With the widespread application of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, degradation diagnosis has attracted increasing attention. In practical operating scenarios, however, path-dependent degradation induced by the alternating effects of calen...
Researchers are in search of parameters inside Li-ion batteries that can be utilized to control their external behavior. Physics-based electrochemical model could bridge the gap between Li+ transportation and distribution inside battery and battery p...
Half-cell potential (HCP) is widely acknowledged as a nondestructive method for assessing the durability of concrete, although the variability in environmental and material conditions compromises its accuracy. The reliability of traditional predictio...
Half-cell photovoltaic modules have been widely applied in distributed photovoltaic systems and building-integrated photovoltaic systems. Linear edge shading caused by buildings, guardrails, and adjacent modules is a key factor affecting their power...
In this paper, the usefulness of photovoltaic modules built of half cells for partially obstructed photovoltaic (PV) installations was analyzed based on verified simulation studies. The parameters of these modules are similar to the classic, but the...
Silicon is a promising anode material and can already be found in commercially available lithium-ion cells. Reliable modeling and simulations of new active materials for lithium-ion batteries are becoming more and more important, especially regarding...
With half-cut photovoltaic (PV) modules being the dominant technology on the market, there is an increasing necessity for accurate modeling of this module type. Circuit simulators such as Simulink are widely used to study different topics regarding p...
The aim of this work has been to evaluate the energetic feasibility and the performances of a novel residential micro-Combined Cooling, Heating and Power (CCHP) system, based on low temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) power unit an...
Lithium plating may occur during charging, especially at high rates or overcharging conditions for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which would cause battery capacity degradation and even trigger thermal runaway. Thus, it is essential to detect lithium...
The intestinal tract is a typical radiosensitive tissue, and radiation rectal injury is a severe side effect that limits the prescribed dose in radiotherapy of the abdominal and pelvic region. Understanding the post-irradiation kinetics of Lgr5-posit...
Ruthenium complexes are developed as substitutes for platinum complexes to be used in the chemotherapy of hematological and gynecological malignancies, such as ovarian cancer. We synthesized and screened 14 ruthenium half-sandwich complexes with bide...
The formation of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) directly affects the properties of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer, which in turn affects cell performance, lifetime, and safety. Therefore, measurement of SEI properties during formation is...
Second-life applications for lithium-ion batteries offer the industry opportunities to defer recycling costs, enhance economic value, and reduce environmental impacts. An accurate prognosis of the remaining useful life (RUL) is essential for ensuring...
Analog, paper-based workflows remain the norm in the condition assessment of reinforced concrete infrastructure, limiting the efficiency with which diagnostic data can be used in maintenance planning. In this research, a pre-processing procedure and...
Alumina is an indispensable raw material for the modern aluminum electrolysis industry. The distribution and transmission of alumina within the bath is of great significance to maintain stable operation and reduce energy consumption. In this study, a...
The microstructures of porous electrodes in lithium-ion cells strongly affect their electrochemical performance. Experimental tomography techniques to investigate the microstructure during electrode development is costly and time consuming. To addres...
The solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI), the passivation layer formed on anode particles during the initial cycles, affects the performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in terms of capacity, power output, and cycle life. SEI features are dependent...
Several carbon sequestration technologies have been proposed to utilize carbon dioxide (CO2) to produce energy and chemical compounds. However, feasible technologies have not been adopted due to the low efficiency conversion rate and high-energy requ...
Currently, Li-ion cells are the preferred candidates as energy sources for existing portable applications and for those being developed. Thus, a proper characterization of Li-ion cells is required to optimize their use and their manufacturing process...
The vanadium flow batteries that employ the vanadium element as active couples for both half-cells, thus avoiding cross-contamination, are promising large-scale energy storage devices. In this work, the flow rate is optimized by incorporating the tem...
A study of the electrochemical characteristics of titanium oxyfluoride obtained with the direct interaction of titanium with hydrofluoric acid is reported. Two materials T1 and T2 synthesized under different conditions in which some TiF3 is formed in...
This study focuses on a group of scanning electrochemical probe microscopies used to reveal the early stages of galvanic coupling corrosion reactions, based on the use of microelectrochemical sensors for measuring local potentials and currents associ...
In this paper, we propose a sophisticated battery model for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs), which are a promising energy storage technology due to their design flexibility, low manufacturing costs on a large scale, indefinite lifetime, and rec...
Mechanics plays a crucial role in the performance and lifespan of lithium-ion battery (LIB) cells. Thus, it is important to address the interplay between electrochemistry and mechanics in LIBs, especially when aiming to enhance the energy density of...
In recent years, 3D printing has emerged as a promising technology in energy storage, particularly for the fabrication of Li-ion battery electrodes. This innovative manufacturing method offers significant material composition and electrode structure...
