04/21/2020Researchers Synthesized Dual-Recyclable Thermosets with Superior Stability Based on Asymmetric Acetal
A research group of Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province at the Ningbo Institute of Material and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a new type of reprocessed thermosets based on acetal exchange chemistry, which possess excellent creep resistance at high temperature (up to 100 oC). ...
04/17/2020Researchers Propose a General Lewis Acidic Etching Route for MXenes Synthesis
A research group led by Prof. HUANG Qing at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed a general Lewis acidic etching route for preparing MXenes with enhanced electrochemical performance in non-aqueous electrolyte, in cooperation with Université de Toulouse, Sichuan University and LiU. The stu...
04/09/2020Researchers Improve Thermoelectric Properties of n-Type SnSe Crystals by Fermi-surface Dynamics
Prof. JIANG Jun’s team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported excellent thermoelectric performance along the out-of-plane direction of n-type tin selenide (SnSe) single crystals by alloying with PbBr2. The study revealed that the thermoelectric performance of n-type SnSe along the out-of-plane di...
04/02/2020Researchers Unravel the Metastability and Reversibility of Lithium-rich Layered Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-ion Batteries
A research group led by Prof. LIU Zhaoping at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), revealed that the metastable state of cycled lithium-rich (Li-rich) layered cathode oxides, which stems from structural defects, accounts for the voltage decay of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), in cooperation...
03/31/2020Multifunctional Black Sand Aggregate Developed for Environmental-adaptive Solar-driven Purified Water Collection
A research group led by Prof. CHEN Tao at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has developed a multifunctional black sand aggregate for solar-driven purified water collection, which can adapt to diverse environments. The study was published in Nano Energy.
