Polymeric perylene diimide(PDI)has been evidenced as a good candidate for photocatalytic water oxidation,yet the origin of the photocatalytic oxygen evolution activity remains unclear and needs further exploration.Her...Polymeric perylene diimide(PDI)has been evidenced as a good candidate for photocatalytic water oxidation,yet the origin of the photocatalytic oxygen evolution activity remains unclear and needs further exploration.Herein,with crystal and atomic structures of the self-assembled PDI revealed from the X-ray diffraction pattern,the electronic structure is theoretically illustrated by the first-principles density functional theory calculations,suggesting the suitable band structure and the direct electronic transition for efficient photocatalytic oxygen evolution over PDI.It is confirmed that the carbonyl O atoms on the conjugation structure serve as the active sites for oxygen evolution reaction by the crystal orbital Hamiltonian group analysis.The calculations of reaction free energy changes indicate that the oxygen evolution reaction should follow the reaction pathway of H_(2)O→^(*)OH→^(*)O→^(*)OOH→^(*)O_(2)with an overpotential of 0.81 V.Through an in-depth theoretical computational analysis in the atomic and electronic structures,the origin of photocatalytic oxygen evolution activity for PDI is well illustrated,which would help the rational design and modification of polymeric photocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution.展开更多
The hydrazine oxidation reaction(HzOR)has garnered significant attention as a feasible approach to replace sluggish anodic reactions to save energy.Nevertheless,there are still difficulties in developing highly effici...The hydrazine oxidation reaction(HzOR)has garnered significant attention as a feasible approach to replace sluggish anodic reactions to save energy.Nevertheless,there are still difficulties in developing highly efficient catalysts for the HzOR.Herein,we report amorphous ruthenium nanosheets(a-Ru NSs)with a thickness of approximately 9.6 nm.As a superior bifunctional electrocatalyst,a-Ru NSs exhibited enhanced electrocatalytic performance toward both the HzOR and hydrogen evolution reaction(HER),outperforming benchmark Pt/C catalysts,where the a-Ru NSs achieved a work-ing potential of merely-76 mV and a low overpotential of only 17 mV to attain a current density of 10 mA·cm^(-2) for the HzOR and HER,respectively.Furthermore,a-Ru NSs displayed a low cell voltage of 28 mV at 10 mA·cm^(-2) for overall hy-drazine splitting in a two-electrode electrolyzer.In situ Raman spectra revealed that the a-Ru NSs can efficiently promote N‒N bond cleavage,thereby producing more*NH_(2)and accelerating the progress of the reaction.展开更多
Geological structures often exhibit smooth characteristics away from sharp discontinuities. One aim of geophysical inversion is to recover information about the smooth structures as well as about the sharp discontinui...Geological structures often exhibit smooth characteristics away from sharp discontinuities. One aim of geophysical inversion is to recover information about the smooth structures as well as about the sharp discontinuities. Because no specific operator can provide a perfect sparse representation of complicated geological models, hyper-parameter regularization inversion based on the iterative split Bregman method was used to recover the features of both smooth and sharp geological structures. A novel preconditioned matrix was proposed, which counteracted the natural decay of the sensitivity matrix and its inverse matrix was calculated easily. Application of the algorithm to synthetic data produces density models that are good representations of the designed models. The results show that the algorithm proposed is feasible and effective.展开更多
The aim of this work is to establish volcanic seismic reflection configuration models in the rift basins of Northeast China from a new perspective,the volcanostratigraphic structure.Accordingly,the volcanostratigraphi...The aim of this work is to establish volcanic seismic reflection configuration models in the rift basins of Northeast China from a new perspective,the volcanostratigraphic structure.Accordingly,the volcanostratigraphic structure of an outcrop near the Hailaier Rift Basin was analyzed to understand the characteristics and causal factors of physical boundaries.Further,3D seismic reflection data and analysis of deep boreholes in the Songliao Rift Basin were used to establish the relationship between volcanic seismic reflection configurations and volcanostratigraphic structures.These studies suggested that in volcanic successions,physical boundaries coincide with volcanic