Parasitic reactions are responsible for continuous performance loss during the normal operation and storage of lithium-ion batteries, particularly those using nickel-rich cathode materials. Among many contributors, residual Li2CO3 on surface cathodes plays a detrimental role in promoting parasitic reactions, hence accelerates In this work, wet impregnation process was utilized to convert LiOH i...

Industrialization of electrofluidic devices requires both high performance coating laminates and efficient material utilization on large area substrates. Here we show that screen printing can be effectively used to provide homogeneous pin-hole free patterned amorphous fluoropolymer dielectric layers to provide both the insulating and fluidic reversibility required for devices. Subsequently, we ...

We present a dip-coatable, high-capacitance ion gel dielectric for scalable fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) devices such as an n × n liquid prism array. Due to the formation of a nanometer-thick electric double layer (EDL) capacitor, an ion gel dielectric offers two to three orders higher specific capacitance (c ≈ 10 μF/cm²) than that of conventional di...

Aluminum and aluminum alloys can be protected against corrosion by various methods of surface modification (e.g., metal finishing, anodizing, chromate conversion coatings, metallic cladding with Alclad, corrosion protection compounds, and solution phase inhibitors). The desire to deploy environmentally compliant multi-functional coatings has created the need for new concepts that can protect Al...

Two different superhydrophobic surfaces were elaborated and their oil repellency behavior was evaluated using several liquid with different surface tension. A silicone rubber/SiO2 nanocomposite coated (A) on aluminum substrate by “spin-coating” and the sample B was an anodized aluminum surface covered by Teflon-like coating. A high static contact angle about ∼162° was measured for two prepared ...

Chlorinated rubber, the addition and substitution reaction product of natural rubber and chlorine gas, is knOWn for its low Water vapor permeability, good chemical resistance, abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, and flame retardant properties.' Consequently, it is used as a coating component in a.variety of coating applications including marine coatings, swimming pool coatings, and corro...