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Magnetic Resonance Studies On Lithium Intercalation Into Carbons, Xiao-Rong Zhou, Zhen-Ming Du, Lin Zhuang, Jun-Tao Lu Feb 2003

Magnetic Resonance Studies On Lithium Intercalation Into Carbons, Xiao-Rong Zhou, Zhen-Ming Du, Lin Zhuang, Jun-Tao Lu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electron spin resonance(ESR) and 7Li-NMR magnetic resonance (7Li-NMR) studies on lithium intercalation into carbons were reviewed based on recently published papers, including those by the authors of this review. Two kinds of electronic spins were found in ESR studies. One corresponds to the charge carrier electrons and is called the Pauli spin. From the ESR intensity of Pauli spins, the curve of the density of electronic states can be deduced for the carbon material studied and, in turn, the contribution of the band model mechanism to the lithium intercalation can be calculated for the given carbon sample. The other …

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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 …

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Mechanistic Study Of Oxidation Of Hypophosphite On Pt Electrodes By Sniftirs, Tai-Xiang Jiang, Hui-Huang Wu Nov 2002

Mechanistic Study Of Oxidation Of Hypophosphite On Pt Electrodes By Sniftirs, Tai-Xiang Jiang, Hui-Huang Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The oxidation of hypophosphite on a polycrystalline platinum electrode was studied by SNIFTIRS and cyclic voltammetry, the in-situ IR spectra were analyzed as a function of Pt electrode potentials in the solution of 0.5 mol/L H2SO4+0.1 mol/L NaH2PO2. It was found that the dissociative adsorption of hypophosphite ions occurs on Pt surface, and the oxidation product is H3PO4, rather than H2PO3- which was considered to produce on Ni electrodes, thereby a new insight into mechanism of hypophosphite oxidation on Pt in acidic media was …

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Preparation And Electrochemical Lithium Intercalation Performance Of Different Shaped Carbon Nanotube, Mao-Hui Chen, Zhen-Cai Huang, Guo-Tao Wu, Jin-Kua You, Zu-Geng Lin Nov 2002

Preparation And Electrochemical Lithium Intercalation Performance Of Different Shaped Carbon Nanotube, Mao-Hui Chen, Zhen-Cai Huang, Guo-Tao Wu, Jin-Kua You, Zu-Geng Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

In the present work, different shaped carbon nanotubes were produced by the general CVD and the template method at different temperature (600 ℃,700 ℃) with the reaction gas of acetylene. The morphology, structure and the electrochemical lithium intercalation performance were comparatively studied and characterized by TEM, HRTEM, SEM, XRD, Raman techniques and Charge/Discharge Test. It was found that the different preparation methods and temperatures all had an obvious effect on these properties of carbon nanotubes. In our samples, with the increase of preparation temperature, the degree of crystallinity decreased, and the reversible specific capacity increased respectively.

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Nano-Sized Cobalt-Based Oxides As Negative Electrode For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Feng Huang, Zheng-Yong Yuan, Yun-Hong Zhou, Ju-Tang Sun Nov 2002

Nano-Sized Cobalt-Based Oxides As Negative Electrode For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Feng Huang, Zheng-Yong Yuan, Yun-Hong Zhou, Ju-Tang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

Nanosized cobalt-based oxide (Co3O4, CoB1.36O2.8 and CoB0.5Al0.1O1.5) samples were prepared by rheological phase method and were tested as anodes in secondary lithium batteries. The cells were cycled between 0.01V and 3.00 V. The best electrochemical performance was obtained from the Co3O4 cell, which retained 95% of its initial capacity (931 mAh/g) after 30 cycles. The doping of B, Al reduced the reversible capacity during the first discharge/charge cycle, and the quantity of reversible capacity reduced with B, Al increasing. The modifying structures at difference …

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Lithium Intercalation Performance Of P-Doped Phenolic Resin Pyrolysis Carbon, Bao-Hua Li, Kai-Xi Li, Yonggen Lv, Chun-Xiang Lv, Dong Wu, Li-Cheng Ling Nov 2002

Lithium Intercalation Performance Of P-Doped Phenolic Resin Pyrolysis Carbon, Bao-Hua Li, Kai-Xi Li, Yonggen Lv, Chun-Xiang Lv, Dong Wu, Li-Cheng Ling

Journal of Electrochemistry

Phosphorus-doped phenolic resin carbon was prepared by low temperature (700 ℃) pyrolysis of thermoplastic phenolic resin containing different amounts of phosphorus pentoxide after curing. X-ray diffraction pattern and the constang-current charge-discharge properties of phenolic resin carbon were studied. The results showed that the phenolic resin carbon microstructure became out of order with increasing of content phosphorus pentoxide, otherwise, the first discharge reversible capacities increased firstly and then decreased. The first discharge reversible capacity of phenolic resin carbon containing 9wt% phosphorus pentoxide was 528 mA·h·g-1 which was higher than that of non-phosphorus doped phenolic resin carbon(230 mA·h·g-1) did.

