This work highlights a room-temperature composition study of the Ag(2)O/V(2)O(5)/HF((aq)) ternary system, leading to the precipitation of either various silver vanadates having Ag/V ratios from 1/2 to 3/1 or the new silver vanadium oxyfluoride compounds Ag(4)V(2)O(6)F(2) and Ag(3)VO(2)F(4), and a synthetic procedure that affords nanocrystalline Ag(2)V(4)O(11) (SVO) at room temperature. The as-p...

Polypyrrole/Co0.2CrOx, (PPy/Co0.2CrOx) composites were synthesized by polymerizing pyrrole onto the surface of cobalt chromium oxide (CrOx) in acidic media. The PPy/Co0.2CrOx composites increase the reversible capacity of the electrochemically active material up to 20%. At C/10 rate, a reversible capacity of 215 mAh/g was obtained for PPy/Co0.2CrOx composite, compared to 178 mAh/g for the virgi...

Three-dimensional, microporous Cu6Sn5–Sn architectures were created by electrodeposition of copper and tin onto sintered copper foam substrates and evaluated as anodes for lithium-ion batteries. The electrodes were characterized before and after cycling by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry. Before cycling, the electrochemically deposited f...

Lithium metal is known to possess a very high theoretical capacity of 3,842 mAh g(-1) in lithium batteries. However, the use of metallic lithium leads to extensive dendritic growth that poses serious safety hazards. Hence, lithium metal has long been replaced by layered lithium metal oxide and phospho-olivine cathodes that offer safer performance over extended cycling, although significantly co...

The recycling of waste polyurethane (PU) using radiation-induced grafting was investigated. The grafting of waste PU onto a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix was carried out using a radiation technique with maleic anhydride (MAH). HDPE pellets and PU powders were immersed in a MAH-acetone solution. Finally, the prepared mixtures were irradiated with an electron beam accelerator. The graft...

Nanostructured MoO2/graphite oxide (GO) composites are synthesized by a simple solvothermal method. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analyses show that with the addition of GO and the increase in GO content in the precursor solutions, MoO3 rods change to MoO2 nanorods and then further to MoO2 nanoparticles, and the nanorods or nanoparticles are uniformly distributed on the...

Lithium-oxygen batteries are an attractive technology for electrical energy storage because of their exceptionally high-energy density; however, battery applications still suffer from low rate capability, poor cycle stability and a shortage of stable electrolytes. Here we report design and synthesis of a free-standing honeycomb-like palladium-modified hollow spherical carbon deposited onto carb...

Lithium-sulphur batteries with a high theoretical energy density are regarded as promising energy storage devices for electric vehicles and large-scale electricity storage. However, the low active material utilization, low sulphur loading and poor cycling stability restrict their practical applications. Herein, we present an effective strategy to obtain Li/polysulphide batteries with high-energ...

Modified Li-rich layered cathode Li(Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13)O2 has been synthesized by a simple strategy of using surface treatment with various amounts (0-30 wt.%) of Super P (carbon black). Based on detailed characterizations from X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy...

A rapid microwave-assisted hydrolysis (MAH) method is presented for the sample pretreatment of the determination of ginkgo flavonol glycosides in extracts of Ginkgo biloba L. (EGb). By this method, flavonol glycosides can be completely hydrolyzed within 2 min. After investigating the effects of solvents, acidity, microwave power, and microwave radiation time on hydrolysis, the optimal hydrolysi...