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Highly Durable Pt/Ruo2/C Catalyst For The Cathode Of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Chun-Yu Du, Tao Dong, Ge-Ping Yin, Peng-Fei Shi Nov 2009

Highly Durable Pt/Ruo2/C Catalyst For The Cathode Of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Chun-Yu Du, Tao Dong, Ge-Ping Yin, Peng-Fei Shi

Journal of Electrochemistry

Instability of the carbon-supported Pt(Pt/C) catalyst at the cathode is one of the key technical challenges for the development of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells(DMFCs).In this paper,an efficient approach to enhancing the stability of the cathode catalyst was explored by designing and synthesizing a novel nanocomposite support,RuO2 coated carbon black(RuO2/C).Firstly,a wet chemical method was employed to synthesize the RuO2/C nanocomposite,from which Pt/RuO2/C catalyst was further prepared by a microwave method.The morphology and crystalline structure of the RuO2/C support and Pt/RuO2/C catalyst were then characterized by TEM and XRD.Finally,the electrochemical performance …


Platinum Modified With Hydrogen Molybdenum/Tungsten Bronze As Electrocatalysts For Direct Small Organic Molecule Fuel Cell, Wei-Shan Li, Li-Peng Tian, Jun-Hua Du, Hong-Liang Huang, Wei Li, Li-Xia Zhang, Hong-Yan Yang, Pan-Pan Guo, Zhi-Hui Zhou, Xing-De Xiang, Zhao Fu Nov 2009

Platinum Modified With Hydrogen Molybdenum/Tungsten Bronze As Electrocatalysts For Direct Small Organic Molecule Fuel Cell, Wei-Shan Li, Li-Peng Tian, Jun-Hua Du, Hong-Liang Huang, Wei Li, Li-Xia Zhang, Hong-Yan Yang, Pan-Pan Guo, Zhi-Hui Zhou, Xing-De Xiang, Zhao Fu

Journal of Electrochemistry

There are several problems that limit the application of direct small organic fuel cell,including the use of precious platinum and the activity loss of platinum due to the intermediates poisons from the oxidation of small organic molecules.These problems have attracted wide interest and many solutions have been proposed.We have developed a new method to reduce the platinum usage and improve its activity,based on the modification of platinum with hydrogen molybdenum/tungsten bronze(HxMo(W)O3) was reviewed.


Preparation Of Pt Nanoflower/Zno Composites Arrays And Their Electrocatalysis For Methanol Oxidation, Li Gao, Yi-Feng E, Lou-Zhen Fan Nov 2009

Preparation Of Pt Nanoflower/Zno Composites Arrays And Their Electrocatalysis For Methanol Oxidation, Li Gao, Yi-Feng E, Lou-Zhen Fan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Pt nanoflower/ZnO(PtNF/ZnO) nanorod composites arrays were electrochemically prepared by controlling the hydrophobicity and the hydrophilicity of ZnO nanorods arrays.The Pt nanoflowers grew on the tip of ZnO nanorods,which maintain the vertical array of Zno nanorods with a high degree of size uniformity and high surface area.Compared with Pt nanoparticle covered ZnO nanorod arrays,which were prepared by controlling the hydrophilicities of ZnO nanorods and Pt nanoparticles,the PtNF/ZnO displayed highest electrocatalytic activities for the oxidation of methanol.


Enhanced Visible Light Photoelectrochemical Performances With Nitrogen Doped Tio2 Nanowire Arrays, Xiao-Jun Lv, Yue-Ming Li, Hao Zhang, Da Chen, Jennifer Hensel, Jin Z Zhang, Jing-Hong Li Nov 2009

Enhanced Visible Light Photoelectrochemical Performances With Nitrogen Doped Tio2 Nanowire Arrays, Xiao-Jun Lv, Yue-Ming Li, Hao Zhang, Da Chen, Jennifer Hensel, Jin Z Zhang, Jing-Hong Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

