Sacrificial Additive C60-Assisted Catholyte Buffer Layer for Li1+xAlxTi2-x(PO4)3-Based All-Solid-State High-Voltage Batteries.

All-solid-state batteries with oxide electrolytes and high-nickel layered oxide cathodes (LiNixCoyMnzO2 and LiNixCoyAlzO2, x + y + z = 1, x ≥ 60%) have received widespread attention owing to their high energy density and high safety. However, they generally suffer from interfacial structural instability when coupled with solid-state electrolytes, which strongly diminishes the longevity of the battery. In this work, we propose adding a sacrificial additive C60 to the catholyte buffer layer between Li1.4Al0.4Ti1.6(PO4)3 (LATP) and LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) to enhance the electrochemical stability under high-voltage operating conditions. A uniform and robust cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) film enriched with LixPOyFz, LiPxFy, and C60Fn is spontaneously formed on the surface of the cathode particles. In addition, the NCM811/Li solid-state battery delivers a discharge capacity of 150.3 mAh g-1 with a retention of 85% after 200 charge-discharge cycles at 0.5 C. This study offers a practical approach toward realizing LATP-based all-solid-state high-voltage batteries characterized by exceptional cycling stability.

A fluorescent nanoprobe and paper-based nanofiber platform for detection and imaging of Fe3+ in actual samples and living cells.

In this study, a novel fluorescent nanoprobe (ZIF-90@FSS) was constructed using a zeolite imidazolium ester skeleton (ZIF-90) incorporating sodium fluorescein within its porous structure. Notably, this nanoprobe exhibited regular fluorescence "off" detection performance of Fe3+ in actual samples and living cells. The concentration range of 0-150 ng/mL exhibited a lowest detection limit of 0.26 ng/mL. A nanofiber paper-based platform (VL78/ZIF-90@FSS) was further developed by coupling the prepared nanoprobe to a multi-dimensional fiber paper via CN bonds, enabling rapid visual white light colorimetric and fluorescence imaging of Fe3+ within 2 min. The constructed nanoprobe and its paper-based detection platforms demonstrated a stable recovery range in tap water, beer, and soy sauce samples during spiking-recovery assessments. The recovery rates ranged from 98.46 % to 108.24 % for the nanoprobe and from 91.75 % to 108.71 % for the nanofiber paper-based platform. Therefore, the developed nano-fluorescent sensor and paper-based nanofiber sensing platform offer a promising strategy for the visual detection of Fe3+, while also presenting novel and valuable methods to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of Fe3+ in living cells.