boundaries,and their distributions are controlled by the stacking patterns of volcanic units.Therefore,volcanic seismic reflection configurations can be interpreted in terms of the stacking patterns of volcanic units.These are also referred to as general bedding patterns in volcanostratigraphy.Furthermore,four typical seismic reflection configurations were identified,namely,the chaotic,the parallel continuous,the hummocky,the multi-mound superimposed and the composite.The corresponding interpretation models comprised single massive unit,vertical,intersectional,lateral multi-mound,and composite stacking patterns.The hummocky and composite reflection configurations with intersectional and composite stacking patterns are the most favorable for the exploration of volcanic reservoirs in rift basins.展开更多
The exploration of stable and highly efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)electrocatalysts is imperative for alkaline water splitting.Herein,Se-doped NiCoP with hierarchical nanoarray structures directly...The exploration of stable and highly efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)electrocatalysts is imperative for alkaline water splitting.Herein,Se-doped NiCoP with hierarchical nanoarray structures directly grown on carbon cloth(Se-NiCoP/CC)was prepared by hydrothermal reaction and phosphorization/selenization process.The experimental results reveal that Se doping could increase the electrochemical active sites and alter the electronic structure of NiCoP.The optimized Se-NiCoP/CC electrode exhibits outstanding HER activity in alkaline electrolyte,which only needs a low overpotential of 79 mV at the current density of 10 mA/cm^(2).When serving as anode and cathode electrode simultaneously,the Se-NiCoP/CC electrodes achieve current density of 50 mA/cm^(2) at a low voltage of only 1.62 V.This work provides a feasible way to rationally design high active HER electrocatalysts.展开更多
A red-blood-cell-like nitrogen-doped porous carbon catalyst with a high nitrogen content(9.81%)and specific surface area(631.46 m^2/g)was prepared by using melamine cyanuric acid and glucose as sacrificial template an...A red-blood-cell-like nitrogen-doped porous carbon catalyst with a high nitrogen content(9.81%)and specific surface area(631.46 m^2/g)was prepared by using melamine cyanuric acid and glucose as sacrificial template and carbon source,respectively.This catalyst has a comparable onset potential and a higher diffusion-limiting current density than the commercial 20 wt%Pt/C catalyst in alkaline electrolyte.The oxygen reduction reaction mechanism catalyzed by this catalyst is mainly through a 4e pathway process.The excellent catalytic activity could origin from the synergistic effect of the in-situ doped nitrogen(up to 9.81%)and three-dimensional(3D)porous network structure with high specific surface area,which is conducive to the exposure of more active sites.It is interesting to note that the catalytic activity of oxygen reduction strongly depends on the proportion of graphic N rather than the total N content.展开更多
The current work is an extension of the nonlocal elasticity theory to fractional order thermo-elasticity in semiconducting nanostructure medium with voids.The analysis is made on the reflection phenomena in context of...The current work is an extension of the nonlocal elasticity theory to fractional order thermo-elasticity in semiconducting nanostructure medium with voids.The analysis is made on the reflection phenomena in context of three-phase-lag thermo-elastic model.It is observed that,four-coupled longitudinal waves and an independent shear vertical wave exist in the medium which is dispersive in nature.It is seen that longitudinal waves are damped,and shear wave is un-damped when angular frequency is less than the cut-off frequency.The voids,thermal and non-local parameter affect the dilatational waves whereas shear wave is only depending upon non-local parameter.It is found that reflection coefficients are affected by nonlocal and fractional order parameters.Reflection coefficients are calculated analytically and computed numerically for a material,silicon and discussed graphically in details.The results for local(classical)theory are obtained as a special case.The study may be useful in semiconductor nanostructure,geology and seismology in addition to semiconductor nanostructure devices.展开更多
