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Study On Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Salbutamol At Carbon Nanotubes Modified Electrode, Ying-Liang Wei, Lu-Ping Zhang, Chen Shao, Hui Feng, Xian-Li Li Aug 2008

Study On Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Salbutamol At Carbon Nanotubes Modified Electrode, Ying-Liang Wei, Lu-Ping Zhang, Chen Shao, Hui Feng, Xian-Li Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

The multi-wall carbon nanotubes(MWNT) were dispersed successfully into water in the presence of dihexadecyl hydrogen phosphate(DHP) and a stable well-distributed suspension.A was formed sensor based on the multi-carbon nanotubes film coated glassy carbon electrode was developed.The electrochemical response of salbutamol was studied by square wave voltammetry.The oxidation peak potential of salbutamol at the modified electrode was observed at 0.604 V,which shifted about 40 mV negatively.The peak current increased 4.5 folds,in contrast to that at a bare electrode.Under optimal measurement conditions,there was a good linear relationship between the peak current(Ipa) and salbutamol concentration(C) in the range from 8.3 × 1 0-7~ …


Formation Of Copper Microcrystals On Porous Silicon Films, Lan-Li Chen, Fu-Fang Zhou, Bao-Gai Zhai, Yuan-Ming Huang Aug 2008

Formation Of Copper Microcrystals On Porous Silicon Films, Lan-Li Chen, Fu-Fang Zhou, Bao-Gai Zhai, Yuan-Ming Huang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Microcrystals of metallic copper were electrochemically deposited onto the surface of porous silicon films in the aqueous electrolyte of copper(II) chloride.The microstructures of electrochemically deposited copper microcrystals on the porous silicon films were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy.The results have demonstrated that both center-hollowed and center-solid equilateral triangles in the sizes of several micrometers can be formed on the smooth bed of copper microcrystals.As the deposition duration increased from 0 to 28 hours,the fractal dimensions of the porous silicon was decreased from 2.608 to 2.252,suggesting that the electrochemical deposition can smooth the rough surface of porous silicon films.Compared to …


Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Salicylic Acid At Novel Gold Nanoparticle-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Yan-Ping Cui, Chang-Zhu Yang, Jian Huang, Wen-Hong Pu, Jing-Dong Zhang Aug 2008

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Salicylic Acid At Novel Gold Nanoparticle-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Yan-Ping Cui, Chang-Zhu Yang, Jian Huang, Wen-Hong Pu, Jing-Dong Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A gold nano-particles modified glassy carbon electrode(GNP/GCE) was prepared by the"seed-mediated gold nano-particles growth method".Field emission scanning electron microscopy,ultraviolet-visible(UV-vis) spectroscopy analysis and electroalaylsis were employed to study the morphology and electrochemical performances.The resulting electrode showed excellent electro-catalytic activity toward the oxidation of salicylic acid and the response sensitivity was 1.8 fold than that obtained on GCE.Good linear relationship was obtained between response current and salicylic acid concentration in the range of 5.0 × 10-7 ~8.0 × 10-5 mol/L,which could be used in the detection of trace salicylic acid.


Direct Electrochemistry Of Hemoglobin Immobilized On The Electrode Modified With Ionic Liquid And Kgm, Liu Yang, Xia-Qin Wu, Wen-Jing Hou, Lin-Fei Gu, Rong Wang, Xiao-Ming Guo, Zong-Rang Zhang Aug 2008

Direct Electrochemistry Of Hemoglobin Immobilized On The Electrode Modified With Ionic Liquid And Kgm, Liu Yang, Xia-Qin Wu, Wen-Jing Hou, Lin-Fei Gu, Rong Wang, Xiao-Ming Guo, Zong-Rang Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Hemoglobin(Hb) has been immobilized on a glassy carbon electrode(GCE) surface with konjac glucomannan(KGM) and room temperature ionic liquid(RTIL).And which electrochemical behaviors have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry.The results shown that the entrapped Hemoglobin undergoes fast direct electron transfer reactions with formal potential of-0.38V(vs.SCE) and the E0' is linearly dependent on solution pH with a slope value of 51 mV/pH,due to the electron transfer of HbFe3+/HbFe2+ redox couple companied with a proton transfer.The electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen was also explored at the Hb-KGM/RTIL/Nafion/ GC electrode.


