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A Brief Review Of Research Progress In The Development Of Engineering Models For Lithium Ion Batteries, Da-Wei Wang, Dong-Jiang Li, Jun Li, Yong Yang Nov 2011

A Brief Review Of Research Progress In The Development Of Engineering Models For Lithium Ion Batteries, Da-Wei Wang, Dong-Jiang Li, Jun Li, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Lithium ion battery has become an important and popular electrochemical device for energy storage.Suitable evaluation and understanding of electrochemical performance and state of charge play a key role in the applications of lithium ion batteries.Construction and utilization of engineering modeling for lithium ion batteries is an effective way to fulfill this target.In this paper,engineering models of lithium ion batteries based on electrochemical reaction,ionic diffusion and migration are introduced.The emphasis is placed on the development of engineering models by the introduction of side reaction,phase transition,stress and energy.The applications of engineering models in such simulations as charge-discharge,concentration distribution,current distribution,state of charge,stress and …


Brief Introduction Of Organic Electrochemistry, Huan Wang, Jia-Xing Lu Nov 2011

Brief Introduction Of Organic Electrochemistry, Huan Wang, Jia-Xing Lu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Organic electrochemistry is a very useful tool for organic synthesis, not only because of the selective introduction or removal of electrons from organic molecules, but also for its green process. In this paper, electroorganic synthesis has been introduced from the systems, research methods and technologies to the characterization. Most of organic compounds could be electrochemically oxidized or reduced. Here, taking C=C compounds as an example, several kinds of electrochemical organic synthesis reactions are discussed, such as electrochemical addition, electrocatalytic dimrization, electropolymerization, etc. Electroorganic synthesis has been industrialized since 1960s. In this paper, electrosynthesis of adiponitrile was used as an example …


Superhydrophilic/Superhydrophobic Surface Constructions On Titanium And Their Effects On Anti-Bacterial Properties, Guo-Wei Wang, Qiao-Ling Huang, Ren Hu, Chang-Jian Lin, Hao Wang, Li-Hai Zhang, Pei-Fu Tang Nov 2011

Superhydrophilic/Superhydrophobic Surface Constructions On Titanium And Their Effects On Anti-Bacterial Properties, Guo-Wei Wang, Qiao-Ling Huang, Ren Hu, Chang-Jian Lin, Hao Wang, Li-Hai Zhang, Pei-Fu Tang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The microbial infection of biomaterials often causes clinic problems and sometimes even leads to the prosthesis failure. It is, therefore, important to prevent the biomaterials from bacterial contamination. This can be done by using anti-bacteria drugs. However, this method causes physiological burdens to the patients and does not always work. To stop the contamination from the just beginning is believed to be a better choice. The first step for infection is the attachment of bacteria on the material. In this work, the thin TiO2 nanotubes array films were constructed with totally different wettabilities showing either superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic. The …


The Electrochemical Properties Of Cathode Materials LimXV3-XO8, Hui Yang, Gang-Gang Zhao, Juan Li Nov 2011

The Electrochemical Properties Of Cathode Materials LimXV3-XO8, Hui Yang, Gang-Gang Zhao, Juan Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

The cathode material of LiMxV3-xO8 was fabricated by sol-gel method using citric acid as a chelating agent and doping transition metal ions M (Mn, Ti, Co and Ni). The structure, morphology and electrochemical proprieties of the LiMxV3-xO8 samples were investigated by XRD, TGA/DTA, SEM, charge-discharge and CV measurements. The results showed that different calcining temperatures result in different structures and morphologies, which lead to different discharge capacities. The specific discharge capacity of the sample calcined at 500℃ for 6 h was up to 300.4 mAh/g in the first cycle, and the capacity decreased with the …


Electrocatalytic Determination Of 15 Kinds Of Phenolic Compounds By Novel Gold Nanoparticles-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Yan-Ping Cui, Wei-Xing Wang, Chang-Zhu Yang, Wen-Hong Pu Nov 2011

Electrocatalytic Determination Of 15 Kinds Of Phenolic Compounds By Novel Gold Nanoparticles-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Yan-Ping Cui, Wei-Xing Wang, Chang-Zhu Yang, Wen-Hong Pu

