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Optically Transparent, Scratch-Resistant, Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings, Xiao-Ming He, Deok-Hyung Lee, Michael A. Nastasi, Kevin C. Walter, Michel G. Tuszewski Jun 2003

Optically Transparent, Scratch-Resistant, Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings, Xiao-Ming He, Deok-Hyung Lee, Michael A. Nastasi, Kevin C. Walter, Michel G. Tuszewski

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

A plasma-based method for the deposition of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings is described. The process uses a radio-frequency inductively coupled discharge to generate a plasma at relatively low gas pressures. The deposition process is environmentally friendly and scaleble to large areas, and components that have geometrically complicated surfaces can be processed. The method has been used to deposit abherent 100-400 nm thick DLC coatings on metals, glass, and polymers. These coatings are between three and four times harder than steel and are therefore scratch resistant, and transparent to visible light. Boron and silicon doping of the DLC coatings have produced …


Method For Producing Fluorinated Damond-Like Carbon Films, Marko J. Hakovirta, Michael Nastasi, Deok-Hyung Lee, Xiao-Ming He Jun 2003

Method For Producing Fluorinated Damond-Like Carbon Films, Marko J. Hakovirta, Michael Nastasi, Deok-Hyung Lee, Xiao-Ming He

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

Fluorinated, diamond-like carbon (F-DLC) films are produced by a pulsed, glow-discharge plasma immersion ion processing procedure. The pulsed, glow-discharge plasma was generated at a pressure of 1 Pa from an acetylene (CH) and hexafluoroethane (CF) gas mixture, and the fluorinated, diamond-like carbon films were deposited on silicon <100>Substrates. The film hardness and wear resistance were found to be strongly dependent on the fluorine content incorporated into the coatings. The hardness of the F-DLC films was found to decrease considerably when the fluorine content in the coatings reached about 20%. The contact angle of water on the F-DLC coatings was found …


Utilization Of Municipal Solid Waste Rejects In The Production Of A Recycled Plastic Waste Composite Material, Mohamed Kamal Abou Khatwa Jun 2003

Utilization Of Municipal Solid Waste Rejects In The Production Of A Recycled Plastic Waste Composite Material, Mohamed Kamal Abou Khatwa

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The solid waste disposal problem has grown significantly in the last decades imposing a lot of pressure on disposal and treatment acts. In the past, incineration and landfilling were the common methods for disposing of products of municipal solid waste. With the increasing volumes of waste generation and the legislative restrictions of these treatment methods, reuse of bulk waste is foreseen as the best alternative to disposal. Due to the current widespread use of plastic products in daily life, post consumer plastics now contribute significantly to municipal solid waste generation rates with a contradicting low participation in waste minimization practices. …


A Bilayer Self-Assembled Membrane Electrode For Fluorescence And Its Electrochemical Characterization, Xiang-Ying Sun, Bin Liu, Yun-Bao Jiang May 2003

A Bilayer Self-Assembled Membrane Electrode For Fluorescence And Its Electrochemical Characterization, Xiang-Ying Sun, Bin Liu, Yun-Bao Jiang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The bilayer membrane was assemblied on Au electrode by the electrostatic interaction between the fluorescence regent 1-naphthylamine diacetate acid (NADA) and DL-Cysteine. The SAMs electrode NADA/Cys/Au can be used as fluorescence and electrochemical sensor for metal ions. This paper states the electrochemical characterization of NADA/Cys/Au and SAMs' application in continous determination for Cu2+ and Ni2+.


The Electrochemical Behaviors Of A Novel Ferrocene Alkylthiol Sams On Au Electrode, Xiao-Gang Zhang, Yan-Li Shi, Hu-Lin Li May 2003

The Electrochemical Behaviors Of A Novel Ferrocene Alkylthiol Sams On Au Electrode, Xiao-Gang Zhang, Yan-Li Shi, Hu-Lin Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

A novel alkylthiol molecule containing ferrocene and pyridium moieties and its hydrogenated products were synthesized and subsequently assembled on Au electrode as SAMs. Cyclic voltammogram(CV) was used to investigate the structure-dependent electrochemical response of the SAMs in 0.1 mol/L HClO4 aqueous solution.


