07/21/2021Microstructure Morphology Fine-tuning of Active Layer Film Boost OSC Efficiency
The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells (OSCs) are demonstrated can be improved via the microstructure morphology fine-tuning of active layer films.
07/12/2021Ultra-flexible Organic Solar Cells Developed with Excellent Power-per-Weight Performance
A research group led by Prof. GE Ziyi at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has made a series of great progress in the research and development of flexible organic solar cells (OSCs). A stabilized power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.5% and unprecedented power-per-weight of 32.07 W g-1 at a weight...
06/15/2021Novel Feedstock to Surpass HMF for Simultaneous Production of FDCA and H2
A research group led by Prof. ZHANG Jian at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has demonstrated that 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan (BHMF) with high stability in strong alkali solvents is a novel feedstock superior to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to produce bio-based 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) b...
05/17/2021Scientists Unravel Mechanism of Ion and Electron Migration in CESs
Scientists from the Advanced lithium-ion Battery Engineering Laboratory, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), revealed the mechanism in of ion and electron migration in composite solid electrolytes (CSEs) through the conductive atomic force microscopy (c-AFM), which facilitated the design of high-performan...
05/10/2021Novel Design of NiSiAlY Alloys Proposed for Marine Corrosion Resistance
Researchers at Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), have established a thermodynamic database of novel NiSiAlY alloys, and thus facilitating the research and development (R&D) of NiSiAlY Alloys. The findings were published in Journal of Materials...