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Integration of Pre‐Activated Carbon‐Fabric Layers for Ampere‐Hour‐Scale Quasi‐Solid‐State Pouch‐Type Zinc–Air Batteries
Authors: Lee Ayeon , Lee Jae Hui , Ahn Sung Hoon 
Published: November 2024

AbstractAchieving ampere‐hour‐scale capacities in pouch‐type zinc–air batteries (ZABs) requires optimizing key factors, such as preventing inactive ZnO dendrite formation on zinc anodes and enhancing catalytic activity with efficient gas diffusion in the air cathode. Here, a pioneering flexible, large‐area, ampere‐hour‐scale quasi‐solid‐state ZAB is introduced, addressing these challenges through a novel preactivation strategy combined with a layered assembly approach. This method employs mass‐producible fibrous carbon textiles to form flexible fabrics that separate functions within multi‐stacked layers. Preactivated carbon fabric layers, independently functionalized and easily reassembled, enhance scalability and manufacturability. A bilayer catalytic air electrode, incorporating hydrophilic NiFe hydroxide and hydrophobic FeNC regions, ensures efficient charge and mass transfer, significantly boosting catalytic activity. To prevent dendrite formation on the zinc anode, a zincophilic copper interlayer is implemented. This configuration supports rapid, stable charge–discharge cycles at a high current density of 20 mA cm⁻2. The large‐area stacked bipolar structure pouch cells, exceeding 36 cm2, achieve a discharge capacity of up to 2500 mAh, maintaining high cycle stability through discharge–charge cycles with 200 mAh per cycle. This approach significantly enhances the scalability, manufacturability, and production potential of ultrahigh‐capacity wearable ZABs, making them practical for widespread application in various portable and flexible devices.
Oxychloride Polyanion Clustered Solid‐State Electrolytes via Hydrate‐Assisted Synthesis for All‐Solid‐State Batteries
Authors: Wang Guanzhi , Zhang Simeng , Wu Han , Zheng Matthew , Zhao Changtai , Liang Jianwen , Zhou Liyu , Yue Junyi , Zhu Xiangzhen , Xu Yang , Zhang Nian , Pang Tianlu , Fu Jiamin , Li Weihan , Xia Yuanguang , Yin Wen , Sun Xueliang , Li Xiaona 
Published: November 2024

AbstractSolid‐state electrolytes (SSEs) play a vital role in the development of high‐energy all‐solid‐state batteries. However, most adopted mechanical ball milling and/or high‐temperature annealing are ineffective approaches for large‐scale synthesis. Herein, a universal and scalable hydrate‐assisted strategy for the synthesis of oxychloride SSEs is developed based on the chemical reaction among alkali chlorides, AlCl3, and AlCl3·6H2O. The synthesized aluminum‐based oxychloride SSEs possess a high Li+ conductivity over 1 mS cm−1 at 30 °C. The final aluminum‐based oxychloride SSEs are structurally heterogeneous with nm‐sized LiCl‐like and LiAlCl4 crystallites and large amounts of amorphous [AlaObClc](2b+c−3a)− components. Faster local mobility of Li+ ions in amorphous structures is verified and is attributable to weakened Li+‐X− interactions ensured by the [AlaObClc](2b+c−3a)− polyanions. The potential applications for this synthesis technique are further demonstrated by kilogram‐scale reactions and synthesis of other oxychloride SSEs including zirconium‐based and tantalum‐based analogs. These findings not only provide a new simple, scalable, and energy‐efficient synthesis route for oxychloride SSEs but also further promote their application in all‐solid‐state batteries.
Superhydrophobicity With Self‐Adaptive Water Pressure Resistance and Adhesion of Pistia Stratiotes Leaf
Authors: Shao Huijuan , Wang Dehui , Song Jianing , Shi Zhenxu , Yin Kun , Shen Yang , Zhang Bowen , Xu Luqing , Guo Junchang , Yang Jinlong , Deng Xu 
Published: November 2024