Self-organized anodic anatase TiO2 nanowire arrays doped with nitrogen have been successfully fabri-cated and their photoelectrochemical(PEC) properties have been characterized and found to be substantially im-proved compared to undoped nanowires or commercial P25 nanoparticles.Photocurrent measured with monochro-matic incident light showed that the incident photon-to-current efficiency(IPCE,%) values of nanowire arrayelectrodes with or without N-doping were obviously higher than that of commercial P25 nanoparticle electrodes,and nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanowire arrays(NTNA) had noticeable absorption in the visible region.The NTNAelectrodes showed the highest photocurrent density and power conversion efficiency under 100 mW/cm2 visiblelight illumination.A maximumolphotoconversion efficiency of 0.52% was achieved for the …


Synthesis Of α-Mno2 Microspheres For The Application In Supercapacitor, Liang Wang, Gui-Chang Liu, Zhi-Cong Shi Nov 2009

Synthesis Of α-Mno2 Microspheres For The Application In Supercapacitor, Liang Wang, Gui-Chang Liu, Zhi-Cong Shi

Journal of Electrochemistry

The MnO2 microspheres were prepared through the oxidation of KMnO4 and MnCO3 microspheres precursor.The microstructure and supercapacitor properties of MnO2 were characterized by XRD,SEM and CV.The results show that MnO2 was in a poorly crystalline state with α-crystallographic form,the size of microspheres typically ranged from 0.5 to 2 μm.Loading 5 mg·cm-2 MnO2 microspheres had excellent capacitance behaviors in 2 mol·L-1(NH4)2SO4 solution.The specific capacitance was 135.6 F·g-1 with the scan rate at 2 mV·s-1,and 118.8 F·g-1 with the large scan rate at 100 …


Indirect Electrosynthesis Of Double Aldehyde Starch Using Pb-(Bro3-/Br-) As Electro-Catalytic Mediator, Ni-Na Chen, Ri-Yao Chen, Xi Zheng, Xiao Chen, Zhen Chen Nov 2009

Indirect Electrosynthesis Of Double Aldehyde Starch Using Pb-(Bro3-/Br-) As Electro-Catalytic Mediator, Ni-Na Chen, Ri-Yao Chen, Xi Zheng, Xiao Chen, Zhen Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper,Nafion membrane was used as the separator in the electrolysis cell to indirectly electro-generating the double aldehyde starch(DAS) with BrO3-/Br-as a redox mediator and Pb as an anode.Effects of temperature,concentration of sulfuric acid and starch on the electro-oxidation of DAS were discussed.The steady state polarization curves were obtained.The experiment results showed that the current efficiency was over 50% when the electrolysis current density was 15mA/ cm2.


Electrocatalysis Of Myoglobin-Chitosan-Au Colloid Film Modified Glass Carbon Electrode, Yu-Hua Qin, Jun Guo, Hui Xu, Li-Heng Zhou, Sheng-Tian Wang Nov 2009

Electrocatalysis Of Myoglobin-Chitosan-Au Colloid Film Modified Glass Carbon Electrode, Yu-Hua Qin, Jun Guo, Hui Xu, Li-Heng Zhou, Sheng-Tian Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The cyclic voltammgram of Mb/AAO/Au Colloid/GCE shows a pair of well-defined and nearly reversible peaks at about-0.20 V(vs.Ag/AgCl) in 0.1 mol/L NaAc-HAc buffer(pH = 5.4),being the characteristic peaks of the Mb heme Fe(Ⅲ) / Fe(Ⅱ)redox couples.The electron transfer between Mb and the electrode was greatly enhanced under present testing conditions.The effects of scan rate,pH and buffers concentration on the electrochemical behaviors of Mb were studied in detail.Position of the Soret absorbance band suggested that Mb in chitosan-colloidal gold hept its secondary structure similar to the native states.Oxygen was catalytically reduced by Mb in chitosan-colloidal gold films.


