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Template Synthesis And Electrochemical Studies Of Ag_(Core)Au_(Shell) Nanowires, Li Ling, Ya-Xian Yuan, Min-Min Xu, Jian-Lin Yao, Ren-Ao Gu May 2007

Template Synthesis And Electrochemical Studies Of Ag_(Core)Au_(Shell) Nanowires, Li Ling, Ya-Xian Yuan, Min-Min Xu, Jian-Lin Yao, Ren-Ao Gu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Agcore Aushell nanowires with different thicknesses were prepared by combining template synthesis and chemical reduction method,and characterized by SEM and cyclic voltammetry(CV).The CV results revealed that the AgcoreAushell nanowires with pinhole were transferred to pinhole free structure after several potential scans.By using thiophenol(TP)and p-aminothiophenol(PATP)as probe,the surface enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)effect was investigated on the core-shell nanowires.The results indicated that AgcoreAushell nanowires could be served as a potential SERS substrate,and the difference in the spectral feature of PATP adsorbed onto Au and Ag nanowires enable us to diagnose the pinhole effect of core-shell nanowires by SERS.


The Research Of Several Electrodes For Spe Water Electrolysis, Jian-Bo Meng, Ge Sang, Yan Xue, Wei Cao, Xiao-Qiu Ye May 2007

The Research Of Several Electrodes For Spe Water Electrolysis, Jian-Bo Meng, Ge Sang, Yan Xue, Wei Cao, Xiao-Qiu Ye

Journal of Electrochemistry

Performances of the IrRu/Nafion 117/PbAg,IrRu/Nafion 117/Ni,IrRu/Nafion 117/TiNi,Ag/Nafion 117/Ni and C/Nafion 117/PtRu for the SPE water electrolysis have been investigated.The order of the electrocatalysis activity for the anodic electrodes as mentioned above is IrRu>Ag>C,and that of cathodic electrode is Ni>PbAg>TiNi.While the stability of TiNi was much better than Ni,and that of PbAg is best.Moreover,the current efficiency was raised with the increase of current density.


Electrochemical Reduction Of Coals And The Oxygenic Functional Simulacrums Of Coals, Juan Lin, Zhao Wei May 2007

Electrochemical Reduction Of Coals And The Oxygenic Functional Simulacrums Of Coals, Juan Lin, Zhao Wei

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochemical reduction of coals and the oxygenic functional simulacrums of coals has been studied.In this process,tetrabutylammonium was used as supporting electrolyte.The coal and the deoxidized coal were extracted by methanol.Qualitative analysis of the deoxidized products and the extractives was carried out on gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer.The deoxidized products of the oxygenic functional simulacrums of coals were analysed quantitatively with gas chromatograph spectrometer.The results show that the oxygenic functional groups on the coals surface decrease and the translation ratios of the oxygenic functional simulacrums of coals need further increase after electrochemical reduction,.The electrochemical tests show simultaneously the kinetics equations of every related …


Study On The Electricity Capability Of Ru_((0.4-X))Ir_Xti_(0.6)/Ti Electrode, Ling-Li Wang, Qiao Peng May 2007

Study On The Electricity Capability Of Ru_((0.4-X))Ir_Xti_(0.6)/Ti Electrode, Ling-Li Wang, Qiao Peng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The metal oxide anode of Ru(0.4-x)IrxTi0.6 has been prepared by thermal decomposition.The results indicate that,when the percent of IrO2 is 10%,the electrode has low chlorine potential,high oxygen potential and excellent catalyze selectivity;strengthen life is long with IrO2 content increased from 1.0h to 97h.It shows that the electrode anti-oxide corrosion perform is improved and intensifying life is long with addition of IrO2.The film and reaction resistance are all fall with the addition of IrO2.The addition of IrO2 is in favor of thin crystal and makes the film more roughness.