AbstractSuperhydrophobic surfaces are promising for optimizing amphibious aircraft by minimizing water drag and adhesion. Achieving this involves ensuring these surfaces can resist high liquid pressure caused by deep water and fluid flow. Maximizing the solid‐liquid contact area is a common strategy to improve liquid pressure resistance. However, this approach inevitably increases solid‐liquid adhesion, making it challenging to guarantee a trade‐off between the two wetting characteristics. Here, it is found that the Pistia stratiotes leaf exhibits superhydrophobicity with high water pressure resistance and low adhesion, attributed to its self‐adaptive deformable microstructure with unique re‐entrant features. Under pressure, these microstructures deform to increase the solid‐liquid contact area, thereby enhancing water pressure resistance. The re‐entrant features elevate the deformation threshold, enabling higher modulus microstructures to achieve adaptive response. This facilitates the recovery of deformed microstructures, restoring the air layer and maintaining low adhesion. Following these concepts, Pistia stratiotes leaf‐inspired surfaces are fabricated, achieving an 183% improvement in water impact resistance and an ≈80% reduction in adhesion after overpressure compared to conventional superhydrophobic surfaces. The design principles inspired by Pistia stratiotes promise significant advancements in amphibious aircraft and other trans‐media vehicles.
Fluorine‐Induced Lattice Oxygen Participation in 2D Layered Double Hydroxide/MXene Hybrids for Efficient Oxygen Evolution
Authors: Pei Chengang , Kim Min‐Cheol , Baeck Unbeom , Hong Won Tae , Kim Jong Hun , Han Hyungu , Kim Jaekyum , Cho Sung Min , Yu Xu , Park Jongwook , Park Ho Seok , Kim Jung Kyu 
Published: November 2024

AbstractIn oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the participation of lattice oxygen can break the limitation of adsorption evolution mechanism, but the activation of lattice oxygen remains a critical challenge. Herein, a surface fluorinated highly active 2D/2D FeNi layered double hydroxide/MXene (F‐LDH/MX) is demonstrated, boosting OER with the enhanced lattice‐oxygen‐mediated path. The introduction of fluorine promotes the self‐evolution of catalyst in an alkaline environment, even without an external current. It further accelerates the formation of active metal oxyhydroxides with abundant oxygen vacancies under the operating potential. The introduced oxygen vacancy activates the lattice oxygen, increasing the proportion of lattice oxygen mechanism in OER. Owing to the synergistic effects of the 2D/2D hierarchical structure and the modulated active surface, F‐LDH/MX possesses excellent electrochemical performances, including a low overpotential of 251 mV at 10 mA cm−2, a low Tafel slope of 40.28 mV dec−1, and robust stability. The water electrolyzer system with F‐LDH/MX as the anode offers the benchmark current density at a low cell voltage of 1.53 V, while the Zn‐air battery with F‐LDH/MX as the air electrode exhibits a higher power density of 75.43 mW cm−2. This study presents a promising strategy to design highly active electrocatalysts for energy conversion and storage.
Gender and educational patterns in the demand and supply of grandparent childcare in Australia
Authors: Craig Lyn , Lee DongJu , Hamilton Myra , Timonen Virpi , Adamson Elizabeth 
Published: November 2024

AbstractGrandparents are an important source of childcare worldwide, but international patterns vary. We examine how demographic characteristics of parents, and of grandparents, factor into grandparent care provision considering the cultural assumptions and policy settings Australian families live within. Using the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, we identify determinants of both the demand for and the supply of grandparent childcare in Australia (4266 grandparents and 9822 parents). Results suggest that grandmothers and mothers, as much or more than fathers and mothers, balance their reciprocal participation in employment and childcare. University‐educated grandmothers are more likely to provide regular childcare (at least once a week) and university‐educated mothers are more likely to draw upon it, inconsistent with research in other countries. It appears grandparents are stepping in as both “mother savers” and “system savers,” suggesting a need for more public policy support for Australian working mothers to capitalise on their increasingly high educational attainment.
Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Activated Dynamic Condensation Approach to Narrow‐Band Gap Vinylene‐Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks
Authors: Zhang Zixing , Meng Fancheng , Chi Xu , Jiao Yang , Xue Bai , Li Xiaomeng , Zhang Fan 
Published: November 2024