Electrocatalytic Activities Of Au-Mmni(3.2)Al(0.2)Mn(0.6)Co(1.00) For Borohydride Oxidation, Gui-Ling Wang, Jin-Cheng Liu, Ke-Ning Sun, Dian-Xue Cao Nov 2009

Electrocatalytic Activities Of Au-Mmni(3.2)Al(0.2)Mn(0.6)Co(1.00) For Borohydride Oxidation, Gui-Ling Wang, Jin-Cheng Liu, Ke-Ning Sun, Dian-Xue Cao

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this work,the electrocatalytic activities of MmNi3.2Al0.2Mn0.6Co1.0, NaOH treated MmNi3.2Al0.2Mn0.6Co1.0 and Au-MmNi3.2Al0.2Mn0.6Co1.0 obtained after NaOH treatment(Mm: misch metal) for NaBH4 oxidation were reported. The electrodes were prepared by electrodeposition, their morphologies were analysized by SEM, their electrocatalytic properties were studied by the linear sweeping test. It was found that the oxidation current density of the Au-MmNi3.2Al0.2Mn0.6Co1.0 was 60 mA·cm-2, it was 3.5 times higher than that at the …


Enhanced [Ru(Bpy)3]2+-Mediated Oxidation Of Guanine Prompted By Dhp, Bao-Lian Zhang, Wei Hong, Bao-Yi Lu, Hong Li Nov 2009

Enhanced [Ru(Bpy)3]2+-Mediated Oxidation Of Guanine Prompted By Dhp, Bao-Lian Zhang, Wei Hong, Bao-Yi Lu, Hong Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

The effects of dihexadecyl phosphate(DHP) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWNTs) on the oxidation of guanine mediated by[Ru(bpy)3]2+ on the ITO electrode have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry.The results showed that [Ru(bpy)3]2+ can mediate the oxidation.In the range from 0.01 to 0.15 mmol·L-1,peak currents for guanine oxidation mediated by [Ru(bpy)3]2+ increased with the rise of DHP concentrations.On the contrary,cationic surfactant HTAC has the ability to weaken the mediated oxidation of guanine.In addition,the oxidative mechanism of guanine mediated by [Ru(bpy)3]2+ with the participation of DHP …


Progresses In Electrocatalysis Of Nanomaterials—Tuning The Surface Structure And Property Of Electrocatalysts, Yan-Xia Jiang, Na Tian, Zhi-You Zhou, Sheng-Pei Chen, Shi-Gang Sun Nov 2009

Progresses In Electrocatalysis Of Nanomaterials—Tuning The Surface Structure And Property Of Electrocatalysts, Yan-Xia Jiang, Na Tian, Zhi-You Zhou, Sheng-Pei Chen, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The property of an electrocatalyst depends strongly on its surface structure.The study of surface structure-catalytic functionality is the base of design and preparation of electrocatalysts of high activity,high stability and high selectivity at microstructure level.In this paper,based mainly on our results concering hydrogen and oxygen adsorption-desorption,ethylene glycol oxidation and CO2 reduction,the research progresses in tuning the surface structure and property of electrocatalysts are summarized.This paper overviews firstly the cyclic voltammetric characteristics,electrocatalytic properties of platinum single crystal planes lying on different crystallographic zones of the unit stereographic triangle of face-centered cubic(fcc) metals.Next,the innovation of electrochemical methods to control the surface …


Synthesis And Electrocatalytic Properties Of Ni-Pd/C Catalysts With Pd-Enriched Surface, Yu-Mei Chen, Zhi-Xiu Liang, Sheng-Li Chen Nov 2009

Synthesis And Electrocatalytic Properties Of Ni-Pd/C Catalysts With Pd-Enriched Surface, Yu-Mei Chen, Zhi-Xiu Liang, Sheng-Li Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Ni-Pd alloy catalysts with Pd-enriched surface were synthesized through a modified polyol process.The synthesized materials were investigated by XRD and electrochemical methods,and tested as electrocatalysts for CH3OH-tolerant oxygen reduction.The results indicated that the synthesized Ni-Pd nanoparticles possess multiple phases containing Pd-Ni alloy and pure Ni.Comparing with Pd/C,the prepared Ni-Pd/C nanoparticles exhibited better resolved voltammetric peaks between the hydrogen absorption and adsorption,and positively shifted current peaks for the reduction of Pd oxide.The prepared Ni-Pd alloys with Pd-enriched surface have significantly enhanced ORR activity and improved CH3OH tolerance as comparing with Pd/C catalysts.