Electrochemical Synthesis,Characterization And Fluorescence Property Of Nano Na_2sif_6, Guo-Xu Qin, Xin-Jun Wan, Xi-Mei Yuan, Dao-Bao Chu Aug 2008

Electrochemical Synthesis,Characterization And Fluorescence Property Of Nano Na_2sif_6, Guo-Xu Qin, Xin-Jun Wan, Xi-Mei Yuan, Dao-Bao Chu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The nano TiO2 film was prepared by sol-gel process and characterized with X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM).It was found that the average size of pore diameter was about 80 nm for the nano TiO2 film.The Nano Na2SiF6 was synthesized by electrochemical deposition on the nanoporous film electrode and characterized with XRD and transmission electron microscope(TEM).The result showed that the average size of nanoparticle was 20 nm for the nano Na2SiF6.The fluorescence property of nano Na2SiF6 was also studied briefly.The result indicated that the nano Na2SiF6 exhibited strong fluorescence emission at 452.4 nm and 285 nm,respectively.


Electricity Generation In Microbial Fuel Cells Catalyzed By Mixed Culture And Pure Culture, Chen-Dong Shuang, En-Ren Zhang, Guo-Wang Diao, Fang-Fang Fan, Jie Yuan Aug 2008

Electricity Generation In Microbial Fuel Cells Catalyzed By Mixed Culture And Pure Culture, Chen-Dong Shuang, En-Ren Zhang, Guo-Wang Diao, Fang-Fang Fan, Jie Yuan

Journal of Electrochemistry

Microbial fuel cells(MFCs) were constructed by inoculating fresh sedimentary microorganisms.Effect of phenol on performance of MFCs was investigated.The results showed that the generation of electrical current was induced by bacteria attached on the surface of the anode.Presence of phenol reduced the rate of glucose consumption and extended the duration of electricity generation with the same addition of glucose.In addition,the electricity generation by a single strain(belonging to pseudomonas species) separated from the sedimentary MFC was also investigated.The experimental results indicated that the presence of metabolic intermediates which exhibited electrochemical activity was necessary for the electricity production.Analysis of GC-MS showed that the …


Performance Of Magnetic Field Coupled With Electrochemical Process For Preparing Polyaluminum Chloride, Ke-Wu Pi, Wen-Qi Gong, Zheng-Qing Huang Aug 2008

Performance Of Magnetic Field Coupled With Electrochemical Process For Preparing Polyaluminum Chloride, Ke-Wu Pi, Wen-Qi Gong, Zheng-Qing Huang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Polyaluminum chloride(PAC) was prepared by electrochemical process coupled with magnetic field paralleling to the gravitation direction.The electrolyte of 0.1 M AlCl3 solution was used,with the iron plates as cathode and aluminum sheets as anode.PAC of 0.6 M total aluminum(AlT),83.2% Alb to AlT and basicity(Ba)=2.4 was synthesized when magnetic flux density was 0.4T,the distance of electrodes was 15 mm,the voltage of electrolysis cell was 2.4 V and current density was 300 A/m2.Under above experimental conditions,the voltage efficiency,energy efficiency and electrodes surface area to reduction cells of electrochemical reactor were 85.2%,81.5% and 140.1m2/m3,respectively.The polarization curves determined by constant-current method showed that the …


Preparation And Supercapacitive Properties Of Co(Oh)_2/Nay Composite, Chi Ma, Ling-Bin Kong, Yong-Chun Luo, Long Kang Aug 2008

Preparation And Supercapacitive Properties Of Co(Oh)_2/Nay Composite, Chi Ma, Ling-Bin Kong, Yong-Chun Luo, Long Kang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Co(OH)2/NaY composite was prepared by chemical precipitation method and then tested as an active electrode material for an electrochemical supercapacitor.The results indicated that the composite displayed superior capacitive performance.The maximum specific capacitance of Co(OH)2 was 632.5 F/g.The structure and electrochemical properties of the composite were also discussed.