Journal of Electrochemistry

A gold nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrode (Au/GCE) was used to detect 15 kinds of phenolic compounds. In the cyclic voltammetry measurements, the peak currents of phenolic compounds at Au/GCE were all increased as compared with GCE and planar gold electrodes, and the oxidation potentials were determined by the activity of analytes. Besides, electrocatalysis of salicylic acid was studied at Au/GCE. The results showed that, there was a good linear relationship between the oxidation current and the concentration of salicylic acid, and the current sensitivity was 1.8 fold higher than that obtained on GCE. Trace phenolic compounds determination could be …


Electrochemical Properties Of Tungstogermanate And Electrocatalysis Of H2O2 On Gew11Co/P-Opd/Gc Electrode, Li-Li Zhu, Jian-Ying Qu, Jue Wang, Hao-Yue Feng Nov 2011

Electrochemical Properties Of Tungstogermanate And Electrocatalysis Of H2O2 On Gew11Co/P-Opd/Gc Electrode, Li-Li Zhu, Jian-Ying Qu, Jue Wang, Hao-Yue Feng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical properties of Co-substituted trimeric tungstogermanate containing Keggin fragments were studied. Cyclic voltammograms revealed two couples of reversible redox peaks on glassy carbon (GC) electrode in acid solutions. They corresponded to two-electron reductions accompanying by the additions of four protons and three protons, respectively, both were controlled by adsorption. The differences in the peak potentials of 2-electron-4-proton and 2-electron-3-proton reactions were 31 mV and 35 mV, respectively..Furthermore, the tungstogermanate (GeW11Co) modified GC electrode with functionalization by poly(o-phenylenediamine) (P-oPD) was prepared readily by electropolymerization. The GeW11Co/P-oPD/GC electrode could electrocatalyze the reduction of hydrogen peroxide, which showed good stability and quick …


Electrochemical Studies On Surface Inclusion Of Β-Cyclodextrin With Adriamycin, Jian Shi, Qi-Ping Zhang, Nan-Ping Wang Nov 2011

Electrochemical Studies On Surface Inclusion Of Β-Cyclodextrin With Adriamycin, Jian Shi, Qi-Ping Zhang, Nan-Ping Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) modified gold electrode (β-CD/Au) was fabricated to study the electrochemical behavior of adriamycin (ADM). The results indicated that the complexing reaction of ADM with β-CD took place at the β-CD/Au surface. At 25 °C, the complexing constant (K) was 9.54×104 L·mol-1 in pH=7.0. The K values changed regularly with temperature, and the most suitable temperature of the surface inclusion reaction was 30 ℃. The complexing reaction of ADM with β-CD at the β-CD/Au surface could undergo the quasi-reversible electrochemical reaction with the rate constant being 0.0995 s-1. The cathodic peak current (Ip) of …


Indirect Electrochemical Reduction And Cotton Dyeing Process In Fe(Ⅲ)-Oxalate-Calcium Gluconate System, Qing-Zhi Wang, Wei Wang Nov 2011

Indirect Electrochemical Reduction And Cotton Dyeing Process In Fe(Ⅲ)-Oxalate-Calcium Gluconate System, Qing-Zhi Wang, Wei Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behavior and possible reaction mechanism in Fe(Ⅲ)-oxalate-calcium gluconate system were studied by cyclic voltammetry. The results showed that Fe(Ⅱ)-gluconate was the final reductant. The reduction time, the working voltage and the cathode area influenced the current efficiency. The high current efficiency of 89% for the indirect electrochemical reduction of Vat Scarlet R could be achieved with reduction time of 10 min, working voltage of 4 V and cathode area of 40 cm2 in Fe(Ⅲ)-oxalate-calcium gluconate system.