Low-cost catalysts with high activity are in immediate demand for energy storage and conversion devices.In this study,polyvinyl pyrrolidone was used as a complexing agent to synthesize La_(0.6)Sr_(0.4)Co_(0.2)Fe_(0.8)...Low-cost catalysts with high activity are in immediate demand for energy storage and conversion devices.In this study,polyvinyl pyrrolidone was used as a complexing agent to synthesize La_(0.6)Sr_(0.4)Co_(0.2)Fe_(0.8)O_(3)(LSCF)perovskite oxide.The obtained porous layered LSCF has a large specific surface area of 23.74 m^(2)/g,four times higher than that prepared by the traditional sol-gel method(5.08 m^(2)/g).The oxygen reduction reaction activity of the oxide in 0.1 mol/L KOH solution was studied using a rotating ring-disk electrode.In the tests,the initial potential of 0.88 V(vs.reversible hydrogen electrode)and the limiting diffusion current density of 5.02 mA/cm^(2)were obtained at 1600 r/min.Therefore,higher catalytic activity and stability were demonstrated,compared with the preparation of LSCF perovskite oxide by the traditional method.展开更多
Interfaces play critical roles in electronic devices and provide great diversity of film morphology and device performance.We retrospect the substrate mediated vacuum film growth of benchmark high mobility material 2,...Interfaces play critical roles in electronic devices and provide great diversity of film morphology and device performance.We retrospect the substrate mediated vacuum film growth of benchmark high mobility material 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene(C8-BTBT)and the interface electronic structures.The film growth of C8-BTBT molecules is diversified depending on the substrate-molecule and molecule-molecule interactions.On atomic smooth substrates C8-BTBT film grows in layer-by-layer mode while on coarse substrate it grows in islands mode.The initial molecular layer at dielectric,semiconductor and conductive substrates displays slight different lattice structure.The initial molecule orientation depends on the substrate and will gradually change to standing up configuration as in bulk phase.C8-BTBT behaves as electron donor when contacting with dielectric and stable conductive materials.This usually induces a dipole layer pointing to C8-BTBT and an upward bend bending in C8-BTBT side toward the interface.Although it is air stable,C8-BTBT is chemically reactive with some transition metals and compounds.The orientation change from lying down to standing up in the film usually leads to decrease of ionization potential.The article provides insights to the interface physical and chemical processes and suggestions for optimal design and fabrication of C8-BTBT based devices.展开更多
A series of Mn-doped TiO2 nanowires(NWs) were prepared by hydrothermal method at the mole fraction of Mn changing from 0 to 12.0%.X-ray powder diffraction(XRD) analysis shows that all the samples have pure anatase str...A series of Mn-doped TiO2 nanowires(NWs) were prepared by hydrothermal method at the mole fraction of Mn changing from 0 to 12.0%.X-ray powder diffraction(XRD) analysis shows that all the samples have pure anatase structure.SEM and TEM studies show that the diameter and the length of the Mn-doped TiO2 NWs are larger than those of the undoped TiO2 NWs.Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX) reveals that the samples are composed of Ti,Mn and O.According to magnetization measurements,all samples show ferromagnetic behavior,but only the undoped TiO2 NWs are completely ferromagnetic with a saturated magnetization about 1.0 mA·m2/kg.Mn-doped TiO2 samples exhibit antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic(AF-FM) behaviors simultaneously.Photoluminescence(PL) spectra demonstrate the existence of MnO2 sublattice.These observations indicate that an AF-WF crossover is induced by the coexistence of TiO2 sublattice and MnO2 sublattice.展开更多
The synthesis, structure and performance of Li2Mg0.15Mn0.4Co0.45SiO4/C cathode material were studied. The Li2Mg0.15Mn0.4Co0.45SiO4/C solid solution with orthorhombic unit cell (space group Pmn21) was synthesized suc...The synthesis, structure and performance of Li2Mg0.15Mn0.4Co0.45SiO4/C cathode material were studied. The Li2Mg0.15Mn0.4Co0.45SiO4/C solid solution with orthorhombic unit cell (space group Pmn21) was synthesized successfully by combination of wet process and solid-state reaction at high temperature, and its electrochemical performance was investigated primarily. Li2Mg0.15Mn0.4Co0.45SiO4/C composite materials deliver a charge capacity of 302 mA-h/g and a discharge capacity of 171 mA.h/g in the first cycle. The discharge capacity is stabilized at about 100 mA-h/g after 10 cycles at a current density of 10 mA/g in the voltage of 1.5-4.8 V vs Li/Li^+. The results show that Mg-substitution for the Co ions in Li2Mn0.4Co0.6SiO4 improves the stabilization of initial structure and the electrochemical nerformance.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.523B2070,No.52225606).