Study On The Characteristics Of Vb_(12) Modified Electrode By Electropolymerization, Hui-Ting Lian, Wen-Ji Wang May 2007

Study On The Characteristics Of Vb_(12) Modified Electrode By Electropolymerization, Hui-Ting Lian, Wen-Ji Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Preparation of the VB12 modified electrode and its electrochemical characteristics were studied.The results showed that the VB12 after electroactivated is able to electopolymerize on the GC by cyclic voltammetry(CV)in the DMSO solution.Differential pulse voltmmetry(DPV)showed that the VB12 catalyzed the oxidation of NO2-,SO32-and NH2NH2.The catalytic peak for NO2-on the modified electrode was observed at 0.76V(vs.SCE),but on the unmodified GC which at 1.0V.The catalytic currents increased linearly with the concentration of NO2-from 1.6×10-6 to 4.3×10-4 mol·L-1 with a correlation coefficient of 0.9987.The VB12 modified electrode showed excellent stability and high sensitivity to determined the NO2-in the rains and lake waters with a …


Self Assemblying Kinetics Of Sodium Steareate At Castor Oil/Water Interface, Yong-Chun Zhu, Li-Na Tang, Hong-Guo Ji May 2007

Self Assemblying Kinetics Of Sodium Steareate At Castor Oil/Water Interface, Yong-Chun Zhu, Li-Na Tang, Hong-Guo Ji

Journal of Electrochemistry

The self assembly membrane(SAM)formation kinetics of sodium stearate at castor oil/water interface was studied by cyclic voltammetrry.At caster oil coated graphite-epoxy solid electrode surface,the SAM grows according to the Gaussian growth function with a rate constant of km=0.0006292(0.0000294)s-1,and maximum particle size at t0=3127s.The SAM of sodium stearate controls the growth and particle size of the deposited copper nano particles well,and forms a composite membrane of the SAM and copper nano particle.The growth mechanism of copper particle at oiled electrode or SAM modified oiled electrode is spherical growth,while it is the semi-spherical growth at bared graphite-epoxy solid phase electrode.Compared with castor …


Determination Of Tetracyclines Based On The Flow-Through Electrochemical Detection Cell With Nickel Electrode, Dan-Mei Pan, Rong-Zong Hu, Dong-Ping Wei, Hao-Dong Ding May 2007

Determination Of Tetracyclines Based On The Flow-Through Electrochemical Detection Cell With Nickel Electrode, Dan-Mei Pan, Rong-Zong Hu, Dong-Ping Wei, Hao-Dong Ding

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical responses to tetracycline at the nickel electrode in alkaline solution were compared with that of gold and glassy carbon electrode by voltammetry.The electrocatalytic oxidation characteristics of tetracycline at nickel electrode were discussed.Subsequently a flow-through amperometric detection cell with nickel as the working electrode was designed to detect tetracycline,oxytetracycline,and doxycycline.Standard calibration graphs for the tetracyclines yielded linear ranges of 0.1~15 mg/L.Detection limits(S/N=3)of 35,45 and 43 μg/L were obtained for tetracycline,oxytetracycline and doxycycline,respectively.The system was applied for the determination of the three antibiotics in single-component drug formulations.


Determination Of Ddopamine And Ascorbate On Gold Nanoparticle And 4,4-Bis (Methanethiol) Biphenyl (Mtp) Self-Assembled Monolayer Modified Gold Electrode, Hai-Yan Wang, Peng Liu, Ye Wang, Bao-Kang Jin May 2007

Determination Of Ddopamine And Ascorbate On Gold Nanoparticle And 4,4-Bis (Methanethiol) Biphenyl (Mtp) Self-Assembled Monolayer Modified Gold Electrode, Hai-Yan Wang, Peng Liu, Ye Wang, Bao-Kang Jin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new approach to construct an ampermetric biosensor was described.The 4,4-bis(methanethiol)biphenyl(MTP)is adsorbed on to a bare gold electrode to make self-assembled monolayers(MTP/Au SAMs).Then electrodeposited 2mg/mL HAuCl4 at-200 mV,NG/MTP/Au electrode was prepared.When a differential pulse voltammetric(DPV)technique was used,the peak separation between DA and AA is 155 mV.Hence,the selective determination of dopamine(DA)and ascorbate(AA)in the binary mixture system can be performed.Under the chosen conditions,the peak currents are correspondent linearly to the concentrations of DA and AA in the range of 5.0×10-7~1×10-4 mol·L-1 and 3.5×10-6~1.0×10-3mol·L-1,respectively.The correlation coefficients were 0.998.The detection limit were 1.5×10-7 mol·L-1 and 1.2×10-6 mol·L-1for DA and AA.