Complex Reduction Preparation Of Carbon Supported Pd Nanoparticle Catalyst And Its Electrocatalysis For Formic Acid Oxidation, Wei He, Yong-Yin Kang, Chong Du, Zhi-Qing Zou, Xiao-Gang Zhang, Hui Yang Nov 2009

Complex Reduction Preparation Of Carbon Supported Pd Nanoparticle Catalyst And Its Electrocatalysis For Formic Acid Oxidation, Wei He, Yong-Yin Kang, Chong Du, Zhi-Qing Zou, Xiao-Gang Zhang, Hui Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A simple procedure involved the complexing of PdCl2 with sodium citrate followed by ethylene glycol reduction has been employed for the preparation of carbon-supported Pd nanoparticles(Pd/C).The XRD and TEM characterizations indicate that Pd nanoparticles with a small particle size were well-dispersed on carbon support.The mean particle sizes of the Pd/C catalysts were found to be increased from 2.7 to 5.8 nm with heat-treatments at different temperature.The mass activity of the Pd/C catalyst for formic acid electrooxidation increased with the decrease in Pd particle size.However,the specific activity increased with Pd particle size.Furthermore,the Pd/C catalyst with a particle size of ca.3.6 …


Electrocatalytic Performance Of Carbon Supported Ir Catalysts With Different Ir Loadings For Ammonia Oxidation, Yu-Zhi Jiang, Qing-Mei Kong, Tian-Hong Lu, Yi-Ming Zhou, Ya-Wen Tang Nov 2009

Electrocatalytic Performance Of Carbon Supported Ir Catalysts With Different Ir Loadings For Ammonia Oxidation, Yu-Zhi Jiang, Qing-Mei Kong, Tian-Hong Lu, Yi-Ming Zhou, Ya-Wen Tang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrocatalytic performance of the Ir/C catalyst as the anodic catalyst in the amperometric and electrochemical NH3 sensor was investigated.The experimental results illustrated that in the NaClO4 neutral electrolyte,the electrocatalytic performance of the Ir/C catalyst for the NH3 oxidation is related to the Ir loading in the Ir/C catalyst.Among the Ir/C catalysts with different Ir loading,the best electrocatalytic activity,stability and sensitivity were achieved by the Ir/C catalyst with 10% Ir loadings.In addition,the current densities of the NH3 oxidation at the Ir/C catalysts with the different Ir loadings were linearly proportional to the NH3 concentration.The Ir/C …


Analysis Of Globule Types In Malignant Melanoma, Jin Xu, Kapil Kumar Gupta, William V. Stoecker, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Harold S. Rabinovitz, Austin Bangert, David A. Calcara, Margaret C. Oliviero, Joseph M. Malters, Rhett J. Drugge, R. Joe Stanley, Randy Hays Moss, Mehmed Emre Celebi Nov 2009

Analysis Of Globule Types In Malignant Melanoma, Jin Xu, Kapil Kumar Gupta, William V. Stoecker, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Harold S. Rabinovitz, Austin Bangert, David A. Calcara, Margaret C. Oliviero, Joseph M. Malters, Rhett J. Drugge, R. Joe Stanley, Randy Hays Moss, Mehmed Emre Celebi

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Objective: To identify and analyze subtypes of globules based on size, shape, network connectedness, pigmentation, and distribution to determine which globule types and globule distributions are most frequently associated with a diagnosis of malignant melanoma. Design: Retrospective case series of dermoscopy images with globules. Setting: Private dermatology practices. Participants: Patients in dermatology practices. Intervention: Observation only. Main Outcome Measure: Association of globule types with malignant melanoma. Results: The presence of large globules (odds ratio [OR], 5.25) and globules varying in size (4.72) or shape (5.37) had the highest ORs for malignant melanoma among all globule types and combinations studied. Classical …


