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  1. Article ; Online: Design and Function of α-Helix-Rich, Heme-Binding Peptide Materials.

    Fry, H Christopher / Liu, Yuzi / Taylor, Sunny K

    Biomacromolecules

    2024  

    Abstract: Peptide materials often employ short peptides that self-assemble into unique nanoscale architectures and have been employed across many fields relevant to medicine and energy. A majority of peptide materials are high in β-sheet, secondary structure ... ...

    Abstract Peptide materials often employ short peptides that self-assemble into unique nanoscale architectures and have been employed across many fields relevant to medicine and energy. A majority of peptide materials are high in β-sheet, secondary structure content, including heme-binding peptide materials. To broaden the structural diversity of heme-binding peptide materials, a small series of peptides were synthesized to explore the design criteria required for (1) folding into an α-helix structure, (2) assembling into a nanoscale material, (3) binding heme, and (4) demonstrating functions similar to that of heme proteins. One peptide was identified to meet all four criteria, including the heme protein function of CO binding and its microsecond-to-millisecond recombination rates, as measured by transient absorption spectroscopy. Implications of new design criteria and peptide material function through heme incorporation are discussed.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1526-4602
    ISSN (online) 1526-4602
    DOI 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00049
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  2. Article: Achieving SEI preformed graphite in flow cell to mitigate initial lithium loss

    Yu, Yikang / Yang, Zhenzhen / Liu, Yuzi / Xie, Jian

    Elsevier Ltd Carbon. 2022 Aug. 30, v. 196

    2022  

    Abstract: The irreversible lithium loss due to the formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in the initial cycle on the graphite anode greatly reduces the overall cell energy density of lithium ion batteries, that is, the lost Li ions from forming SEI lead ... ...

    Abstract The irreversible lithium loss due to the formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in the initial cycle on the graphite anode greatly reduces the overall cell energy density of lithium ion batteries, that is, the lost Li ions from forming SEI lead to the decrease of Li ions for the intercalation. The method of cathode prelithiation has been widely explored to compensate this lithium loss. However, these cathode additives with high lithium contents inevitably lower the loading of the cathode active materials. Here we report a novel approach to solve this challenge, a facile graphite prelithiation method by preforming SEI layers on the surface of graphite powders (Pre-SEI graphite) utilizing a specially designed flow cell. The Li accommodation in the graphite anode can be controlled by the operating time and current density in the flow cell for the electrochemical SEI formation. As a result, we demonstrate a 10% initial Columbic efficiency increase of the LiFePO₄ electrode in a full cell configuration using the Pre-SEI graphite, compared with the pristine graphite anode. The electrochemical preformation of SEI on the graphite powders offers a complete solution to offset initial lithium loss without a sacrifice of active cathode material loading.
    Keywords anodes ; cathodes ; energy density ; graphene ; lithium
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0830
    Size p. 589-595.
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ISSN 0008-6223
    DOI 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.05.024
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  3. Article ; Online: Designing 1D multiheme peptide amphiphile assemblies reminiscent of natural systems.

    Christopher Fry, H / Divan, Ralu / Liu, Yuzi

    Nanoscale

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 28, Page(s) 10082–10090

    Abstract: Protein assemblies that bind and organize ordered arrays of cofactors yield function structures. Multiheme assemblies found in nature yield electronically conductivity 1D nanoscale fibers and are employed in anaerobic respiration. To understand the ... ...

    Abstract Protein assemblies that bind and organize ordered arrays of cofactors yield function structures. Multiheme assemblies found in nature yield electronically conductivity 1D nanoscale fibers and are employed in anaerobic respiration. To understand the fundamental characteristics of these organized arrays, the design of peptide amphiphiles that assemble into 1D nanostructures and yield metalloporphyrin binding sites is presented. One challenge with this class of peptide amphiphiles is identifying the correct sequence composition for high affinity binding with high heme density. Here, the peptide c16-AH(Kx)
    MeSH term(s) Heme ; Nanostructures/chemistry ; Peptides/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Peptides ; Heme (42VZT0U6YR)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2515664-0
    ISSN 2040-3372 ; 2040-3364
    ISSN (online) 2040-3372
    ISSN 2040-3364
    DOI 10.1039/d2nr00473a
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  4. Article ; Online: Optimal Microstructure of Silicon Monoxide as the Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

    Zhang, Linghong / Liu, Yuzi / Guo, Fangmin / Ren, Yang / Lu, Wenquan

    ACS applied materials & interfaces

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 46, Page(s) 51965–51974

    Abstract: Because of its metastable nature, silicon monoxide (SiO) consists of Si nanodomains in an amorphous matrix of ... ...

