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Recycling Of The Spent Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Based On Bioleaching Process, Liang-Shu Xia, Shi-Fu Fu, Zhong-Qing Chen Aug 2006

Recycling Of The Spent Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Based On Bioleaching Process, Liang-Shu Xia, Shi-Fu Fu, Zhong-Qing Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Less than 1 percent of discarded dry batteries are recovered in china.it is necessary to find an economic,fast and environmentally friendly process to recycle spent dry batteries.Bioleaching is better one of the few technology applied for the recovery of the toxic metals from hazardous spent batteries.In this study,after the acidified sludge made by the inoculated and cultured indigenous sewage sludge was acted as leaching bacteria species,the influence of the different pH values,the different residence time of the sludge in bioreactor(RTB),the leaching time,whether or not adding Fe(iron powder) to the leaching liquid on the leaching rate of Ni,Cd was tested.The results …


Investigation On The Resistance To Electrochemical Oxidation Of Carbon Nanotubes With Various Diameters, Yu-Yan Shao, Ge-Ping Yin, Yun-Zhi Gao, Peng-Fei Shi Aug 2006

Investigation On The Resistance To Electrochemical Oxidation Of Carbon Nanotubes With Various Diameters, Yu-Yan Shao, Ge-Ping Yin, Yun-Zhi Gao, Peng-Fei Shi

Journal of Electrochemistry

The resistance to electrochemical oxidation of multi-wall carbon nanotubes(CNT) with various diameters is investigated by applying a fixed potential of 1.2 V(RHE) for 120 h in 0.5 mol L~(-1) H_(2)SO_(4).The oxidation current of CNTs decreases with their diameters,but CNTs between 10~20 nm in diameter(D1020) shows the lowest oxidation current.XPS analysis shows that,after oxidation,the increase in surface oxygen for D1020 is the smallest,implying that the oxidation degree for D1020 is the lowest.The conclusion can be reached that CNTs between 10~20 nm in diameter are the most resistant to electrochemical oxidation.The difference in electrochemical stability of CNTs is attributed to the difference …


The Property Study Of Libob-Pc/Dec Electrolyte, Ying-Kun Ning, Bi-Tao Yu, Fu-Shen Li, Wei-Hua Qiu Aug 2006

The Property Study Of Libob-Pc/Dec Electrolyte, Ying-Kun Ning, Bi-Tao Yu, Fu-Shen Li, Wei-Hua Qiu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The new electrolyte salt LiBOB for Li-ion battery was synthesized in laboratory,and series of electrolytes of LiBOB and PC/DEC was compounded.The conductivity of the electrolytes was compared by changing the temperature and concentration.The cycling performance of charging-discharging was also compared by the charging-discharging test,the results showed that the varying regularity of conductivities and cycling stability and capacity were not always identical,but there were a suitable electrolyte for Li/ARG cell.The A.C.impedance and CV were used to test the compatibility of the most suitable electrolyte and ARG anode.Conclusion can be drawn that the ARG anode can be protected very well by SEI …


Voltammetric Behavior And Its Determination Of Acetaminophen At Poly (Congo Red) Modified Electrode, Hong-Bin Luo, Ya-Feng Zhang, Wei Chen, Xin-Hua Lin Aug 2006

Voltammetric Behavior And Its Determination Of Acetaminophen At Poly (Congo Red) Modified Electrode, Hong-Bin Luo, Ya-Feng Zhang, Wei Chen, Xin-Hua Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Cyclic voltammetry was used to prepare poly(Congo Red) film on glassy carbon electrode and to study the electrochemical behavior of acetaminophen on poly(congo red) modified electrode.Experimental resultal shows that the poly(congo red) modified electrode exhibits excellent electrocatalytic effect on the oxidation of acetaminophen.The peak currents of linear sweep voltammogram are linear to the acetaminophen concentrations over the range of 2.0×10~(-7) ~2.0×10~(-6) mol·L~(-1).The detection limit has been estimated to be 4.0×10~(-8) mol·L~(-1).This method can be used for the determination of acetaminophenin real sample.


