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A Study On The Performance Of Matrix Prepared By Tape Cast And Its Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (Mcfcs), Hua-Xin Lin, Bao-Lian Yi, Li Zhou, Chang-Qing He, Lian-Ying Kong, En-Jun Zhang Feb 2001

A Study On The Performance Of Matrix Prepared By Tape Cast And Its Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (Mcfcs), Hua-Xin Lin, Bao-Lian Yi, Li Zhou, Chang-Qing He, Lian-Ying Kong, En-Jun Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The matrix prepared with γ-LiAlO2 powder and by tape cast displayed higher ability of preventing from gas cross over and lower ohmic polarization. The voltages of the stack (three cells, 122 cm2) stacked with the matrix were 2.02 and 1.78 V at 200 and 246 mA/cm2, respectively, and the output power reached 53.4 W. The cell (28 cm 2) voltages were 0.85 and 0.75 V at 200 and 300 mA/cm2, respectively, and the output power was about 6.6 W. Compensating the shrinkage of matrix in stacking cells promoted the enhancement of the …

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Rhodium As A Ubiquitous Substrate For Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Bin Ren, Xu-Feng Lin, Zhong-Qun Tian Feb 2001

Rhodium As A Ubiquitous Substrate For Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Bin Ren, Xu-Feng Lin, Zhong-Qun Tian

Journal of Electrochemistry

Raman Spectroscopy is a powerful technique in characterizing the molecular structure at the molecular level. However, only after the discovery of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect, has it become one of the most widely used technique in surface sciences. The limitation that only Ag, Au and Cu can produce prominent SERS signal of practical significance, greatly hinders the application of this technique. Recently our group has made great progress in extending SERS to pure transition metal surfaces, such as Pt, Ni, Fe, Co etc.

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Two-Dimensional Surface Raman Imaging Of A Roughened Iron Electrode In Saline Water, Pei-Gen Cao, Jian-Lin Yao, Jun-Wei Zheng, Bin Ren, Ren-Ao Gu, Zhong-Qun Tian Feb 2001

Two-Dimensional Surface Raman Imaging Of A Roughened Iron Electrode In Saline Water, Pei-Gen Cao, Jian-Lin Yao, Jun-Wei Zheng, Bin Ren, Ren-Ao Gu, Zhong-Qun Tian

Journal of Electrochemistry

The analysis of the composite and distribution of iron oxide due to pit corrosion in saline solutions (3.4% NaCl) is of great importance. Many electrochemical methods, XPS, and other photoelectronic techniques have been applied to this domain. Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy can provide the vibrational information of surface species with high sensitivity and is very useful in the study of surface chemistry of iron. Notwithstanding, the application of SERS in iron corrosion is hampered for its SERS-inactivity. Efforts have been devoted to extend the use of SERS to the study of iron.

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How Can Direct Mthanol Fuel Cell Benefit From Carbonate Media, Lin Zhuang, Yang Wang, Jun-Tao Lu Feb 2001

How Can Direct Mthanol Fuel Cell Benefit From Carbonate Media, Lin Zhuang, Yang Wang, Jun-Tao Lu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The kinetics of methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction in 0.5 mol/L K2CO3 were compared with those in 0.5 mol/L H2SO 4. Experiments revealed that carbonate media could be more beneficial to direct methanol fuel cell(DMFC). Firstly, both electrode reactions show better performance in the carbonate than in the acid; secondly, materials other than noble metals become possible to be used as the anodic and cathodic catalysts; thirdly, the potential dectease caused by methanol crossover could be depressed by using metal oxide catalysts not stable in acid, such as MnO2.

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Synthesis Of Limn2O4-ΔClΔ Cathode Material By Like-Sol-Gel Methode, Zhao-Yong Chen, Yi He, Xing-Quan Liu, Zhi-Jie Li, Zuo-Long Yu Feb 2001

Synthesis Of Limn2O4-ΔClΔ Cathode Material By Like-Sol-Gel Methode, Zhao-Yong Chen, Yi He, Xing-Quan Liu, Zhi-Jie Li, Zuo-Long Yu

Journal of Electrochemistry

LiMn2O4-δClδ was synthesized by like sol gel methode, with calculated LiOH·H2O, Mn(No3)2⋅6H2O and LiCl·H2O, and made electrochemical test with these compounds as positive materials. Result demostrated that LiMn2O4-δClδ cathode material has exellent stability and nearly no capacity loss after reaching stability.

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Raman Spectroelectrochemical Study On Bioactive Molecules, Xiao-Wei Cao, Hai-Feng Yang, Zhe Su Meng Xiao Yun Wang, Xia-Qin Wu, Zong-Rang Zhang Feb 2001

Raman Spectroelectrochemical Study On Bioactive Molecules, Xiao-Wei Cao, Hai-Feng Yang, Zhe Su Meng Xiao Yun Wang, Xia-Qin Wu, Zong-Rang Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electron-transfer reaction is known to be one of the key reactions for generating biological functions. Mechanism revelation at a molecular level of such kind reactions is to be very helpful for us to understand life essence. In fact, surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is one of the most powerful tools for the study on metal-electrolyte and metal-vacuum interfaces since 1970's. Moreover, Raman spectroscopic study in enzymology has provided attractive results during last twenty-five years.