Electrochemical Behaviors Of Hydroquinone On Polypyrrole/Stab-Nammt/Gc Electrode, Rong Li, Jian Xiong, Wei-Qiong Zhu, Yuan-Yuan Han, Jin Xu, Xiao-Ying He Nov 2011

Electrochemical Behaviors Of Hydroquinone On Polypyrrole/Stab-Nammt/Gc Electrode, Rong Li, Jian Xiong, Wei-Qiong Zhu, Yuan-Yuan Han, Jin Xu, Xiao-Ying He

Journal of Electrochemistry

The PPy/STAB-MMT/GC electrode was made using montmorillonite modified by STAB and polypyrrole (PPy). The electrochemical behaviors of hydroquinone on the PPy/STAB-MMT/GC electrode were researched by cyclic voltammetry and square wave stripping voltammetry (SWSV). The results showed that the electrode reaction occurred on the hydroquinone electrode was controlled by diffusion in PBS (pH=6.0). The number of electron transfer was equal to the number of protons (n=m=1) with the effective area of PPy/STAB-MMT/GC electrode Aeff=0.031 cm2. Under the optimized conditions, the linear response of peak current in SWSV with the concentration of hydroquinone in a range of 8.0×10-6~8.0×10 …


Study On Residual Powders Of Lithium-Ion Batteries With Different Voltages After Explosion, He Li, Zhi-Kui Chen, Ji-Na Cao, Guang-Chuan Liang Aug 2011

Study On Residual Powders Of Lithium-Ion Batteries With Different Voltages After Explosion, He Li, Zhi-Kui Chen, Ji-Na Cao, Guang-Chuan Liang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The residual powders of lithium-ion batteries at different voltages after explosion were obtained by using the battery impact testing machine. And these powders have been investigated by weighing, water solution and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results showed that the integrity status of copper current collector and weight of residual powders decreased gradually with increasing of battery voltage, rising of burning temperature and releasing of burning duration time. The residual powders could be separated to insoluble powders and soluble powders by the water solution. The proportion of the insoluble powders is more (about 90%) including C, Co and CoO, while the …


Development Of Dehydrogenase-Based Bioanode Using Poly(Phenosafranin)-Functionalized Swcnt Nanocomposites And Its Application To Ethanol Biosensor, S. Saleh Farhana, Okajima Takeyoshi, Lanqun Mao, Takeo Ohsaka Aug 2011

Development Of Dehydrogenase-Based Bioanode Using Poly(Phenosafranin)-Functionalized Swcnt Nanocomposites And Its Application To Ethanol Biosensor, S. Saleh Farhana, Okajima Takeyoshi, Lanqun Mao, Takeo Ohsaka

Journal of Electrochemistry

A New type of dehydrogenase-based amperometric ethanol biosensor was constructed using alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) which was immobilized on the edge-plane pyrolytic graphite (EPPG) electrode modified with poly(phenosafranin)-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube (PPS-SWCNT). The PPS-SWCNT modified EPPG electrode was prepared by electropolymerization of phenosafranin on the EPPG electrode which was previously coated with SWCNT. The performance of the ADH/PPS-SWCNT/EPPG electrode was evaluated using cyclic voltammetry and amperometry in the presence of ethanol. The fabricated ethanol biosensor provided a reasonable sensitivity of 2.0 μA cm–2 mM–1 and a low detection limit (36 μM) for the electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol with a linear concentration …


Surface Diffusion Of Adsorptive Species On Gold Nanoelectrodes, Bao-Fa Su, Wei Wang, Dong-Ping Zhan, Bin Ren, Zhong-Qun Tian Aug 2011

Surface Diffusion Of Adsorptive Species On Gold Nanoelectrodes, Bao-Fa Su, Wei Wang, Dong-Ping Zhan, Bin Ren, Zhong-Qun Tian

Journal of Electrochemistry

Gold nanoelectrodes were prepared successfully by a programmed laser puller. The Faraday adsorptions of oxygen and iodine, and the underpotential deposition of lead on the gold nanoelectrodes were investigated. The results showed that the active areas of nanoelectrodes were dramatically higher than their appearant geometry areas, which is caused by the surface diffusion of adsorptive species from the nanoscale gold/electrolyte interface to the adjacent gold surface.