Lithium-ion batteries employing a metal fiber fleece as a 3D current collector show an improved ion diffusivity in the electrolyte due to additional surface transport in the electrical double layer at the fiber surface. Since the metal fiber fleece i...
We study a structured QND central-spin testbed under a hybrid finite-resolution protocol. The central-spin state is temporally integrated without retaining the internal readout-time label, whereas environmental fragment information is quantified by a...
The performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) relies on the characteristics of the cathode material, including both intentionally applied coatings and naturally formed surface layers or binder adhesion. This study investigated the influence of the...
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This article is largely oriented towards the theoretical foundations of the rational design of molecular cells for quantum cellular automata (QCA) devices with optimized properties. We apply the vibronic approach to the analysis of the two key proper...
Research on lithium-ion batteries has been driven by the growing demand for electric vehicles to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Despite advances, batteries still face significant challenges in efficiency, lifetime, safety, and material optimizati...
Existing parameter extraction methods for photovoltaic modules are mostly developed for specific module types or structural configurations, making it difficult to achieve unified modeling across different materials, structures, and operating conditio...
Platinum complexes are used in chemotherapy, primarily as antineoplastic agents. In this study, we assessed the cytotoxic and cytostatic properties of a set of osmium(II), ruthenium(II), iridium(III) and rhodium(III) half-sandwich-type complexes with...
Current crowding in the JFET region is an important contributor to the on-resistance of 10 kV 4H-SiC planar MOSFETs. This work investigates a device incorporating a uniformly doped n-type current-spreading layer formed by secondary epitaxy. A two-dim...
This study investigates the long-term durability performance of Portland cement mortars incorporating 5% and 10% Ca-rich fly ash under 24 months of natural marine atmospheric exposure. An integrated experimental methodology was applied, combining gra...
Improving the interfacial stability of graphite anodes remains a major challenge for extending the lifetime of lithium-ion batteries. In this study, ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) and nitrogen-incorporated UNCD (N-UNCD) coatings were employed as...
In the search of theoretical models describing cancer, one of promising directions is chaos. It is connected to ideas of “genome chaos” and “life on the edge of chaos”, but they profoundly differ in the meaning of the term &ld...
There is an increasing need for building models that permit interior navigation, e.g., for escape route analysis. This paper presents a non-manifold Computer-Aided Design (CAD) data structure, the dual half-edge based on the Poincaré duality that exp...
Activation of T cells by agonistic peptide-MHC can be inhibited by antagonistic ones. However, the exact mechanism remains elusive. We used Jurkat cells expressing two different TCRs and tested whether stimulation of the endogenous TCR by agonistic a...
(1) Background: This study offers a biexponential model to estimate corneal endothelial cell decay (ECD) following preloaded “endothelium-in” Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy...
The article considers the problem of an influence of partial shading on the characteristics of photovoltaic modules (PV modules). Different manners of connections of silicon solar cells contained in such modules are considered, e.g., classical PV mod...
This study presents a performance analysis of a half-bridge commutation cell using MATLAB/Simulink simulations. The behavior of IGBTs as semiconductor switches is examined under diverse load conditions, and the power losses, including conduction and...
The present study sought to analyze a novel type of polymer membrane fuel cell to be used in vehicles. The performance of the fuel cell was evaluated by modeling the types of production–consumption heat in the anode and cathode (including half-...
The CRISPR/Cas9 Genome-editing system has revealed promising potential for generating gene mutation, deletion, and correction in human cells. Application of this powerful tool in Fabry disease (FD), however, still needs to be explored. Enzyme replace...
This article describes the analyses of modeling the wear process of lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt cells operating cyclically under constant load conditions. The main aging processes taking place in cells and the methodology of the modeling are disc...
Alpha-Synuclein (α-Syn) is a presynaptic neuronal protein implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other synucleinopathies, primarily through its aggregation into insoluble fibrils. The extended α-Syn half-life...
In this paper, we propose an unstructured cut-cell generation method for complex geological modeling. The method can robustly and quickly generate cut results for surface and polyhedral meshes. First, we correctly identify intersecting elements in th...
Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) promotes the growth and metastasis of lung cancer cells. Therefore, TGF-β1 siRNA (siTGF-β1) gene therapy was introduced to inhibit the expression of TGF-β1 at the nucleic acid level to a...
The intestinal epithelium is a major barrier that limits the absorption of oral drugs. The integrity of the epithelial tissue is a very important factor for preventing intestinal diseases. However, destabilization of the epithelium can promote the tr...
Background and Objectives: Malaria is a disease that can result in a variety of complications. Diagnosis is carried out by an optical microscope and depends on operator experience. The use of artificial intelligence to identify morphological patterns...
In the field of new-energy electric vehicles, lithium battery cells need to be connected in series and parallel to meet the requirements of high voltage and high power. Aiming at the high cost of traditional active equalizer, a half/full-bridge conve...
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