National Taiwan University

Forschungszentrum Julich Gmbh

Wei-nien Su

Bing-joe Hwang

Jeng-Ywan Jeng

Martin Winter

Sheng-Chiang Yang

Chun-Jern Pan

Meng-che Tsai

Tse-Ming Chiu

Hsin-Fu Teng

Chen-Jui Huang

Shi-Kai Jiang

Yuan-Han Chu

Van Thi Thanh Ho

Yu-Cheng Chang

Ming-Yao Cheng

Rimma Shafikova

Wen-Ching Huang

Delele Worku

Bing-jen Hsieh

Hung Ming Chen

Chia Feng Lee

Mohammad Kor

Tsai-Pin Wu

Present invention is related to a metallic particle-deposition substrate having a metal substrate and multiple metallic particles attached thereon. The metallic particles are nano-particles with at least 90% of these nano-particles as single layer being evenly dispersed on the metal substrate. Each of the metallic particle is isolated without toughing or overlapping. The metal substrate has different material than the metallic particles in each preferred embodiment in the present invention. More preferably, at least 80% of the metallic particles have the distance between each metallic particle is at a range of 2-6 nm for better generation of hotspot effects. The present invention provides a fast production method for producing the substrate with heterogeneous interface. The metallic particles are evenly attached to the surface of the metal substrate to obtain better surface enhanced Raman effect as to apply for sensors in all kinds of field.

Metallic particle-deposition substrate, method and application thereof for increasing heterointerface

Present invention is related to a composite modified layer attached on a current collector comprising a lithiophilic particle being covered or coated by a polymer layer. The composite modified layer further could be coated with an additional carbon layer or artificial protective film as several suitable embodiments presented in this invention. The lithiophilic particle, such as sliver nano-particle, will firstly form a lithium-silver alloys to reduce a thermodynamic instability during the growth of lithium nuclei. The sliver nano-particle is able to be attached securely on the current collector by the polymer with high adhesion ability. The fuel cell including the composite modified layer in the present invention has higher average Coulombic efficiency and higher capacity retention.

Composite modified layer and anode-free lithium metal battery thereof

A method and system to quickly analyze and predict battery failure and short-circuit comprises a battery cell unit carried with a sensor unit continuing detect a value of a condition of the battery cell unit to obtain a time domain result. The system will further convert the time domain result into a frequency domain result and will send an alarm or warning if such frequency domain result has exceeded a pre-set threshold. The present invention could accurately send the reminder or warning of the upcoming short-circuit at earlier stage of the battery cell unit by simply analyzing the time domain result converting as the frequency domain result. The system provided by the present invention has the ability to detect micro-circuit of the battery cell unit to facilitate detecting battery failure and short-circuit to avoid any emergency happened to the battery while using.

Method and system to quickly analyze and predict battery failure and short-circuit

The disclosure provides a primary battery and an electrode assembly thereof. The electrode assembly includes a separator, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode current collector. The separator has a positive electrode side and a negative electrode side opposite to each other. The positive electrode is located at the positive electrode side of the separator, and the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode material. The negative electrode current collector is located at the negative electrode side of the separator. The electrode assembly does not include a negative electrode material before charging or activation.

Anode-free primary battery and electrode assembly thereof

A method is performed by using a master smart scale with a master-slave mode, a remote communication device and a slave smart scale to manage multiple chemicals from a remote place. The master smart scale performs an initialization procedure to obtain an initial weight of one chemical; generate an identification information by reading a radio frequency tag of the chemical; use the identification information to inform the remote communication device to open an input page for users to input a basic information into the master smart scale; and mark the basic information and the initial weight with the identification information. In the master-slave mode, the master smart scale allows receiving the information of the chemical from its slave smart scale. For inquiry, a specific page is opened with the remote communication device to receive and display a statistical data generated from the master smart scale.

Method for remote management of the using of chemicals

A treating method of a nonaqueous-electrolyte and a method of fabricating a battery are provided. The treating method is suitable for being performed prior to injecting a nonaqueous-electrolyte into a containing region of the battery. The treating method includes performing at least one first voltage process or at least one second voltage process on the nonaqueous-electrolyte. The first voltage process includes as follows. A first voltage is applied to the nonaqueous-electrolyte. The voltage is adjusted gradually from the first voltage to a second voltage. The voltage is adjusted gradually from the second voltage to the first voltage. The second voltage process includes as follows. A third voltage is applied to the nonaqueous-electrolyte for a predetermined time.