Electrochemical Performance Of Tin Dioxide/Carbon Xerogel Composites As Anode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Xiao-Jing Liu, Lin-Lin Qin, Yi-Ning Shi, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong Aug 2011

Electrochemical Performance Of Tin Dioxide/Carbon Xerogel Composites As Anode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Xiao-Jing Liu, Lin-Lin Qin, Yi-Ning Shi, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong

Journal of Electrochemistry

The tin dioxide/carbon xerogel composites were synthesized by using vacuum infiltration method. Structural characterization and morphology of the composites were investigated by using XRD, TEM and SEM techniques. BET test was performed to determine the pore size distributions of carbon xerogels and the composites. The results showed that the nano-sized SnO2 particles (5~10 nm) were encapsulated in the pores of carbon xerogels. During the electrochemical tests the SnO2 in the composites exhibited capacity retention of 61.9% after 100 cycles of charge-discharge tests at 100 mA/g.


Study On The Fluorescent Carbon Nanodots With Electrochemical Methods, Bao-Ping Qi, Yan-Min Long, Lei Bao, Cui Liu, Zhi-Ling Zhang, Dai-Wen Pang Aug 2011

Study On The Fluorescent Carbon Nanodots With Electrochemical Methods, Bao-Ping Qi, Yan-Min Long, Lei Bao, Cui Liu, Zhi-Ling Zhang, Dai-Wen Pang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Carbon nanodots are a new class of fluorescent nanoparticles with a carbon-based core, which possess wavelength-tunable luminescence, high photostability, resistance to photobleaching, water-solubility, and ease of bioconjugation. Owing to their attractive merits, carbon nanodots like other carbon nanomaterials such as fullerene, carbon nanotubes and graphene, have attracted much attention. In addition, carbon nanodots can be inexpensively produced by electrochemical methods with simple post-processing under mild conditions. Electrochemical approaches have unique advantages in the analysis of surface structures and luminescence mechanism of materials. In this review, recent advances in electrochemical methods used for the synthesis and luminescence mechanism of fluorescent carbon …


Study On The Electrochemical Behaviors Of Gc Electrode Modified With Carbon Nanotube-Polyelectrolytes And Its Application For Rutin Detection, Liang Hua, Xia-Qin Wu, Rong Wang Aug 2011

Study On The Electrochemical Behaviors Of Gc Electrode Modified With Carbon Nanotube-Polyelectrolytes And Its Application For Rutin Detection, Liang Hua, Xia-Qin Wu, Rong Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behaviors of rutin and ascorbic acid at single-wall carbon nanotube and polyelectrolytes (dimethyl-diallylammonium chloride, PDDA) film modified glassy carbon electrode was investigated. The cyclic voltammetric results showed that electron transfer of rutin at PDDA/SWCNTs/GC modified electrode is an adsorption-controlled process. The separation of oxidation peak potentials of rutin and ascorbic acid was more than 200 mV. The rutin concentration in the presence of AA were detected by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The experimental results indicated that the PDDA/SWCNTs/GC modified electrode can be used for the detection of rutin in the presence of high concentration of AA. The DPV …


Brief Introduction To Metal Corrosion And Protection, Hou-Yi Ma, Cong-Ying Cui, Ting Chen Aug 2011

Brief Introduction To Metal Corrosion And Protection, Hou-Yi Ma, Cong-Ying Cui, Ting Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

This paper explains why corrosion processes are usually electrochemical in nature, describes the significance of electrochemical kinetic parameters of corrosion process, and briefly introduces the principles of corrosion protection, the most common corrosion protection methods and some special application of corrosion processes.


Effects Of Graphene On Electrochemical Behaviors Of Ni(Oh)2 As Supercapacitor Material, Zhen-Zhen Zhao, Wen-Bin Ni, Neng-Yue Gao, Hong-Bo Wang, Jian-Wei Zhao Aug 2011

Effects Of Graphene On Electrochemical Behaviors Of Ni(Oh)2 As Supercapacitor Material, Zhen-Zhen Zhao, Wen-Bin Ni, Neng-Yue Gao, Hong-Bo Wang, Jian-Wei Zhao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The enhanced electrochemical properties of Ni(OH)2 by the oxidation defected graphene were studied by both experimental method and theoretical calculation. The composite material of nano-Ni(OH)2/graphene was prepared by potentiostatic deposition on the graphene substrate. Observed by TEM, the Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles were well dispersed on the graphene substrate with the diameter of 5.0±0.5 nm. The capacitance of the system measured by the electrochemical test was 1928 F·g-1. As indicated by the theoretical calculations, the composite material becomes conductive since Ni(OH)2 is combined with surface functional groups of the graphene through the strong chemical interaction. …


