@article{JiaFriebeSchubertetal.2019, author = {Jia, He and Friebe, Christian and Schubert, Ulrich S. and Zhang, Xiaozhe and Quan, Ting and Lu, Yan and Gohy, Jean-Francois}, title = {Core-Shell Nanoparticles with a Redox Polymer Core and a Silica Porous Shell as High-Performance Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries}, series = {Energy technology : generation, conversion, storage, distribution}, volume = {8}, journal = {Energy technology : generation, conversion, storage, distribution}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {2194-4288}, doi = {10.1002/ente.201901040}, pages = {8}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A facile and novel method for the fabrication of core-shell nanoparticles (PTMA@SiO2) based on a poly(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy-4-yl methacrylate) (PTMA) core and a porous SiO2 shell is reported. The core-shell nanoparticles are further self-assembled with negatively charged multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), which results in the formation of a free-standing cathode electrode. The porous SiO2 shell not only effectively improves the stability of the linear PTMA redox polymer with low molar mass in organic electrolytes but also leads to the uniform dispersion of PTMA active units in the MWCNTs conductive network. The PTMA@SiO2@MWCNT composite electrode exhibits a specific capacity as high as 73.8 mAh g at 1 C and only 0.11\% capacity loss per cycle at a rate of 2 C.}, language = {en} } @article{KhodeirErnouldBrassinneetal.2019, author = {Khodeir, Miriam and Ernould, Bruno and Brassinne, Jeremy and Ghiassinejad, Sina and Jia, He and Antoun, Sayed and Friebe, Christian and Schubert, Ulrich S. and Kochovski, Zdravko and Lu, Yan and Van Ruymbeke, Evelyne and Gohy, Jean-Francois}, title = {Synthesis and characterisation of redox hydrogels based on stable nitroxide radicals}, series = {Soft matter}, volume = {15}, journal = {Soft matter}, number = {31}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1744-683X}, doi = {10.1039/c9sm00905a}, pages = {6418 -- 6426}, year = {2019}, abstract = {The principle of encapsulation/release of a guest molecule from stimuli responsive hydrogels (SRHs) is mainly realised with pH, temperature or light stimuli. However, only a limited number of redox responsive hydrogels have been investigated so far. We report here the development of a SRH that can release its guest molecule upon a redox stimulus. To obtain this redox hydrogel, we have introduced into the hydrogel the 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) stable nitroxide radical, which can be reversibly oxidized into an oxoammonium cation (TEMPO+). Water solubility is provided by the presence of the (oligoethyleneglycol)methacrylate (OEGMA) comonomer. Electrochemical and mechanical characterization showed that those gels exhibit interesting physicochemical properties, making them very promising candidates for practical use in a wide range of applications.}, language = {en} } @article{DemirelGunerVerbraekenetal.2016, author = {Demirel, A. Levent and Guner, Pinar Tatar and Verbraeken, Bart and Schlaad, Helmut and Schubert, Ulrich S. and Hoogenboom, Richard}, title = {Revisiting the Crystallization of Poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s}, series = {Journal of polymer science : B, Polymer physics}, volume = {54}, journal = {Journal of polymer science : B, Polymer physics}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0887-6266}, doi = {10.1002/polb.23967}, pages = {721 -- 729}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s (PAOx) exhibit different crystallization behavior depending on the length of the alkyl side chain. PAOx having methyl, ethyl, or propyl side chains do not show any bulk crystallization. Crystallization in the heating cycle, that is, cold crystallization, is observed for PAOx with butyl and pentyl side chains. For PAOx with longer alkyl side chains crystallization occurs in the cooling cycle. The different crystallization behavior is attributed to the different polymer chain mobility in line with the glass transition temperature (T-g) dependency on alkyl side chain length. The decrease in chain mobility with decreasing alkyl side chain length hinders the relaxation of the polymer backbone to the thermodynamic equilibrium crystalline structure. Double melting behavior is observed for PButOx and PiPropOx which is explained by the melt-recrystallization mechanism. Isothermal crystallization experiments of PButOx between 60 and 90 degrees C and PiPropOx between 90 and 150 degrees C show that PAOx can crystallize in bulk when enough time is given. The decrease of Tg and the corresponding increase in chain mobility at T > T-g with increasing alkyl side chain length can be attributed to an increasing distance between the polymer backbones and thus decreasing average strength of amide dipole interactions. (C) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.}, language = {en} }