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Steady State Simulation Of Ysz Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cell, Zi-Jing Lin, Ye Gu, Xiao-Hua Zhang Nov 2002

Steady State Simulation Of Ysz Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cell, Zi-Jing Lin, Ye Gu, Xiao-Hua Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

With a coupled 2D electrochemical and thermal modeling software, the characteristics of the steady state operation of the intermediate-temperature fuel cell with thin yttria-stabilized zirconia(YSZ) electrolyte was analyzed. The parameters of I-V equation were obtained from fitting the experiment results and the choice of grid points was determined by balancing the accuracy requirement and computational efficiency. The temperature fields at different operation circumstances such as flow designs, material choices for interconnect, were examined. The dependences of the output power and cell efficiency on the operating voltage at different temperatures were studied. Based upon the analysis of the temperature profile, it …

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Preparation And Performance Of Lifeo2 Coated Nickel Oxide Cathode For Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells, Chun-Ming Wang, Fei Li, Ke-Ao Hu Nov 2002

Preparation And Performance Of Lifeo2 Coated Nickel Oxide Cathode For Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells, Chun-Ming Wang, Fei Li, Ke-Ao Hu

Journal of Electrochemistry

A novel cathode for molten carbonate fuel cells was prepared by coating LiFeO2 over the surface of porous NiO cathode by a simple combustion process. The analytical results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive analysis of X-ray (EDAX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated that the LiFeO2 coating on the surface of NiO particles consisted of nonometer-sized LiFeO2 grains and sintered tightly with the NiO particles. The LiFeO2 coating dramatically reduced the contacting area of NiO with the carbonate melts, thus the solubility of NiO in the carbonate melts was decreased. Meanwhile, …

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Review Of Mathematical Model For Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, Shan-Hai Ge, Bao-Lian Yi, Hua-Min Zhang Nov 2002

Review Of Mathematical Model For Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, Shan-Hai Ge, Bao-Lian Yi, Hua-Min Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

In the review with 49 references, the mathematical models for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) were summarized. The mechanistic model and empirical model were introduced. Transfer in the membrane, catalyst layer, diffusion layer and flow field of PEMFC were described. The importance of water and heat management was analyzed. The dimension, complexity and solving methods of the PEMFC model were discussed. The importance and validity to develop a model with time dimension are put forward.

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Properties Of Domestic Natural Graphite Used For Li-Ion Batteries, Cui-Wei Du, Yu-Juan Zhao, Gang Zhang, Yin-Shun Wu, Qing-Guo Liu Nov 2002

Properties Of Domestic Natural Graphite Used For Li-Ion Batteries, Cui-Wei Du, Yu-Juan Zhao, Gang Zhang, Yin-Shun Wu, Qing-Guo Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The structure, physical characteristics and electrochemical properties of the natural graphite produced in Shandong province have been studied. The result of X-ray diffraction showed that the graphite consisted of hexagonal structure and rhombic structure (30% rhombic structure). It was fine crystal graphite. Used as a negative material of Lithium ion battery, the natural graphite showed excellent voltage and high energy capacity, but poor compatibility with electrolyte solution containing propylene carbonate (PC) for its own structure limitation.

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Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Formic Acid On Molybdate-Modified Platinum Electrode, Jun-Hua Du, Xue-Hui Xu, Hong Li, Hong-Yu Cheng, Wei-Shan Li Nov 2002

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Formic Acid On Molybdate-Modified Platinum Electrode, Jun-Hua Du, Xue-Hui Xu, Hong Li, Hong-Yu Cheng, Wei-Shan Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behavior of molybdates on a platinum electrode in H2SO4 solutions with different H2SO4 concentrations was studied by cyclic voltammetry and double chronoamperometry. Molybdates were reduced to adsorb hydrogen molybdenum bronzes on the platinum electrode in H2SO4 solutions during cathodically potential sweep. The hydrogen molybdenum bronzes were oxidized to different forms of hydrogen molybdenum bronzes with less hydrogen, depending on the H2SO4 concentration. Platinum electrode was modified by these hydrogen molybdenum bronzes. However, this modified electrode was not stable in H2SO4 solutions. The modified …