Synthesis Of Limnpo4/C Used As Cathode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Xin Yang, Xue-Wu Liu, Gui-Chang Liu, Zhi-Cong Shi, Xin Li, Guo-Hua Chen Aug 2011

Synthesis Of Limnpo4/C Used As Cathode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Xin Yang, Xue-Wu Liu, Gui-Chang Liu, Zhi-Cong Shi, Xin Li, Guo-Hua Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The LiMnPO4/C composites were prepared using a solid-state reaction with addition of the resorcinol formaldehyde resin as the carbon source. The effects of reaction temperature and time on the crystal structure, morphology and electrochemical properties of the LiMnPO4/C composites were investigated. The results show that the best performance was achieved with the LiMnPO4/C composites synthesized at 600 oC for 12 h which had the particle sizes about 100~200 nm. The initial discharge capacities were 121.6 mAh·g-1 at 0.02C, 110 mAh·g-1 at 0.1C and more than 60 mAh·g-1 at 1C. An …


Photogenerated Cathodic Protection Of Stainless Steel, Cheng-Gang Lin, Ze-Quan Lin, Jing Li, Chang-Jian Lin Aug 2011

Photogenerated Cathodic Protection Of Stainless Steel, Cheng-Gang Lin, Ze-Quan Lin, Jing Li, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A highly ordered Co-doped TiO2 nanotube layers were fabricated by potentiostatic anodization of pure titanium in fluorinated electrolyte solutions followed by ion-exchange method. The structure and composition of the as-prepared Co-doped TiO2 nanotube layers were characterized by SEM, XRD, UV-Vis, and XPS. The effects of dopant content on the morphologies, structural and photochemical properties of the TiO2 nanotube arrays were investigated. The performances of photogenerated cathodic protection and the photoelectrochemical response for the Co-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays under illumination and dark conditions were evaluated through the electrochemical measurements. The Co-doped TiO2 nanotubes showed a stronger …


Synthesis And Electrochemical Behaviors Of Li2Coxmn1-XSio4 As A Cathode Material For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Lin Wang, Dong-Ping Lv, Yong Yang Aug 2011

Synthesis And Electrochemical Behaviors Of Li2Coxmn1-XSio4 As A Cathode Material For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Lin Wang, Dong-Ping Lv, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

We have successfully synthesized Li2CoxMn1-xSiO4/C (x=0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1)/C composites using hydrothermal assisted sol-gel process and ball-milling method. The results of X-ray diffraction show that the solid solutions of Li2CoxMn1-xSiO4 can be achieved when x≤0.3. The initial capacities increase from 70 mAh·g-1 of Li2MnSiO4/C to 105 mAh·g-1 of Li2Co0.3Mn0.7SiO4/C. Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) curves show that the replacement of Mn with Co can reduce the electrochemical polarization, making the insertion-extraction reaction …


Corrosion Characteristics Of Galvanized Flat Steel For Power Grounding In Nacl Solution Medium, Yong Li, Gao-Lin Wu, Bang-Fei Deng, Ping Yang, Xue-Ming Li, Qing-Bin Zong Aug 2011

Corrosion Characteristics Of Galvanized Flat Steel For Power Grounding In Nacl Solution Medium, Yong Li, Gao-Lin Wu, Bang-Fei Deng, Ping Yang, Xue-Ming Li, Qing-Bin Zong

Journal of Electrochemistry

The corrosion behavior of power grounding galvanized flat steel was studied by polarization measurement, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and neutral salt spray test in 5% NaCl solutions. The surface morphologies of galvanized coating and structural properties of corrosion products were observed with scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction spectrometer, respectively. Results showed that under the temperatures of 20~60℃, the corrosion currents of galvanized flat steel increased with the temperature rising. The corrosion rate at 60℃ was 0.8408 mA·cm-2, which is 2.9 times larger than that at 20℃. The corrosion rate dropped after reaching the maximal value of 1.95 mg·cm …


Electrelectrochemical Performances Of C-Coating And Co-Doping Lifepo4, Ying Bai, Jue-Ming Yang, Chun-Bo Qing, Wei-Feng Zhang Aug 2011