Catalysis Of Nano Tio_2 For Horseradish Peroxidase, Ya-Qi Zhu, Hai Wu, Hiu Liu, Jie Ma May 2007

Catalysis Of Nano Tio_2 For Horseradish Peroxidase, Ya-Qi Zhu, Hai Wu, Hiu Liu, Jie Ma

Journal of Electrochemistry

Horseradish peroxidase immobilized on the surface of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanotube modified glassy carbon electrode.The HRP direct electron transfer reaction was compared between TiO2 nanoparticles and nanotube GC electrode.The results demonstrated that the HRP on TiO2 nanotube /GC electrode could catalyze electron exchange reaction between electroactivity center of HRP and electrode.And the research of antibody labeled HRP provides a selected signal for antibody-antigen immunoassay.


Corrosion Electrochemical Behavior Of Aluminum Flake Pigmented Water-Borne Epoxy Coating On Carbon Steel In Nacl Solution, Li-Li Xue, Li-Kun Xu, Qing-Fen Li, Hong-Qing Song, Wen-Juan Zhou, Guang-Zhang Chen May 2007

Corrosion Electrochemical Behavior Of Aluminum Flake Pigmented Water-Borne Epoxy Coating On Carbon Steel In Nacl Solution, Li-Li Xue, Li-Kun Xu, Qing-Fen Li, Hong-Qing Song, Wen-Juan Zhou, Guang-Zhang Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The corrosion electrochemical behavior of a water-borne epoxy coating pigmented with aluminum flake on carbon steel with artificial scratch defect was studied in 3.5% NaCl solution using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS)and scanning vibrating electrode technique(SVET).The results indicated that the defect presented anodic electroactivity at the initial stage of immersion,which extended gradually with time from the scratch into the neighboring coating,lowering the coating impedance.With further immersion,however,the electroactivity of the coating/steel interface decreased significantly due to the self-repairing of the corrosion products,causing an obvious increase of the coating impedance.In the later period of immersion,more scattered electroactive areas appeared under the coating because of …


Modification Of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide, Shu-Rong Ding, Xin-Hai Li, Zhi-Xing Wang, Hua-Jun Guo May 2007

Modification Of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide, Shu-Rong Ding, Xin-Hai Li, Zhi-Xing Wang, Hua-Jun Guo

Journal of Electrochemistry

The EMD samples coated with CMD-Bi compound were prepared by liquid-phase surface treatment method.XRD and SEM research indicated that the modified manganese dioxide,i.e,EMD/CMD-Bi,could keep γ-MnO2 crystal structure of EMD and had more pores on its surface with an obvious floccule layer.Electrochemical test indicated that the second electron reduction peak current increased by 1.5 times and the discharge capacity increased by 40.8% and 78.3% respectively than that of pure EMD electrode under the condition of-0.8 V(vs.Hg/HgO)cut-off voltage at 30.8 mA/g and 102.7 mA/g current density.


Voltammetric Behavior And Electrocatalytic Properties Of Hemoglobin At Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified With Lauric Acid, Xin-Rui Miao, Xu-Hong Zhang, Ying Xie May 2007

Voltammetric Behavior And Electrocatalytic Properties Of Hemoglobin At Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified With Lauric Acid, Xin-Rui Miao, Xu-Hong Zhang, Ying Xie

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behavior of hemoglobin at glassy carbon(GC)electrode modified with Lauric Acid was studied.In the potential of +0.6~-0.7 V(vs.Ag/AgCl),an irreversible cathodic peak was observed at-0.3 V at the scan rate of 20 mV·s-1.In the medium of 0.02 mol·L-1 KH2PO4-Na2HPO4(pH 7.0),ip increased with the increasing concentration of Hb and the value of pH.The peak currents were proportional to the concentrations of hemoglobin in the range of 1.00×10-8~5.00×10-9 mol·L-1 and 1.92×10-6~2.06×10-7 mol·L-1.The data was analyzed in details by simulating in order to obtain more information and reaction mechanism of Hb on modified electrode.The electrode can be used as an approach for determining …