文摘Polymeric perylene diimide(PDI)has been evidenced as a good candidate for photocatalytic water oxidation,yet the origin of the photocatalytic oxygen evolution activity remains unclear and needs further exploration.Herein,with crystal and atomic structures of the self-assembled PDI revealed from the X-ray diffraction pattern,the electronic structure is theoretically illustrated by the first-principles density functional theory calculations,suggesting the suitable band structure and the direct electronic transition for efficient photocatalytic oxygen evolution over PDI.It is confirmed that the carbonyl O atoms on the conjugation structure serve as the active sites for oxygen evolution reaction by the crystal orbital Hamiltonian group analysis.The calculations of reaction free energy changes indicate that the oxygen evolution reaction should follow the reaction pathway of H_(2)O→^(*)OH→^(*)O→^(*)OOH→^(*)O_(2)with an overpotential of 0.81 V.Through an in-depth theoretical computational analysis in the atomic and electronic structures,the origin of photocatalytic oxygen evolution activity for PDI is well illustrated,which would help the rational design and modification of polymeric photocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0702001)National Natural Science Foundation of China(22371268,22301287)+3 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WK2060000016)Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2208085J09,2208085QB33)Collaborative Innovation Program of Hefei Science Center,CAS(2022HSC-CIP020)Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Science(2018494)and USTC Tang Scholar.
文摘The hydrazine oxidation reaction(HzOR)has garnered significant attention as a feasible approach to replace sluggish anodic reactions to save energy.Nevertheless,there are still difficulties in developing highly efficient catalysts for the HzOR.Herein,we report amorphous ruthenium nanosheets(a-Ru NSs)with a thickness of approximately 9.6 nm.As a superior bifunctional electrocatalyst,a-Ru NSs exhibited enhanced electrocatalytic performance toward both the HzOR and hydrogen evolution reaction(HER),outperforming benchmark Pt/C catalysts,where the a-Ru NSs achieved a work-ing potential of merely-76 mV and a low overpotential of only 17 mV to attain a current density of 10 mA·cm^(-2) for the HzOR and HER,respectively.Furthermore,a-Ru NSs displayed a low cell voltage of 28 mV at 10 mA·cm^(-2) for overall hy-drazine splitting in a two-electrode electrolyzer.In situ Raman spectra revealed that the a-Ru NSs can efficiently promote N‒N bond cleavage,thereby producing more*NH_(2)and accelerating the progress of the reaction.
基金Projects(41174061,41374120)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Geological structures often exhibit smooth characteristics away from sharp discontinuities. One aim of geophysical inversion is to recover information about the smooth structures as well as about the sharp discontinuities. Because no specific operator can provide a perfect sparse representation of complicated geological models, hyper-parameter regularization inversion based on the iterative split Bregman method was used to recover the features of both smooth and sharp geological structures. A novel preconditioned matrix was proposed, which counteracted the natural decay of the sensitivity matrix and its inverse matrix was calculated easily. Application of the algorithm to synthetic data produces density models that are good representations of the designed models. The results show that the algorithm proposed is feasible and effective.
基金Projects(41472304,41430322) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2012CB822002) supported by National Major State Basic Research Program of China
文摘The aim of this work is to establish volcanic seismic reflection configuration models in the rift basins of Northeast China from a new perspective,the volcanostratigraphic structure.Accordingly,the volcanostratigraphic structure of an outcrop near the Hailaier Rift Basin was analyzed to understand the characteristics and causal factors of physical boundaries.Further,3D seismic reflection data and analysis of deep boreholes in the Songliao Rift Basin were used to establish the relationship between volcanic seismic reflection configurations and volcanostratigraphic structures.These studies suggested that in volcanic successions,physical boundaries coincide with volcanic boundaries,and their distributions are controlled by the stacking patterns of volcanic units.Therefore,volcanic seismic reflection configurations can be interpreted in terms of the stacking patterns of volcanic units.These are also referred to as general bedding patterns in volcanostratigraphy.Furthermore,four typical seismic reflection configurations were identified,namely,the chaotic,the parallel continuous,the hummocky,the multi-mound superimposed and the composite.The corresponding interpretation models comprised single massive unit,vertical,intersectional,lateral multi-mound,and composite stacking patterns.The hummocky and composite reflection configurations with intersectional and composite stacking patterns are the most favorable for the exploration of volcanic reservoirs in rift basins.
