using mechanosynthesis method. The cubic structure of the product was confirmed by XRD. The nanoscale nature and morphology of the samples were characterized by SEM and TEM. First Solid-state electrochemical cells were built with LiF based composite cathode, LaF3-BaF2-KF derived electrolyte and Fe based composite anode.

scholarly journals Pocket MUSE: an affordable, versatile and high-performance fluorescence microscope using a smartphone

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yehe Liu ◽  
Andrew M. Rollins ◽  
Richard M. Levenson ◽  
Farzad Fereidouni ◽  
Michael W. Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Consumer Electronics ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Point Of Care Diagnostics ◽  
Optical Module ◽  
Optical Configuration ◽  
User Friendly

AbstractSmartphone microscopes can be useful tools for a broad range of imaging applications. This manuscript demonstrates the first practical implementation of Microscopy with Ultraviolet Surface Excitation (MUSE) in a compact smartphone microscope called Pocket MUSE, resulting in a remarkably effective design. Fabricated with parts from consumer electronics that are readily available at low cost, the small optical module attaches directly over the rear lens in a smartphone. It enables high-quality multichannel fluorescence microscopy with submicron resolution over a 10× equivalent field of view. In addition to the novel optical configuration, Pocket MUSE is compatible with a series of simple, portable, and user-friendly sample preparation strategies that can be directly implemented for various microscopy applications for point-of-care diagnostics, at-home health monitoring, plant biology, STEM education, environmental studies, etc.

scholarly journals All-Solid-State Potentiometric Ion-Sensors Based on Tailored Imprinted Polymers for Pholcodine Determination

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1192
Author(s):  
Hisham S. M. Abd-Rabboh ◽  
Abd El-Galil E. Amr ◽  
Abdulrahman A. Almehizia ◽  
Ayman H. Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Pharmaceutical Formulations ◽  
Measurement Sensitivity ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Imprinted Polymers ◽  
High Measurement ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic

In recent times, the application of the use of ion-selective electrodes has expanded in the field of pharmaceutical analyses due to their distinction from other sensors in their high selectivity and low cost of measurement, in addition to their high measurement sensitivity. Cost-effective, reliable, and robust all-solid-state potentiometric selective electrodes were designed, characterized, and successfully used for pholcodine determination. The design of the sensor device was based on the use of a screen-printed electrode modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as a solid-contact transducer. Tailored pholcodine (PHO) molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were prepared, characterized, and used as sensory receptors in the presented potentiometric sensing devices. The sensors exhibited a sensitivity of 31.6 ± 0.5 mV/decade (n = 5, R2 = 0.9980) over the linear range of 5.5 × 10−6 M with a detection limit of 2.5 × 10−7 M. Real serum samples in addition to pharmaceutical formulations containing PHO were analyzed, and the results were compared with those obtained by the conventional standard liquid chromatographic approach. The presented analytical device showed an outstanding efficiency for fast, direct, and low-cost assessment of pholcodine levels in different matrices.

Organic electrode materials for non-aqueous, aqueous, and all-solid-state Na-ion batteries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Holguin ◽  
Motahareh Mohammadiroudbari ◽  
Kaiqiang Qin ◽  
Chao Luo
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Li Ion Batteries ◽  
Organic Electrode ◽  
Li Ion

Na-ion batteries (NIBs) are promising alternatives to Li-ion batteries (LIBs) due to the low cost, abundance, and high sustainability of sodium resources. However, the high performance of inorganic electrode materials...

scholarly journals Solid State Sensors - Practical Implementation in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 1386-1389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr J. Dziuban ◽  
Anna Wojnar ◽  
Artur Zolich ◽  
Krzysztof Cisek ◽  
Wojciech Szumiński
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Aerial Vehicles

Carbonyl-Iron Electrodes for Rechargeable-Iron Batteries

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sundar Rajan ◽  
M. K. Ravikumar ◽  
K. R. Priolkar ◽  
S. Sampath ◽  
A. K. Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Carbonyl Iron ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Slow Increase ◽  
Faradaic Efficiency ◽  
Nickel Iron ◽  
In Situ Xrd ◽  
Iron Electrodes

AbstractNickel-iron and iron-air batteries are attractive for large-scale-electrical-energy storage because iron is abundant, low-cost and non-toxic. However, these batteries suffer from poor charge acceptance due to hydrogen evolution during charging. In this study, we have demonstrated iron electrodes prepared from carbonyl iron powder (CIP) that are capable of delivering a specific discharge capacity of about 400 mAh g−1 at a current density of 100 mA g−1 with a faradaic efficiency of about 80%. The specific capacity of the electrodes increases gradually during formation cycles and reaches a maximum in the 180th cycle. The slow increase in the specific capacity is attributed to the low surface area and limited porosity of the pristine CIP. Evolution of charge potential profiles is investigated to understand the extent of charge acceptance during formation cycles. In situ XRD pattern for the electrodes subsequent to 300 charge/discharge cycles confirms the presence of Fe with Fe(OH)2 as dominant phase.

Screening of low cost agricultural wastes to maximize the fructosyltransferase production and its applicability in generation of fructooligosaccharides by solid state fermentation

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Anis Ganaie ◽  
Hemant Soni ◽  
Gowhar Ahmad Naikoo ◽  
Layana Taynara Santos Oliveira ◽  
Hemant Kumar Rawat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Agricultural Wastes

A Lithiated Organic Nanofiber-Reinforced Composite Polymer Electrolyte Enabling Li-ion Conduction Highways for Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liying Tian ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Zhe Su ◽  
Yu Cao ◽  
Wanyu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Solid Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Solid Polymer ◽  
Composite Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Lithium Metal ◽  
Lithium Metal Batteries ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Li Ion

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) with good flexibility and low cost are very promising for all-solid-state lithium metal batteries, but they suffer from the trad-off between ionic conductivity at room temperature...

NASICON-structured Na ion conductor for next generation energy storage

2021 ◽  
pp. 2130005
Author(s):  
Qing Huang ◽  
Gongxuan Chen ◽  
Ping Zheng ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Tian Wu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Ionic Conductivity ◽  
Solid Electrolytes ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Ion Conductor ◽  
Electrical Energy Storage ◽  
Composition Properties ◽  
Stable Structures

The demand for electrical energy storage (EES) is ever increasing in order to develop better batteries. NASICON-structured Na ion conductor represents a class of solid electrolytes, which is of great interest due to its superior ionic conductivity and stable structures. They are widely employed in all-solid-state ion batteries, all-solid-state air batteries, and hybrid batteries. In this review, their structure, composition, properties, and applications for next generation energy storage are reviewed.

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