Study On The Contribution Of Cobalt Additives To Foam Nickel Electrodes, Xiao-Feng Li, Tong-Chi Xia, Shao-Peng Yi, Xiu-Juan Gu, Yu-Lin Song May 2007

Study On The Contribution Of Cobalt Additives To Foam Nickel Electrodes, Xiao-Feng Li, Tong-Chi Xia, Shao-Peng Yi, Xiu-Juan Gu, Yu-Lin Song

Journal of Electrochemistry

Two incorporation ways of the cobalt additives into foam nickel electrodes,i.e.the co-precipitated and admixed method are used.The results of X-ray diffraction(XRD),cyclic voltammetry,electrochemical impedance spectrum(EIS)and galvanostatic charge-discharge curves show that(Ⅰ)there is a decrease in intensity and increase in half peak breadths of the diffraction peaks of Ni(OH)2 with co-precipitated cobalt additive;(Ⅱ)the electrochemical activity of nickel hydroxide can be improved by both incorporation ways and the effect of admixed CoO is more notable;(Ⅲ)β-CoOOH derived from admixed CoO is not stable at lower potential,thus results in an irreversible capacity loss of nickel-metal-hydride(Ni-MH)battery after imposed overdischarged-state storage.


Square Wave Stripping Voltammetric Behaviors Of Actinomycin D On Glod Electrode And Its Application, Qing-Tao Zhu, Fang Liao, Xiao-Ying He May 2007

Square Wave Stripping Voltammetric Behaviors Of Actinomycin D On Glod Electrode And Its Application, Qing-Tao Zhu, Fang Liao, Xiao-Ying He

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behaviors of Actinomycin D(ACTD)at glod electrode were investigated by square wave stripping voltammeter in the KH2PO4-Na2HPO4 buffer solution(pH=5.90).The sensitive oxidation peak of ACTD was observed and the potential peak for ACTD is-0.17 V(vs.SCE).The Experimental parameters,such as pH value,amplitude,accumulation potential and time were optimized,and a direct electroanalytical method for determining ACTD was developed.The peak currents were proportional to the concentration of ACTD in the range of 0.1μmol·L-1~10.0μmol·L-1,and the linear regression coefficient equaled 0.9991.The detection limit for ACTD was 1.0×10-8mol·L-1.


Study On The Electrogeneration And Properties Of Superoxide Ion In Aprotic Media By Using Carbon Nanotubes Powder Microelectrode, Ying-Liang Wei, Chen Shao, Hui Feng May 2007

Study On The Electrogeneration And Properties Of Superoxide Ion In Aprotic Media By Using Carbon Nanotubes Powder Microelectrode, Ying-Liang Wei, Chen Shao, Hui Feng

Journal of Electrochemistry

Multi-wall carbon nanotubes are filled in the cavity at the tip of a microelectrode to form a carbon nanotubes powder microelectrode(CNTs-PME).The CNTs-PME is used to study the electrochemical reduction of oxygen in aprotic media.It is a nearly reversible redox process of the O2/O·-2 couple at the CNTs-PME in the dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)solution.The heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant(ks)can be measured by steady-state voltammogram and the result is 9.8 10-3cm /s.As a weak oxidant,the reaction of O·-2 with epinephrine was studied by cyclic voltammetry.Additionally,the reaction of O·-2 with benzoic acid was also discussed in detail.


Composite Electroplating And Characterizations Of Sn-Sba15 Anode For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Xiao-Yong Fan, Jin-Mei Xu, Quan-Chao Zhuang, Hong-Hong Jiang, Ling Huang, Yan-Xia Jiang, Quan-Feng Dong, Shi-Gang Sun Feb 2007

Composite Electroplating And Characterizations Of Sn-Sba15 Anode For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Xiao-Yong Fan, Jin-Mei Xu, Quan-Chao Zhuang, Hong-Hong Jiang, Ling Huang, Yan-Xia Jiang, Quan-Feng Dong, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

Sn-SBA15 anode was prepared by composite electroplating.The first discharge and charge capacity was 1075mAh/g and 630mAh/g respectively.After fifty charge/discharge cycles,the charge and discharge capacity of Sn-SBA15 were retained above 400mAh/g.XRD patterns indicated that the Sn-SBA15 has tetragonal crystal type.SEM images showed that the Sn-SBA15 had a honeycombed surface.EIS results indicated that there was SEI film formed on the surface of Sn-SBA15 electrode.


