Vanadium-based materials, such as V2O5, LiV3O8, VO2(B) and Li3V2(PO4)3 are compounds that share the characteristic of intercalation chemistry. Their layered or open frameworks allow facile ion movement through the interspaces, making them promising cathodes for LIB applications. To bypass bottlenecks occurring in the electrochemical performances of vanadium-based cathodes that derive from their...

Here we present first measurements of the effect of roughness on the emittance of K2CsSb photocathodes under high fields. We show that for very thin cathodes the effect is negligible at up to 3 MV/m but for thicker and more efficient cathodes the effect becomes significant. We discuss ways to modify the deposition to circumvent this problem.

A 1.9 microperveance beam diode has been constructed to test high current density cathodes for use in klystrons. Several standard and specially coated dispenser cathodes are being tested. Results of tests to date show average cathode current densities in excess of 25 amps/cm, and maximum electric field gradients of more than 450 kV/ cm. for pulses of the order of 1 /'sec.

One of the greatest challenges for using microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for wastewater treatment is creating a scalable architecture that provides large surface areas for oxygen reduction at the cathode and bacteria growth on the anode. We demonstrate here a scalable cathode concept by showing that a tubular ultrafiltration membrane with a conductive graphite coating and a nonprecious metal cataly...

This paper presents an overview of existing and emerging technologies on electron sources that can service various energy recovering linacs under consideration. Photocathodes that can deliver average currents from 1mA to 1A, the pros and cons associated with these cathodes are addressed. Status of emerging technologies such as secondary emitters, cesiated dispenser cathodes, field and photon as...

Biocatalyzed electrolysis systems (BES) have been the topic of a great deal of research. However, the biocathodes formed in single-chamber BES without extra inocula have not previously been researched. Along with the formation of biocathodes, the polarization current increased to 1.76 mA from 0.35 mA of abio-cathodes at -1.2 V (vs. SCE). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results also...

From the prospect of the high average current electron injectors, the most important advantage of the fieldemission cathodes is their capability to generate very large current densities. Simulation of field-emission cathodes is complicated by the large range of spatial dimensions: from sub-micron scale, for a single field-emission tip, to millimeter scale, for a field-emitter array. To overcome...

Based on the field emission (FE) results achieved with regular test arrays of gold [1] and platinum [2] nanowire (NW) patches, FE cathodes (Ø 5 mm) with a triangular patch array (Ø 150 μm, pitch 320 μm) of cylindrical AuNW (10 cm, Ø 200 nm, length 12 μm) were fabricated by means of a shadow mask during heavy ion irradiation of polycarbonate foils. The emitter distribution and local properties o...

Highly stable sulfur/microporous carbon (S/MC) composites are prepared by vacuum infusion of sulfur vapor into microporous carbon at 600 °C, and lithium sulfide/microporous carbon (Li2S/MC) cathodes are fabricated via a novel and facile in situ lithiation strategy, i.e., spraying commercial stabilized lithium metal powder (SLMP) onto a prepared S/MC film cathode prior to the routine compressing...