Insights into interfacial stability of Li6PS5Cl solid electrolytes with buffer layers

Bingbing Chen,Chaoqun Xu,Han Wang,Jianqiu Zhou 한국물리학회 2019 Current Applied Physics Vol.19 No.2

The large interfacial resistance seriously restricts the development of all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs). In our work, first-principles calculations are employed to investigate the interfacial properties on lithium (Li) metal anode/Li6PS5Cl solid electrolyte (LPSCl) interface system as well as buffer layers (Li2S) effects. The stable interface structures, Li/LPSCl, L2S/LPSCl and Li/L2S, are established at atomic level. We find that PS4 tetrahedral structure has been seriously destroyed in Li/LPSCl interface, whereas the presence of Li2S buffer layers may smooth the interface without PS4 tetrahedral damage occurred. In addition, the electronic structure of interface indicates that solid electrolyte interphases are not easy to form on LPSCl surfaces considering buffer layers effects, which may improve the stability of anode/solid electrode interface. Moreover, the calculated energies of exchange ions between Li metal and solid electrolyte with buffer layers suggest that the Li2S interposition can suppress the atoms diffusion in LPSCl layers, and provide a smooth interface structure, which may promote the stability of Li/LPSCl interface. This work on the atomic scale will offer a useful perspective for designing high performance of solid electrolytes to enhance good cyclability in ASSLBs.

Data Filtering Based Multi-innovation Gradient Identification Methods for Feedback Nonlinear Systems

Bingbing Shen,Feng Ding,Ling Xu,Tasawar Hayat 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2018 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.16 No.5

With the development of industry information technology, many researchers pay attention to the estimation problems of feedback nonlinear systems increasingly. In this paper, a filtering based multi-innovation stochastic gradient algorithm is derived for Hammerstein equation-error autoregressive systems by using the hierarchical technique. The parameter estimates accuracy can be improved with the innovation length increasing. These algorithms are easy to implement on-line. The simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

Characteristics of calcium carbonate fouling on heat transfer surfaces under the action of electric fields

Zhiming Xu,Hongliang Chang,Bingbing Wang,Jingtao Wang,Qi Zhao 대한기계학회 2018 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.32 No.7

The present study examined the effect of electric fields in calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) scale formation on a heat transfer surface. The effects of electric fields ranging from 0 V to 4000 V on the fouling properties of CaCO 3 were investigated. Results showed that the optimal electric voltage was approximately 500 V, at which the asymptotic value of fouling resistance and the deposited weight were minimal and corresponded to 52.8 % and 61.3 % reductions, respectively, compared with the results recorded at 0 V. At higher voltages of 3000 V or 4000 V, the asymptotic value of fouling resistance and the weight of fouling deposits increased relative to those obtained at 0 V. The scanning electron microscope images of the fouling deposits obtained at 0 V showed mainly aragonites with sharp and needle-like crystal structures. The structure of CaCO 3 fouling changed from aragonites to spherical vaterites as the applied voltage was increased.

The Influence of Nano- and Micron-size of MXene Flakes on the Electrochemical Performance

Feng Ye,Bingbing Xu,Ronghu Chen,Ruoxin Li,Guangtao Chang 대한금속·재료학회 2023 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.19 No.6

MXene, as a new type of two-dimensional material, has attracted much interest since it was discovered in 2011. However, only few articles discussed the eff ect of MXene fl ake size on its electrochemical performance. Here, a sand milling way is explored to produce nano-size MXene and the MILD method is used to prepare micron-size MXene (1 μm) as a comparison. Meanwhile, a mask-assisted interdigital micro-supercapacitors is prepared to explore the dependence of the electrochemical properties of MXene on their fl ake size. We show that nano-size MXene (200 nm) has a higher ionic conductivity as compared to normal micron-size MXene (1 μm). On the contrary, the larger fl ake size has higher electrical conductivities. As a result, the capacitance of micron-size MXene is better than nano-size MXene (200 nm) because the electrical conductivities are dominant. This research is helpful for further understanding of the infl uence of MXene fl ake size on its electrochemical performance.

RGS2 promotes estradiol biosynthesis by trophoblasts during human pregnancy

Tang Chao,Jin Meiyuan,Ma Bingbing,Cao Bin,Lin Chao,Xu Shouying,Li Jiayong,Xu Qiang 생화학분자생물학회 2023 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.55 No.-

Production of estradiol (E2) by the placenta during human pregnancy ensures successful maintenance of placental development and fetal growth by stimulating trophoblast proliferation and the differentiation of cytotrophoblasts into syncytiotrophoblasts. Decreased levels of E2 are closely associated with obstetrical diseases such as preeclampsia (PE) in the clinic. However, the mechanisms underlying the inhibition of placental E2 biosynthesis remain poorly understood. Here, we report that regulator of G-protein signaling 2 (RGS2) affects E2 levels by regulating aromatase, a rate-limiting enzyme for E2 biosynthesis, by using human trophoblast-derived JEG-3 cells and human placental villus tissues. RGS2 enhanced the protein degradation of the transcription factor heart and neural crest derivatives expressed 1 (HAND1) by suppressing ubiquitin-specific protease 14 (USP14)-mediated deubiquitination of HAND1, resulting in the restoration of HAND1-induced trans-inactivation of the aromatase gene and subsequent increases in E2 levels. However, aromatase bound to RGS2 and repressed RGS2 GTPase activating protein (GAP) activity. Moreover, we observed a positive correlation between RGS2 and aromatase expression in clinical normal and preeclamptic placental tissues. Our results uncover a hitherto uncharacterized role of the RGS2-aromatase axis in the regulation of E2 production by human placental trophoblasts, which may pinpoint the molecular pathogenesis and highlight potential biomarkers for related obstetrical diseases.

Production of Butanol from Glucose and Xylose with Immobilized Cells of Clostridium acetobutylicum

Yong Chen,Tao Zhou,Dong Liu,An Li,Songbo Xu,Qingguo Liu,Bingbing Li,Han-Jie Ying 한국생물공학회 2013 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Vol.18 No.2

Pretreated cotton towels were used as carriers to immobilize Clostridium acetobutylicum CGMCC 5234cells for butanol or ABE production from glucose and xylose. Results showed that cell immobilization was a promising method to increase butanol concentration, yield and productivity regardless of the sugar sources compared with cell suspension. In this study, a high butanol concentration of 10.02 g/L with a yield of 0.20 g/g was obtained from 60 g/L xylose with 9.9 g/L residual xylose using immobilized cells compared with 8.48 g/L butanol and a yield of 0.141 g/g with 20.2 g/L residual xylose from 60 g/L xylose using suspended cells. In mixed-sugar fermentation (30 g/L glucose plus 30 g/L xylose), the immobilized cultures produced 11.1 g/L butanol with a yield of 0.190 g/g, which were 28.3% higher than with suspended cells (8.65 g/L) during which 30 g/L glucose was utilized completely using both immobilized and suspended cells while 3.46 and 13.1 g/L xylose maintained untilized for immobilized and suspended cells, respectively. Based on the results, we speculated that immobilized cells showed enhanced tolerance to butanol toxicity and the cultures preferred glucose to xylose during ABE fermentation. Moreover, the cultures showed obvious difference when grown between high initial concentrations of glucose and those of xylose. Repeated-batch fermentations from glucose with immobilized cells showed better long-term stability than from xylose. At last, the morphologies of free and immobilized cells adsorbed on pretreated cotton towels during the growth cycle were examined by SEM.