Oxidation Behavior Of Zr-Cu-Al-Ni Amorphous Alloys In Air At 300~500℃, H. H. Hsieh, W. Kai, T. G. Neih, Y. Kawamura May 2003

Oxidation Behavior Of Zr-Cu-Al-Ni Amorphous Alloys In Air At 300~500℃, H. H. Hsieh, W. Kai, T. G. Neih, Y. Kawamura

Journal of Electrochemistry

The oxidation behavior of the Zr- based bulk amorphous alloy (BMG; Zr-30Cu-10Al-5Ni in at.%) was studied in dry air over the temperature range 300~500 ℃. The kinetic results indicated that the amorphous alloy oxidized linearly at 300 ℃, while the parabolic oxidation was observed at 350~425 ℃, and the oxidation behavior at 500 ℃ was irregular and complicated. In general, the scales formed on the surface of the amorphous alloy were temperature-dependent, consisting of tetragonal-ZrO2 at 300 ℃, and of mostly tetragonal-ZrO2 as well as minor amounts of monoclinic-ZrO2 and CuO at T ≥ 350 ℃.


Electrochemical Monitoring On The Deactivation Of A Metallic Oxide Anode, Li-Kun Xu, Shi-Zhe Song, Ting-Yong Wang, Guang-Zhang Chen May 2003

Electrochemical Monitoring On The Deactivation Of A Metallic Oxide Anode, Li-Kun Xu, Shi-Zhe Song, Ting-Yong Wang, Guang-Zhang Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The process of accelerated life test of an IrO2/Ta2O5 coated titanium anode was monitored using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The vatiation with electrolysis time of anodic voltammetric charge Q*, the double layer capacitance Cdl,the oxide film resistance Rf and the charge transfer resistance Rct for oxygen evolution was measured. A deactivation mechanism was proposed based on the observation results.


Synthesis And Electrochemical Characteristics Of Nickel-Based Complex Oxide LiANi0.78Co0.2Cd0.02O2, Rong-Zhong Yuan, Mei-Zhen Qu, Zuo-Long Yu May 2003

Synthesis And Electrochemical Characteristics Of Nickel-Based Complex Oxide LiANi0.78Co0.2Cd0.02O2, Rong-Zhong Yuan, Mei-Zhen Qu, Zuo-Long Yu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The nickel-based complex oxide LiaNi0.78Co0.02O2 cathode materials for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries was synthesized by the improved solid-state reaction method with LiOH·H2O, ball-like Cd-doped Ni(OH)2 and Co2O3 as raw materials. The analysis ICP-AES proved that the as-prepared compounds were near the stoichiometric form. The XRD, SEM and electrochemical characteristics testing were also carried out. The results showed that the complex cathode material LiaNi0.78Co0.2Cd0.02O2 has layered structure, homogeneous surface distributions,uniform particles with good crystal morphology as well as stable electrochemical …


Conductance Properties For Electrolyte Of Lithium Ion Battery At Low Temperature, Jing-Li Han, Yan-Mei Yu, Jian Chen, Chun-Tong Wang May 2003

Conductance Properties For Electrolyte Of Lithium Ion Battery At Low Temperature, Jing-Li Han, Yan-Mei Yu, Jian Chen, Chun-Tong Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The system of LiPF6-ethylene carbonate (EC)-methy1 acetate (MA) was studied. The conductivities of this system were measured under various composition and various salt concentrations at temperature range of 20~-50 ℃. The optimum composition of this system was selected. The tests of cyclic voltammography and charge-discharge were carried out. This system was compared with commercial electrolyte solution.


Effect Of Scn- On The Transition Current Of Zn During The Electrodeposition Zn-Co Alloys, Ren-He Yin, Wei-Min Cao, Zheng-Hua Fang May 2003

Effect Of Scn- On The Transition Current Of Zn During The Electrodeposition Zn-Co Alloys, Ren-He Yin, Wei-Min Cao, Zheng-Hua Fang

Journal of Electrochemistry

For co-deposition of Zn-Co alloys at sufphate baths with micro-concentration of SCN- the transition current of Zn was found with the deposition process changing from normal Co-deposition to anomalous co-deposition, and the value of transition current increased with increasing SCN- concentration, but decreased with increasing value of pH. The existence of SCN- decreases the evolution overpotential of Co metal, but has no effects on the evolution overpotential of Zn metal and H2.