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Manufacture Of 1 Kw Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Stack, Sheng Sui, Xin-Jian Zhu, Zheng-Yu Fan, Guang-Yi Cao Nov 2002

Manufacture Of 1 Kw Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Stack, Sheng Sui, Xin-Jian Zhu, Zheng-Yu Fan, Guang-Yi Cao

Journal of Electrochemistry

A molten carbonate fuel cell stack with an active area of 240 mm×140 mm consisted of 30 cells. The gas feed system works via interior manifolds, and the stack placed in a couple of self-chest, coupled with a heater at the bottom and other fours surrounded,to keep uniformity of temperature.Under ambient pressure and 650 ℃, fed with hydrogen and air as anode and cathode gases respectively, the stack gave a current density of 150 mA/cm2 at an average cell voltage of 0.7 V. The peak output of the stack was 1.06 kW during its performance of 300 h.

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Initial Stages Of Copper Electrodeposition On Glassy Carbon Electrode, Ling Huang, Rui Zhang, Min Gu, Fang-Zu Yang, Shu-Kai Xu, Shao-Min Zhou Aug 2002

Initial Stages Of Copper Electrodeposition On Glassy Carbon Electrode, Ling Huang, Rui Zhang, Min Gu, Fang-Zu Yang, Shu-Kai Xu, Shao-Min Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

Initial stages of copper electrodeposition on glassy carbon electrode from acid sulphate solutions were studied using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The electrolyte solution was a 0.05 mol.L-1 copper sulphate, 1.4～1.8 mol⋅L-1 sulphuric acid containing 1 mg·L-1 2-mercaptobenzoimidazole, Results show that 2-mercaptobenzoimidazole produced an inhibition of the copper deposition, probably related to the adsorption,sulphuric acid promote copper electrodeposition. The initial deposition kinetics corresponded to a model including instantaneous nucleation and diffusion controlled growth.Addition of 2-mercaptobenzoimidazole and sulphuric acid did not change the initial nucleation of copper electrocrystallization, it increased the nucleation rate and the number density of nuclei …

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Ionic Conduction In Ba0.95Ce0.9Y0.1O3 - Α Solid Oxide And Its Performance In Fuel Cell, Gui-Lin Ma, Ding-Xian Jia, Li-Gan Qiu, Hui Shi, Rong Chen Aug 2002

Ionic Conduction In Ba0.95Ce0.9Y0.1O3 - Α Solid Oxide And Its Performance In Fuel Cell, Gui-Lin Ma, Ding-Xian Jia, Li-Gan Qiu, Hui Shi, Rong Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Using Ba0.95Ce0.9Y0.1O3-α as a solid electrolyte and porous platinum as electrodes,hydrogen and oxygen concentration cells and hydrogen-air fuel cell were constructed, respectively. Electromotive forces (MEFs) of the gas concentration cells and I-V characteristics of the fuel cell were detdrmined in the temperature range of 600～1 000 ℃. The Ba0.95Ce0.9Y0.1O3-α exhibited almost the pure protonic conduction under hydrogen gas,and a mixed conduction of oxide-ion and electron hole with oxide-ion transport number of 0.3～0.5 under oxygen gas. It exhibited a mixed conduction of proton and oxide-ion with the …

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Some Consideration For Lithium-Ion Cells' Safety, Guang-Xia Hu, Jing-Ying Xie Aug 2002

Some Consideration For Lithium-Ion Cells' Safety, Guang-Xia Hu, Jing-Ying Xie

Journal of Electrochemistry

The safety is the most important problem for lithium ion cells, especially for large lithium ion cells. In this paper, some information about lithium ion cells' safety can be learned by discussing several aspects of lithium ion cells, such as, materials of lithium ion cell, manufacturing processes, using conditions and so on.