    Abstract Because of its metastable nature, silicon monoxide (SiO) consists of Si nanodomains in an amorphous matrix of SiO
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1944-8252
    ISSN (online) 1944-8252
    DOI 10.1021/acsami.2c15455
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  5. Article ; Online: Operando study of mechanical integrity of high-volume expansion Li-ion battery anode materials coated by Al

    Zhou, Xinwei / Stan, Liliana / Hou, Dewen / Jin, Yang / Xiong, Hui / Zhu, Likun / Liu, Yuzi

    Nanotechnology

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 23

    Abstract: Group IV elements and their oxides, such as Si, Ge, Sn and SiO have much higher theoretical capacity than commercial graphite anode. However, these materials undergo large volume change during cycling, resulting in severe structural degradation and ... ...

    Abstract Group IV elements and their oxides, such as Si, Ge, Sn and SiO have much higher theoretical capacity than commercial graphite anode. However, these materials undergo large volume change during cycling, resulting in severe structural degradation and capacity fading. Al
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1362365-5
    ISSN 1361-6528 ; 0957-4484
    ISSN (online) 1361-6528
    ISSN 0957-4484
    DOI 10.1088/1361-6528/acbeb1
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  6. Article ; Online: Radiation effects on materials for electrochemical energy storage systems.

    Olsen, Tristan / Koroni, Cyrus / Liu, Yuzi / Russell, Joshua A / Wharry, Janelle P / Xiong, Hui

    Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP

    2023  Volume 25, Issue 45, Page(s) 30761–30784

    Abstract: Batteries and electrochemical capacitors (ECs) are of critical importance for applications such as electric vehicles, electric grids, and mobile devices. However, the performance of existing battery and EC technologies falls short of meeting the ... ...

    Abstract Batteries and electrochemical capacitors (ECs) are of critical importance for applications such as electric vehicles, electric grids, and mobile devices. However, the performance of existing battery and EC technologies falls short of meeting the requirements of high energy/high power and long durability for increasing markets such as the automotive industry, aerospace, and grid-storage utilizing renewable energies. Therefore, improving energy storage materials performance metrics is imperative. In the past two decades, radiation has emerged as a new means to modify functionalities in energy storage materials. There exists a common misconception that radiation with energetic ions and electrons will always cause radiation damage to target materials, which might potentially prevent its applications in electrochemical energy storage systems. But in this review, we summarize recent progress in radiation effects on materials for electrochemical energy storage systems to show that radiation can have both beneficial and detrimental effects on various types of energy materials. Prior work suggests that fundamental understanding toward the energy loss mechanisms that govern the resulting microstructure, defect generation, interfacial properties, mechanical properties, and eventual electrochemical properties is critical. We discuss radiation effects in the following categories: (1) defect engineering, (2) interface engineering, (3) radiation-induced degradation, and (4) radiation-assisted synthesis. We analyze the significant trends and provide our perspectives and outlook on current research and future directions in research seeking to harness radiation as a method for enhancing the synthesis and performance of battery materials.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1476244-4
    ISSN 1463-9084 ; 1463-9076
    ISSN (online) 1463-9084
    ISSN 1463-9076
    DOI 10.1039/d3cp02697c
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  7. Article ; Online: Amplified Spontaneous Emission from Electron-Hole Quantum Droplets in Colloidal CdSe Nanoplatelets.

    Watkins, Nicolas E / Diroll, Benjamin T / Williams, Kali R / Liu, Yuzi / Greene, Chelsie L / Wasielewski, Michael R / Schaller, Richard D

    ACS nano

    2024  Volume 18, Issue 13, Page(s) 9605–9612

    Abstract: Two-dimensional cadmium selenide nanoplatelets (NPLs) exhibit large absorption cross sections and homogeneously broadened band-edge transitions that offer utility in wide-ranging optoelectronic applications. Here, we examine the temperature-dependence of ...

    Abstract Two-dimensional cadmium selenide nanoplatelets (NPLs) exhibit large absorption cross sections and homogeneously broadened band-edge transitions that offer utility in wide-ranging optoelectronic applications. Here, we examine the temperature-dependence of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) in 4- and 5-monolayer thick NPLs and show that the threshold for close-packed (neat) films decreases with decreasing temperature by a factor of 2-10 relative to ambient temperature owing to extrinsic (trapping) and intrinsic (phonon-derived line width) factors. Interestingly, for pump intensities that exceed the ASE threshold, we find development of intense emission to lower energy in particular provided that the film temperature is ≤200 K. For NPLs diluted in an inert polymer, both biexcitonic ASE and low-energy emission are suppressed, suggesting that described neat-film observables rely upon high chromophore density and rapid, collective processes. Transient emission spectra reveal ultrafast red-shifting with the time of the lower energy emission. Taken together, these findings indicate a previously unreported process of amplified stimulated emission from polyexciton states that is consistent with quantum droplets and constitutes a form of exciton condensate. For studied samples, quantum droplets form provided that roughly 17 meV or less of thermal energy is available, which we hypothesize relates to polyexciton binding energy. Polyexciton ASE can produce pump-fluence-tunable red-shifted ASE even 120 meV lower in energy than biexciton ASE. Our findings convey the importance of biexciton and polyexciton populations in nanoplatelets and show that quantum droplets can exhibit light amplification at significantly lower photon energies than biexcitonic ASE.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1936-086X
    ISSN (online) 1936-086X
    DOI 10.1021/acsnano.3c13170
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  8. Article ; Online: Dynamic Transformation of High-Architectural Nanocrystal Superlattices upon Solvent Molecule Exposure.