Diamond-Like-Carbon Film Prepared On Stainless Steel Substrates By Liquid Phase Electrochemical Deposition, Jing-Yong Du, Gui-Feng Zhang, Guo-Qing Li, Xiao-Duo Hou Feb 2007

Diamond-Like-Carbon Film Prepared On Stainless Steel Substrates By Liquid Phase Electrochemical Deposition, Jing-Yong Du, Gui-Feng Zhang, Guo-Qing Li, Xiao-Duo Hou

Journal of Electrochemistry

Diamond-like carbon(DLC) films were deposited on stainless steel substrates at atmospheric pressure and low temperature(60 ℃) by electrolysis in a methanol solution with a pulseddirect current power supply.The morphology and microstructure of the resulting DLC films were analyzed using atomic force microscopy(AFM)、scanning electron microscopy(SEM)、Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transformation infrared spectrometry(FTIR).The experimental results show that the hydrogenated diamond-like carbon filmsare smooth and compact.Raman spectroscopy analysis confirmed the presence of a strongpeak at 1 332.51 cm-1,which is assigned to crystalline diamond.The deposition rate can be enhanced to 0.5 μm/h by adding hydrogenous organic solutions.


Comparison Of The Electrochemical Reactivity Of Electrodes Modified By Carbon Nanotubes With Different Sizes, Guo-Feng Yang, Neng-Qin Jia, Zhi-Yong Wang Feb 2007

Comparison Of The Electrochemical Reactivity Of Electrodes Modified By Carbon Nanotubes With Different Sizes, Guo-Feng Yang, Neng-Qin Jia, Zhi-Yong Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical activity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWNTs) with different sizes,including four different MWNTs with the same length and different diameter,two different MWNTs with the same diameter and different length has been assessed and compared.The various MWNTs modified electrodes were prepared by immobilizing the suitable amount of MWNTs onto a glassy carbon electrode,and their voltammetric responses to ferricyanide,uric acid and dopamine were examined.The corresponding cyclic voltammetric data was showed that the electrochemical and electrocatalytic activities are depended on the nanotube length.The electrochemical reactivity of short MWNT(S-MWNT) is better than that of long MWNT(L-MWNT),which may be mainly attributed to the existence of …


Effect Of 2,2€²-Dipyridyl And K_4fe(Cn)_6 On Electroless Copper Plating Using Glyoxylic Acid As Reducing Agent, Dan-Dan Shen, Fang-Zu Yang, Hui-Huang Wu Feb 2007

Effect Of 2,2€²-Dipyridyl And K_4fe(Cn)_6 On Electroless Copper Plating Using Glyoxylic Acid As Reducing Agent, Dan-Dan Shen, Fang-Zu Yang, Hui-Huang Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electroless copper plating was studied in a bath consisting of glyoxylic acid as reducing agent,Na2EDTA as complexing agent,both 2,2'-dipyridyl and K4Fe(CN)6 as additives,focused on the influence of the additives on the deposition rate,as well as on the composition,structures and surface morphology of the deposits.It was found that adding an optimum amount of 2,2'-dipyridyl and K4Fe(CN)6 to the bath will not only improve the stability of the bath,but also increase the deposition rate by 100 %.The simultaneous addition of both additives causes the deposits to bright appearance and the change in morphology.The deposits were proved to be polycrystalline copper,in which …


Preparation And Lithium Storage Performance Of Nano-Structural Sno_2/Carbon Nanotubes Composite Electrodes, Hong-Bing Wei, Ling Huang, Xiao-Bin Wu, Fu-Sheng Ke, Jin-Shu Cai, Xiao-Yong Fan, Fang-Zu Yang, Shi-Gang Sun Feb 2007