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Synthesis And Characterization Of Lini0.8-XAlXCo0.2O2 As Cathodes For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jun Zhang, Zhong-Kao Jin, Qing-He Yang, Qing-Mei Song, Xiao-Hua Ma, Xiang-Fu Zong Aug 2002

Synthesis And Characterization Of Lini0.8-XAlXCo0.2O2 As Cathodes For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jun Zhang, Zhong-Kao Jin, Qing-He Yang, Qing-Mei Song, Xiao-Hua Ma, Xiang-Fu Zong

Journal of Electrochemistry

Single-phase solid solution of LiNi0.8-xAlxCo0.2O2 (0≤ x <0.1)had been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Their electrochemical performance was examined by charge-discharge cycling. The LiNi0.71Al0.09Co0.2O2 compound showed a discharge capacity of 152 mAh/g after 20 cycles that corresponds to 97.4% capacity retention. The beneficial effect of co-doping with Al and Co elements was corro-borated by slow scanning cyclic voltammograms(SSCV), electrochemical impedance spectrum (EIS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) data on charged cathodes. These results show that the 2D-character of the crystal lattice was stabilized by co-doping with Al and Co, the phase transitions that occur during deintercalation or intercalation of Li-ions were significantly suppressed, …

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Research Progress On Electrode Material In All-Vanadium Redox Battery, Hua Li, Shou-Wen Chang, Chuan-Wei Yan Aug 2002

Research Progress On Electrode Material In All-Vanadium Redox Battery, Hua Li, Shou-Wen Chang, Chuan-Wei Yan

Journal of Electrochemistry

An all-vanadium redox flow storage battery possesses many advantages over conventional storage batteries.The development statue of two types electrode materials (metal and compound type) is introduced in this article.

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Optimum Of Catalyst Layers For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Jun Zhang, Lei Li, Li Xu, Yu-Xin Wang Aug 2002

Optimum Of Catalyst Layers For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Jun Zhang, Lei Li, Li Xu, Yu-Xin Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The performances of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs)with various Pt loading were compared. The amount of Nafion in a catalytic layer was optimized, and the effect of Nafion loading on the resistance of MEAs was investigated with ac impedance spectroscopy. For a MEA with both Pt 4 mg/cm2 in the anode and the cathode, suitable Nafion loading was 21.4 wt% in the anode. With 21.4 wt% Nafion loading in the cathode, the Direct Methanol Fuel Cells(DMFC) showed the highest performance at high current density. While, the DMFC performances came down, as Nafion loading increasing,for ohm and concentration polarization.

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Modification Of Molybdenum Nitride Electrode For Supercapacitor(I)——The Effect Of Ammonium Vanadate On The Properties Of Molybdenum Nitride Electrode, Xue-Liang Li, Dao-Rong Luo, Hua-Lin Wang, Jian-Bo He, Yun-Guei Zhu Aug 2002

Modification Of Molybdenum Nitride Electrode For Supercapacitor(I)——The Effect Of Ammonium Vanadate On The Properties Of Molybdenum Nitride Electrode, Xue-Liang Li, Dao-Rong Luo, Hua-Lin Wang, Jian-Bo He, Yun-Guei Zhu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The effect of vanadium on the properties of the electrode of molybdenum nitride has been studied by using XRD, SEM and cyclic voltammetry. Modified molybdenum nitride was made as follow: films were coated by dipping titanium sheet in the solution containing different composition of molybdenum oxide, ammonium vanadate, ammonia, glycol and oxalic acid, and coated films are reacted with free ammonia. The results show that the specific capacitance of modified electrode was considerably increased and the operation voltage was broadened with the addition of ammonium vanadate in the dipping solution. The mechanism of these effects generated is the formation of …

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An Investigation On Sr-Doped Spinel Phase-LisrXMn2-XO4, Hui Zhan, Yun-Hong Zhou May 2002

An Investigation On Sr-Doped Spinel Phase-LisrXMn2-XO4, Hui Zhan, Yun-Hong Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

Sr-doped spinel phase-LiSrxMn2-xO4 was successfully prepared by solid-state method. Structural and electrochemical characterizations were carried out. Although Sr2+ has a large ion radius-1.12 , the spinel structure can be well maintained for LiSrxMn2-xO4 sample as far as the x value doesn't surpass 0.05. Electrochemical study presents supporting evidence that doping the stoichiometric LiSrxMn2-xO4 phase with Sr is an effective way to improve the cycleability of LiSrxMn2-xO4 spinel material. A remarkable enhancement of the cycleability with retention of the initial …

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Electrosynthesis Of Glyoxylic Acid In A Cooled Cathode Reactor, Jin-Hong Fan, Jun Li, Xue-Yun Chen, Wei Li, Hao-Qi Gao May 2002

Electrosynthesis Of Glyoxylic Acid In A Cooled Cathode Reactor, Jin-Hong Fan, Jun Li, Xue-Yun Chen, Wei Li, Hao-Qi Gao