Electrochemical Behavior Of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide In Mgso_(4) Solution, Dan-Mei Yu, Yu-Jun Si, Chang-Guo Chen, Yu-Ping Liu, Yan Liu Aug 2006

Electrochemical Behavior Of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide In Mgso_(4) Solution, Dan-Mei Yu, Yu-Jun Si, Chang-Guo Chen, Yu-Ping Liu, Yan Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The rechargeability and crystal structure changing of electrolytic manganese dioxide(EMD) in MgSO_(4) electrolyte were investigated by cyclic voltammetry,galvanostatic charge/discharge and X-ray diffraction.The results have shown that the EMD has good rechargeability;after several initial cycles,the charge and discharge became stability;after discharge,the γ-MnO_(2) structure of EMD was changed,the production was reversible and could be recharged to γ-MnO_(2) structure again which ensured the rechargeability of EMD.


Electrochemical Preparation Of Gd-Ni Alloy Film In Acetamide-Urea-Nabr Melt, Bi-Qing Chen, Jian-Chao Wang, Chen-Yu Guo, Jin-Gui Wang, Qing Liu May 2006

Electrochemical Preparation Of Gd-Ni Alloy Film In Acetamide-Urea-Nabr Melt, Bi-Qing Chen, Jian-Chao Wang, Chen-Yu Guo, Jin-Gui Wang, Qing Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Cyclic voltammetry was used to study the electroreduction of Ni~(2+)to Ni on Pt and Cu electrode in acetamide-urea-NaBr melt at 353K.It is irreversible in one step.At Pt and Cu eletrode the diffusion coefficient and electron transfer coefficient of Ni~(2+) in 0.063mol/dm~(3) NiCl_(2)-acetamide-urea-NaBr melt were determined.The transfer coefficient α=0.28 and diffusion coefficient D_(0)=4.63×10~(-5) cm~(2·)s~(-1)of the Pt eletrode and transfer coefficient α=0.22 and diffusion coefficient D_(0)=6.05×10~(-7) cm~(2·)s~(-1)of the Cu eletrode were measured.It was put emphasis on that Gd~(3+) is not reduced to Gd alone in copper matrix,but can be inductively codeposited with Ni~(2+).The amorphous Gd-Ni alloy films were obtained by potentiostatic electrolysis.The …


Electrochemical Studies Of Iron-Doped Nickel Oxide Electrode For Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Jin-Zhao Huang, Zheng Xu, Hai-Ling Li, Guo-Hu Kang, Wen-Jing Wang May 2006

Electrochemical Studies Of Iron-Doped Nickel Oxide Electrode For Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Jin-Zhao Huang, Zheng Xu, Hai-Ling Li, Guo-Hu Kang, Wen-Jing Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper,the iron-doped nickel oxide thin film as anode catalyst was prepared by RF reactivesputtering method.The oxygen evolution reaction(OER) on the iron-doped nickel oxide was investigated withcyclic voltammetry,liner sweep voltammetry,polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.Results showthat the iron acts as active site in the film which makes the overpotential lower,and changes therate-limiting from primary discharge of OH-ions to the recombination of oxygen atom.With the increasing of ox-ygen content in flu ratio during sputtering,the electrocatalytic activities of the film increase.Iron-doped nickeloxide thin film is promising material as OER electrocatalyst for hydrogen production than the nickel electrode.The oxygen overpotential on the …


Electrochemical Impedance Spectrum Of Ferrocene At A Rotating Disk Glassy Carbon Electrode And Its Interaction With Dna, Can-Hui Chen May 2006

Electrochemical Impedance Spectrum Of Ferrocene At A Rotating Disk Glassy Carbon Electrode And Its Interaction With Dna, Can-Hui Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical impedance spectrum(EIS) of ferrocene(Fc) at a rotating glassy carbon(GC) electrode and its interaction with calf thymus DNA in Tris-NaCl buffer solution(pH=7.2) have been investigated by using electrochemical techniques such as rotating disk electrode(RDE),EIS and its data fitting.A plateau of the limiting current for the voltammetric curve and two capacitance arches obtained at the rotating GC electrode are exhibited.The interaction of Fc with DNA is represented by the decrease of limiting diffusion current and the increase of electrochemical reaction resistances with the increase of DNA concentration,respectively.On the other hand,based on the theoretical analysis and data fitting of RDE and …