Study Of Triethyl Phosphate Self-Assembled Films On Iron For Corrosion Inhibition, Wen-Juan Guo, Shen-Hao Chen, Wei He, Xue-Hui Pang, Yuan-Yuan Feng Aug 2008

Study Of Triethyl Phosphate Self-Assembled Films On Iron For Corrosion Inhibition, Wen-Juan Guo, Shen-Hao Chen, Wei He, Xue-Hui Pang, Yuan-Yuan Feng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The self-assembled film of triethyl phosphate(TEP) formed on the iron surface was found to protect iron from corrosion in 0.5 mol·L-1 H2SO4 efficiently.The inhibition effects were investigated using the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).EIS demonstrated that the charge-transfer resistance of the electrode covered with TEP film was greater than that of the naked iron electrodes and the inhibition efficiency of TEP film increased quickly in the initial period and then increased slowly.Quantum chemical calculations provide information about the process of adsorption of molecules on the metal surface at the molecular level.


Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy Of Pyridine Hydrogenation On Platinum Nanoparticles, Kaitlin M. Bratlie, Kyriakos Komvopoulos, Gabor A. Somorjai Aug 2008

Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy Of Pyridine Hydrogenation On Platinum Nanoparticles, Kaitlin M. Bratlie, Kyriakos Komvopoulos, Gabor A. Somorjai

Kaitlin M. Bratlie

Pyridine hydrogenation in the presence of a surface monolayer consisting of cubic Pt nanoparticles stabilized by tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) was investigated by sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy using total internal reflection (TIR) geometry. TIR-SFG spectra analysis revealed that a pyridinium cation (C5H5NH+) forms during pyridine hydrogenation on the Pt nanoparticle surface, and the NH group in the C5H5NH+ cation becomes more hydrogen bound with the increase of the temperature. In addition, the surface coverage of the cation decreases with the increase of the temperature. An important contribution of this study is the in situ identification of reaction intermediates adsorbed …


50th Rocky Mountain Conference On Analytical Chemistry Jul 2008

50th Rocky Mountain Conference On Analytical Chemistry

Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance

Final program, abstracts, and information about the 50th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, co-endorsed by the Colorado Section of the American Chemical Society and the Rocky Mountain Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Held in Breckenridge, Colorado, July 27-31, 2008.


Electrocatalytic Performance Of Pt/C And Pt/Wo_3/C Catalysts For Methanol Oxidation, Yuan-Yuan Chu, Bing Wu, Ya-Wen Tang, Tian-Hong Lu, Ying Gao May 2008

Electrocatalytic Performance Of Pt/C And Pt/Wo_3/C Catalysts For Methanol Oxidation, Yuan-Yuan Chu, Bing Wu, Ya-Wen Tang, Tian-Hong Lu, Ying Gao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The catalysts of Carbon supported Pt(Pt/C) and carbon supported Pt/WO3(Pt/WO3/C) were prepared with liquid phase reduction method.It was found that the catalytic activity and stability of the Pt/WO3/C catalysts were increased with the addition of WO3.When the atomic ratio of Pt and W was 1∶1,the best electrocatalytic performance of the Pt/WO3/C catalyst for the methanol oxidation was obtained.This is attributed to the larger electrochemical surface area of Pt/WO3/C and the weeker adsorption of CO towards the catalyst.


Preparation Of Zn-Ni Alloy Whisker By Electrochemical Method, Zhen-Hai Liang, Xi-Hua Xia May 2008

Preparation Of Zn-Ni Alloy Whisker By Electrochemical Method, Zhen-Hai Liang, Xi-Hua Xia

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Zn-Ni alloy whiskers were prepared by electrochemical method and were characterized by XRD、SEM and EDS methods.The results showed that Ni5Zn21 and Ni3Zn22 whiskers were obtained with the length of 2~4 μm and the diameter of 250 nm,thereby the rations of length/diameter fell between 8 and 16.The electrochemical behavior was investigated by cyclic voltammetry method simultaneously.A new method was provided on whisker preparation based on this work.