Recent Progress In The Research On Electrodeposition Of Composite Coatings, Xiao-Bing Liu, Xu-Cheng Wang, Yu Chen, Dan-Hong Cheng, Zu-Zhan Yu May 2003

Recent Progress In The Research On Electrodeposition Of Composite Coatings, Xiao-Bing Liu, Xu-Cheng Wang, Yu Chen, Dan-Hong Cheng, Zu-Zhan Yu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Recent progress in the research on composite coatings prepared by electroplating technology is reviewed. The nanoscaled particles, electrocatalytic, photoactive composite coatings are emphatically discussed. The composite coatings prepared by dispersing nanoscaled particles could attain better hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance than those of composite coatings which prepared by adding micronscaled particles. As compared with pure metal electrode and alloy electrode, some electrocatalytic composite coatings electrode could markedly reduce the overvoltages of cathodic and anodic electrode reaction. In recent years, the electrocatalytic composite coatings which based on metal oxides and conductive polymer as matrix materials become a newest field of …


Initial Stages Of Pd Deposition Onto Au(111) Electrodes From Pdso4, Jing Tang, Petri M., Kibler L.A., Kolb D.M. May 2003

Initial Stages Of Pd Deposition Onto Au(111) Electrodes From Pdso4, Jing Tang, Petri M., Kibler L.A., Kolb D.M.

Journal of Electrochemistry

Metal thin films have attracted considerable interest in relation to catalysis, energy, material, corrosion and environmental protection. Pd thin film is capable of proton reduction and strong hydrogen absorption, which has shown electrocatalytic activity to the oxidation of small organic molecules. In this paper, in-situ STM measurements are performed to study the deposition process and the influence of the surface structure and anion adsorption. When Pd is deposited from PdSO4 solution on Au(111) in the UPD range, a monolayer of Pd with pseudomorphic (1×1) structure was formed on the substrate with induced (3×7) R19° SO42- adsorption. With …


Preparation And Electrochemical Preformance Of Zn-La Alloys, Xian-Ling Meng, Hua-Bin Yang, En-Dong Yang, Xiao-Dan Wang, Hai-Chang Zhang, Jun-Hong Wang, Zuo-Xiang Zhou May 2003

Preparation And Electrochemical Preformance Of Zn-La Alloys, Xian-Ling Meng, Hua-Bin Yang, En-Dong Yang, Xiao-Dan Wang, Hai-Chang Zhang, Jun-Hong Wang, Zuo-Xiang Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

Zn-La alloys were prepared by solid phase diffusion method and the effects of La on the electrochemical performance of zinc electrodes were investigated using potentiostatic polarization technique and charging/discharging cycle test. The results showed that adding La to zinc electrode remarkably suppressed the zinc dendrite, the shape of zinc electrode and zinc corrosion, and hence, markedly improved the cycle performance of zinc electrodes. The discharging capacity of the zinc electrode containing 0.5at.% La which was the optimum was still 520 mAh/g after it cycled 80s at the current of 100 mA. The XPS showed that La element mainly adhered on …


Study Of Marine Biocorrosion Using Afm And Molecular Techniques, Herbert H.P.Fang, Lichong Xu, Tong Zhang May 2003

Study Of Marine Biocorrosion Using Afm And Molecular Techniques, Herbert H.P.Fang, Lichong Xu, Tong Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Biofilm is ubiquitous in nature.However,corrosin caused by biofilm is still by and large overlooked. This presentation is to demonstrate the applications of several newly developed analytical techniques in chemisrty and microbiology for the study of marine biocorrosion on steel. AFM(atomic force microscopy) was applied to investigate the initial formation mechanism of biofilm and the degree of corrosion of steel in polluted seawater. DNA/RNA-related molecular techniques were used to analyze the microbial composition corrosive biofilm. Results showed that microbial corrosion began within six days, and the corroded volume in the increased as a power function of time with an index 2.83. …


Selective Corrosion In Duplex Stainless Steel, Wen-Ta Tsai, Kuen-Ming Tsai, Chang-Jian Lin, Yan Fu May 2003

Selective Corrosion In Duplex Stainless Steel, Wen-Ta Tsai, Kuen-Ming Tsai, Chang-Jian Lin, Yan Fu

Journal of Electrochemistry

In duplex stainless steel, the two constituent phases, namely ferritic (α) and austenitic (γ) phases, have different crystal structure and chemical composition. They may thus exhibit different corrosion resistances in aqueous environment. In this investigation, an electrochemical technique with spatial resolution was employed to measure the potential difference between these two constituent phases in 2205 duplex stainless steel. Image analyzing techniques were also used to examine the preferential corrosion between α and γ phases. The experimental results showed that ferrite had a higher potential than austenite in 0.01 mol/L NaCl solution. In 2 mol/L H2SO4+x mol/L …