Synthesis And Characterization For A New Organic Cathode Material Of Lithium-Ion Batteries——Poly Sulfurized Chloranilic Acid(Psca), Kai Liu, Jian-Ming Zheng, Gui-Ming Zhong, Yong Yang Aug 2009

Synthesis And Characterization For A New Organic Cathode Material Of Lithium-Ion Batteries——Poly Sulfurized Chloranilic Acid(Psca), Kai Liu, Jian-Ming Zheng, Gui-Ming Zhong, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new organic cathode material,poly sulfurized chloranilic acid(PSCA),has been successfully synthesized for lithium-ion batteries. 13C solid state NMR and FTIR results indicated that the chorine in chronailic acid was substituted by sulfur after sulfurization. The electrochemical measurements showed that the initial discharge capacity of PSCA was up to 287.6 mAh/g,and 169.9 mAh/g still remained after 100 cycles when cycled between 1.5~3.6 V at the current density of 15 mA/g.


Silicon Silver Composite Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Lian-Bang Wang, Xiao-Bo Dai, Xin-Yan Zhu, Xin-Biao Mao, Chun-An Ma Aug 2009

Silicon Silver Composite Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Lian-Bang Wang, Xiao-Bo Dai, Xin-Yan Zhu, Xin-Biao Mao, Chun-An Ma

Journal of Electrochemistry

properties of the composites were determined by charge-discharge tests and cyclic voltammetry. The composite composed of Si∶Ag with an atomic ratio of 1∶1 (sample 1#) showed good cyclic stability and charge-discharge reversibility. The reversible capacity of the composite (sample 1#) was remained over 300 mAh·g-1 after 50 cycles. Experimental results showed that controlling the potential range of charge-discharge processes could enhance the cyclic performance of alloy materials.


A Study On The Lifepo4/Mwcnts Cathode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, You-Yi Peng, Hai-Yan Zhang, Chun-Hua He, Wei Xie, Zhi-Feng Zeng Aug 2009

A Study On The Lifepo4/Mwcnts Cathode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, You-Yi Peng, Hai-Yan Zhang, Chun-Hua He, Wei Xie, Zhi-Feng Zeng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The LiFePO4/MWCNTs composite was synthesized by ball milling,then the composite electrode was assembled into button lithium-ion batteries.The structure and morphology of the samples,the electrochemical performance of the electrodes were investigated by ways of X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge capacity tests. The electrochemical performance of the composite electrodes with different MWNTs contents were studied. The results indicated that the composite electrode containing 10% MWCNTs(by mass)exhibited the most excellent electrochemical performance with the initial charge-discharge capacities of 139 mAh·g-1,128.5 mAh·g-1,respectively,and a Kulun efficiency of 92.4% at 0.1C rate under room temperature.Compared to the electrodes …


A Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell With Fecopc2-Catalysed Cathode, Jin-Fu Ma, Yan Liu, Jun-Hua Lai, Yong-Ning Liu Aug 2009

A Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell With Fecopc2-Catalysed Cathode, Jin-Fu Ma, Yan Liu, Jun-Hua Lai, Yong-Ning Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper,a membraneless direct borohydride fuel cell was investigated. Cyclic voltammograms of FeCoPc2-modified glassy carbon electrode in the alkaline solution show that FeCoPc2 was active for oxygen reduction reaction. In addition, the steady-state polarization curve tests indicate that FeCoPc2 had better activity than FePc,CoPc or FePc+CoPc, which is due to its conjugated effect and synergistic effect of Fe and Co. Finally, a maximum power density of 110 mW/cm2 was attained, and the 25-day life test shows that the direct borohydride fuel cell had a good stability.


Electrochemical Reduction Of Nitrobenzene In Different Ionic Liquids, Jun-Li Fan, Wei-Lin Ye, Rong Wang, Li-Qun Xu, Xia-Qin Wu Aug 2009

Electrochemical Reduction Of Nitrobenzene In Different Ionic Liquids, Jun-Li Fan, Wei-Lin Ye, Rong Wang, Li-Qun Xu, Xia-Qin Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochemical reduction of nitrobenzene at glassy carbon electrode in different ionic liquids,such as N-methylimidazolium-p-toluene sulfonic acid ([Mim][PhSO3]) and ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([Bmim][PF6]) have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry. Experimental results showed that only a cathodic current peak was observed in [Mim][PhSO3],which is a diffusional controlled irreversible reaction. And two pairs of current peaks were obtained in [Bmim][PF6] in the same potential range,indicating showed that the reduction products of nitrobenzene were different in different ionic liquids.