Preparation And Lithium Storage Performance Of Nano-Structural Sno_2/Carbon Nanotubes Composite Electrodes, Hong-Bing Wei, Ling Huang, Xiao-Bin Wu, Fu-Sheng Ke, Jin-Shu Cai, Xiao-Yong Fan, Fang-Zu Yang, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Nano-structural SnO2/Carbon Nanotubes Composites were prepared in a solution of SnCl2,ethylene glycol(EG),purified MWCNTs and sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS) at 160 ℃.The phase structure and surface morphology of the composites were measured by XRD HRTEM and SEM.The results indicate that there are high dispersions and high loadings of SnO2 nanoparticles on MWCNTs.Electrochemical lithium storage performance was studied preliminarily on the obtained samples.MWCNTs modified with SnO2 nanoparicles were shown to have a higher electrochemical reversible capacity than that of MWCNTs during the charge and discharge process.MWCNTs can accommodate the larger structure strain of the active materials produced during Li-ion insertion and extraction,which …


Electrochemical Characteristics Of La_(0.7-X)Ce_Xmg_(0.3)Ni_(2.4)Co_(0.6)(X=0~0.4)Hydrogen Storage Alloys, Ling-Ling Xiao, Yi-Jing Wang, Yi Liu, Jian-Sheng Cao, Da-Wei Song, Li-Fang Jiao, Hua-Tang Yuan Feb 2007

Electrochemical Characteristics Of La_(0.7-X)Ce_Xmg_(0.3)Ni_(2.4)Co_(0.6)(X=0~0.4)Hydrogen Storage Alloys, Ling-Ling Xiao, Yi-Jing Wang, Yi Liu, Jian-Sheng Cao, Da-Wei Song, Li-Fang Jiao, Hua-Tang Yuan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The effect of partial substitution of Ce for La on the structure and the electrochemical properties of the La0.7-xCexMg0.3Ni2.4Co0.6(x=0~0.4)hydrogen storage alloys have been investigated systematically.The result of X-ray powder diffraction(XRD) show that the alloys are all consisted of the LaNi3 phase and the LaNi5 phase.The maximum discharge capacity is decreased gradually with increase of the Ce contents,but the cycling life is improved obviously.


Electrochemical Oxidation Of The Phenol In The Chloride System, Yong Liu, Dan Liu, Shi-Lin Zhao, Jing-Jing Lai Feb 2007

Electrochemical Oxidation Of The Phenol In The Chloride System, Yong Liu, Dan Liu, Shi-Lin Zhao, Jing-Jing Lai

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Ru-Ir /Ti electrode as cathode to electrolysis the synthetic phenolic wastewater was studied.The effect of the initial chloride concentration on the electrolytic treatment result has been discussed.Experiment result shows that the electrochemical oxidation of phenol suits to one kinetics equation in given electrolytic time.If the initial chloride concentration in wastewater increases,the time of the electrochemical oxidation of phenol can be shorten,in other words the apparent rate constant is greater.the middle matters of electrochemical oxidation of phenol in the chloride system detected out by HPLC and GC-MS is mainly 1-chloro-phenol,4-chloro-phenol,2,4-dichloro-phenol,2,6-dichloro-phenol,2,4,6-trichloro-phenol,all kinds of chlorohydrin,small aliphatic acid,and so on.The final production is …


Mwnts Modified Gc Electrode For Hydrogen Peroxide Determination, Hong-Juan Wang, Chun-Mei Zhou, Hao Yu, Feng Peng, Jin-Kun Fang Feb 2007

Mwnts Modified Gc Electrode For Hydrogen Peroxide Determination, Hong-Juan Wang, Chun-Mei Zhou, Hao Yu, Feng Peng, Jin-Kun Fang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A MWNTs modified GC electrode was constructed successfully to be used to detect hydrogen peroxide.Two methods of maximum anodic current of cyclic voltommogram and chronoamperometry were adopted to measure the concentration of hydrogen peroxide.The results show that the MWCNTs can enlarge the effective surface area of GC electrode and can enormously enhance the electron transfer.The sensitivity and correlation coefficient for hydrogen peroxide detection are 2.84 μA/mmol·L-1,0.997 and 1.5 μA/mmol·L-1,0.971 for cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry,respectively.The procedure of the two methods to detect hydrogen peroxide is simple,and the results obtained are satisfied.