High Density Lifepo_4/C Synthesized By Controlled Crystallization And Microwave Carbon Thermal Reduction, Chang-Ping Tang, Jie-Rong Ying, Min Lei, Wei Li, Chang-Yin Jiang, Chun-Rong Wan May 2006

High Density Lifepo_4/C Synthesized By Controlled Crystallization And Microwave Carbon Thermal Reduction, Chang-Ping Tang, Jie-Rong Ying, Min Lei, Wei Li, Chang-Yin Jiang, Chun-Rong Wan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The spherical FePO_(4)·xH_(2)O was prepared in the solution by controlled crystallization.The precursor FePO_(4)was obtained in high temperatureceramic approach,then the high density LiFePO_(4)/C was synthesized by microwave carbon thermal reduction.The structure and morphology of the materials were characterized by means of XRD and SEM techniques,and the electrochemical properties were studies by charge-discharge experiments.


Effect Of Preparation Conditions On Electroluminescence Of Porous Silicon, Ya-Jun Yang May 2006

Effect Of Preparation Conditions On Electroluminescence Of Porous Silicon, Ya-Jun Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrically induced visible light emitting porous silicon devices with the structure of ITO/PS/p-Si/Al were fabricated by evaporation-anodic oxidation method.The light emission last for a few hours under 7.5V forward bias conditions.It was shown that the electroluminescence(EL) peaks shifted to the blue with the increasing of current density,erosion time and solution concentration.In order to achieve samples with low driven voltage,long light emission time and high EL efficiency,porous silicon should be prepared under low current density and short erosion time.


Synthesis Of Zinc Polyhedral Microspheres And Applications In Alkaline Zn-Mno_(2)Battery, Hua Ma, Chun-Sheng Li, Fang-Yi Cheng, Chun-Yuan Zhou, Feng Gao, Jun Chen May 2006

Synthesis Of Zinc Polyhedral Microspheres And Applications In Alkaline Zn-Mno_(2)Battery, Hua Ma, Chun-Sheng Li, Fang-Yi Cheng, Chun-Yuan Zhou, Feng Gao, Jun Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The zinc polyhedral microspheres were synthesized by evaporation of pure zinc powders via a vapor-transport process.The results characterized by XRD and SEM show that the as-synthesized zinc powders are polyhedral microspheres with the diameter of 2~3 μm.The electrochemical investigation showed that the capacity of the as-assembled AA-size primary alkaline Zn-MnO_(2)battery was increased to 3.14 Ah under the constant discharge current of 100 mA by using the as-deposited microspherical zinc powders as the anode active materials and γ-MnO_(2)nanowires as the cathode active materials,indicating their potential application in high-energy batteries.


Investigation On Ru-Ti-Ir Anode Coatings Modified By Adding Sn Element, Wang Ke May 2006

Investigation On Ru-Ti-Ir Anode Coatings Modified By Adding Sn Element, Wang Ke

Journal of Electrochemistry

The anode coatings of Ru-Ti-Ir-Sn oxide with various Sn contents were prepared by thermal decomposition and characterized by the scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive X-ray detector(EDX),X-ray diffraction(XRD),and the potential of chlorine evolution,current efficiency,cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).The results tests showed that there was a great change in the morphology of the coatings after adding Sn element.The addition of Sn not only reduced the potential of chlorine evolution,but also effectively improved the current efficiency of the anode coatings.