Cyclic Voltammetry And In Situ Ftir Studies Of Cyanide Adsorption On Nanostructured Au Film Electrode In Alkaline Solutions, Chun-Hua Zhen, Chun-Jie Fan, Shi-Gang Sun May 2008

Cyclic Voltammetry And In Situ Ftir Studies Of Cyanide Adsorption On Nanostructured Au Film Electrode In Alkaline Solutions, Chun-Hua Zhen, Chun-Jie Fan, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The adsorption of cyanide(CN-) on electrodes of nanometer scale thin film of gold supported on glassy carbon(nm-Au/GC) in alkaline solutions were investigated using cyclic voltammetry and in situ FTIR spectroscopy.It has revealed that the electrodeposited nanostructured Au thin film exhibited AIREs(abnormal infrared effects) for CN-adsorption,which manifested 3 nonlinear IR spectral features: inversion of the direction of CN-band,enhancement of IR absorption of adsorbed CN-species(about 39.2 folds) and increase in the FWHM(full width at half maximum) of CN-band.


Electrochemical Performance Of C-Lifepo_4 By Polyaniline Doping, Wei Wang, Li-Fang Jiao, Hua-Tang Yuan May 2008

Electrochemical Performance Of C-Lifepo_4 By Polyaniline Doping, Wei Wang, Li-Fang Jiao, Hua-Tang Yuan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The olivine LiFePO4 cathode materials were synthesized using the solid state method in an inert atmosphere by doping polyaniline into the C-LiFePO4.It was found that the electrochemical performance of polyaniline-doped C-LiFePO4 slightly improved.At a low discharging rate(0.1C), the capability of(C-LiFePO4)0.9(PANI)0.1 reached 164 mAh·g-1.When the charge-discharge rate is increased to 0.5C and 1.0C,the showed capacities of 121.6 mAh·g-1 and 110.1 mAh·g-1 were obtained,respectively.


Carbon Nanotube Array Electrodes Based Supercapacitors With 3.5v Working Voltage, Hao Zhang, Gao-Ping Cao, Yu-Sheng Yang, Zhen-Nan Gu, Bin Xu, Wen-Feng Zhang May 2008

Carbon Nanotube Array Electrodes Based Supercapacitors With 3.5v Working Voltage, Hao Zhang, Gao-Ping Cao, Yu-Sheng Yang, Zhen-Nan Gu, Bin Xu, Wen-Feng Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The carbon nanotube arrays(CNTA) were grown directly on the substrates of Ta and stainless steel by chemical vapor deposition.The button-like supercapacitors were fabricated based the CNTA electrodes.The electrochemical performance of CNTA based supercapacitors presentsed high working voltage(3.5 V),long cycle life,and good rate capability.The power and energy densities are were 928 kW·kg-1and 19 Wh·kg-1,respectively(based on the mass of CNTA).


Direct Electrochemistry Of God On Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified With Mesoporous Carbon, Kun-Qi Wang, Lin Zhu, Wei Xing May 2008

Direct Electrochemistry Of God On Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified With Mesoporous Carbon, Kun-Qi Wang, Lin Zhu, Wei Xing

Journal of Electrochemistry

Glucose oxidase(GOD) is immobilized on glassy carbon electrode mesoporous carbon by simple method.Cyclic voltammetric results indicated that on GOD of the modified electrode a quasi-reversible redox reaction took place(GCE) surface modified at a formal potential of-0.4294 V in 0.1 mol/L phosphate buffer solution(PBS)(pH 7.1).The electrochemical reaction consisted of a two-electron transfer coupled with a two-proton transfer.The GOD can completely catalyze oxidation of glucose via electron transfer intermedia of ferrocene monocarboxylic acid(FMCA) in saturated solutions with N2.The bioactivity of GOD on the modified electrode with mesoporous carbon was obviously unattacked.


Structure And Property Of Molecular Self-Assembled Membrane With Zirconium Ion, Tian-De Wang, Rong Wang, Xia-Qin Wu, Zhi-Gang Guo, Wei-Wei Ji May 2008

Structure And Property Of Molecular Self-Assembled Membrane With Zirconium Ion, Tian-De Wang, Rong Wang, Xia-Qin Wu, Zhi-Gang Guo, Wei-Wei Ji

Journal of Electrochemistry

According to the complex interaction between dodecyl phosphonate and stainless steel surface as well as the zirconium ion,the self-assembled monolayer and double-layer dodecyl phosphonate modified 304 type stainless steel electrode were prepared.The electrodes were characteristiced by static contact angles and electrochemical polarization methods.The results suggested that the double-layer modified stainless steel electrode had better corrosion inhibition effect than the monolayer modified electrode.