Electrochemical Studies On The Ionic Charge Transfer Properties Of The Oxygen Vacancy Defects In The Oxide Films Formed On Titanium, De-Sheng Kong, Hai-Yan Liu, Wen-Juan Fan, Wen-Hua Lv, Zhang-Yu Yu, Yuan-Yuan Feng Aug 2009

Electrochemical Studies On The Ionic Charge Transfer Properties Of The Oxygen Vacancy Defects In The Oxide Films Formed On Titanium, De-Sheng Kong, Hai-Yan Liu, Wen-Juan Fan, Wen-Hua Lv, Zhang-Yu Yu, Yuan-Yuan Feng

Journal of Electrochemistry

The ionic charge transfer properties of the oxygen vacancy point defects in TiO2 films formed on titanium were studied in 1.0 mol·L-1 HClO4 solution with cyclic voltammetry,potentiostatic polarization,galvanostatic reduction and capacitance measurements. The measured capacitance data were analyzed based on the Mott-Schottky equation and Einstein equation. Based on the different response times to the changes of the applied electric field between the ionic and the electronic charge transfers,the diffusion coefficient of the point defects in the anodic oxide film on titanium was estimated. It was shown that the passive potential region for titanium in 1.0 mol·L-1 …


Synthesis And Characterization Of Sulfur-Carbonnanotubes As Cathode Of Lithium/Sulfur Rechargeable Battery, Rui Du, Zhong-Zhi Yuan Aug 2009

Synthesis And Characterization Of Sulfur-Carbonnanotubes As Cathode Of Lithium/Sulfur Rechargeable Battery, Rui Du, Zhong-Zhi Yuan

Journal of Electrochemistry

A carbon-containing composite was synthesized by heating element sulfur and carbon nanotubes. The sulfur-carbonnanotube composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller. The electrochemical property was characterized by cyclic voltammetry,constant current charge and discharge. It was revealed that the sulfur-carbonnanotube cathode 2016-type coin cells exhibited a good electrochemical property with the initial dicharge specific capacity up to 680 mAh/g and a stable capacity approximately 500 mAh/g after 30 cycle numbers.


Tungstate/Pertungstate System Cathodic Indirect Oxidation To Synthesis Hydrophobic Monascus Yellow Colorant, Wen-Jian Chen, Xue-Hong Huang, Zhen Chen, Sheng-Bo Ke, You-Zhen Lin Aug 2009

Tungstate/Pertungstate System Cathodic Indirect Oxidation To Synthesis Hydrophobic Monascus Yellow Colorant, Wen-Jian Chen, Xue-Hong Huang, Zhen Chen, Sheng-Bo Ke, You-Zhen Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Using SBS-g-(AA/StSO3Na)/SBS-g-DMAEMA Bipolar Membrane as a separator between the cathode and anode chambers in the electrolysis cell,the optimum conditions of deoxidization of oxygen in cathode were obtained through orthogonal experiment. Then using tungstate/pertungstate as media to indirect electrooxidate hydrophobic monascus red colorant to prepare hydrophobic monascus yellow colorant in cathode. The experiment results show the average current efficiency of cathode was up to 72.39% under the following conditions:that graphite as electrode,10% sulfuric acid as anode electrolyte,0.5 g·L-1 hydrophobic monascus red colorant solution as cathode electrolyte,tungstate concentration:15 mmol/L,pH=3,flow rate of oxygen:65 cm3/min,electrolyze 2 h under the …


Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Glucose On Cnt/Nanocrystlline Tio2-Pt Complex Film Electrode In Ionic Liquids, Dao-Bao Chu, Long-Wu Zha, Shu-Xi Wang, Jian Wang, Ying Xiao, Yuan-Yuan Hou, Jian-Guo He, Xue-Jiao Zhang Aug 2009

Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Glucose On Cnt/Nanocrystlline Tio2-Pt Complex Film Electrode In Ionic Liquids, Dao-Bao Chu, Long-Wu Zha, Shu-Xi Wang, Jian Wang, Ying Xiao, Yuan-Yuan Hou, Jian-Guo He, Xue-Jiao Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Using ionic liquid [EMI]BF4 as the electrolyte,the electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose on carbon nanotubes/nanocrystlline TiO2 film loaded on Pt (CNT/nanoTiO2-Pt) complex film electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The results found that the CNT/nanoTiO2-Pt complex electrode had high catalytic activity to the electrochemical oxidation of glucose in ionic liquids and the oxidation potential was -0.46 V. The best effect of glucose oxidation was obtained with the volume ratio of ionic liquid to water being 3:1. The process of electrodic reaction process was concentration polarization controlled.


Ellipsometric Study On Colored Electroplating Of Cuprous Oxide On Ni Substrate, Xue-Song Feng, Jing-Lei Lei, Ai-Xiang Chen, Wan-Shan Yin, Ling-Jie Li, Sha Zheng, Hui Zhao, Shao-Yan Pan Aug 2009

Ellipsometric Study On Colored Electroplating Of Cuprous Oxide On Ni Substrate, Xue-Song Feng, Jing-Lei Lei, Ai-Xiang Chen, Wan-Shan Yin, Ling-Jie Li, Sha Zheng, Hui Zhao, Shao-Yan Pan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The colored Cu2O coating was electroplated on Ni substrate to meet the decorative requirements. Results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicate the coating consisting of Cu2O. Images of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) show that the Cu2O coating is smooth and uniform,and covers the Ni substrate wholly. Ellipsomtric measurements for Cu2O coatings with various electroplating time were carried out. Using a 4-layer model of "Air-Cu2O layer-interphase-Ni" ,the interphase was modeled with the graded effective medium approximation (EMA),the ellipsomtric data were deconvoluted and the Cu2O …


Electrode Of Metallic Oxides Coated Titanium With Interlayer, Yi Tang, Li-Kun Xu, Yong-Lei Xin, Jun-Tao Wang, Ping Long May 2009

Electrode Of Metallic Oxides Coated Titanium With Interlayer, Yi Tang, Li-Kun Xu, Yong-Lei Xin, Jun-Tao Wang, Ping Long

Journal of Electrochemistry

Various Ti/IrRuSn,Ti/IrTa/IrRuSn and Ti/IrTaSn/IrRuSn oxide electrodes were prepared by sol-gel method.The surface morphology and microstructure were analysed with FESEM and XRD.The electrochemical activity and stability were investigated using electrochemical technologies including chlorine and oxygen evolving potential measurements,cyclic voltammetry,accelerated life test,and alternative electrolysis.The results indicate that the electrodes with interlayers present more cracks on the surface and a little bigger average grain size,with particles of different shapes precipitated in the cracks.The electroactive sites are increased and the selectivity for the chlorine evolving reaction is enhanced,but the current efficiency for the chlorine production is somewhat lowered by the addition of different interlayers.The …


The Accelerated Test Of Simulated Atmospheric Corrosion And The Rust Evolution Of Low Carbon Steel, Jun-Hua Dong, Wei Ke May 2009

The Accelerated Test Of Simulated Atmospheric Corrosion And The Rust Evolution Of Low Carbon Steel, Jun-Hua Dong, Wei Ke

Journal of Electrochemistry

It has been set up an accelerated method of simulating to atmospheric corrosion by using wet/dry alternate test.The rust evolution rule of mass change vs time(in logarithmic coordinate) of low carbon steel under this test shows two linear sections with different slopes,in which the rust evolution transition in weight change corresponds to the compactness transition and crystallization transition during the rust layer growth.It has found that the rust evolution rule of low carbon steel in Wanning exposure site correlates to the rust evolution rule obtained by simulating the coastal atmospheric corrosion test,and the rust evolution rule of low carbon steel …


