Nevertheless, without a solid support 8,12,13, the maximum achievable area of free-standing BCP membranes is also limited to the square-millimetre range 14,15,16, which is too small for practical ... - Download [PDF]
Nevertheless, without a solid support 8,12,13, the maximum achievable area of free-standing BCP membranes is also limited to the square-millimetre range 14,15,16, which is too small for practical ...
Waveguides for clean energy • Broadband • Thin film input, fiber output • ~1-100 cm length • Metal Oxides for visible spectrum transparency. Similar previous work . Waveguide tapers are not new, but guiding broadband, visible spectrum light requires new innovation. Our work . Waveguide Collection. Transmission and. Mode Conversion ...
Thus, there is a need for novel innovative structures and solutions for effective energy storage and conversion. New materials such as metal oxides, 2D metal …
The current state-of-the-art in the growth, structure, and physicochemical properties of iron nitride thin films is presented. First, different iron nitride phases are introduced based on their crystallographic structure and the Fe–N phase diagram. Second, preparation methods for thin iron nitride films are described. Next, the structure, electronic, and magnetic …
Thin film materials used in energy conversion and storage provide opportunities to improve the performance, density, and transportation of renewable resources. This Special Issue on …
Jun Zhang is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Energy Conversion and Storage (DTU Energy) of Technical University of Denmark. He received his Ph.D. from RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany in 2020, for the research of using ceramic processing techniques to develop thin film electrolyte ...
The demand for electrical power management has increased in recent years, owing partly to increasing contribution of intermittent renewable energy resources to the overall electricity generation. Electrical energy storage systems, such as batteries and capacitors, are core technologies for effective power management. Recent significant technological …
Power Conversion Efficiency at Scale. In small-area lab devices, perovskite PV cells have exceeded almost all thin-film technologies (except III-V technologies) in power conversion efficiency, showing rapid improvements over the past five years.However, high-efficiency devices have not necessarily been stable or possible to fabricate at large scale.
Abstract PbZrO3 and PbZrO3-based thin films as a typical antiferroelectric material have been widely studied for high-density energy storage capacitors. To prepare high-quality PbZrO3 films by the sol-gel method, it is necessary to fully understand the effects of precursor solution on the microstructure and electrical properties of the films. In this study, the …
This study demonstrates an ultra-thin multilayer approach to enhance the energy storage performance of ferroelectric-based materials. The ultra-thin structure in BiFeO 3 …
The specific energy storage properties are shown in Fig. 8 (e). As the temperature increases, the recoverable energy storage density decreases from 15.2 J/cm 3 to 14.7 J/cm 3, a change of 3.3%, and the energy efficiency decreases from 88.5% to 82.4%, a change of 6.9%, indicating excellent temperature stability of the films. This broad ...
There are have been some reports on STO films energy storage. Yao et al. studied STO thin films and the results showed that the energy storage density of STO thin films with Al top electrode was 15.7 J/cm 3, 8 times that of Au electrode . Furthermore, the energy storage density of 5% Al-doped STO film was increased to 19.37 J/cm 3 .
The electric breakdown strength (Eb) is an important factor that determines the practical applications of dielectric materials in electrical energy storage and electronics. However, there is a tradeoff between Eb and the dielectric constant in the dielectrics, and Eb is typically lower than 10 MV/cm. In this work, ferroelectric thin film …
1. Introduction. The solar energy is regarded to be the unique avenue in the future for energy conversion and storage systems [1, 2].The question is how to collect, convert, store and transport the solar energy for many applications [3].Storage energy is indisputably one of the most challengeable issue for sustainable modern world [4, 5].The development and …
The solar energy is regarded to be the unique avenue in the future for energy conversion and storage systems [1,2]. The question is how to collect, convert, store and transport the solar energy for many applications [3]. Storage energy is indisputably one of the most challengeable issue for sustainable modern world [4,5].
Oh, I. et al. Solution-processed ferrimagnetic insulator thin film for the microelectronic spin Seebeck energy conversion. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10, 28608–28614 (2018).
For fluctuating heat sources, the thin film can turn waste heat into usable energy with higher energy density (1.06 Joules per cubic centimeter), power density (526 Watts per cubic centimeter), and efficiency levels (19 percent of Carnot efficiency, which is the standard unit of measurement for the efficiency of a heat engine) than other forms ...
Here in this review, we comprehensively summarize the preparation methods for atomically thin non-layered nanomaterials, study their exotic electronic structures, introduce electronic-structure ...
Abstract The development of two-dimensional (2D) high-performance electrode materials is the key to new advances in the fields of energy storage and conversion. As a novel family of 2D layered materials, MXenes possess distinct structural, electronic and chemical properties that enable vast application potential in many fields, including batteries, supercapacitor and …
Among currently available energy storage (ES) devices, dielectric capacitors are optimal systems owing to their having the highest power density, high operating voltages, and a long lifetime. Standard high-performance ferroelectric-based …
To reduce system complexity and bridge the interface between electronic and photonic circuits, there is a high demand for a non-volatile memory that can be accessed both electrically and optically.
Thin film processing is the promising candidate that: (1) Enables utilization of advanced high-energy electrode materials, such as Li, Na, Mg metal anodes, conversion/alloy high-capacity electrodes, high-voltage cathodes, and so on, by intelligently designing the thin artificial interphases or protective layers.
With the development of new sensor technology, flexible piezoelectric materials possessing exceptional mechanical-to-electrical energy conversion capabilities hold great promise for application in a variety of sectors, including biomedicine, flexible robotics, and wearable electronic devices. This work reports the successful growth of an all-inorganic …
The GI-XRD patterns of BNT-SBT-x Mn films are shown in Fig. 2 a, which are consistent with the standard card (PDF#97-004-3769).A main pseudo-cubic phase can be detected in BNT-SBT-x Mn films while a secondary phase occurs when Mn content is lower than 1% mol, which can be attributed to the Na-deficiency and/or Bi-excess caused by element …
The energy storage performance of freestanding ferroelectric thin films can be significantly enhanced through innovative strategies, including bilayer film mechanical bending design and the introduction of defect dipole …
Antiferroelectric (AFE) HfO 2 /ZrO 2-based thin films have recently emerged as a potential candidate for high-performance energy storage capacitors in miniaturized power electronics. …
1 Introduction. The concept of thin-film batteries or μ-batteries have been proposed for a few decays. [] However it is a long and difficult match since the fabrication of the all-solid-state thin-film μ-batteries (ATFBs) relies on the development of solid electrolytes with reasonably high ionic conductivity and chemical and electrochemical stability.