Journal of Electrochemistry

Glyoxylic acid was produced by electroreduction of oxalic acid in a well designed cooled cathode reactor. The cathodic and anodic electrolytes were super-saturated oxalic acid and hydrochloric acid aqueous solutions separated by a super-acid ion-exchange membrane. The current efficiency and time-space yield of glyoxylic acid were studied under different temperatures of cathode and electrolyte, current densities, materials of cathode. With the cooled cathode reactor, the energy consumption was reduced and higher oxalic acid concentration was available in solution, so that current efficiency was improved. The results indicated that the average time-space yield of glyoxylic acid was about 0.032 kg·dm-3 …

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Development Of 200～500 W Portable Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Power System, Li-Qing Hu, Li-Rong Zhou, Zheng Li, Jian-Wei Xia, Ming-Zhu Fu, Xin Wu, Yun Zhu May 2002

Development Of 200～500 W Portable Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Power System, Li-Qing Hu, Li-Rong Zhou, Zheng Li, Jian-Wei Xia, Ming-Zhu Fu, Xin Wu, Yun Zhu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Properties of the Portable PEM Fuel Cell Power Source are very unique compared with the common primary or rechargeable electro-chemical battery. This paper describes the In this work, of the 200～500 W portable PEM fuel cell power system, was developed. The system mainly composed of four subsystem: 1)Fuel cell stack; 2)Air delivery; 3)Hydrogen source; 4)Heat dissipation and system control.

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Corrosive Electrochemical Behavior Of Carbon Steel In Microbiological Medium, Jing Liu, Hong-Bo Fan, Hai-Ping Xu, Jia-Shen Zheng, Li-Ming Xu, Zong-Qiang Mao May 2002

Corrosive Electrochemical Behavior Of Carbon Steel In Microbiological Medium, Jing Liu, Hong-Bo Fan, Hai-Ping Xu, Jia-Shen Zheng, Li-Ming Xu, Zong-Qiang Mao

Journal of Electrochemistry

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)grows and propagates, PH of the solution is dropped from 7.5 to 5.8, and forms the biofilms on carbon steel in culture medium. The micro-environment on the surface of carbon steel is changed under the biofilms, the factors accelerate the formation of the pitting corrosion. When the biofilm on carbon steel is cleaned out, the surface of carbon steel have the non-uniform pitting corrosion. The activity of SRB and the porous structure of biofilms induced the initiation and development of the pitting corrosion of carbon steel. The process of microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC) involves the development of SRB …

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Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Formaldehyde On The Proline Film Modified Electrode, Yu-Rong Ma, Qiu-Xia Yang, Guo-Bao Li, Zheng-Kai Xi, Xue-Lin Wang May 2002

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Formaldehyde On The Proline Film Modified Electrode, Yu-Rong Ma, Qiu-Xia Yang, Guo-Bao Li, Zheng-Kai Xi, Xue-Lin Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The proline film modified electrode and its electrochemical behavior was studied by cyclic voltammetry and spectroelectrochemistry. After incorporation of Ni(Ⅱ), the cyclic voltammograms of the proline Ni(Ⅱ) film electrode exhibited a typical redox peak, which appeared at potential of 0.52 V anodic and 0.44 V cathodic in NaOH. The formal potentials E' were linearly dependent on the pH, and the peak currents ip were linearly dependent on the square root of the scan rates, thus charge transfer in the film was controlled by diffusion. The diffusion coefficient is figured out to be 2×10-10 cm2·s-1. The …

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Preparation,Structure And Properties Of Electrochromic Rhodium Oxide Films, Hai-Hong Wang, Tao Wang, Man-Ming Yan, Zhi-Yu Jiang May 2002

Preparation,Structure And Properties Of Electrochromic Rhodium Oxide Films, Hai-Hong Wang, Tao Wang, Man-Ming Yan, Zhi-Yu Jiang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochromic rhodium oxide films were prepared on ITO substrate by sol-gel method. The films exhibited reversible two-color (bright yellow at reduction and dark green at oxidation) electrochromic behavior in alkaline solution with good cycle stability. In-situ XRD, TGA-DTA, IR, XPS methods were used for studying the structure and chemical process of the films. The diffusion coefficient during the electrochromic process was measured by electrochemical impedance spectra method. It was found that the rhodium oxide films may be suitable for the use in electrochromic devices.