Synthesis And Electrochemical Characteristics Of Li[Li_(0.167)Mn_(0.583)Ni_(0.25)]O_2 Cathode Material, Ling-Yan Yu, Wei-Hua Qiu, Fang Lian, Jia-Yuan Huang, Xao-Li Kang, Wei Liu May 2008

Synthesis And Electrochemical Characteristics Of Li[Li_(0.167)Mn_(0.583)Ni_(0.25)]O_2 Cathode Material, Ling-Yan Yu, Wei-Hua Qiu, Fang Lian, Jia-Yuan Huang, Xao-Li Kang, Wei Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The cathode material of Li[Li0.167Mn0.583Ni0.25]O2 was synthesized by low-heat solid state reaction.The results of XRD and FESEM indicated that the powders of the material were well crystallized with the uniform diameters ranging from 60 nm to 100 nm and could be indexed as α-NaFeO2 structure(R3-m space).Galvanostatic charge-discharge tests showed that the electrode delivered the capacity of about 120 mAh/g with good cyclability when cycled in 2.5~4.4V at 0.5C.When the cut-off potential was set up to 4.6V,the cathode delivered much larger capacities with the maximum of 234 mAh/g.It was observed that the discharge capacity gradually increased with the increment of the …


Electroless-Deposition Synthesis Of Highly Active Ptru/C And Ptrusn/C As Anode Catalysts For Defc, Jing Zhu, Yi Su, Hua Ma, Fang-Yi Cheng, Zhan-Liang Tao, Jing Liang, Jun Chen May 2008

Electroless-Deposition Synthesis Of Highly Active Ptru/C And Ptrusn/C As Anode Catalysts For Defc, Jing Zhu, Yi Su, Hua Ma, Fang-Yi Cheng, Zhan-Liang Tao, Jing Liang, Jun Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper,the preparation,characterization,and ethanol electrocatalytic oxidation of Pt0.5Ru0.5/C and Pt0.5Ru0.15Sn0.35/C electrocatalysts were reported.The electroless-deposition with sensitization-activation pretreatment was applied to prepare Pt0.5Ru0.5/C and Pt0.5Ru0.15Sn0.35/C electrocatalysts. The XRD and TEM analyses showed that the as-prepared catalysts were composed of well-dispersed PtRu or PtRuSn nanoparticles with an average particle size of about 3 nm.The electrochemical measurements demonstrated that the as-prepared Pt0.5Ru0.5/C and Pt0.5Ru0.15Sn0.35/C catalysts exhibited much enhanced peak current density for ethanol electrooxidation as compared to that synthesized without pretreatment.This result revealed that the pretreatment is favorable to the dispersion,size distribution and alloy degree of the nanocatalysts on the carbon support.In …


Performance Of Air Breathing Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Under Ambient Condition, Jian-Guo Liu, Jun Gu, Tao Yu, Zhi-Gang Zou, T.S Zhao May 2008

Performance Of Air Breathing Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Under Ambient Condition, Jian-Guo Liu, Jun Gu, Tao Yu, Zhi-Gang Zou, T.S Zhao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The performance of the passive DMFC was systematically investigated under an ambient condition by simulating a wide range of temperature and humidity in a high-quality environmentally controlled room.The results indicated that the performance of the passive DMFC was nearly independent of ambient humidity from 30% to 90% RH and water produced in the cathode was expelled mostly from the cell in a liquid state.Compared with the humidity,the ambient temperature has a significant effect on the performance of the passive DMFC.The power density of 30 mW·cm-2 were obtained at 40℃,while only 10 mW·cm-2 at 10 ℃.