Influence Of Electrolyte On The Preparation And Electrocatalytic Properties Of Pt/Gc Electrodes, Sheng-Pei Chen, Yan-Xin Chen, Tao Huang, Xiao-Wen Hou, Shi-Gang Sun Feb 2007

Influence Of Electrolyte On The Preparation And Electrocatalytic Properties Of Pt/Gc Electrodes, Sheng-Pei Chen, Yan-Xin Chen, Tao Huang, Xiao-Wen Hou, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

Influence of electrolyte on the electrocatalytic properties of Pt/GC electrodes for formic acid oxidation were studied by using cyclic voltammetry,SEM and electrochemical in situ FTIR spectroscopy.It has demonstrated that the surfaces of Pt/GC electrodes prepared in H2SO4 (Pt/GC1) or in HClO4(Pt/GC2) are all composed of platinum particles,but which crystals are some differences in size and shape.Diameters of platinum particles on the surface Pt/GC1 are of 100~200 nm,and with spheral shape in the majority.The sizes of platinum particles on the Pt/GC2 electrode are larger in general,part of particles is of cube shape and of diameter about 200 nm,and another part of …


The Influence Of Electrolytic Conditions On Synthesis Of Feo_4~(2-), Yan Zhou, Wei-Hua Yang, Dong-Qin Bi, Ting-Ting Huang, Zhen Sun, Quan-Feng Guo Feb 2007

The Influence Of Electrolytic Conditions On Synthesis Of Feo_4~(2-), Yan Zhou, Wei-Hua Yang, Dong-Qin Bi, Ting-Ting Huang, Zhen Sun, Quan-Feng Guo

Journal of Electrochemistry

The FeO42-was synthesized using iron lattice as anode and the solid K2FeO4 was also prepared.Influence of electrolytic conditions,such as stir,ultrasonic,temperature and current density on the current efficiency were studied.The results showed that preferable ferrate(VI) current yield was obtained in a current density of 10 mA·cm-2,temperature 30℃ and 14 mol/L NaOH as electrolyte under at stirring effect.


Study On The Electrochemical Machining Of Titanium Alloys Tc4 With The Method Of Uniform Design, Mei-Li Zhang, Di Zhu, Zheng-Yang Xu Feb 2007

Study On The Electrochemical Machining Of Titanium Alloys Tc4 With The Method Of Uniform Design, Mei-Li Zhang, Di Zhu, Zheng-Yang Xu

Journal of Electrochemistry

For the electrochemical machining of titanium alloys,a passivating film tends to form on the machining surface,which holdbacks the process of machining;and some corrosive pittings can appear on the non-machining surface,which leading to the poor surface quality.So how to improve the machining surface quality,this is a hot problem in aerospace industries.An experiment plan has been made with the method of uniform design and the variance analysis has been carried out using the result data of the previous experiments.The experimental results show that an excellent machining surface with Ra 0.38 μm would be obtained in the electrolyte of 10% NaCl solution,4% Na2S2O8 …


Fabrication And Performance Of Ni-Scsz Cermet Anode Modified By Coating With Gd_(0.2)Ce_(0.8)O_2 For A Sofc, Ren-Zhu Liu, Bo Huang, Xiao-Feng Ye, Shao-Rong Wang, Jia-Di Cao, Huai-Wen Nie, Ting-Lian Wen Feb 2007

Fabrication And Performance Of Ni-Scsz Cermet Anode Modified By Coating With Gd_(0.2)Ce_(0.8)O_2 For A Sofc, Ren-Zhu Liu, Bo Huang, Xiao-Feng Ye, Shao-Rong Wang, Jia-Di Cao, Huai-Wen Nie, Ting-Lian Wen