Electrodeposition Of Three-Dimensional Porous Copper Films Using Hydrogen Bubbles As Template, Ya-Feng Sun, Zhen-Jiang Niu May 2006

Electrodeposition Of Three-Dimensional Porous Copper Films Using Hydrogen Bubbles As Template, Ya-Feng Sun, Zhen-Jiang Niu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Using cathodic hydrogen bubbles as a template,the three-dimensional(3-D) porous copper films have been successfully electrodeposited from a bath of 0.2 mol·dm~(-3) CuSO_(4) and 1.5 mol·dm~(-3) H_(2)SO_(4),effects of deposition parameters including temperature,current density and additives(Na_(2)SO_(4),HCl and Polyethylene glycol(PEG)) on the morphologies of the deposits have been systematically studied.SEM results showed that both the pore size and thickness of the pore walls decreased with cooling the electrolyte temperature or adding(Na_(2)SO_(4)) or PEG into the bath when the other deposition parameters were fixed.With addition small amounts of HCl in the bath,the wall structures of the films could be profoundly changed by refining the …


Effect Of Cracks On Corrosion Of Rebar In Concrete Studied By Wire Beam Electrode, Guo-Xi Li May 2006

Effect Of Cracks On Corrosion Of Rebar In Concrete Studied By Wire Beam Electrode, Guo-Xi Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

The effects of crack and ethanolamine on corrosion of rebar in concrete were studied by measuring the distribution of corrosion potential and polarization resistance of iron wires in 10% NaCl solution.The results showed that the diffusion of water,oxygen and chloric ion toward concrete was accelerated by the crack which intensified the nonuniform corrosion of iron wire with the regions near to crack as anode and the uncracked regions as cathode.Ethanolamine could diffuse into the body of concrete and absorb on the surface of iron wire,which reduced iron corrosion evidently and successfully inhibited the nonuniform corrosion caused by crack without changing …


Tyrosinase Immobilizarion On Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes And The Determination Of Phenolic Compounds, Yan-Li Zhou, Jin-Fang Zhi May 2006

Tyrosinase Immobilizarion On Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes And The Determination Of Phenolic Compounds, Yan-Li Zhou, Jin-Fang Zhi

Journal of Electrochemistry

As-grown BDD surfaces were first functionalized by photochemically linking vinyl groups of allylamine,producing covalently linked amine-terminated active BDD surfaces.Then the tyrosinase was immobilized onto the BDD surface through peptide linking.Cyclic voltammograms of phenol,pcresol and hydroquinone were measured using the tyrosinase-modified BDD electrode and amperometric characteristics such as sensitivity,linear response range and stability were studied.


Electrochemical Behavior And Reduction Mechanism Of High Valence Silver Oxide Ag_3o_4 In Alkaline Solution, Yan Cheng, Ming Yu, Man-Ming Yan, Zhi-Yu Jiang May 2006

Electrochemical Behavior And Reduction Mechanism Of High Valence Silver Oxide Ag_3o_4 In Alkaline Solution, Yan Cheng, Ming Yu, Man-Ming Yan, Zhi-Yu Jiang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical properties of high-valence silver oxide Ag_(3)O_(4)in alkaline solution were investigated for the first time and the reduction mechanism of Ag_(3)O_(4) was proposed.It can be recognized that Ag_(3)O_(4)consists of_()Ag(Ⅲ) and Ag(Ⅱ)~(*).From the results of voltammetry and XRD experiments it was found that the reduction process of Ag_(3)O_(4) was more complicated.It could be electrochemically reduced through the series reactions of Ag(Ⅲ) →Ag(Ⅱ) →Ag(Ⅰ) →Ag(O) at low discharge rate or Ag(Ⅲ) →Ag(Ⅰ) →Ag(O) at higher discharge rate.And the Ag(Ⅱ)~(*) could be reduced to Ag directly at low potential region.In addition,it is interesting to note that Ag_(3)O_(4) presents the theoretical specific discharge …


Application Of Electrolessplating Technology In Interconnection Manufacturing Of Ultralarge-Scale Integration, Zeng-Lin Wang May 2006

Application Of Electrolessplating Technology In Interconnection Manufacturing Of Ultralarge-Scale Integration, Zeng-Lin Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper,research progresses in electroless plating for damascene copper process were reviewed.Electroless nickel ternary alloy deposition for barrier layer and electroless copper plating for seed layer were presented.Bottom-up copper fill high-aspect-via-hole and electroless plating after ICB-Pd catalytic layer for seed layer were mainly introduced.The applications of electroless plating in ultralarge-scale integration were discussed,and the developing tendency was also suggested.