基金Projects(51772086,51872087,51971089)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2018TP1037-202102)supported by Open Fund of Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for New Energy Storage and Conversion,China+1 种基金Project supported by Student National SIT Innovation Program,ChinaProject(2020CB1007)supported by Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy,China。
文摘The exploration of stable and highly efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)electrocatalysts is imperative for alkaline water splitting.Herein,Se-doped NiCoP with hierarchical nanoarray structures directly grown on carbon cloth(Se-NiCoP/CC)was prepared by hydrothermal reaction and phosphorization/selenization process.The experimental results reveal that Se doping could increase the electrochemical active sites and alter the electronic structure of NiCoP.The optimized Se-NiCoP/CC electrode exhibits outstanding HER activity in alkaline electrolyte,which only needs a low overpotential of 79 mV at the current density of 10 mA/cm^(2).When serving as anode and cathode electrode simultaneously,the Se-NiCoP/CC electrodes achieve current density of 50 mA/cm^(2) at a low voltage of only 1.62 V.This work provides a feasible way to rationally design high active HER electrocatalysts.
基金Projects(21571189,21771062)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(2016TP1007,2017TP1001)supported by the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Plan,China+1 种基金Project(150110005)supported by the Fundamental Research and Innovation Project for Postgraduate of Hunan Province,ChinaProjects(2016CL04,2017CL17)supported by the Opening Project of Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province,China
文摘A red-blood-cell-like nitrogen-doped porous carbon catalyst with a high nitrogen content(9.81%)and specific surface area(631.46 m^2/g)was prepared by using melamine cyanuric acid and glucose as sacrificial template and carbon source,respectively.This catalyst has a comparable onset potential and a higher diffusion-limiting current density than the commercial 20 wt%Pt/C catalyst in alkaline electrolyte.The oxygen reduction reaction mechanism catalyzed by this catalyst is mainly through a 4e pathway process.The excellent catalytic activity could origin from the synergistic effect of the in-situ doped nitrogen(up to 9.81%)and three-dimensional(3D)porous network structure with high specific surface area,which is conducive to the exposure of more active sites.It is interesting to note that the catalytic activity of oxygen reduction strongly depends on the proportion of graphic N rather than the total N content.
文摘The current work is an extension of the nonlocal elasticity theory to fractional order thermo-elasticity in semiconducting nanostructure medium with voids.The analysis is made on the reflection phenomena in context of three-phase-lag thermo-elastic model.It is observed that,four-coupled longitudinal waves and an independent shear vertical wave exist in the medium which is dispersive in nature.It is seen that longitudinal waves are damped,and shear wave is un-damped when angular frequency is less than the cut-off frequency.The voids,thermal and non-local parameter affect the dilatational waves whereas shear wave is only depending upon non-local parameter.It is found that reflection coefficients are affected by nonlocal and fractional order parameters.Reflection coefficients are calculated analytically and computed numerically for a material,silicon and discussed graphically in details.The results for local(classical)theory are obtained as a special case.The study may be useful in semiconductor nanostructure,geology and seismology in addition to semiconductor nanostructure devices.
