Chalcogenide Thermoelectrics Empowered by an Unconventional Bonding Mechanism

Thermoelectric materials have attracted significant research interest in recent decades due to their promising application potential in interconverting heat and electricity. Unfortunately, the strong coupling between the material parameters that determine thermoelectric efficiency, i.e., the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity, complicates the optimization of thermoelectric energy converters. Main‐group chalcogenides provide a rich playground to alleviate the interdependence of these parameters. Interestingly, only a subgroup of octahedrally coordinated chalcogenides possesses good thermoelectric properties. This subgroup is also characterized by other outstanding characteristics suggestive of an exceptional bonding mechanism, which has been coined metavalent bonding. This conclusion is further supported by a map that separates different bonding mechanisms. In this map, all octahedrally coordinated chalcogenides with good performance as thermoelectrics are located in a well‐defined region, implying that the map can be utilized to identify novel thermoelectrics. To unravel the correlation between chemical bonding mechanism and good thermoelectric properties, the consequences of this unusual bonding mechanism on the band structure are analyzed. It is shown that features such as band degeneracy and band anisotropy are typical for this bonding mechanism, as is the low lattice thermal conductivity. This fundamental understanding, in turn, guides the rational materials design for improved thermoelectric performance by tailoring the chemical bonding mechanism.     

Achieving Rich and Active Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Heterostructures via Interface Engineering on 2D 1T‐MoS2 Quantum Sheets

Large‐scale production of hydrogen from water‐alkali electrolyzers is impeded by the sluggish kinetics of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts. The hybridization of an acid‐active HER catalyst with a cocatalyst at the nanoscale helps boost HER kinetics in alkaline media. Here, it is demonstrated that 1T–MoS₂ nanosheet edges (instead of basal planes) decorated by metal hydroxides form highly active ${\text{edge}}_{{\text{1T‐MoS}}_{\text{2}}}$/ ${\text{edge}}_{\text{Ni}{(\text{OH})}_{\text{2}}}$ heterostructures, which significantly enhance HER performance in alkaline media. Featured with rich ${\text{edge}}_{{\text{1T‐MoS}}_{\text{2}}}$/ ${\text{edge}}_{\text{Ni}{(\text{OH})}_{\text{2}}}$ sites, the fabricated 1T–MoS₂ QS/Ni(OH)₂ hybrid (quantum sized 1T–MoS₂ sheets decorated with Ni(OH)₂ via interface engineering) only requires overpotentials of 57 and 112 mV to drive HER current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm^?2, respectively, and has a low Tafel slope of 30 mV dec^?1 in 1 m KOH. So far, this is the best performance for MoS₂‐based electrocatalysts and the 1T–MoS₂ QS/Ni(OH)₂ hybrid is among the best‐performing non‐Pt alkaline HER electrocatalysts known. The HER process is durable for 100 h at current densities up to 500 mA cm^?2. This work not only provides an active, cost‐effective, and robust alkaline HER electrocatalyst, but also demonstrates a design strategy for preparing high‐performance catalysts based on edge‐rich 2D quantum sheets for other catalytic reactions.     

Interlayer Engineering of Molybdenum Trioxide toward High‐Capacity and Stable Sodium Ion Half/Full Batteries

Orthorhombic molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃) is one of the most promising anode materials for sodium‐ion batteries because of its rich chemistry associated with multiple valence states and intriguing layered structure. However, MoO₃ still suffers from the low rate capability and poor cycle induced by pulverization during de/sodiation. An ingenious two‐step synthesis strategy to fine tune the layer structure of MoO₃ targeting stable and fast sodium ionic diffusion channels is reported here. By integrating partially reduction and organic molecule intercalation methodologies, the interlayer spacing of MoO₃ is remarkably enlarged to 10.40 Å and the layer structural integration are reinforced by dimercapto groups of bismuththiol molecules. Comprehensive characterizations and density functional theory calculations prove that the intercalated bismuththiol (DMcT) molecules substantially enhanced electronic conductivity and effectively shield the electrostatic interaction between Na⁺ and the MoO₃ host by conjugated double bond, resulting in improved Na⁺ insertion/extraction kinetics. Benefiting from these features, the newly devised layered MoO₃ electrode achieves excellent long‐term cycling stability and outstanding rate performance. These achievements are of vital significance for the preparation of sodium‐ion battery anode materials with high‐rate capability and long cycling life using intercalation chemistry.     

"电力工程"课程教学改革探索

根据教学改革的要求,针对“电力工程”课程的特点,从教学方法、教学手段、实验教学和课程设计等各方面做了有益的改革和探索。为了更好地培养学生科学思维和创新意识,提高学生的实践技能,深入探讨了如何在教学中运用启发式、讨论式和研究式教学方法,多媒体教学、综合性实验和独立设计等问题。该课程的教学改革已在我校实施,取得了良好教学效果。为了完善该项教学改革,本文最后给出了下一步的改革设想。     

光缆接续损耗的工程控制

本从影响光纤损耗的主要因素分析着手，提出了光缆接续损耗工程控制的简洁有效的方法。     

窄脉冲CO2相干激光成像雷达目标距离测量研究

较详细地研究了窄脉冲外差体制CO2 激光成像雷达的目标距离测量 ,指出了影响单个光脉冲测距精度的随机误差和系统误差的主要来源 ,并利用现有的实验装置进行远目标测距对比实验 ,观测到CO2 激光器所发射的窄脉冲和 2 35 5m目标回波波形 ,精确地测量出光脉冲飞行的往返时间 ,该方法可以用作系统误差校准和补偿标准     

新一代IP QoS的实现

文章介绍了新一代IP骨干网上的IP QoS实现技术，论述了集成业务(IntServ)与差分业务(DiffServ)解决方案的特点，详细介绍了相关的队列管理与排队机制。并结合多协议标签交换（MPLS)技术的最新发展，阐述了综合多协议标签交换流量工程与DiffServ技术体系端到端IP QoS的实现。     

3S技术在特高压输电线路工程中的应用研究

输电线路是整个电网建设的躯干,决定着电网运行的稳定和安全。因此,输电线路的勘测和设计在输电线路工程中扮演者重要的角色,也是电力系统运行的重要保障。随着电网系统的完善和特高压输电线路工程技术的发展,遥感技术、地理信息系统技术以及全球定位技术在工程中得到了广泛应用,为工程进行提供了数据收集、分析以及处理等支持,为设计人员和工程人员提供了参考依据。因此,3S技术的引入为输电线路的整体建设和运行的整体安全提供了保障,也进一步推动了电网建设输电线路工程的可持续发展。基于此,本文将在特高压输电线路建设现状及对3S技术需求分析的基础上,进行3S技术在特高压输电线路工程中的应用研究,希望能够为工程建设和电网完善提供一定的参考。     

电气工程专业教学中的移动学习环境设计

本文简要分析了移动学习的研究背景,指出移动学习的研究重点应由移动教学支持平台的构建转移到移动教学模式设计上来。笔者结合电气工程专业课教学与移动学习移动性、个性化的特点,以"电力系统分析"课程为例,对移动微型学习环境的具体实现方式、教学资源开发和交互模式设计等进行了介绍。