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During the previous decade, growth in the numbers of internationally mobile students included international high school students. Prior research on international students' career development in higher education may not account for the unique context of younger international students in secondary schools. The current study investigated career influences for international secondary students, using the Systems Theory Framework (Patton & McMahon, 2021). International students in senior years completed written, open-ended surveys and in-person interviews regarding their career aspirations, plans and key influences on their decision-making. International student coordinators and school staff also offered their perspectives about these influences. Results indicate the inter-related systemic influences of individuals, significant relationships, location and country contexts, the secondary school environment, and perceived characteristics of occupations and future career pathways. Implications for supporting international high school students in the school setting and future research directions are discussed.

With the increasing enrollment of international students in North American universities, the need to support the adjustment of international students has also increased. One factor consistently identified as essential to successful student adjustment is having a strong support network, including familial support. Previous research investigating the needs of international students' partners is limited and has suggested that partners may face greater barriers to adjustment than international students. The current study was conducted to better understand the needs of partners as well as potential barriers they face when attempting to access services. Although limited by sample size, the results suggested that partners are interested in increased support in helping their transition to local living and mainstream culture.

Sodium metal batteries have emerged as potential rivals to lithium‐ion batteries. Nevertheless, maintaining a stable sodium metal anode under harsh conditions (current density >10 mA cm−2) is extremely challenging. The primary issue is the highly reactive sodium metal continuously reacts with the electrolyte to form a thick and loose solid electrolyte film. The tip effect causes sodium ions (Na+) accumulated in the bulge resulting in uneven deposition. In this paper, a unique artificial interfacial layer (Ag nanoparticles distributed in NaClO4‐based matrix) is prepared on the surface of a metallic sodium anode using in situ displacement reaction. Ag particles arranged at the bottom of the artificial layer act as effective nucleation sites helping Na+ deposit uniformly, while the built‐in electric field formed between Ag in the middle/top of the artificial layer and the sodium accelerates the migration of Na+ in the interfacial layer during the deposition and reduce the polarization. Such important properties further allow the steady operation of modified sodium metal batteries in very harsh conditions. The symmetric battery achieves reversible stripping/plating for over 1000 h under high current density (10 mA cm−2). Moreover, the full cell coupled with a high‐loading Na3V2(PO4)3 cathode (20 mg cm−2) presents a stable cycle performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Composite gel polymer electrolyte (CGPE), derived from ceramic fillers has emerged as one of the most promising candidates to improve the safety and cycling stability of lithium metal batteries. However, the poor interface compatibility between the ceramic phase and polymer phase in CGPE severely deteriorates lithium‐ion pathways and cell performances. In this work, a fluorescent ceramic nanowire network that can palliate the energy barrier of photoinitiators and contribute to preferential nucleation and growth of polymer monomers is developed, thus inducing polymer segment orderly arrangement and tightly combination. A proof‐of‐concept study lies on fabrications of poly(ethylene oxide) closely coating on the ceramic nanowires, thus dividing the matrix into mesh units that contribute to directional lithium‐ion flux and dendrite‐free deposition on the metallic anode. The CGPE, based on the state‐of‐the‐art self‐luminous framework, facilitates high‐performance quasi‐solid‐state Li||LiFePO4 cell, registering a high capacity of 143.3 mAh g−1 after 120 cycles at a mass loading of 12 mg cm−2. X‐ray computed tomography provides an insight into the relationship between directional lithium‐ion diffusion and lithium deposition behavior over the electrochemical processes. The results open a door to improve the electrochemical performances of composite electrolytes in various applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Potassium‐based energy storage devices (PEDS) are considered as hopeful candidates for energy storage applications because of the abundant potassium resources in nature and high mobility in the electrolyte. although carbon materials show great potential for potassium‐ion storage, poor rate performance, and unsatisfactory cycle lifespan in existing carbon‐based PIBs anode, it also cannot match the dynamics and stability of the capacitor cathode. Nitrogen doping has been proven to be a effective modification strategy to improve the electrochemical performance of carbon materials. Hence, we prepare carbon nanofibers and g‐C3N4 composites with high nitrogen contents (19.78 at%); moreover, the sum of pyrrolic N and pyridinic N is up to 59.51%. It achieves high discharge capacity (391 mAh g−1 at 0.05 A g−1), rate capacity (141 mAh g−1 at 2 A g−1), and long cycling performance (201 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1 over 3000 cycles) when as an anode for PIBs. Furthermore, it can deliver promising discharge capacity of 132 mAh g−1 at 0 °C. Moreover, as battery anode for potassium‐ion hybrid capacitors (PIHC) device with an active carbon cathode, it delivers energy/power density (62 and 2102 W kg−1) as well as high reversible capacity (106 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]