Abstract: Methods are disclosed for the sustainable and scalable production of lithium metal. In one method, lithium salts such as lithium chloride are reduced using low-temperature hydrogen plasma to form lithium metal and lithium hydride. In another method, lithium hydride is thermally decomposed under vacuum or subjected to self-discharging in an Al/LiH/Pd circuit to yield lithium metal. The processes reduce harmful emissions, operate at lower temperatures than molten salt electrolysis, and produce high-purity lithium metal suitable for use in lithium-ion batteries.

Abstract: Heatable carbon sorbent materials, as well as methods for the fabrication thereof, and heatable carbon storage devices incorporating the same are provided. The heatable carbon sorbent materials may comprise a porous scaffold characterized by a microstructure and including a plurality of voids; and a carbon nanotube zeolite material at least partially filling the plurality of voids capable of being heated via application of an electrical current. The porous scaffold may be made of a porous carbon foam. The carbon sorbent materials may include a mixture of a zeolite chemically configured for CO2 uptake and carbon nanotubes capable of heating via application of an electrical current. The carbon storage devices may be regenerative. The carbon storage devices may be formed as fins or other configurations suitable for use in carbon capture systems.

Abstract: The disclosure provides low-cost solution processible polycrystalline all-inorganic perovskite CsPb8r3 integrated on silicon thin film transistor panels for pixelated X-ray imagers. Some embodiments demonstrate 10-100 keV x-ray energy range with detection sensitivity of >100 ?C Gyair?1 cm?2 at pixel size less than 100 micrometers.