Corrosion Behavior Of Reinforcing Steel In Concrete Subjected To Chloride Contamination By Eis, Rong-Gang Hu, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin May 2003

Corrosion Behavior Of Reinforcing Steel In Concrete Subjected To Chloride Contamination By Eis, Rong-Gang Hu, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) was employed to study the influence of chloride on the corrosion behavior of reinforcing steel in concrete. In Nyquist plot, the spectrum consists of two semicircles, indicating that the reinforced concrete system contained two time constants,one derived from electrical double layer of reinforcing steel and the other from the deposition film of concrete layer. The depressed semicircle in lower frequency featured the non-faradic behavior of the electrical double layer (EDL) deviated from idea capacitor due to diffusive effect which was attributed to the surface roughness of rebar and the inhomogenity of concrete layer. Then the EDL was …


Corrosion Behavior Of Mg1.85Mm0.15Ni Hydrogen Storage Alloy Modified By Electroless Cu In Ch3Ohâ·H2O Solutions, Hua-Bin Yang, Hai-Chang Zhang, Hua Sun, Xiao-Dan Wang, Zuo-Xiang Zhou May 2003

Corrosion Behavior Of Mg1.85Mm0.15Ni Hydrogen Storage Alloy Modified By Electroless Cu In Ch3Ohâ·H2O Solutions, Hua-Bin Yang, Hai-Chang Zhang, Hua Sun, Xiao-Dan Wang, Zuo-Xiang Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

The corrosion behavior of the Mg1.85Mm0.15Ni (Mm:Ce-rich mischmetal) alloy modified by electroless Cu coating in different CH3OH-H2O solutions has been investigated by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. These results showed that the corrosion behavior was improved after electroless Cu. The potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results showed that the alloy electrode had more promising anti-corrosion behavior after coated in a 40%CH3OH-H2O solution. The values of corrosion current density and electrode reaction resistance were 5.6 mA·cm-2 (11.7 mA·cm-2 for uncoated alloy electrode) and 22.25 Ω·cm …


Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Lithium Conductivity Humidity Sensor, Hong-Feng Xu, Jing Liu, Li Wan May 2003

Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Lithium Conductivity Humidity Sensor, Hong-Feng Xu, Jing Liu, Li Wan

Journal of Electrochemistry

Treat carbon paper with 3% PTFE solution and dried in 340 ℃ for 40 minutes to enhance its intension, and level off the surface of the carbon paper with a mixture of XC-72 carbon black and PTFE solution. With those treated carbon paper as electrodes, recast Nafion thin film from 5% Nafion solution as humidity sensitive material, a solid polymer electrolyte humidity sensor was prepared on a thin PET film. Take the relative humidity data from several saturated salt solutions, the relationship between conductivity response and relative humidity was studied at different relative humidies .The results showed: when the polymer …


Corrosion Prediction Of Carbon Steel In Concentrated Lithium Bromide Solutions At High Temperature Using Bp Neural Network, Nai-Bao Huang, Cheng-Hao Liang May 2003

Corrosion Prediction Of Carbon Steel In Concentrated Lithium Bromide Solutions At High Temperature Using Bp Neural Network, Nai-Bao Huang, Cheng-Hao Liang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Neutral network model has been developed for the computation of corrosion rate of carbon steel in LiBr solutions.The results indicate that the model is capable of reproducing the effects of changes in alkalinity, temperatures, LiBr and Na2MoO4 concentrations on the rates of general corrsion and good agreement between calculated and experimental corrosion rate is obtained. The model can be used to satisfactorily predict the corrosion rate of carbon steel in different concentrations of LiBr solutions containing different inhibitors at different temperatures. It also provides a novel method for corrosion monitoring of metals used in LiBr absorption chiller.


