Controlling oxygen deficiencies is
essential for the development
of novel chemical and physical properties such as high-T
c superconductivity and low-dimensional magnetic phenomena.
Among reduction methods, topochemical reactions using metal hydrides
(e.g., CaH2) are known as the most powerful method to obtain
highly reduced oxides including Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2 superconductor, though there are some limitations such as
competition with oxyhydrides. Here we demonstrate that electrochemical
protonation combined with thermal dehydration can yield highly reduced
oxides: SrCoO2.5 thin films are converted to SrCoO2 by dehydration of HSrCoO2.5 at 350 °C. SrCoO2 forms square (or four-legged) spin tubes composed of tetrahedra,
in contrast to the conventional infinite-layer structure. Detailed
analyses suggest the importance of the destabilization of the SrCoO2.5 precursor by electrochemical protonation that can greatly
alter reaction energy landscape and its gradual dehydration (H1–x
SrCoO2.5–x/2) for the SrCoO2 formation. Given the applicability
of electrochemical protonation to a variety of transition metal oxides,
this simple process widens possibilities to explore novel functional
oxides.
Exploiting two-dimensional (2D) metallic electrodes with high energy density and fast rate performance is crucial in rechargeable ion batteries. Herein, the electronic properties of 2D monolayer Ta 2 CS 2 and its potential performance as 2D electrode candidate in Li + , Na + , K + , and Ca 2+ ion batteries have been examined by utilizing first-principles calculations. The exfoliation of metallic monolayer Ta 2 CS 2 is feasible owing to small cleavage energy of 0.64 J/m 2 and thermodynamical stability. The Ta 2 CS 2 −metal atom complexes are energetically favorable through examining adsorption energies. Furthermore, the low diffusion barriers of 0.21 eV for Li and 0.09 eV for Na and the high specific capacity of 367.23 mA h/g could be achieved. In particular, the low average opencircuit voltage of 0.45 V for Na implies 2D Ta 2 CS 2 to be a suitable anode candidate in Naion batteries. These results provide fundamental insights for 2D Ta 2 CS 2 in the field of energy conversion and storage. KEYWORDS: two-dimensional Ta 2 CS 2 , anode material, diffusion barrier, rechargeable ion batteries, first principles calculations
A molecularly
thin electrolyte is developed to demonstrate a nonvolatile,
solid-state, one-transistor (1T) memory based on an electric-double-layer
(EDL) gated WSe2 field-effect transistor (FET). The custom-designed
monolayer electrolyte consists of cobalt crown ether phthalocyanine
and lithium ions, which are positioned by field-effect at either the
surface of the WSe2 channel or an h-BN capping layer to
achieve “1” or “0”, respectively. Bistability
in the monolayer electrolyte memory is significantly improved by the
h-BN cap with density functional theory (DFT) calculations showing
enhanced trapping of Li+ near h-BN due to a ∼1.34
eV increase in the absolute value of the adsorption energy compared
to vacuum. The threshold voltage shift between the two states corresponds
to a change in charge density of ∼2.5 × 1012 cm–2, and an On/Off ratio exceeding 104 at a back gate voltage of 0 V. The On/Off ratio remains stable
after 1000 cycles and the retention time for each state exceeds 6
h (max measured). When the write time approaches 1 ms, the On/Off
ratio remains >102, showing that the monolayer
electrolyte-gated
FET can respond on time scales similar to existing flash memory. The
data suggest that faster switching times and lower switching voltages
could be feasible by top gating.
The band structures of two-monolayer Bi(110) films on black phosphorus substrates are studied using angleresolved photoemission spectroscopy. Within the band gap of bulk black phosphorus, the electronic states near the Fermi level are dominated by the Bi(110) film. The band dispersions revealed by our data suggest that the orientation of the Bi(110) film is aligned with the black phosphorus substrate. The electronic structures of the Bi(110) film strongly deviate from the band calculations of the free-standing Bi(110) film, suggesting that the substrate can significantly affect the electronic states in the Bi(110) film. Our data show that there are no non-trivial electronic states in Bi(110) films grown on black phosphorus substrates.
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