Structure And Properties Of Electrodeposited Sn-Co Alloy Electrodes As Anode Material For Lithium-Ion Secondary Batteries, Hong-Hong Jiang, Ling Huang May 2006

Structure And Properties Of Electrodeposited Sn-Co Alloy Electrodes As Anode Material For Lithium-Ion Secondary Batteries, Hong-Hong Jiang, Ling Huang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Sn-Co alloy deposits were prepared by electroplating.The structure and electrochemical performance of the electroplated Sn-Co alloys have been investigated in detail.Experimental results show that the porous Sn-Co alloy film exhibits hexagonal solid solution,with Sn as the solvent, Co as the solute.The texture of the Sn-Co alloy coating exhibits(110) preferred orientation.Electrochemical tests show that the porous Sn-Co alloy coating electrodes can deliver a discharge capacity of 643mAh/g in the first cycle.At the 20~(h) cycle the charge was 461mAh/g.At initial charge curve the irreversible capacity is probably associated to a combination of processes,which may include the reduction of small amount of …


Corrosion Behavior Of The Welding Seam Of The Q235 Steel Jointed By J420 Electrode In Ammonium Sulfite Solution, A-Li Lei, Qiao-Qin Guo, La-Jun Feng May 2006

Corrosion Behavior Of The Welding Seam Of The Q235 Steel Jointed By J420 Electrode In Ammonium Sulfite Solution, A-Li Lei, Qiao-Qin Guo, La-Jun Feng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The corrosion behavior of welding seam of the Q235 steel jointed by J420 electrode in ammonium sulfite solution was researched.The results of electrochemical method of welding seam and metallurgical structure analysis showed that the poor corrosion resisting property was determined by its structure after the Q235 steel was jointed by J420 electrode.The sulfite corrosion rate was accelerated by increasing the temperature and concentration of ammorium.


Preparation Of Spherical Ni(Oh)_2 Coated With Coooh And Its Fast Charge Performance, Min-Jie Yang May 2006

Preparation Of Spherical Ni(Oh)_2 Coated With Coooh And Its Fast Charge Performance, Min-Jie Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Spherical Ni(OH)_(2) was coated with CoOOH through chemical precipitation and electrolytic oxidation.The influences of CoOOH coating on fast charge performance ofMH/Ni battery were studied by preparing high capacity and fast charge AA size MH/Ni batteries.The sample coated with CoOOH was characterized by Infrared spectrum(IR) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The results showed that the internal resistance decreased 3.4 mΩ,the charge plateau lower and the cell temperrature was below 55 ℃ at the end of charging process when the cathode active material used Ni(OH)_2 coated with CoOOH as compared with that doped by CoO.In addition,an initial discharge efficiency of 90.6% and over 300 …


Electrochemical Studies On Electrocatalytic Activity Of Au_(Core) Pt_(Shell)Nanoparticles To Methanol Oxidation, Fang Bao, Jian-Lin Yao, Ren-Ao Gu May 2006

Electrochemical Studies On Electrocatalytic Activity Of Au_(Core) Pt_(Shell)Nanoparticles To Methanol Oxidation, Fang Bao, Jian-Lin Yao, Ren-Ao Gu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Au_(core)Pt_(shell)nanoparticles with different thicknesses were prepared by using chemical reduction method,and characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy(UV-Vis),transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and cyclic voltammetry(CV).The electrocatalytic activity of Au_(core)Pt_(shell)nanoparticles with the mean diameter of 70~80 nm to methanol oxidation was investigated by cyclic voltammetry in the acid solution.The results revealed that the prepared core-shell nanoparticles were covered by Pt shell and exhibited the similar optical property and electrocatalytic activity with the normal Pt surface.Moreover,the electrocatalytic activity increased with the electrochemical sweep in the certain potential range.It might be contributed by the special loose structure of Pt shell rather than the increase of the real area.