AbstractVinyl units intrinsically featuring less steric, nonpolarity, and unsaturated character, are well‐known π‐bridge used in the synthesis of high‐performance semiconducting materials. Two‐dimensional (2D) vinylene‐linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) represent a promising class of π‐conjugated structures, however, the range of available monomers for the reversible formation of carbon‐carbon double bonds remains limited. In this study, a new class of 2D vinylene‐linked COFs were synthesized using dimethyldiketopyrrolopyrrole (DM‐DPP) as the key monomer. The strong electron deficiency of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) makes its methyl substituents readily activated upon the cocatalysis of L‐proline and 4‐dimethylaminopyridine in aqueous solution to conduct dynamic condensation with tritopic aromatic aldehydes. The resulting COFs crystallized in an eclipsed AA stacking arrangement and featured abundant, regular nanochannels. Their robust vinyl DPP‐linking mode enhanced donor‐π‐acceptor conjugation and promoted π‐stacked alignment along the vertical direction. Consequently, the synthesized COFs exhibited band gaps as narrow as 1.02 eV and demonstrated excellent light‐harvesting capability across the visible to near‐infrared I (NIR‐I) regions. Furthermore, the COFs could be converted into free‐standing thin pellets through simple pressure casting, and show excellent photothermal response and cycling stability under different light sources.
Mesoporous Electrodes Enhance the Electrocatalytic Performance of [FeFe]‐Hydrogenase
Authors: Webb Sophie , Veliju Astrit , Maroni Plinio , Apfel Ulf‐Peter , Happe Thomas , Milton Ross D. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe metalloenzyme [FeFe]‐hydrogenase is of interest to future biotechnologies targeting the production of “green” hydrogen (H2). We recently developed a simple two‐step functionalized procedure to immobilize the [FeFe]‐hydrogenase from Clostridium pasteurianum (“CpI”) on mesoporous indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes to achieve elevated H2 production with high operational stability and current densities of 8 mA cm−2. Here, we use a combination of atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) to understand how mesoporous ITO stabilizes and activates CpI for electroenzymatic H2 production. Examination of the topography and morphology of the mesoporous ITO surface revealed a hierarchical morphology containing cavities and well‐defined nanoparticle agglomerates. Any potential effect of mesoporosity was investigated by comparing the stability and electroenzymatic activity of CpI on mesoporous ‘nanoITO’ and planar ITO, where we determined that CpI has a higher turnover frequency and adsorbs with greater stability (with respect to electroenzymatic activity over time) to nanoITO surfaces.
On the Origin of Capacity Increase in Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries with Manganese Oxide Cathodes and Copper Metal Current Collectors
Authors: Li Zhao , Li Yi , Zhan Yang , Lin Xiaodong , Yao Yingying , Zhao Tianshuo , Sun Fengzhan , Xu Hao , Ma Zhewen , Zhang Wei , Xue Yanling , Li Xiaolong , Vlad Alexandru , Zou Jianxin 
Published: November 2024

AbstractRechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs), with Cu as positive electrode current collector (CC), typically display a gradual capacity increase with cycling. Whereas the origin of this was suggested in gradual active material electro‐activation, the fact that this is prevalent in many positive electrode material systems remains unexplained. Herein, we elucidate the underlying mechanism through a series of multiscale joint operando X‐ray characterizations, including operando synchrotron X‐ray diffraction and imaging technology. We select a series of manganese oxides as benchmark positive electrodes and find that no magnesium ions are stored within the lattices of these materials, despite an apparent cell capacity increase with cycling. The origin of capacity increase is rooted in the gradual electrochemical corrosion of metallic Cu, release of Cu(I, II) species in electrolyte, and their subsequent redox activity, resulting in apparent electrode capacity gains. Furthermore, the shuttle and redox speciation of Cu ions trigger the irreversible depletion of both the Cu CC (or any other source) and the magnesium metal, ultimately leading to cell failure. Our work suggests the need to reconsider the appropriateness of using Cu as a positive electrode CC for RMBs.
Regioselective and Homochiral Supramolecular Polymerization of Nanotadpole Aggremers of Poly(phenylacetylene) Derivatives
Authors: Zeng Hua , Yu Peiyao , Zhang Jie , Wan Xinhua 
Published: November 2024