基金Project(20192BAB216015)supported by the Science and Technology Program of Jiangxi Province,ChinaProjects(GJJ180464,GJJ171499)supported by the Science and Technology Program of Education Department of Jiangxi Province,China+2 种基金Project(jxxjbs17057)supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology,ChinaProject([2018]50)supported by the Key R&D Programs of Science and Technology Project of Ganzhou City,ChinaProject([2017]179)supported by the Science and Technology Project of Ganzhou City,China。
文摘Low-cost catalysts with high activity are in immediate demand for energy storage and conversion devices.In this study,polyvinyl pyrrolidone was used as a complexing agent to synthesize La_(0.6)Sr_(0.4)Co_(0.2)Fe_(0.8)O_(3)(LSCF)perovskite oxide.The obtained porous layered LSCF has a large specific surface area of 23.74 m^(2)/g,four times higher than that prepared by the traditional sol-gel method(5.08 m^(2)/g).The oxygen reduction reaction activity of the oxide in 0.1 mol/L KOH solution was studied using a rotating ring-disk electrode.In the tests,the initial potential of 0.88 V(vs.reversible hydrogen electrode)and the limiting diffusion current density of 5.02 mA/cm^(2)were obtained at 1600 r/min.Therefore,higher catalytic activity and stability were demonstrated,compared with the preparation of LSCF perovskite oxide by the traditional method.
基金Project(2017YFA0206602)supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China。
文摘Interfaces play critical roles in electronic devices and provide great diversity of film morphology and device performance.We retrospect the substrate mediated vacuum film growth of benchmark high mobility material 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene(C8-BTBT)and the interface electronic structures.The film growth of C8-BTBT molecules is diversified depending on the substrate-molecule and molecule-molecule interactions.On atomic smooth substrates C8-BTBT film grows in layer-by-layer mode while on coarse substrate it grows in islands mode.The initial molecular layer at dielectric,semiconductor and conductive substrates displays slight different lattice structure.The initial molecule orientation depends on the substrate and will gradually change to standing up configuration as in bulk phase.C8-BTBT behaves as electron donor when contacting with dielectric and stable conductive materials.This usually induces a dipole layer pointing to C8-BTBT and an upward bend bending in C8-BTBT side toward the interface.Although it is air stable,C8-BTBT is chemically reactive with some transition metals and compounds.The orientation change from lying down to standing up in the film usually leads to decrease of ionization potential.The article provides insights to the interface physical and chemical processes and suggestions for optimal design and fabrication of C8-BTBT based devices.
基金Project(06JJ2031) supported by Natrual Science Foundation of Hunan Province, ChinaProject(06A065) supported by Education Department of Hunan Province, China
文摘A series of Mn-doped TiO2 nanowires(NWs) were prepared by hydrothermal method at the mole fraction of Mn changing from 0 to 12.0%.X-ray powder diffraction(XRD) analysis shows that all the samples have pure anatase structure.SEM and TEM studies show that the diameter and the length of the Mn-doped TiO2 NWs are larger than those of the undoped TiO2 NWs.Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX) reveals that the samples are composed of Ti,Mn and O.According to magnetization measurements,all samples show ferromagnetic behavior,but only the undoped TiO2 NWs are completely ferromagnetic with a saturated magnetization about 1.0 mA·m2/kg.Mn-doped TiO2 samples exhibit antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic(AF-FM) behaviors simultaneously.Photoluminescence(PL) spectra demonstrate the existence of MnO2 sublattice.These observations indicate that an AF-WF crossover is induced by the coexistence of TiO2 sublattice and MnO2 sublattice.
基金Project(10B054)supported by Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department,ChinaProjects(2011GK2002,2011FJ3160)supported by the Planned Science and Technology Program of Hunan Province,China
文摘The synthesis, structure and performance of Li2Mg0.15Mn0.4Co0.45SiO4/C cathode material were studied. The Li2Mg0.15Mn0.4Co0.45SiO4/C solid solution with orthorhombic unit cell (space group Pmn21) was synthesized successfully by combination of wet process and solid-state reaction at high temperature, and its electrochemical performance was investigated primarily. Li2Mg0.15Mn0.4Co0.45SiO4/C composite materials deliver a charge capacity of 302 mA-h/g and a discharge capacity of 171 mA.h/g in the first cycle. The discharge capacity is stabilized at about 100 mA-h/g after 10 cycles at a current density of 10 mA/g in the voltage of 1.5-4.8 V vs Li/Li^+. The results show that Mg-substitution for the Co ions in Li2Mn0.4Co0.6SiO4 improves the stabilization of initial structure and the electrochemical nerformance.