FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBH

The invention relates to a memory cell comprising a layer ( 101 ) for collecting charge carriers at a surface of the layer ( 101 ), an electrically insulating layer ( 102 ) on the surface provided for collecting charge carriers, a lightly doped semiconducting layer ( 103 ) on the electrically insulating layer ( 102 ), a dielectric layer ( 106 ) on the lightly doped semiconducting layer ( 103 ), an electrical contact ( 107 ) serving as a gate terminal on the dielectric layer ( 106 ), an electrical contact serving as a source terminal ( 105 a ), an electrical contact serving as a drain terminal ( 105 b ), wherein the dielectric layer ( 106 ) is located between the source terminal ( 105 a ) and the drain terminal ( 105 b ). The invention relates to a method for operating such a memory cell. The memory cell can be operated at cryogenic temperatures and can store more than two different states.

The invention relates to a research and development system ( 100 ) suitable for researching and/or developing products and manufacturing methods for products, in particular energy materials, which comprises a database ( 110 ) and an interface ( 120 ) for inputting and outputting data, a data processing unit ( 130 ) and an execution unit ( 140 ).

The present invention relates to a block copolymer comprising at least two different polymer blocks, wherein one polymer block consists at least predominantly of a first, ion-conducting polymer, wherein the ion-conducting polymer has ion-conducting functional groups, and one polymer block consists at least predominantly of a second, mechanically flexible polymer, wherein the mechanically flexible polymer has a lower glass transition temperature than the ion-conducting polymer, as well as a process for producing a block copolymer, a membrane and the use of a membrane.

A process and system for synthesis of ammonia includes an electrochemical main cell and an electrochemical preliminary cell upstream of the main cell. A voltage is applied between the anode and cathode of the preliminary cell and the main cell. The anodic half-cell of the preliminary cell is supplied with water, and the cathodic half-cell of the preliminary cell with nitrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is in the anodic half-cell of the preliminary cell, and nitrogen and water are in the cathodic half-cell of the preliminary cell. The anodic half-cell of the main cell is supplied with water, and the cathodic half-cell of the main cell with nitrogen that has been obtained in the cathodic half-cell of the preliminary cell. Oxygen is in the anodic half-cell of the main cell, and ammonia in the cathodic half-cell of the main cell.

A planar electrically floating qubit circuit structure including a Josephson junction region galvanically coupled to first and second electrode regions and a ground electrode region is configured so as to result in a series capacitance of the first and second electrode regions to the ground electrode region that is greater than the self-capacitance of the Josephson junction region.

Equipment for continuously processing electrochemical devices or components for increasing capacity comprises a first reaction part, a second reaction part and a separated layer in between. The first reaction part comprises a counter electrode and a first reaction solution contained in a first reaction cell having a gas outlet. The first reaction solution will produce a first non-metallic ion, a second metallic ion and a gas after an electrochemical reaction. The second reaction part comprises a working electrode and a second reaction solution containing the second metallic ion permeated through the separated layer from the first reaction part. The second metallic ion will then be deposited as metal particles onto the working electrode which has been continuously fed into the second reaction part. The equipment can continuously produce electrodes with additional lithium source without a gas byproduct and with even distribution and high quality.

A method, using a microprocessor, of operating a quantum chip comprised of a semiconductor heterostructure and a plurality of gate electrodes arranged on the semiconductor heterostructure to form a plurality of manipulation zones and a plurality of T-junctions to provide a plurality of shuttling lanes for moving a plurality of qubits along a plurality of paths. The manipulation zones comprises an interface where two shuttling lanes meet one another, and the plurality of T-junctions comprise junctions where a shuttling lane joins another shuttling lanes. The method comprises selecting a path along selected ones of the plurality of shuttling lanes between a start location and a finishing location; estimating a fidelity relating to shuttling a qubit along the path based on a predetermined shuttling fidelity relating to at least one of the selected ones of the plurality of shuttling lanes.

The invention relates to a method for producing a material for a solid-state battery and/or a component for a solid-state battery, as well as a solid-state battery cell. In the method for producing a material ( 10 ) for a solid-state battery ( 30 ) and/or a component ( 20 ) for a solid-state battery ( 30 ), at least one starting material ( 1 ) together with a sodium source ( 2 ) and H 3 BO 3 is heated ( 5 ) to a temperature between 600° C. and 1300° C. The material and/or component can be produced at a significantly lower temperature.

An imidazolidinylide compound for use as a shut-down additive for a lithium-ion battery. The imidazolidinylide compound has a formula (I), wherein, R 1 to R 4 , each independently the other, is a linear C 1 - to C 16 -alkyl group, a branched C 1 - to C 16 -alkyl group, a C 2 - to C 16 -alkenyl group, a C 3 - to C 8 -cycloalkyl group, or a C 3 - to C 16 -arene group, wherein at least one of R 2 and R 3 may also be H, R 1 to R 4 , each independently of the other, is completely, partially or not fluorinated, and R 1 to R 3 may each also contain O as a heteroatom.

The present invention relates to side-chain functionalized polymers and copolymers and their use as alkaline anion exchange membrane materials, for example in alkaline water electrolyzers, fuel cells or flow batteries.