Journal of Electrochemistry

A Ni-scandia-stabilized zirconia(Ni-ScSZ) cermet anode modified by coating with nano-sized gadolinium-doped ceria(GDC,Gd0.2Ce0.8O2) was prepared using a simple combustion process for the solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC) running on methane fuel.X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) indicated that the surface of Ni-ScSZ was coated by nano-sized GDC particles(<100nm).Single cell testing showed that the 2.0%(by mass) GDC-coated Ni-ScSZ anode had better performance.The highest power densities of the cell with this anode were 825 and 848mW/cm2 at 850℃ in humidified hydrogen and methane,respectively,whereas the corresponding values were 584 and 586mW/cm2 for the cell with Ni-ScSZ anode.Electrochemical impedance spectra(EIS) illustrated that the cell with Ni-ScSZ anode exhibited far greater impedances than the cell with 2.0%(by mass) GDC-coated Ni-ScSZ anode.Then the short-term stability for the cells with the Ni-ScSZ and 2.0%(by mass) GDC-coated Ni-ScSZ anodes in 97%CH4/3%H2O at 700℃ was checked over a relative long period of operation.No significant degradation in performance has been observed after 84 h of cell testing when 2.0%(by mass) GDC-coated Ni-ScSZ anode was exposed to 97%CH4/3%H2O at 700 ℃.Very little carbon was detected on the anodes,suggesting that carbon deposition was limited during cell operation.


Effects Of Direct Current Bias Potentials On Lipid Membranes Forming On A Glassy Carbon Electrode, Yu-Hui Li, Hong-Wei Zhang, Gui-Lan Song, Zhan-Jun Zhang, Sheng-Min Cai Feb 2007

Effects Of Direct Current Bias Potentials On Lipid Membranes Forming On A Glassy Carbon Electrode, Yu-Hui Li, Hong-Wei Zhang, Gui-Lan Song, Zhan-Jun Zhang, Sheng-Min Cai

Journal of Electrochemistry

The effects of direct current(DC) bias voltage on the structure of lipid membranes forming on a glassy carbon electrode(GCE) was investigated by cyclic voltammetry(CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).The experiment showed that the lipid membranes can be formed with either positive or negative bias potential exerted.When bias voltage was exerted,bilayer lipid membranes tended to form due to the electrostatic interaction between the superficial positive charges on the polarized electrode and the negative charged part of PC.When the positive bias voltage overrun the range,the lacunas on s-BLMs would increase,and the BLMs would be broken.A proper equivalent circuit was nonlinearly fitted,based on the …


Investigations On Edlcs Using Pmma-Based Gel Polymer Electrolytes, Xiang-Li Meng, Jin-Ling Yin, Juan Ren, Bao-Hong Zhang Feb 2007

Investigations On Edlcs Using Pmma-Based Gel Polymer Electrolytes, Xiang-Li Meng, Jin-Ling Yin, Juan Ren, Bao-Hong Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA) based gel polymer electrolytes electrochemical double layer capacitors(GPE-EDLCs) were fabricated by an in situ polymerisatonal method with actived carbon electrodes,using propylene carbonate(PC) and ethylene carbonate(EC) as plasticizer,lithion perchlorate as surporting electrolytes.The ion conductivity values of GPEs were evaluated by AC impedance.The properties of PMMA-based GPEs capacitors were researched by impedance spectrum,cyclic voltammetry,galvanostatic charge-discharge.It showed that the ion conductivities of the PMMA-based gel polymer electrolytes reached to 3.7 mS·cm-1 at ambient tempreture.The working voltage of the capacitors reached to 3.0 V.The specific capacitance of the capacitor was obtained as high as 41.6 F·g-1(I=1 mA·cm-2).The equivalent serial resistance of the …


Variable Frequence Switching Power Supply Used To Aluminum Foil Corrosion, Xiang-Dong Zhuo, Lan Sun, Guo-Qing Qian, Chang-Jian Lin Feb 2007

Variable Frequence Switching Power Supply Used To Aluminum Foil Corrosion, Xiang-Dong Zhuo, Lan Sun, Guo-Qing Qian, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new variable frequence and multi-wave power supply used to aluminum foil corrosion is introduced.The switching supply power supply controlled by the microcontroller and Variable Frequence in low band and multi-wave、big power supply controlled by the electronic switch bridge for changing phase were designed.This power supply does not need bulky and cumbersome transformer,and the frequency at lower limit is not limited,even lower than 1Hz.