Investigation Of Electrochemical Noise In The Crevice Corrosion Of Q235 Carbon Cteel, Qian Hu, Yu-Bing Qiu, Xing-Peng Guo May 2009

Investigation Of Electrochemical Noise In The Crevice Corrosion Of Q235 Carbon Cteel, Qian Hu, Yu-Bing Qiu, Xing-Peng Guo

Journal of Electrochemistry

The crevice corrosion behavior of Q235 carbon steels in a NaHCO3+NaCl solution was investigated by electrochemical noise(EN) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).Three stages of crevice corrosion including the induction,the rapid transform and the stable development could be clearly distinguished.The characteristics of the electrochemical noise and the noise resistance Rn showed remarkable differences at each stage.The electrode area ratio(r) of outside to inside the crevice had a significant influence in the development of crevice corrosion.The time of the induction stage increased with increasing r.However,under the stable development stage of the crevice corrosion,the surface outside the crevice was at an active …


Preparation And Electrochemical Properties Of Layered Manganese Oxide(Li-Birnessite Type), Xing-Kang Huang, Hai-Tao Chang, Jian-Long Gan, Qing-Shun Zhang, Hong-Jun Yue, Dong-Ping Lv, Yong Yang May 2009

Preparation And Electrochemical Properties Of Layered Manganese Oxide(Li-Birnessite Type), Xing-Kang Huang, Hai-Tao Chang, Jian-Long Gan, Qing-Shun Zhang, Hong-Jun Yue, Dong-Ping Lv, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Layered Li-birnessite was prepared by means of oxidizing Mn2+ with O2 gas in alkaline media.The as-prepared sample was characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), BET and thermogravimetric/diffenential thermal analysis(TG/DTA) techniques. The electrochemical properties of the material were also investigated. The results show that such a Li-birnessite consists of well-crystallized spherical particles with an interlayer distance of 0.70 nm. The Li-birnessite delivered a high discharge capacity of 203 mAh/g at a rate of 0.2 C(40 mA/g), and had good rate capability as well.


Electrochemical Performance Of The Exfoliated Graphite Containing Sulfur Cathode Material For Lithium Sulfur Battery, Ke-Guo Yuan, Wei-Kun Wang, Zhong-Bao Yu, An-Bang Wang May 2009

Electrochemical Performance Of The Exfoliated Graphite Containing Sulfur Cathode Material For Lithium Sulfur Battery, Ke-Guo Yuan, Wei-Kun Wang, Zhong-Bao Yu, An-Bang Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The exfoliated graphite containing sulfur cathode material was prepared by the high temperature sulfur gas diffusion adsorption method.This cathode material could obtain an initial discharge specific capacity 972 mAh·g-1,capacity retention ratio 78% and cycling efficiency above 80%,respectively.The exfoliated graphite containing sulfur cathode could decrease the reaction interphase charge transfer impedance,and restrain the sulfur or polysulfide shuttle phenomenon during the charge-discharge process through improving the diffusion impedance.


Effects Of Kscn On Kinetic Characters Of The Positive Couple And Performance For Vanadium Redox Flow Battery, Jian-Guo Liu, Dong Shi, Yue Men, Chuan-Wei Yan May 2009

Effects Of Kscn On Kinetic Characters Of The Positive Couple And Performance For Vanadium Redox Flow Battery, Jian-Guo Liu, Dong Shi, Yue Men, Chuan-Wei Yan

Journal of Electrochemistry

In order to improve the reaction activity of VO2+/VO2+ and the battery performance of Vanadium redox flow battery,different concentration of potassium sulfocyanates KSCN were added into 0.1mol/L VOSO4/ H2SO4 solution,and the kinetic characters of electrochemical reaction of VO2+/VO2+ was studied by CV and EIS.The results showed that the addition of KSCN could improve the oxidative peak current value of positive couple VO2+/VO2+ reaction,but had little influence in the reductive peak.The addition of KSCN decreased the impedance at 1.0 V.And the value of standard rate constant k0 …