Blar i Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering (TN-IEP) på forfatter "Lou, Fengliu"
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Effect on cycle life with different pre-lithiation depths of silicon anode in Si/LFP full cell
Zahid, Bilal (Master thesis, 2023)This study examines the impact of various pre-lithiation conditions on the cycling performance of a Silicon (Si) anode in Li-ion batteries (LIBs). A commercially available Si active material was utilized, and CR2032-type ... -
Efficient Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to CO by Ag-Decorated B-Doped g-C3N4: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study
Lu, Song; Zhang, Yang; Mady, Mohamed Fawzy Hamed Attia; Tucho, Wakshum Mekonnen; Lou, Fengliu; Yu, Zhixin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) has received great attention in energy conversion and CO2 mitigation. In recent years, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has been regarded as a very promising support for metal nanoparticles ... -
Enabling Increased Delithiation Rates in Silicon-Based Anodes through Alloying with Phosphorus
Huld, Frederik Thorbjørn; Lai, Samson Yuxiu; Tucho, Wakshum Mekonnen; Batmaz, Rasim; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Lu, Song; Eleri, Obinna Egwu; Koposov, Alexey; Yu, Zhixin; Lou, Fengliu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The capability of battery materials to deliver not only high lithium storage capacity, but also the ability to operate at high charge/discharge rates is an essential property for development of new batteries. In the present ... -
Enabling long cycle life lithium-ion capacitors through electrode-electrolyte interface optimization
Eleri, Obinna Egwu (PhD thesis UiS;749, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Electrode-electrolyte interfaces in electrochemical cells represent critical boundaries between the electrode and electrolyte where most charge transfer or storage processes are initiated. Accordingly, the interface ... -
Exploring the behaviour of Silicon by empirical analysis of galvanostatic charge-discharge curves
Huld, Frederik Thorbjørn (PhD Theses;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The capability of battery materials to deliver not only high lithium (Li) storage capacity, but also the ability to operate at high charge/discharge rates is an essential property for development of new batteries. First, ... -
Leveraging Synergies by Combining Polytetrafluorethylene with Polyvinylidene Fluoride for Solvent-Free Graphite Anode Fabrication
Zhang, Yang; Lu, Song; Lou, Fengliu; Yu, Zhixin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Solvent-free graphite anode is fabricated successfully with the synergistic effect of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). PTFE acts as a processing aid reagent to form a self-supporting electrode ... -
Lithium-Ion Capacitors: A Review of Strategies toward Enhancing the Performance of the Activated Carbon Cathode
Eleri, Obinna Egwu; Lou, Fengliu; Yu, Zhixin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Lithium-ion capacitors (LiC) are promising hybrid devices bridging the gap between batteries and supercapacitors by offering simultaneous high specific power and specific energy. However, an indispensable critical component ... -
New Insights into the Behaviour of Commercial Silicon Electrode Materials via Empirical Fitting of Galvanostatic Charge-Discharge Curves
Huld, Frederik Thorbjørn; Eleri, Obinna Egwu; Lou, Fengliu; Yu, Zhixin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Silicon (Si) materials for use in Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are of continued interest to battery manufacturers. With an increasing number of commercially available Si materials, evaluating their performance becomes a ... -
Non-precious metal activated MoSi2N4 monolayers for high-performance OER and ORR electrocatalysts: A first-principles study
Lu, Song; Zhang, Yangzi; Lou, Fengliu; Guo, Kun; Yu, Zhixin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Developing high-performance electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is crucial for energy conversion and storage. Recently, a new type of two-dimensional material MoSi2N4 ... -
On the Viability of Lithium Bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide as Electrolyte Salt for Use in Lithium-Ion Capacitors
Schweigart, Philipp; Eleri, Obinna Egwu; Nylund, Inger-Emma; Lai, Samson Yuxiu; Lou, Fengliu; Svensson, Ann Mari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) represent promising high-power energy storage devices, most commonly composed of a lithium-ion intercalation anode (e. g., graphite or hard carbon), a supercapacitor activated carbon (AC) ... -
Recent Progress in Two-Dimensional Materials for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Lu, Song; Lou, Fengliu; Yu, Zhixin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (ECR) is an attractive approach to convert atmospheric CO2 to value-added chemicals and fuels. However, this process is still hindered by sluggish CO2 reaction kinetics and the lack of efficient ... -
Solvent-Free Electrode Fabrication Based on Polytetrafluoroethylene Fibrillation for Lithium-ion Batteries
Zhang, Yang (PhD Theses;883, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The commercial lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) electrodes are manufactured with slurry casting (SC) procedure, where a large amount of energy is consumed, increasing the manufacturing cost a lot. In addition, the SC procedure ... -
Solvent-free lithium iron phosphate cathode fabrication with fibrillation of polytetrafluoroethylene
Zhang, Yang; Lu, Song; Lou, Fengliu; Yu, Zhixin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Fabricating electrode for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) with solvent-free (SF) procedure can save energy and improve electrochemical performance simultaneously. Polymer fibrillation is one of the most promising SF procedures ... -
Transition Metal−N/Graphene for advanced Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: A first principles study
Zhang, Yang; Lu, Song; Ugochukwu, Kingsley; Lou, Fengliu; Yu, Zhixin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Developing highly efficient anchoring materials with strong adsorption to lithium polysulfides to suppress ‘shuttling effect’ is crucial to address the short cycling life issue of lithium sulfur batteries. Herein, we ... -
Transition-metal-mediated electrocatalytic CO2 reduction: from nanoparticles to single-atom catalysts
Lu, Song (PhD Theses;709, Doctoral thesis, 2023)With the rapid development of the global economy, energy crisis and environment issues have become increasingly prominent. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a primary greenhouse gas (CHG), while it could also be a valuable carbon ...