AbstractBiological homochirality is a signature of life. Supramolecular polymerization is effective to achieve high hierarchical homochirality in nature, but has not been well‐explored. Herein, we report regioselective and homochiral supramolecular polymerization of chiral nanotadpole aggregates made of either synthetic helical poly(phenylacetylene)s or chirality‐amplified co‐assembly of chiral and achiral poly(phenylacetylene)s. The twisted nanotadpole aggregates with high screw‐sense preference polymerized as monomers (aggremers) into supramolecular chains in a head‐to‐tail regioselective and stepwise manner. Supramolecular copolymerization of enantiomeric aggremers favored formation of homochiral hierarchical supramolecular structures as visualized by TEM. Chiral hexagonal columnar mesophase of aggremers was responsive for the stereoselectivity. The work opens a gate to controllably and effectively construct functional chiral supramolecular materials and deepens the understanding of hierarchical biological homochirality.
Enhancing efficiency and economic viability in Rectisol system with cryogenic liquid expander
Authors: Qu Yaopeng , Sun Jinju , Song Peng , Wang Jianmin 
Published: November 2024

AbstractCryogenic liquid expanders have emerged as a potential energy‐saving alternative to Joule–Thomson (JT) valves in cryogenic processes. The potential impact of incorporating a liquid expander into the Rectisol process has not been quantitatively evaluated. This study seeks to assess the effectiveness of replacing the JT valve with a liquid expander in the Rectisol process through the development of thermodynamic models for each component and conducting simulations using the ASPEN software. Additional analyses, including energy, CO2 footprint, exergy, and economic evaluations, are performed for the Rectisol system. Utilizing an expander has been shown to lower energy usage by 2.52% and boost CO2 capture by 5.55%, resulting in a 7.65% decrease in energy expenditure per unit CO2 and a 1.29% rise in total exergy efficiency. Lower expander outlet temperatures and the green power output generated by the expander are the main reasons for these benefits, and the CO2 footprint analysis explains how they work. The application of an expander in the Rectisol process is an economical and low‐risk solution; the payback period is 0.32 years, and the lifetime profit is 53 folds of the investment.
XMM‐Newton Observations of the Peculiar Be X‐Ray Binary A0538‐66
Authors: Rigoselli Michela , Tresoldi Caterina , Ducci Lorenzo , Mereghetti Sandro 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTA0538‐66 is a neutron star/Be x‐ray binary located in the Large Magellanic Cloud and, since its discovery in the 70s, it showed a peculiar behavior that makes it a unique object in the high‐mass x‐ray binaries scene: the extremely eccentric orbit (), the short spin period of the neutron star ( ms), the episodes of super‐Eddington accretion. These characteristics contribute to a remarkable bursting activity that lasts from minutes to hours and increases the flux by a factor . In 2018, A0538‐66 was observed by XMM‐Newton in a particularly active state, characterized by a forest of short bursts lasting s each. In this contribution, we present a reanalysis of these observations. The timing analysis allowed us to distinguish between the epochs of direct accretion and propeller state that do not correlate with the orbital position of the neutron star. The spectral analysis revealed that during the accretion regime, three components (a soft one, a hard one, and a ‐keV emission line) equally contribute to the overall emission, while the propeller regime is characterized by a single soft component. We discuss these findings in the context of spherical and disk accretion regimes, highlighting the similarities and differences with other x‐ray binary systems.
The metabolic burden associated with plasmid acquisition: An assessment of the unrecognized benefits to host cells
Authors: Curtsinger Heather D. , Martínez‐Absalón Sofía , Liu Yuchang , Lopatkin Allison J. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractBacterial conjugation, wherein DNA is transferred between cells through direct contact, is highly prevalent in complex microbial communities and is responsible for spreading myriad genes related to human and environmental health. Despite their importance, much remains unknown regarding the mechanisms driving the spread and persistence of these plasmids in situ. Studies have demonstrated that transferring, acquiring, and maintaining a plasmid imposes a significant metabolic burden on the host. Simultaneously, emerging evidence suggests that the presence of a conjugative plasmid can also provide both obvious and unexpected benefits to their host and local community. Combined, this highlights a continuous cost‐benefit tradeoff at the population level, likely contributing to overall plasmid abundance and long‐term persistence. Yet, while the metabolic burdens of plasmid conjugation, and their causes, are widely studied, their attendant potential advantages are less clear. Here, we summarize current perspectives on conjugative plasmids’ metabolic burden and then highlight the lesser‐appreciated yet critical benefits that plasmid‐mediated metabolic burdens may provide. We argue that this largely unexplored tradeoff is critical to both a fundamental theory of microbial populations and engineering applications and therefore warrants further detailed study.
Blood flow‐induced angiocrine signals promote organ growth and regeneration
Authors: Follert Paula , Große‐Segerath Linda , Lammert Eckhard 
Published: November 2024