Evolution Of The Band Structure Of Β-In2 S3−3x O3x Buffer Layer With Its Oxygen Content, N. Barreau, S. Marsillac, J. C. Bernède, L. Assmann May 2003

Evolution Of The Band Structure Of Β-In2 S3−3x O3x Buffer Layer With Its Oxygen Content, N. Barreau, S. Marsillac, J. C. Bernède, L. Assmann

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

The evolution of the band structure of β-In2 S3−3x O3x (BISO) thin films grown by physical vapor deposition, with composition x, is investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It is shown that the energy difference between the valence-band level and the Fermi level remains nearly constant as the optical band gap of the films increases. As a consequence, the difference between the conduction band level and the Fermi level increases as much as the optical band gap of the films. The calculation of the electronic affinity [ ] of the BISO thin films shows that it decreases linearly from 4.65 …


Fuzzy System Identification Based Upon A Novel Approach To Nonlinear Optimization, Raymond Scott Starsman Apr 2003

Fuzzy System Identification Based Upon A Novel Approach To Nonlinear Optimization, Raymond Scott Starsman

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

Fuzzy systems are often used to model the behavior of nonlinear dynamical systems in process control industries because the model is linguistic in nature, uses a natural-language rule set, and because they can be included in control laws that meet the design goals. However, because the rigorous study of fuzzy logic is relatively recent, there is a shortage of well-defined and understood mechanisms for the design of a fuzzy system. One of the greatest challenges in fuzzy modeling is to determine a suitable structure, parameters, and rules that minimize an appropriately chosen error between the fuzzy system, a mathematical model, …


Experimental And Computational Failure Analysis Of Graphite/Bismaleimide Laminated Composite And Carbon Foam In Sandwich Construction, Troy C. Welker Mar 2003

Experimental And Computational Failure Analysis Of Graphite/Bismaleimide Laminated Composite And Carbon Foam In Sandwich Construction, Troy C. Welker

Theses and Dissertations

Sandwich beams consisting of a carbon foam core and graphite/bismaleimide face sheets were constructed and tested. Nine specimens were fabricated using three distinct cross-ply symmetric face sheet layups with a constant core thickness. Four-point bend testing controlled by a constant rate of midspan vertical displacement was used to load the specimens to failure. Displacements and strains from the experiment were compared to analytical sandwich beam theory and displacements and failure loads were compared to a layerwise finite element solution. A phenomenological failure criterion was developed that compares favorably with experimental failure data. The finite element solution gives failure within an …


Stress Analysis Of Silicon Carbide Microeletromechanical Systems Using Raman Spectroscopy, Stanley J. Ness Mar 2003

Stress Analysis Of Silicon Carbide Microeletromechanical Systems Using Raman Spectroscopy, Stanley J. Ness

Theses and Dissertations

During the fabrication of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), residual stress is often induced in the thin films that are deposited to create these systems. These stresses can cause the device to fail due to buckling, curling, or fracture. Government and industry are looking for ways to characterize the stress during the deposition of thin films in order to reduce or eliminate device failure. Micro-Raman spectroscopy has been successfully used to analyze poly-silicon MEMS devices made with the Multi-User MEMS Process (MUMPS trade name). Micro-Raman spectroscopy was selected because it is nondestructive, fast and has the potential for in situ stress monitoring. …


Reduction Of Thermal Residual Strains In Adhesively Bonded Composite Repairs, Heather R. Crooks Mar 2003

Reduction Of Thermal Residual Strains In Adhesively Bonded Composite Repairs, Heather R. Crooks

Theses and Dissertations

Many military and commercial aircraft are being called upon to fly well beyond their original intended service lives. This has forced the United States Air Force (USAF) to increasingly rely on structural repairs to address fatigue induced damage and to extend aircraft useful life. The focus of this research is the use of a high-strength composite patch technique to repair a fatigue crack on an aluminum aircraft structure. This study investigates the thermal residual strains that occur as a direct result of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch between the repair patch and the underlying cracked metallic structure to …


The Effect Of A Hard Coating On The Damping And Fatigue Life Of Titanium, Frank T. Ivancic Mar 2003

The Effect Of A Hard Coating On The Damping And Fatigue Life Of Titanium, Frank T. Ivancic

Theses and Dissertations

This project compares the damping and fatigue life of bare titanium plates to those coated with magnesium aluminate spinel (mag spinel). Two different coating thicknesses were tested: .005" per side and .010" per side (total thicknesses of .010" and .020"). Dynamic ping tests were conducted on all specimens to determine their resonance frequencies. Laser vibrometry was used to determine the mode at each resonance frequency. Damping ratios were determined through the use of sine sweeps. A vibration mode was selected at which to fatigue the specimens, and the stress pattern was analyzed utilizing the Stress Pattern Analysis by Thermal Emissions …