Electrelectrochemical Performances Of C-Coating And Co-Doping Lifepo4, Ying Bai, Jue-Ming Yang, Chun-Bo Qing, Wei-Feng Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Phospho-olivine LiFePO4 cathode materials were prepared by hydrothermal reaction at 200 oC. Sucrose was added as C-coating resource and Co was doped into the crystal lattice of LiFePO4. In order to investigate the improvements in the electrochemical properties of Co-doped LiFePO4, three samples, LiFePO4, C-coated LiFePO4 and C-coating-Co-doped LiFePO4, were synthesized under the same preparation conditions. Charge/discharge studies reveal that the Co-doped LiFePO4/C composite annealed at 400 oC exhibits marked improvement of specific capacity by diminishing the particle sizes and enhancement in the degree of crystallinity. …


Simultaneous Determination Of Dopamine(Da)And Epinephrine (Ep) At Ca/Gc Electrode, Wang Ren, Ying Zhang, Min-Jiao Li Aug 2011

Simultaneous Determination Of Dopamine(Da)And Epinephrine (Ep) At Ca/Gc Electrode, Wang Ren, Ying Zhang, Min-Jiao Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

The citric acid modified glassy carbon electrode (CA/GC) was prepared by potentiostatic technique and was used for detections of dopamine (DA), epinephrine (EP), and their mixtures by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The modified electrode shows the enhanced sensitivity and excellent electrochemical discrimination to DA and EP. The cathodic potential difference between DA and EP was about 380 mV, while no cathodic reduction of ascorbic acid (AA) was observed because the oxidation of AA is an irreversible reaction at the sensor. As a result, DA and EP could be determined simultaneously with the interferences of high concentrations of AA being eliminated. …


Effect Of Pore Size On Pseudo-Capacitive Performance Of Nio In The Mixed Electrolyte Of Koh And Hexacyanoferrate, Wen Wu, Meng-Yan Hou, Dan-Dan Zhou, Yong-Yao Xia May 2011

Effect Of Pore Size On Pseudo-Capacitive Performance Of Nio In The Mixed Electrolyte Of Koh And Hexacyanoferrate, Wen Wu, Meng-Yan Hou, Dan-Dan Zhou, Yong-Yao Xia

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper, five kinds of NiO samples with different pore size distributions were synthesized .The electrochemical capacitance of the samples were characterized in 3 mol/L KOH solution with and without hexacyanoferrate addition. Electrochemical test results indicated the NiO sample with an optimum pore size of about 15 nm shows high Coulombic efficiency of the N4(NiO) electrode as the redox reaction of hexacyanoferrate ions would be limited in the pore, thus prevent ion diffusion into the bulk electrolyte solution .


Investigation Of Supercapacitors Based On Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel-Polymer Electrolyte, Kai-Qing Xu, Le-Qing Fan, Ji-Huai Wu, Qing Leng, Xin Zhong, Jian-Ming Lin, Miao-Liang Huang, Zhang Lan May 2011

Investigation Of Supercapacitors Based On Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel-Polymer Electrolyte, Kai-Qing Xu, Le-Qing Fan, Ji-Huai Wu, Qing Leng, Xin Zhong, Jian-Ming Lin, Miao-Liang Huang, Zhang Lan

Journal of Electrochemistry

For the first time, the supercapacitor based on the hydrogel-polymer electrolyte which consisted of the cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol-glutaraldehyde (PVA-GA) using 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid (AMPS) as solicitation reagent was assembled. The gel polymer electrolyte was characterized by FTIR and AC impedance. The maximum ionic conductivity is 1.23 mS/cm at room temperature. The electrochemical properties of the supercapacitor were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, AC impedance spectra and constant current charge-discharge curve. The results show that the specific capacitance reachs 139 F/g with AMPS of 1.0 g and 0.05 mL of 5 %(by mass) GA. And the specific capacitance still retained …


Electric Vehicles And Power Batteries, Xin-Ping Ai, Han-Xi Yang May 2011

Electric Vehicles And Power Batteries, Xin-Ping Ai, Han-Xi Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