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Recent Developments In The Electrolyte For Lic6/Electrolyte/Cathode Battery, Cui-Ying Wang, Sheng-Liang Zhao, Guang-Ming Zhu, Jin-Kua You, Zu-Geng Lin May 2002

Recent Developments In The Electrolyte For Lic6/Electrolyte/Cathode Battery, Cui-Ying Wang, Sheng-Liang Zhao, Guang-Ming Zhu, Jin-Kua You, Zu-Geng Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

We present a reviewed the development and status of electrolyte for LiC 6/electrolyte/cathode battery. The effect of the salt, solvent, additive and impurity on the conductivity of the electrolyte, formation of the solid-electrolyte-interphase (SEI) and cycle life of the battery were described.

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Syntheses And Photoluminescence Of Zinc Oxide Polyaniline Coaxial Nanowires And Their Array, Zhi-Xin Zheng, Yan-Yan Xi, Ping Dong, Huai-Guo Huang, Jian-Zhang Zhou, Lin-Lin Wu, Zhong-Hua Lin May 2002

Syntheses And Photoluminescence Of Zinc Oxide Polyaniline Coaxial Nanowires And Their Array, Zhi-Xin Zheng, Yan-Yan Xi, Ping Dong, Huai-Guo Huang, Jian-Zhang Zhou, Lin-Lin Wu, Zhong-Hua Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A novel nanomaterial, zinc oxide (ZnO) and polyaniline (PANI) coaxial nanowires and their array in the template, was synthesized using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membrane as template. The morphology of these coaxial nanowires was observed with transmission electron microscope (TEM). The experiments on photoluminescence (PL) of coaxial nanowires and their array in AAO membrane show that the visible emission band of ZnO shifts from 530 nm to 400 nm and the luminescence is enhanced for the coaxial nanowires array in AAO membrane,and the visible emission band shifts to a lower wavelergth (385 nm) for coatial nanowires in NaOH solution. Possible …

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Electrochemical Properties Of Mixed Metal Oxide Coated Titanium Anodes In Seawater, Ting-Yong Wang, Li-Kun Xu, Guang-Zhang Chen May 2002

Electrochemical Properties Of Mixed Metal Oxide Coated Titanium Anodes In Seawater, Ting-Yong Wang, Li-Kun Xu, Guang-Zhang Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Mixed metal oxide coated titanium anodes prepared by thermal decomposition were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical measurement, while the consumption rate of an anode was also measured in seawater. In order to examine the practical performances of mixed metal oxide-coated anodes, a simulating test on floating dock in seawater has also been carried out. The SEM results indicate that oxide layers exhibited a cracked-mud morphology which endows the anode with good electrocatalytic activity. The electrochemical measurements showed that mixed metal oxide-coated anodes exhibit excellent electrochemical activity and electrochemical stability in seawater. Owing to good corrosion resistance and low …

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A Blend Conducting Membranes For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Lei Li, Jun Zhang, Hong Wu, Yu-Xin Wang May 2002

A Blend Conducting Membranes For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Lei Li, Jun Zhang, Hong Wu, Yu-Xin Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

An attempt was made to modify membranes for direct methanol fuel cells by blending Nafion or polystyrene sulfonic acid (PSSA) with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) from their solutions. The proton conductivity and methanol barrier property as a function of the membrane compositions are discussed. Compared with the Nafion 117 membrane, the PVDF-Nafion blend membranes with 25 wt% of Nafion showed a decrease in the conductivity by about 2 orders of magnitude, and the methanol barrier properties increased about 3 orders of magnitude. If the ratio (σ/P) is adopted to characterize the performance of the membrane, the PVDF-PSSA and PVDF-Nafiion blend membranes …

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Preliminary Study On Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell, Shu-Qin Song, Li-Kang Chen, Jian-Guo Liu, Zhao-Bin Wei, Qin Xin Feb 2002

Preliminary Study On Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell, Shu-Qin Song, Li-Kang Chen, Jian-Guo Liu, Zhao-Bin Wei, Qin Xin

Journal of Electrochemistry

The performance of a direct ethanol fuel cell based on Nafion115 was reported.PtRu/C and Pt/C were used as ethanol anode and oxygen cathode catalysts in a single cell of size 9 cm2 .The effects of temperature, oxygen pressure, the flow rate of ethanol, and oxygen, and ethanol concentration were tentatively studied. The experimental results showed that the cell open circuit voltage 0.608 V, the cell voltage 0.329 V at 50 mA/cm2, and the peak power density 19.25 mW/cm2 were reached under the conditions of Tcell =85 ℃, PO2 =0.5 MPa, Cethanol =1.0 mol/L …

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