Preparation And Electrochemical Capacitance Of Spherical-Like Polypyrrole Doped With Heparin Sodium, Hong-Yu Mi, Xiao-Gang Zhang, Su-Dong Yang, Xiang-Guo Ye May 2008

Preparation And Electrochemical Capacitance Of Spherical-Like Polypyrrole Doped With Heparin Sodium, Hong-Yu Mi, Xiao-Gang Zhang, Su-Dong Yang, Xiang-Guo Ye

Journal of Electrochemistry

Spherical-like polypyrrole with an average diameter of 100 nm as the electrode material for supercapacitor was prepared by a self-assembly process with heparin sodium salt as the dopant at-10 ℃.The morphology and electrochemical properties were characterized by transmission electron microscopy(TEM),cyclic voltammetry(CV),galvanostatic charge/discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) measurements.The results showed that the polypyrrole doped with heparin sodium salt exhibited good capacitive behavior.The specific capacitance of single electrode was up to 338 F/g at 3 mA/cm2.


Synthesis Of Agv_3o_8 As High-Capacity Of Cathode Materials For Lithium Secondary Batteries Via A Soft Chemistry Technique, Xiao-Yu Cao, Tao Li, Ling-Ling Xie, Xiang-Yang Yan, Chi-Wei Wang May 2008

Synthesis Of Agv_3o_8 As High-Capacity Of Cathode Materials For Lithium Secondary Batteries Via A Soft Chemistry Technique, Xiao-Yu Cao, Tao Li, Ling-Ling Xie, Xiang-Yang Yan, Chi-Wei Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The layered cathode material of AgV3O8 has been prepared for the lithium secondary batteries via the soft chemistry technique. The so-synthesized powders were characterized by XRD(powder X-ray diffraction),SEM(scanning electron microscope) and LPSA(laser particle size analysis).The electrochemical property was investigated by the galvanostatic discharge-charge technique.The results indicated that the particale sizes of AgV3O8 prepared were small in the distribution of narrow range,which leads to high discharge capacity.Among them,the material synthesized at 400 ℃ displayed the first discharge capacity of 760.5 mAh/g.


The Effect Of Annealed Temperature On Properties Of Ru-Ir-Sn Oxide Anode Coatings, Lei Ji, Jun-Tao Wang, Li-Kun Xu, Wen-Bin Liu, Gui-Lin Xue May 2008

The Effect Of Annealed Temperature On Properties Of Ru-Ir-Sn Oxide Anode Coatings, Lei Ji, Jun-Tao Wang, Li-Kun Xu, Wen-Bin Liu, Gui-Lin Xue

Journal of Electrochemistry

The anode coatings of Ru-Ir-Sn oxide were prepared by sol-gel method with different annealed temperatures.The influences of annealed temperature in properties of anode coatings were characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM),energy dispersive X-ray detector(EDX),X-ray diffraction(XRD),potential of chlorine evolution,accelerated life,cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) tests.The results showed that the annealed temperature affected the morphology of coatings,while the electric quantities of cyclic voltammetry and double layer capacitances of anode coatings had a tendency to fall down and the potential of chlorine evolution and accelerated life had a tendency to increase as the annealed temperature increased.


Preparation And Photoelectrochemical Properties Of Fe-Doped Tio_2 Nanotube Arrays, Jing Li, Lan Sun, Hui-Fang Zhuang, Cheng-Lin Wang, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin May 2008

Preparation And Photoelectrochemical Properties Of Fe-Doped Tio_2 Nanotube Arrays, Jing Li, Lan Sun, Hui-Fang Zhuang, Cheng-Lin Wang, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Fe-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays were fabricated in Fe(NO3)3-HF mixing solutions by electrochemical anodic oxidation method,and characterized by FESEM,Raman,XPS and DRS.The effect of Fe concentratiions on photoelectrochemical property of the arrays was also investigated.The diameters and lengths of Fe-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays were 50~90 nm and about 200 nm,respectively.Compared with the undoped TiO2 nanotube arrays,the absorption edge of Fe-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays appeared red shifting.The more Fe content,the larger red shifting,in addition,the photocurrent of Fe-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays increased obviously.


Quick Tester With Usb Interface For The Corrosion Protection Properties Of Organic Coating, Xiang-Dong Zhuo, Chang-Jian Lin May 2008

Quick Tester With Usb Interface For The Corrosion Protection Properties Of Organic Coating, Xiang-Dong Zhuo, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

According to the principle of multiple dynamic potential scaning polarization,a quick tester with USB interface for the fast study of corrosion resistance properties of organic coating/ metal system has been developed.This tester is portable,facile,practical,and has a strong function for data collection and data treatment.It is not only suitable for the accelerated test in laboratory,but also for the quick test and evaluation to the corrosion resistance of the organic coating/metal system in industrial spots.