In retrospect of the historical development of Electric Vehicles (EV), the impact of battery technologies on the progress of EV was discussed. In consequence, it is concluded that the lack of advanced batteries was the main cause for the fluctuations of EV development and the sluggish commercialization of electric cars in the past century. After a brief introduction to the classification and the requirements of electric vehicles, the main issues of the batteries including safety, temperature range for operation and the cost as well as the effects of these factors on the applications of advanced batteries for electric vehicles were …


Preparation And Performance Of Carbon-Coated Si/C Composites, Li-Li Du, Quan-Chao Zhuang, Tao Wei, Yong-Li Cui, Zhi Sun, Shi-Gang Sun May 2011

Preparation And Performance Of Carbon-Coated Si/C Composites, Li-Li Du, Quan-Chao Zhuang, Tao Wei, Yong-Li Cui, Zhi Sun, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

Si/C composite for lithium ion batteries was obtained by pyrolyzing and ball-milling. The microstructure and component of the composite was characterized by SEM and XRD, the electrochemical performance was investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvano static charge-discharge tests. The results illustrate that the particle of Si/C composite prepared by pyrolysis exhibits inerratic morphology, uniform carbon-coating layer, good electrical conductivity, low resistance. The first intercalated-lithium capacity of the composite material is 4495 mAh/g; the first coulomb efficiency is 65.3%. From the second week the coulomb efficiency maintains 97%, and the capacity at the 100th cycle can …


The Flip-Flop Behavior Of Acetonitrile At Au Electrode Surface Investigated By Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy, Zhi Huang, Xin Tang, Gang-Hua Deng, En-Cai Zhou, Hong-Fei Wang, Yuan Guo May 2011

The Flip-Flop Behavior Of Acetonitrile At Au Electrode Surface Investigated By Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy, Zhi Huang, Xin Tang, Gang-Hua Deng, En-Cai Zhou, Hong-Fei Wang, Yuan Guo

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical interface between liquid acetonitrile and polycrystal gold electrode is investigated by in situ infrared visible sum frequency generation spectroscopy (SFG-VS). The structure of acetonitrile adsorbed at polycrystal gold electrode surface is studied as a function of electrode potential. The SFG spectra of CH3 group indicate acetonitrile orients in response to the electrode potential. The SFG signal of CH3 group turns lower as the electrode potential changes from -700mV to 300mV, and vanishes around the 300mV(pzc), then becomes a negative signal above 500mV, which indicates that the orientation is predominately with the CH3 group toward the …


Research Progress In Orthosilicates As Cathode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Dong-Ping Lv, Lin Wang, Yong Yang May 2011

Research Progress In Orthosilicates As Cathode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Dong-Ping Lv, Lin Wang, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Rechargeable Li-ion batteries fulfilling high-energy density, high safety, environmental friendliness, and low cost are demanded urgently for energy storage systems. Besides the structure stability arising from the strong Si-O covalent bond, environmental benignancy and low cost from the characteristics of Fe, Mn, Si elementals, orthosilicates (Li2MSiO4) show promising prospect to meet the demand of high-energy density for its two available Li+ per formula unit. Motivated by these significant advantages, Li2MSiO4 have been intensively investigated in the past few years. In the present work, we gave a review on the progress of orthosilicate research …


Synthesis And Catalytic Property Of Flaked Spindle-Like Cuo Nanocrystals, Jian-Feng Fan, Li-Qing Li, Yu-Feng Huang, Lou-Zhen Fan May 2011

Synthesis And Catalytic Property Of Flaked Spindle-Like Cuo Nanocrystals, Jian-Feng Fan, Li-Qing Li, Yu-Feng Huang, Lou-Zhen Fan

Journal of Electrochemistry

A simple and efficient electrochemical route was developed for the synthesis of flaked spindle-like CuO nanocrystals using aqueous electrolyte and Cu sacrificial anode (graphite as the cathode) in an undivided cell at a constant potential mode under room temperature. The morphologies, structure and component of CuO nanocrystals obtained were characterized by SEM, XRD, respectively. Flaked spindle-like CuO nanocrystals were successfully used to modify a GC electrode to detect H2O2 with cyclic voltammetry (CV) and amperometric (AC).The results showed that products were pure monoclinic CuO nanocrystals. The linear range for the determination of hydrogen peroxide is from 1.0 …