Study On Composite Organic Inhibitor Of Zinc Electrode In Alkaline Solutions, Xue-Tao Bu, Guang-Chuan Liang, Cui Li May 2006

Study On Composite Organic Inhibitor Of Zinc Electrode In Alkaline Solutions, Xue-Tao Bu, Guang-Chuan Liang, Cui Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

The synergetic influence of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate(SDBS) with Tween-20(Tween) on zinc electrode was studied by polarization experiment,surface tension test,discharge test and SEM.It is found that the composite inhibitor ST has a much higher efficiency.The addition of Tween reduced the critical micell concentration of SDBS on zinc electrode remarkably and the distribution of adsorption became more homogeneous.ST inhibits corrosion of zinc electrode and improves discharge capacity of the whole battery.Through electrochemical morphological observation of anodic passivation behaviors of zinc electrode,the absorption of ST on electrode surface makes discharged production much smaller and keeps crude porous structure intact.Passivation of zinc electrode …


In-Situ Detection Of The Effect Of Brighter In The Solution For Nickel And Phosphor Alloy, Jian Zheng, Ning Li, De-Yu Li, Guo-Feng Cui Feb 2006

In-Situ Detection Of The Effect Of Brighter In The Solution For Nickel And Phosphor Alloy, Jian Zheng, Ning Li, De-Yu Li, Guo-Feng Cui

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this work,the gold-plated mica was used for the substrate,the concentration of 5% of normal plating solution for the nickel was used as the mother solution,and the effect for the deposition by the brighter with ECSTM was in-situ detected.The solution for deposition without the brighter has no brightness,though the values of the roughness and the H_(A-V) have reduced in evidence after deposition;the solution for deposition with the complete brighter although has great brightness,the values of the roughness and the H_(A-V) have increased(after) deposition;the solution for deposition with the half brighter has a moderate effect on the H_(A-V) and (brightness).Hence,the brighter …


Effects Of Srb Biofilm And Corrosion Product Films On Corrosion Behavior Of Carbon Steel, Jing Lin Feb 2006

Effects Of Srb Biofilm And Corrosion Product Films On Corrosion Behavior Of Carbon Steel, Jing Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochemical techniques and surface analysis techniques were applied to study corrosion characteristic of A3 steel.The effects on corrosion behavior of A3 steel by sulfate-reducing bacteria(SRB)(biotic media)and corrosion product(abiotic media)were studied.The results showed that biofilms and corrosion product films play different role during different stages.Biofilms were easier flaky with increasing of its thickness.Non-uniform biofilms reduced pitting corrosion of the specimens.The corrosion product films formed under abiotic conditions were more adherently to the surface of the metal than those formed in biogenic media.


Conductivity Of Comb Polyether Pure Solid Polymer Electrolyte, Lin Ye Feb 2006

Conductivity Of Comb Polyether Pure Solid Polymer Electrolyte, Lin Ye

Journal of Electrochemistry

A comb polymer was synthesized through cationic ring-opening polymerization starting from a monomer 3-hydroxymethyl-3-methyl-oxetane.The ion conductivity was measured by CHI660A electrochemical station under various lithium salt concentrations and various temperatures.The highest ion conductivity was recorded to be 10~(-4.43)S/cm at room temperature and 10~(-3.44)S/cm at 80 ℃.DSC results showed that the segment moves more difficultly with the increasing of lithium salts concentration.XPS found the existence of aggregating lithium ions in POE5 and POE10,and it suggested that POE20 had a suitable lithium concentration for polymer electrolyte.


Effects Of Sulfide Ions On The Inhibiting Efficiency Of Eda As A Copper Corrosion Inhibitor In Dilute Hcl Solution, Wen-Juan Qu, Rong-Gui Du Feb 2006

Effects Of Sulfide Ions On The Inhibiting Efficiency Of Eda As A Copper Corrosion Inhibitor In Dilute Hcl Solution, Wen-Juan Qu, Rong-Gui Du

Journal of Electrochemistry

The anticorrosion action of EDA on copper in dilute HCl solution and the effect of sulfide ions on the inhibiting efficiency were studied by the Tafel plot method.The corrosion potential of Cu shifted to more positive value and the corrosion current density decreased after the addition of Na_(2)S to the solution.The results indicated that sulphide ions could increase the inhibiting efficiency of EDA because of the synergistic inhibition effect between EDA and Na_2S,resulting from the adsorption of HS~(-)on the surface of Cu,facilitated the adsorption of EDA to form a highly protective adsorbed layer which prevented Cu from corrosion.