AbstractRecently, we identified myeloid‐derived growth factor (MYDGF) as a blood flow‐induced angiocrine signal that promotes human and mouse hepatocyte proliferation and survival. Here, we review literature reporting changes in blood flow after partial organ resection in the liver, lung, and kidney, and we describe the angiocrine signals released by endothelial cells (ECs) upon blood flow alterations in these organs. While hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and MYDGF are important angiocrine signals for liver regeneration, by now, angiocrine signals have also been reported to stimulate hyperplasia and/or hypertrophy during the regeneration of lungs and kidneys. In addition, angiocrine signals play a critical role in tumor growth. Understanding the mechano‐elastic properties and flow‐mediated alterations in the organ‐specific microvasculature is crucial for therapeutic approaches to maintain organ health and initiate organ renewal.
Collaboration for the sustainable food supply chain: A bibliometric analysis
Authors: Duong Linh Nguyen Khanh , Kumar Vikas , He Qile 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThere is increasing attention on the topic of collaboration for sustainable food supply chains (SFSCs), with increasingly contributing journals and publications every year. The urgency of this topic is even more highlighted due to the COVID‐19 pandemic and the more recent energy and food crisis. Hence, the field needs to have a good portrait of the ongoing research in this area and to better understand future research directions to enable optimized future strategic plans and problem‐solving capability of effective collaboration for SFSCs. This paper reviews, analyses, and synthesizes the current state of research into collaboration for SFSCs. We examine a sample of 528 articles identified from the Scopus and Web of Science databases using bibliometric analysis methodology. We identify four research clusters: collaboration and sustainable supply chain management, emerging markets and resilience, digital technologies, and perishable food products. This paper clarifies interrelated themes and identifies a range of topic areas that still demand further investigation.
Changing Nature of Consumer Values Toward Negative Word of Mouth: Voice and Risk Avoidance as Moderators
Authors: Wako Ali , Fatima Johra Kayeser , Johns Raechel 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTGiven the increasing role of word of mouth (WOM), and primarily the impact of negative WOM on the decision‐making of today's retail consumers, it is essential to understand the changing nature of consumer values (monetary, functional, emotional and social), emotion and attitude toward negative WOM. The current study's data were collected using two online surveys in 2015 and 2019, with 290 participants in Study 1 and 201 in Study 2. The intention behind using two different time points over a 4‐year span was to capture the differences in consumers' views over the two periods. The study's findings suggested that social and emotional values remained unchanged; however, monetary and functional values changed over time. Interestingly, attitudes altered toward complaining, although the relationships between taking external action and negative WOM were unchanged in both studies. Consumers raising their voice and consumers' risk‐taking attributes were found to be significant moderators in Study 1 but not in Study 2. The findings provide useful insights into the negative WOM literature and have implications for marketing practitioners, as highlighted in the paper's conclusion.
Regulating the Microenvironment of Zn‐Based Metal‐Organic Framework for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction to Formate
Authors: Zhan Tingting , Huang Jiali , Yang Ying , Li Yunbin , Ma Xiuling , Xiang Shengchang , Zhang Zhangjing 
Published: November 2024

AbstractElectrocatalytic CO2 reduction (ECR) has emerged as one of the most promising strategies to alleviate the energy crisis and CO2 pollution, for which a wide variety of catalysts are under development. Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) with clear and designable structures are an excellent platform for ECR. In this study, two isostructural N, O‐coordinated Zn‐MOFs, FJU‐126‐4F, and FJU‐126‐CH3, based on terephthalic acid ligand with different groups (one is ─4F and the other is ─CH3) on the benzene ring, have been constructed for ECR catalysts. Significantly, the different functional groups make the performance difference of ECR. The maximum Faraday efficiency of formate (FEformate) for FJU‐126‐4F is 60.5% with the partial current density of formate (jformate) of −19.35 mA cm−2 at −1.47 V, while the optimum FEformate of FJU‐126‐CH3 is 50.2% with the jformate of −10.04 mA cm−2 at −1.57 V. This work provides an insight into the rational design of MOF catalysts for ECR.