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In Situ Raman Spectroelectrochemical Characterization Of The Prussian Blue/Platinum Modified Electrode, Xiao-Wei Cao, Rong Wang, Gui-Hua Wang, Zong-Rang Zhang Feb 2001

In Situ Raman Spectroelectrochemical Characterization Of The Prussian Blue/Platinum Modified Electrode, Xiao-Wei Cao, Rong Wang, Gui-Hua Wang, Zong-Rang Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Prussian Blue is known to be deposited electrochemically on the electrode surface, producing a dense redox active layer. Since the Prussian Blue modified electrode was first reported by Neff in 1978, different in situ spectroelectrochemical techniques have been widely used to investigate its electrochemical mechanism. But no research work related to the in situ Raman spectroscopic studies on it has been reported. In this paper we try to characterize the nature of thin Prussian Blue films on platinum substrates with in situ Raman spectroelectrochemical technique.

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Adsorption Behavior Of Co At The Ultrathin Rh And Pt Film Electrodes, Yong Xie, Xiao-Qin Li, Bin Ren, Zhong-Qun Tian Feb 2001

Adsorption Behavior Of Co At The Ultrathin Rh And Pt Film Electrodes, Yong Xie, Xiao-Qin Li, Bin Ren, Zhong-Qun Tian

Journal of Electrochemistry

Pt group metals have been widely used in catalysis such as hydrogenation of organic compounds and the oxidation of carbon monoxide. The information about CO adsorption on the Pt group surfaces and the influence of other surface species, such as hydrogen and CO2 will be greatly helpful to elucidate the adsorption behavior of CO on Pt group metal surfaces and get a deeper understanding of catalytic mechanisms of Pt group metals. Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been becoming an increasingly important means to characterize the electrochemical metal solution interface over the past two decades. Our laboratory has successfully …

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Adsorption And Oxidation Of Ethanol On Nm-Pt/Gc Electrode Ii. Eqcm And In-Situ Ftir Spectroscopic Studies In Acid Media, Guo-Liang Chen, Sheng-Pei Chen, Zhi-You Zhou, Chun-Hua Zhen, Shi-Gang Sun Feb 2001

Adsorption And Oxidation Of Ethanol On Nm-Pt/Gc Electrode Ii. Eqcm And In-Situ Ftir Spectroscopic Studies In Acid Media, Guo-Liang Chen, Sheng-Pei Chen, Zhi-You Zhou, Chun-Hua Zhen, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The adsorption and oxidation of ethanol on nm Pt/GC electrode in acid solutions containing 0.1 mol·L -1 H2SO4 +0.1 mol·L -1 CH3CH2OH was investigated by using cyclic voltammetry, EQCM and in situ FTIR spectroscopy. The experimental results demonstrated that the oxidation of CH3CH2OH is closely relaed to solution acidity and oxygen species on electrode surface; CH3CH2OH was oxidized on nm Pt/GC electrode in acidic media via a dual path reaction mechanism, i.e . CH3CH2OH may be oxidized into CO2 through …

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The Photoelectrochemistry Of Tio2-Polyaniline Composite Film, Huai-Guo Huang, Zhi-Xin Zheng, Jin Luo, Hong-Ping Zhang, Ling-Ling Wu, Zhong-Hua Lin Feb 2001

The Photoelectrochemistry Of Tio2-Polyaniline Composite Film, Huai-Guo Huang, Zhi-Xin Zheng, Jin Luo, Hong-Ping Zhang, Ling-Ling Wu, Zhong-Hua Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A TiO2 and polyaniline (PANI) composite film was obtained by electrochemical methods. The SEM image of the composite film showed that the PANI film is almost completely covered with TiO2 efficiency. The spectra of photocurrent for the TiO2-PANI composite film were different from these of TiO2 film photosensitized by PANI. The bandgap energy of TiO2 film on partially oxidized PANI film was determined as 3.0 eV by the threshold energy of photocurrent band for TiO2. The spectra of photocurrent for partially oxidized PANI film electrode suggested that it has the characteristics of …

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Catalytic Effect Of Cl- On Electrodeposition Of Binary Zinc Alloys With Iron Group Metals, Ren-He Yin, Zheng-Hua Fang, Wei-Min Cao, A.Za Karia, Rong-Ming Zhou Feb 2001

Catalytic Effect Of Cl- On Electrodeposition Of Binary Zinc Alloys With Iron Group Metals, Ren-He Yin, Zheng-Hua Fang, Wei-Min Cao, A.Za Karia, Rong-Ming Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

Zinc iron group metal alloys were deposited under coulostatic (10C⋅cm-2) at 40 ℃ chloride baths. The deposited alloys were quantitatively analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. The current efficiency, percent content and partial polarization curves were obtained by the results. The morphology of the deposits was observed by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM). We observe that the electrodeposition of zinc iron group metal alloys is one of the best known examples of anomalous codeposition. We found the catalytic effect of Cl- on the electrodeposition behavior of iron group metal. Overpotential of iron group metal droped abruptly at high …