Treating method of non-aqueous electrolyte and method of fabricating battery

A catalyst layer material and a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) having same are provided. The catalyst layer material used for a fuel cell has a catalyst support and a catalyst distributed on the catalyst support. The catalyst support has TiMNO, wherein Ti is titanium; M is one metal element selected from a group consisting of group IB metals, group IIA metals, group IIB metals, group VB metals, group VIB metals, group VIIB metals and group VIIIB metals; N is an non-metal element selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur; O is oxygen; 0&#x3c;W&#x2264;1; 0&#x3c;X&#x2264;0.5; 0&#x3c;Y&#x2264;0.2; 1.5&#x2264;Z&#x2264;2.0. By applying a non-carbon catalyst support doped with metal cations and anions to the membrane electrode assembly, stability and performance of the fuel cell can be effectively enhanced.

Catalyst layer material and membrane electrode assembly including same

A catalyst layer material, a method for fabricating the same, and a fuel cell are provided. The catalyst layer material utilized for the fuel cell includes a catalyst support and a catalyst distributed on the catalyst support. The catalyst support contains TiMO, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of a Group IB metal, a Group IIA metal, a Group IIB metal, a Group IIIA, a Group VB metal, a Group VIB metal, a Group VIIB metal and a Group VIIIB metal, and 0&#x3c;X&#x2264;0.9. By applying the non-carbonaceous catalyst support containing high conductivity metal elements to the fuel cell, stability and performance of the cell can be effectively enhanced.

Catalyst layer material, method for fabricating the same, and fuel cell

An apparatus for cutting a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a main body containing a reactive solution and the substrate; and a catalytic cutting element disposed inside the main body and contacting one of at least two adjacent cutting peripheries of the substrate to conduct a chemical reaction to cut the substrate.

Apparatus for cutting substrate and system for processing same

A method of photo-curing a photo-sensitive resin is disclosed in the present invention. The method includes the following steps: generating a sub-pixel pattern having an outer contour region and an inner contour region based on a vector file taken from a cross-section of a model; providing the sub-pixel pattern to a photomask module, wherein the photomask module includes a panel having a pixel matrix including plural square pixels, each of which includes three color-filtered sub-pixels; flood-filling color in each of the color-filtered sub-pixels to distinguish the outer contour region from the inner contour region; and exposing the photo-sensitive resin to a light source emitting a light passing through the panel.

Method of stereolithography fabrication and photo-curing photosensitive resin

A method of processing a substrate is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: providing a substrate body having a surface; placing a die on the surface, wherein the die acts as a catalyst; immersing the substrate body and the die in a reaction solution; and processing the substrate body via a chemical reaction occurring on the surface through the reaction solution and the catalyst.

Apparatus and method for processing a substrate

A catalyst layer material, a method for fabricating the same, and a fuel cell are provided. The catalyst layer material utilized for the fuel cell includes a catalyst support and a catalyst distributed on the catalyst support. The catalyst support contains TiMO, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of a Group IB metal, a Group IIA metal, a Group IIB metal, a Group IIIA, a Group VB metal, a Group VIB metal, a Group VIIB metal and a Group VIIIB metal, and 0&#x3c;X&#x2266;0.9. By applying the non-carbonaceous catalyst support containing high conductivity metal elements to the fuel cell, stability and performance of the cell can be effectively enhanced.

An energy storage device is provided. The energy storage device includes at least an energy-type electrode pair, including a first positive electrode; a first negative electrode disposed opposite to the first positive electrode; and a first electrolyte disposed between the first positive electrode and the first negative electrode; at least a power-type electrode pair, including a second positive electrode; a second negative electrode disposed opposite to the second positive electrode; and a second electrolyte disposed between the second positive electrode and the second negative electrode; and a housing receiving the energy-type electrode pair and the power-type electrode pair.

Energy storage device

A mediator-type photocell system is provided. The mediator-type photocell system includes a galvanic cell having a galvanic cell anode and a galvanic cell cathode; and a light capturing portion, including a light capturing cathode corresponding to the galvanic cell anode; and a light capturing anode electrically connected to the light capturing cathode via a conductive element, and corresponding to the galvanic cell cathode, wherein the galvanic cell cathode and the light capturing anode have a first mediator therebetween, the galvanic cell anode and the light capturing cathode have a second mediator therebetween, an oxide is generated to be provided to the galvanic cell cathode when the first mediator is illuminated, and a reducing substance is generated to be provided to the galvanic cell anode when the second mediator is illuminated.

Mediator-type photocell system

A ceramic material, methods for adsorbing and converting carbon dioxide are provided. The ceramic material is represented by a chemical formula MMO, wherein Mis selected from a group consisting of Nd, Sm, Gd, Yb, Sc, Y, La, Ac, Al, Ga, In, Tl, V, Nb, Ta, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ca, Sr, Na, Li and K; Mis selected from a group consisting of Ce, Zn, Ti, Zr and Si; O represents oxygen atom; x&#x3c;0.5, y&#x3e;0.5, x+y=1.0, z&#x3c;2.0; and the ceramic material has an adsorption capacity of not less than 20 &#x3bc;mol/g for COat 50&#xb0; C.

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