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Electricity Generation From A Microbial Fuel Cell Employing Desulfovibrio Salexigens, Ping Ding, Hai-Bo Shao, Guang-Zhou Liu, Dong-Xia Duan, Ting Ma, Si-Jun Chen, Jian-Ming Wang, Jian-Qing Zhang May 2007

Electricity Generation From A Microbial Fuel Cell Employing Desulfovibrio Salexigens, Ping Ding, Hai-Bo Shao, Guang-Zhou Liu, Dong-Xia Duan, Ting Ma, Si-Jun Chen, Jian-Ming Wang, Jian-Qing Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A microbial fuel cell of laboratory scale employing Desulfovibrio salexigens in lactate based seawater substrate was proposed.Electricity was continuously harvested after inoculation.During 20 days of fermentation/discharge,COD values of the substrate decreased by 61.7%,in which 9.81% was converted to electricity.


Hydriding And Dehydriding Properties Of Mg/Mg_(1.8)La_(0.2)Ni Nanocomposites, Hong-Liang Sun, Yan-Yan Zhang, Hai-Chang Zhang, Hua-Bin Yang, Zuo-Xiang Zhou May 2007

Hydriding And Dehydriding Properties Of Mg/Mg_(1.8)La_(0.2)Ni Nanocomposites, Hong-Liang Sun, Yan-Yan Zhang, Hai-Chang Zhang, Hua-Bin Yang, Zuo-Xiang Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

Mg-x %Mg1.8La0.2Ni(x=10,20 and 30)nanocomposites have been synthesized by high-energy ball milling method.Results of the X-ray diffraction(XRD),transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and selected area electron diffraction(SAED)tests were showed that each composite had a nanocrystalline/amorphous structure,which was beneficial for the improvement of the hydriding and dehydriding properties of Mg.The hydrogen absorption temperature decreased and the hydrogen sorption kinetics were improved.Under the conditions of 423 K and the hydrogen pressure of 2.5MPa,each composite could reach the maximum hydriding capacity within 50 s.


Electrochemical Performance Of Li_(1-X)M_Xfepo_4 Cathode Materials Synthesized By Polymer Pyrolysis Route, Ting Li, Jiang-Feng Qian, Yu-Liang Cao, Han-Xi Yang, Xin-Ping Ai May 2007

Electrochemical Performance Of Li_(1-X)M_Xfepo_4 Cathode Materials Synthesized By Polymer Pyrolysis Route, Ting Li, Jiang-Feng Qian, Yu-Liang Cao, Han-Xi Yang, Xin-Ping Ai

Journal of Electrochemistry

Olivine Li1-xMxFePO4(M=Cr3+、Mg2+、Mn2+、Ni2+)were synthesized by a polyacrylates-pyrolysis route.The structural and electrochemical properties of the as-synthesized cathode materials were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and electrochemical charge/discharge cycling.The results indicate that the metallic ions doped at low concentration do not affect the crystalline structure of the material,but considerably improve the rate capability and cycle performance of LiFePO4 at high rate.


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.


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 …


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.


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.


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 …


Studies On The Ion Conductive Performance Of Composite Polymer Electrolyte Containing Nano-Scale Sio_2, Lin Ye, Yu-Mei Zhao, Xiao-Wen Zhang, Zeng-Guo Feng, Ying Bai, Feng Wu Feb 2007

Studies On The Ion Conductive Performance Of Composite Polymer Electrolyte Containing Nano-Scale Sio_2, Lin Ye, Yu-Mei Zhao, Xiao-Wen Zhang, Zeng-Guo Feng, Ying Bai, Feng Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Nano-silicon oxide was doped into a novel comblike polyether,poly(3-(methoxy(triethylenoxy))methyl-3'-methyloxetane) to prepare a series of composite polymer electrolyte.The ion conductivity measurement revealed that the composite polymer electrolyte added with 5% weight fraction of SiO2 has the highest ion conductivity of 7.8×10-5 S/cm at 30℃ and 4.5×10-4 S/cm at 80℃,which is increased 30%~60% as compared to the polymer electrolyte without adding any SiO2.DSC results implied that the nano-silicon oxide inserts into the macromolecule chains to increase the free volume and decrease the glass transition temperature to enhance the ion conductivity.In addition,it seems that the crystallization occurred due to the hydrogen bonds between …


Charge-Discharge Behaviors And Properties Of A Lab-Scale All-Vanadium Redox-Flow Single Cell, Ping Zhao, Hua-Min Zhang, Yue-Hua Wen, Bao-Lian Yi Feb 2007

Charge-Discharge Behaviors And Properties Of A Lab-Scale All-Vanadium Redox-Flow Single Cell, Ping Zhao, Hua-Min Zhang, Yue-Hua Wen, Bao-Lian Yi

Journal of Electrochemistry

An experimental setup with two external saturated calomel reference electrodes(SCE)and two flow cells was established for flow battery research application.By using this setup,the cell voltage,potentials and open circuit potentials of the positive and negative electrodes for a lab-scale flow battery single cell,could be determined simultaneously during charge-discharge(C-D) cycle test.Then,the ohmic internal resistance drop(iR drop),overpotentials at the negative and positive electrodes of the cell during C-D process,were calculated.The average iR drop accounts for about 74% of the total voltage losses during the C-D cycle at current density of 60 mA·cm-2,suggesting the voltage efficiency(VE) of vanadium redox-flow battery(VRB) single cell with graphite …


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 …


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.


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.


Ac Impedance Study On The Bcx Cells, Hong-Hua Ge, Jun Wang, Jing Liu, Guo-Ding Zhou, Yi-Ping Wu, Gang Wu Feb 2007

Ac Impedance Study On The Bcx Cells, Hong-Hua Ge, Jun Wang, Jing Liu, Guo-Ding Zhou, Yi-Ping Wu, Gang Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrodes in both Li/SOCl2 cells and BCX cells were studied by ac impedance spectroscopy.The results indicate that the resistance of the electrode passive layer increased with the storage time,then became stabilized in both kinds of cells.But the electrode resistance decreased a lot after adding BrCl into the cells.The resistance of the Li electrode decreased about a half to that without BrCl,and the value of the glassy carbon electrode decreased from about 100 kΩ to 2 kΩ.The huge resistance of the glassy carbon electrode indicates that it is the control electrode of the cell.


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 …