scholarly journals Tailoring the electrocaloric effect of Pb0.78Ba0.2La0.02ZrO3 relaxor thin film by GaN substrates

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (45) ◽  
pp. 14109-14115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biaolin Peng ◽  
Jintao Jiang ◽  
Silin Tang ◽  
Miaomiao Zhang ◽  
Laijun Liu ◽  
...  

The electrocaloric (EC) effect in ferroelectric/antiferroelectric thin films has been widely investigated due to its potential applications in solid state cooling devices.

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 1769-1775
Author(s):  
Sankar Prasad Bag ◽  
Xu Hou ◽  
Jingtong Zhang ◽  
Shuanghao Wu ◽  
Jie Wang

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1494
Author(s):  
Mustapha El Hariri El Nokab ◽  
Khaled O. Sebakhy

Solid-state NMR has proven to be a versatile technique for studying the chemical structure, 3D structure and dynamics of all sorts of chemical compounds. In nanotechnology and particularly in thin films, the study of chemical modification, molecular packing, end chain motion, distance determination and solvent-matrix interactions is essential for controlling the final product properties and applications. Despite its atomic-level research capabilities and recent technical advancements, solid-state NMR is still lacking behind other spectroscopic techniques in the field of thin films due to the underestimation of NMR capabilities, availability, great variety of nuclei and pulse sequences, lack of sensitivity for quadrupole nuclei and time-consuming experiments. This article will comprehensively and critically review the work done by solid-state NMR on different types of thin films and the most advanced NMR strategies, which are beyond conventional, and the hardware design used to overcome the technical issues in thin-film research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Li ◽  
Yu Hui Huang ◽  
Jian-Jun Wang ◽  
Bo Wang ◽  
Yong Jun Wu ◽  
...  

AbstractSolid-state refrigeration which is environmentally benign has attracted considerable attention. Mechanocaloric (mC) materials, in which the phase transitions can be induced by mechanical stresses, represent one of the most promising types of solid-state caloric materials. Herein, we have developed a thermodynamic phenomenological model and predicted extraordinarily large elastocaloric (eC) strengths for the (111)-oriented metal-free perovskite ferroelectric [MDABCO](NH4)I3 thin-films. The predicted room temperature isothermal eC ΔSeC/Δσ (eC entropy change under unit stress change) and adiabatic eC ΔTeC/Δσ (eC temperature change under unit stress change) for [MDABCO](NH4)I3 are −60.0 J K−1 kg−1 GPa−1 and 17.9 K GPa−1, respectively, which are 20 times higher than the traditional ferroelectric oxides such as BaTiO3 thin films. We have also demonstrated that the eC performance can be improved by reducing the Young’s modulus or enhancing the thermal expansion coefficient (which could be realized through chemical doping, etc.). We expect these discoveries to spur further interest in the potential applications of metal-free organic ferroelectrics materials towards next-generation eC refrigeration devices.


1996 ◽  
Vol 431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori A. Vermeulen ◽  
J. Pattanayak ◽  
Travis Fisher ◽  
Monica Hansford ◽  
Scott J. Burgmeyer

AbstractSolid state metal phosphonates (M(O3P-R-PO3) or M(O3P-R)2 (M = metal)) have layered structures where the metal atoms lie in planar sheets and the intervening R groups take up the interlamellar space. Microporous metal phosphonates can be prepared by reaction of the metal with a mixture of large and small phosphonates (M(O3P-LARGE)x(O3P-SMALL)2-x. The larger group acts as a pillar that holds the layers apart. Void spaces result from the presence of the smaller groups. The porous nature of these solids make them potential candidates for applications as sensors, size- and shape- selective catalysts, and chromatographic materials. Metal diphosphonates (M(O3P-R-PO3) can also be prepared one layer at a time on a surface, resulting in the construction of interesting superstructures that are not accessible through the solid state synthesis. For example, these superstructures can contain different components in sequential layers and may have applications in energy conversion, vectorial electron transport, and NLO devices. The preparation of microporous thin films would combine the desirable potential applications of the porous solids with the interesting parallel superstructures that can be prepared from the thin film assemblies. We report our progress toward the construction of microporous metal phosphonate thin films. The two methods that are currently being developed include: 1) phosphonate exchange of pre-assembled films, and 2) co-deposition of different large and small phosphonates during film assembly.


2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (22) ◽  
pp. 1350156 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. ZHU ◽  
Y. REN ◽  
L. Q. GENG ◽  
T. CHEN ◽  
L. X. LI ◽  
...  

Amorphous V 2 O 5, LiPON and Li 2 Mn 2 O 4 thin films were fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering methods and the morphology of thin films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. Then with these three materials deposited as the anode, solid electrolyte, cathode, and vanadium as current collector, a rocking-chair type of all-solid-state thin-film-type Lithium-ion rechargeable battery was prepared by using the same sputtering parameters on stainless steel substrates. Electrochemical studies show that the thin film battery has a good charge–discharge characteristic in the voltage range of 0.3–3.5 V, and after 30 cycles the cell performance turned to become stabilized with the charge capacity of 9 μAh/cm2, and capacity loss of single-cycle of about 0.2%. At the same time, due to electronic conductivity of the electrolyte film, self-discharge may exist, resulting in approximately 96.6% Coulombic efficiency.


2018 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 01008
Author(s):  
Feihu Tan ◽  
XiaoPing Liang ◽  
Feng Wei ◽  
Jun Du

The amorphous LiPON thin film was obtained by using the crystalline Li3PO4 target and the RF magnetron sputtering method at a N2 working pressure of 1 Pa. and then the morphology and composition of LiPON thin films are analysed by SEM and EDS. SEM shows that the film was compact and smooth, while EDS shows that the content of N in LiPON thin film was about 17.47%. The electrochemical properties of Pt/LiPON/Pt were analysed by EIS, and the ionic conductivity of LiPON thin films was 3.8×10-7 S/cm. By using the hard mask in the magnetron sputtering process, the all-solid-state thin film battery with Si/Ti/Pt/LiCoO2/LiPON/Li4Ti5O12/Pt structure was prepared, and its electrical properties were studied. As for this thin film battery, the open circuit voltage was 1.9 V and the first discharge specific capacity was 34.7 μAh/cm2·μm at a current density of 5 μA/cm-2, indicating that is promising in all-solidstate thin film batteries.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Korotcenkov ◽  
V. Brinzari ◽  
B. K. Cho

The paper considers SnO2and In2O3thin films as materials for the design of solid-state conductometric ozone sensors in depth. In particular, the present review covers the analysis of the fundamentals of SnO2- and In2O3-based conductometric ozone sensor operation. The main focus is on the description of mechanisms of ozone interaction with metal oxides, the influence of air humidity on sensor response, and processes that control the kinetics of sensor response to ozone.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (33) ◽  
pp. 16814-16830
Author(s):  
Hailong Hu ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Shibin Luo ◽  
Jianling Yue ◽  
Chun-Hui Wang

Ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites demonstrate improved adiabatic change of temperature and isothermal change of entropy and markedly enhanced heating–cooling efficiency.


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