Electrodeposition Of Sol-Gel Imprinted Films Modified Electrode And Its Application For 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic Acids Determination, Gui-Lin Wang, Rong Wang, Xia-Qin Wu, Zong-Rang Zhang May 2008

Electrodeposition Of Sol-Gel Imprinted Films Modified Electrode And Its Application For 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic Acids Determination, Gui-Lin Wang, Rong Wang, Xia-Qin Wu, Zong-Rang Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The sol-gel molecularly imprinted films modified glassy carbon electrode was prepared by electrodeposition of tetramethoxysilane(TMOS) and phenyltrimethoxysilane(PTMOS) with chronoamperometry in the presence of template molecules 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid(3,4-DHBA) followed by extraction with ethanol.The modified electrode could successfully avoid the polymerization of oxidized 3,4-DHBA and the interference of 2,4-DHBA.A linear concentration response curve was obtained from 1.0 × 10-5 mol·L-1 to 8.0×10-4 mol·L-1,with the detected concentration limit of 5.0 × 10-6 mol·L-1.


Electrochemical Performances Of Copper/Activated Carbon Composites, Lan-Ting Li, Qiang Xie, Wen Yan, Yan-Yan Wang, Wen-Wen Xing May 2008

Electrochemical Performances Of Copper/Activated Carbon Composites, Lan-Ting Li, Qiang Xie, Wen Yan, Yan-Yan Wang, Wen-Wen Xing

Journal of Electrochemistry

The development and improvement of electrode materials can result in the enhancement of the performances of electrochemical capacitor.In this paper various copper/activated carbon composites were prepared in the presence of different amounts(from 0% to 40%) of copper nitrate from bituminous coal.Then different electrodes were prepared from copper oxide,activated carbon and copper/activated carbon composites,respectively,and were characterized by cyclic voltammetry,alternative current(AC) impedance,charge-discharge at constant current and maintenance of the self-potential.The results showed that the proper amount of copper in copper/activated carbon composites positively influenced the electrochemical performances of electrodes,and the capacitance of copper/activated carbon composites was larger than that of the total …


Passivation Behaviors Of Mo,W Electrodes In Mgcl_2-Kcl-Nacl-Cacl_2 Molten Salt For Electrolysis Of Magnesium, Chen Ye, Ye Ke May 2008

Passivation Behaviors Of Mo,W Electrodes In Mgcl_2-Kcl-Nacl-Cacl_2 Molten Salt For Electrolysis Of Magnesium, Chen Ye, Ye Ke

Journal of Electrochemistry

The discharge process and passivation behaviors of Mg(Ⅱ) on cathode(Mo、W) in MgCl2-KCl-NaCl-CaCl2 molten salt system had been investigated by means of cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry.The composition of molten salt was MgCl(10%)+CaCl(20%)+NaCl(60%)+KCl(10%)(by mass) and the temperature of electrolysis was 725 ℃.The deposition potential of Mo was 37 mV more negative than that of W,while the peak current was sharper than Mo according to the voltammograms at 0.05 V/s,indicating that the passivation on Mo cathode is easier than W.The formation of MgO impurities during the electrolysis could cause the cathode passiration.However,the reversibility on the discharge reaction of W cathode was better than …


Synthesis Of 2,2′-Dichlorohydrazobenzene Using An Ion Exchange Membrane, Chao Zhang, Pei-Jin Li Feb 2008

Synthesis Of 2,2′-Dichlorohydrazobenzene Using An Ion Exchange Membrane, Chao Zhang, Pei-Jin Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

Using an ion exchange membrane as a separator,the 2,2′-Dichlorohydrazobenzene is synthesized by the electrolytic reduction of o-chloronetrobenzene.The effects of electrode activation condition,current density,electrolyte temperature on electrolytic reduction are discussed.It was found that the optimum reaction temperature is 80 ℃.When the electrolyte concentration was 30% NaOH at the anode and 10% NaOH at the cathode,current density is 4.2A/dm2,the current efficiency reached 73% and yield is 83%.