The Electrochemical Performance Studies On Novel Lifepo4 Cathode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Zhi-Cong Shi, Chen Li, Yong Yang Feb 2003

The Electrochemical Performance Studies On Novel Lifepo4 Cathode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Zhi-Cong Shi, Chen Li, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The cathode materials of LiFePO4 and  LiFePO4 coated with carbon were synthesized by means of solid state reaction and ballmilling. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, gas-phase element analysis and titration analysis methods. Electrochemical tests of two kinds of materials showed that both of them exhibit a 3.4V discharge voltage plateau, however, the coated samples demonstrated the improved performance in terms of discharge capacity and cyclic stability.


The Study On The Synthesis And Electrochemical Property Of K2Feo4, Yong-Long Wang, Ning Zhou, Shi-Hai Ye, Xue-Ping Gao, Feng Wu, Zuo-Xiang Zhou, De-Ying Song Feb 2003

The Study On The Synthesis And Electrochemical Property Of K2Feo4, Yong-Long Wang, Ning Zhou, Shi-Hai Ye, Xue-Ping Gao, Feng Wu, Zuo-Xiang Zhou, De-Ying Song

Journal of Electrochemistry

The synthesis,characterization and electrochemical property of K2FeO4 for positive materal of lithium ion battery were studied. K2FeO4 with low purity was gained through the reaction of KCIO and Fe(NO3)3 in KOH solution and after recrystalization the purity of K2FeO4 reached 97%~98%. The methods of XRD and FTIR were used to measure the structure of K2FeO4 and its initial discharge performance was tested.


An Eqcm Study Of Water Adsorption And Oxidation On Pt Electrodes In Sulfate Acid Sulotions, Heng Lin, Sheng-Pei Chen, Jin-Mei Lin, Ai-Lan Lin, Guo-Liang Chen Feb 2003

An Eqcm Study Of Water Adsorption And Oxidation On Pt Electrodes In Sulfate Acid Sulotions, Heng Lin, Sheng-Pei Chen, Jin-Mei Lin, Ai-Lan Lin, Guo-Liang Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Simultaneous frequency and current responses during potential cycling of Pt electrode were measured in 0.1 mol·L-1 H2SO4 solution by using EQCM. Quantitative analysis of the mass change revealed that the increase of mass in the hydrogen and double-layer regions in a positive-going potential scan was due to water adsorption on the Pt electrode, further calculation indicated that water molecules adsorbed on Pt electrode in the double-layer regions through a low discharge quomodo .The EQCM studies provided quantitative results of surface mass variation during water adsorption and oxidation,and have thrown new light in elucidating the structure of …


Fabrication Of SncuX/Cms Composite Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Yu Liu, Jing-Ying Xie, Jun Yang, Ke Wang, Bao-Feng Wang Feb 2003

Fabrication Of SncuX/Cms Composite Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Yu Liu, Jing-Ying Xie, Jun Yang, Ke Wang, Bao-Feng Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The composite material were prepared by sub-ctrochemical cycling tests showed that coulombic efficiency of the electrodes prepared by the composite materials was near 100 % after second cycle and the capacity dropped less than 5% after the 30th cycle, versus 390 mAh⋅g-1 special capacity, improving 26% special capacity of pure CMS electrode. The electrochemical performance of the composite materials is depended strongly on the alloy content in the composite, the addhesive strength between alloy particles and CMS matrix, the distribution of particles on the surface of CMS and the particle size of alloy. The composite material can be applied …


Pure Iron Electrolyzed From Scrap Iron Chips And Its Corrosion Characteristics, Wei-Min Cao, Ren-He Yin, Hui-Ceng Yan, Zhi-Qiang Ye Feb 2003

Pure Iron Electrolyzed From Scrap Iron Chips And Its Corrosion Characteristics, Wei-Min Cao, Ren-He Yin, Hui-Ceng Yan, Zhi-Qiang Ye

Journal of Electrochemistry

The high purity electrolytic iron was made from scrap iron chips. Electrolytic conditions of pure iron were determined in chloride baths and the highest purity was 99.983% by chemical analysis. Pure iron had very compact texture and high mechanical strength by SEM figures of cross section. In deaerated 0.5 kmol·m-3 H2SO4 and 0.5 kmol·m-3 NaCl solutions, the corrosion rate of iron decreased with increasing purity.