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Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO(3)·nH(2)O for energy conversion and storage devices
Although 2D layered nanomaterials have been intensively investigated towards their application in energy conversion and storage devices, their disadvantages have rarely been explored so far especially compared to their 3D counterparts. Herein, WO(3)·nH(2)O (n = 0, 1, 2), as the most common and impor...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6244177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30498656 http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.265 |
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author | Hai, Zhenyin Karbalaei Akbari, Mohammad Wei, Zihan Cui, Danfeng Xue, Chenyang Xu, Hongyan Heynderickx, Philippe M Verpoort, Francis Zhuiykov, Serge |
author_facet | Hai, Zhenyin Karbalaei Akbari, Mohammad Wei, Zihan Cui, Danfeng Xue, Chenyang Xu, Hongyan Heynderickx, Philippe M Verpoort, Francis Zhuiykov, Serge |
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description | Although 2D layered nanomaterials have been intensively investigated towards their application in energy conversion and storage devices, their disadvantages have rarely been explored so far especially compared to their 3D counterparts. Herein, WO(3)·nH(2)O (n = 0, 1, 2), as the most common and important electrochemical and electrochromic active nanomaterial, is synthesized in 3D and 2D structures through a facile hydrothermal method, and the disadvantages of the corresponding 2D structures are examined. The weakness of 2D WO(3)·nH(2)O originates from its layered structure. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses of as-grown WO(3)·nH(2)O samples suggest a structural transition from 2D to 3D upon temperature increase. 2D WO(3)·nH(2)O easily generates structural instabilities by 2D intercalation, resulting in a faster performance degradation, due to its weak interlayer van der Waals forces, even though it outranks the 3D network structure in terms of improved electronic properties. The structural transformation of 2D layered WO(3)·nH(2)O into 3D nanostructures is observed via ex situ Raman measurements under electrochemical cycling experiments. The proposed degradation mechanism is confirmed by the morphology changes. The work provides strong evidence for and in-depth understanding of the weakness of 2D layered nanomaterials and paves the way for further interlayer reinforcement, especially for 2D layered transition metal oxides. |
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spelling | pubmed-62441772018-11-29 Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO(3)·nH(2)O for energy conversion and storage devices Hai, Zhenyin Karbalaei Akbari, Mohammad Wei, Zihan Cui, Danfeng Xue, Chenyang Xu, Hongyan Heynderickx, Philippe M Verpoort, Francis Zhuiykov, Serge Beilstein J Nanotechnol Full Research Paper Although 2D layered nanomaterials have been intensively investigated towards their application in energy conversion and storage devices, their disadvantages have rarely been explored so far especially compared to their 3D counterparts. Herein, WO(3)·nH(2)O (n = 0, 1, 2), as the most common and important electrochemical and electrochromic active nanomaterial, is synthesized in 3D and 2D structures through a facile hydrothermal method, and the disadvantages of the corresponding 2D structures are examined. The weakness of 2D WO(3)·nH(2)O originates from its layered structure. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses of as-grown WO(3)·nH(2)O samples suggest a structural transition from 2D to 3D upon temperature increase. 2D WO(3)·nH(2)O easily generates structural instabilities by 2D intercalation, resulting in a faster performance degradation, due to its weak interlayer van der Waals forces, even though it outranks the 3D network structure in terms of improved electronic properties. The structural transformation of 2D layered WO(3)·nH(2)O into 3D nanostructures is observed via ex situ Raman measurements under electrochemical cycling experiments. The proposed degradation mechanism is confirmed by the morphology changes. The work provides strong evidence for and in-depth understanding of the weakness of 2D layered nanomaterials and paves the way for further interlayer reinforcement, especially for 2D layered transition metal oxides. Beilstein-Institut 2018-11-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6244177/ /pubmed/30498656 http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.265 Text en Copyright © 2018, Hai et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/termsThis is an Open Access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Please note that the reuse, redistribution and reproduction in particular requires that the authors and source are credited. The license is subject to the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology terms and conditions: (https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/terms) |
spellingShingle | Full Research Paper Hai, Zhenyin Karbalaei Akbari, Mohammad Wei, Zihan Cui, Danfeng Xue, Chenyang Xu, Hongyan Heynderickx, Philippe M Verpoort, Francis Zhuiykov, Serge Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO(3)·nH(2)O for energy conversion and storage devices |
title | Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO(3)·nH(2)O for energy conversion and storage devices |
title_full | Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO(3)·nH(2)O for energy conversion and storage devices |
title_fullStr | Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO(3)·nH(2)O for energy conversion and storage devices |
title_full_unstemmed | Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO(3)·nH(2)O for energy conversion and storage devices |
title_short | Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO(3)·nH(2)O for energy conversion and storage devices |
title_sort | nanostructure-induced performance degradation of wo(3)·nh(2)o for energy conversion and storage devices |
topic | Full Research Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6244177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30498656 http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.265 |
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