    Nagaoka, Yasutaka / Schneider, Jeremy / Jin, Na / Cai, Tong / Liu, Yuzi / Wang, Zhongwu / Li, Ruipeng / Kim, Kyung-Suk / Chen, Ou

    Journal of the American Chemical Society

    2024  Volume 146, Issue 19, Page(s) 13093–13104

    Abstract: The cluster-based body-centered-cubic superlattice (cBCC SL) represents one of the most complicated structures among reported nanocrystal assemblies, comprised of 72 truncated tetrahedral quantum dots per unit cell. Our previous report revealed that ... ...

    Abstract The cluster-based body-centered-cubic superlattice (cBCC SL) represents one of the most complicated structures among reported nanocrystal assemblies, comprised of 72 truncated tetrahedral quantum dots per unit cell. Our previous report revealed that truncated tetrahedral quantum dots within cBCC SLs possessed highly controlled translational and orientational order owing to an unusual energetic landscape based on the balancing of entropic and enthalpic contributions during the assembly process. However, the cBCC SL's structural transformability and mechanical properties, uniquely originating from such complicated nanostructures, have yet to be investigated. Herein, we report that cBCC SLs can undergo dynamic transformation to face-centered-cubic SLs in response to post-assembly molecular exposure. We monitored the dynamic transformation process using in situ synchrotron-based small-angle X-ray scattering, revealing a dynamic transformation involving multiple steps underpinned by interactions between incoming molecules and TTQDs' surface ligands. Furthermore, our mechanistic study demonstrated that the precise configuration of TTQDs' ligand molecules in cBCC SLs was key to their high structural transformability and unique jelly-like soft mechanical properties. While ligand molecular configurations in nanocrystal SLs are often considered minor features, our findings emphasize their significance in controlling weak van der Waals interactions between nanocrystals within assembled SLs, leading to previously unremarked superstructural transformability and unique mechanical properties. Our findings promote a facile route toward further creation of soft materials, nanorobotics, and out-of-equilibrium assemblies based on nanocrystal building blocks.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3155-0
    ISSN 1520-5126 ; 0002-7863
    ISSN (online) 1520-5126
    ISSN 0002-7863
    DOI 10.1021/jacs.3c14603
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  9. Article ; Online: One-way Lamb and SH mixing method in thin plates with quadratic nonlinearity: Numerical and experimental studies.

    Liu, Yuzi / Zhao, Youxuan / Deng, Mingxi / Shui, Guoshuang / Hu, Ning

    Ultrasonics

    2022  Volume 124, Page(s) 106761

    Abstract: This paper numerically and experimentally investigates the resonant behavior of one-way Lamb and SH (shear horizontal) mixing method in thin plates with quadratic nonlinearity. When the primary ... ...

    Abstract This paper numerically and experimentally investigates the resonant behavior of one-way Lamb and SH (shear horizontal) mixing method in thin plates with quadratic nonlinearity. When the primary S
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-14
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 200839-7
    ISSN 1874-9968 ; 0041-624X
    ISSN (online) 1874-9968
    ISSN 0041-624X
    DOI 10.1016/j.ultras.2022.106761
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  10. Article ; Online: Crack-Free Silicon Monoxide as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

    Lu, Wenquan / Zhou, Xinwei / Liu, Yuzi / Zhu, Likun

    ACS applied materials & interfaces

    2020  Volume 12, Issue 51, Page(s) 57141–57145

    Abstract: The volume expansion of Si and SiO particles was investigated using a single-particle battery assembled with a focused ion beam and scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) system. Single Si and SiO particles were galvanostatically charged and discharged ... ...

    Abstract The volume expansion of Si and SiO particles was investigated using a single-particle battery assembled with a focused ion beam and scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) system. Single Si and SiO particles were galvanostatically charged and discharged as in real batteries. Microstructural changes of the particles were monitored in situ using FIB-SEM from two different angles. The results revealed that the volume expansion of micrometer size particle SiO was not only much smaller than that of Si, but it also kept its original shape with no sign of cracks. This isotropic mechanical property of a SiO particle can be attributed to its microstructure: nanosized Si domains mixed with SiO
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1944-8252
    ISSN (online) 1944-8252
    DOI 10.1021/acsami.0c18321
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