Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Filtered by: Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Influence of static disorder of charge transfer state on voltage loss in organic photovoltaics
Disorder in the energies of charge-transfer (CT) states can be induced by the complex phase behaviour of bulk heterojunctions in organic semiconductors. Here, we propose a model to help to quantify and understand the impact of CT state energetic disorder on voltage losses in organic photovoltaics.
Visualizing oxygen redox and unlocking electric aviation
The serendipitous journey behind understanding the inner workings of Li-rich cathodes and how that can provide a way to satisfy the "AND problem" for battery cathodes.
The unique defect properties in antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3)
In our recent paper (Nature Communications, 2021, 12:3260), we reported the experimental study on defect properties of antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3). Here I highlight the critical issues regarding the sample preparation, unique defect properties and the significance to device performance improvement.
Thermally-activated quasiparticles in hydrous Fe-bearing geomaterials: a possible route to design new functional materials
Amphiboles are amazing minerals existing in a wide range of temperature and pressure and accommodating a diversity of elements in their structure. These compounds can be potential functional materials because they exhibit strongly anisotropic properties stemming from their structural anisotropy.
Doing Spectral Research as a Microscopist
My team and I developed a deeply learned broadband encoding stochastic hyperspectral camera. As a microscopy developer, why do I want to do this?
Free-standing ultrathin lithium metal–graphene oxide host foils with controllable thickness for lithium batteries
We developed a facile and scalable process to synthesize ultrathin (0.5 to 20 μm), free-standing and mechanically robust Li metal foils within graphene oxide host, enabling ideal prelithiation of conventional Li-ion full cells and prolong the cycle life of Li metal full cells by nine times.