Studies On Pva-Cmc-Koh-H_2o Alkaline Polymer Electrolytes, An-Bao Yuan Feb 2006

Studies On Pva-Cmc-Koh-H_2o Alkaline Polymer Electrolytes, An-Bao Yuan

Journal of Electrochemistry

A given amount of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose(CMC)was added to PVA complex and thus the PVA-CMC-KOH-H_(2)O alkaline polymer electrolyte with this modification was prepared.The properties of the polymer electrolyte films were characterized by AC impedance,cyclic voltammetry,differential thermal analysis and infrared spectroscopic analysis methods.The polymer electrolyte exhibited a high ionic conductivity,typically 10~(-2)S·cm~(-1) with an electrochemical stability window of about 1.6 V on stainless steel blocking electrodes.The influence of the film composition such as KOH,H_(2)O and CMC on ion conductivity was investigated.In addition,a preliminary study was carried out on the polymer electrolyte for Ni/MH battery.It was shown that the Ni/MH battery with the …


Electrochemistry And Structures Of Silicon Surface, Gregory X.Zhang Feb 2006

Electrochemistry And Structures Of Silicon Surface, Gregory X.Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Accurate control and fabrication of silicon surface structures from atomic scale to micrometer scale,which may be randomly associated with surface roughness or have well defined patterns,is critical for the per-formance and reliability of electronic devices.Electrochemical reactions of silicon in solutions involved in wetcleaning and etching of silicon wafer play an importantrole in determining the structures of silicon surface.Atre-mendous amount of researches have been done in the last several decades to understand and control a range ofcomplex electrochemical reactions at silicon/solution interface and their relations to the resulted surface struc-tures.The findings generated from these research efforts have been compiled and integrated …


Special Photoelectrochemical Response Of Nano-Crystalline Tio_2 Electrode, Bi-Bo Lan, Jian-Zhang Zhou, Yan-Yan Xi, Hong-Xiang Chen, Guang-Hua Yao, Zhong-Hua Lin Feb 2006

Special Photoelectrochemical Response Of Nano-Crystalline Tio_2 Electrode, Bi-Bo Lan, Jian-Zhang Zhou, Yan-Yan Xi, Hong-Xiang Chen, Guang-Hua Yao, Zhong-Hua Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

The nano-crystalline TiO_2 electrodes were prepared by spread method,electrodeposition and sol-gel method.The experimental results show that the nano-crystalline TiO_2 electrodes have special photoelectrochemical response-the photocrrent-potential curves appear peaks.The special photoelectrochemical behaviors of nano-(crystalline) TiO_2 electrodes are ascribed to nano-structure as well as special light induced redox reaction mechanism of nano-crystalline semiconductor electrodes.


Electroless Nickel Plating On Carbon Nanotube With Non-Palladium Activation Procedure, Guang-Hui Hu, Hui-Huang Wu, Yangfang-Zu Yangfang-Zu Feb 2006

Electroless Nickel Plating On Carbon Nanotube With Non-Palladium Activation Procedure, Guang-Hui Hu, Hui-Huang Wu, Yangfang-Zu Yangfang-Zu

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new procedure of surface activation without using palladium salt was proposed for electroless nickel plating on carbon nanotubes.In the procedure,carbon nanotubes were oxidized by nitric acid and then neutralized with NaOH to create carboxyl surface groups which were used to adsorb Ni~(2+)ions,thereafter the adsorbed Ni~(2+)ions were chemically reduced into Ni nano-particles as a catalytic center for electroless nickel deposition,all these were further confirmed by infrared absorption spectra and electron microscopic observations.The results indicate that the procedure is feasible to electroless nickel plating on carbon nanotubes.The different morphology of deposits obtained from electroless plating was also discussed.