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Development Of Solid State Uv Detector Using Commercial Tld And Ln2o3:Re3+ (Ln=Y, La, Gd; Re=Tm, Tb, Eu, Er, Pr), Abdullah Mohd. Noh Jan 2001

Development Of Solid State Uv Detector Using Commercial Tld And Ln2o3:Re3+ (Ln=Y, La, Gd; Re=Tm, Tb, Eu, Er, Pr), Abdullah Mohd. Noh

Student Works (2000-2009)

Dosimetry of terrestrial ultraviolet (UV) using thermoluminescence (TL) material is an attractive method for a number of reasons. Such as the low cost per phosphor, the possibility to produce them in laboratory with simple facilities, the absence of any associated electronics at the site of measurement and the small size of solid phosphors which can also be used in personal dosimetry. In this research, we are searching for a suitable lanthanide oxide powder and commercial TLD material that can detect solar UV radiation using intrinsic method. The investigated lanthanide oxide powders include Gd₂O₃, La₂O₃ and Y₂O₃ doped with different rare …

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Effect Of Electron-Attracting Groups On The Thermal Stability Of Subtituted Copper (Ii) Benzoate, Fauziah Kamaruddin Jan 2001

Effect Of Electron-Attracting Groups On The Thermal Stability Of Subtituted Copper (Ii) Benzoate, Fauziah Kamaruddin

Student Works (2000-2009)

Copper(II) benzoate, copper(II) 4-fluorobenzoate, copper(II) 4-chlorobenzoate, copper(II) 4-bromobenzoate, copper(II) 4-iodobenzoate, copper(II) pentafluoro benzoate, copper(II) 4-nitrobenzoate and copper(II) 3,5-dinitrobenzoate are potential low dimensional thermally stable molecular electronics. The them1al properties of these samples are investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). TGA reveals that copper(II) benzoate (CB) slowly decomposed at 243.5°C, losing 67.7% of its weight at 515°C. The DSC shows two endotherms separated by an exotherm. The first endotherm at 224°C may due to the breaking of bridging bond to give benzoyloxy radicals. The exotherm at 231°C may due to the formation of volatiles from the decomposition …

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Characterization Of Lithium Intercalation Oxides Based On Manganese And Copper, Vengidason Seguprakash Jan 2001

Characterization Of Lithium Intercalation Oxides Based On Manganese And Copper, Vengidason Seguprakash

Student Works (2000-2009)

In this study, several lithium intercalation compounds have been synthesized and characterized. Lithium manganese copper oxide cathode materials were prepared by sol gel method using tartaric acid as the gelating agent. Five types of cathode materials were synthesized. The sol gel technique has permitted the synthesis of manganese oxides that are capable of reversibly intercalating large amounts of lithium ions. To see the effect of adding copper to lithium manganese oxide several experiments were carried out. These include X-Ray diffraction to see whether the LiMn₂O₄ lattice has widened or collapsed. It was seen that LiMn₂O₄ and LiCu₂O₂ XRD patterns were …

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Preparation And Characterization Of Lithiated Cathode Materials For Lithium Batteries, Shanti Navaratnam Jan 2001

Preparation And Characterization Of Lithiated Cathode Materials For Lithium Batteries, Shanti Navaratnam

Student Works (2000-2009)

Four different cathode materials, LiNiO₂, LiCoO₂, LiCo₀.₂ Ni₀.₈O₂ and LiCo₀.₄, Ni₀.₆O₂ were synthesized by sol - gel technique. The prepared materials were characterized X-ray diffraction pattern, FT-IR and cyclic voltammetry. X-ray diffraction pattern shows crystallinity of materials, increases with higher calcination temperature. From FT- IR studies, it was shown, that the purity of sample also increased with prolong heating at higher temperatures. It was possible to obtain pure and highly crystalline LiNiO₂ after heating for fourteen hours at 800°c. Cyclic voltammetry shows the four prepared materials are suitable for fabrication of cathode, as lithium ions can intercalate and de-intercalate. LiNiO₂ …

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The Effect Of Aluminium Oxide And Cerium Oxide As Dispersoids In Chitosan-Lithium Acetate Complexes, Hoi Mien Leow Jan 2001

The Effect Of Aluminium Oxide And Cerium Oxide As Dispersoids In Chitosan-Lithium Acetate Complexes, Hoi Mien Leow

Student Works (2000-2009)

In this study, chitosan with 85% deacetylation was used with Ni(OAc)₂·2H₂O as doping salt and Al₂O₃, or CeO₂ as dispersoid. They were mixed in certain weight percentages and dissolved in 100ml of 0.5% acetic acid solution. These solutions were poured into petri dishes and left at room temperature for film formation. Infrared Spectroscopy has shown that there is interaction between chitosan and LiOAc with and without dispersoid. The peaks are shifted. broadened. split and differs in intensity. The electrical conductivity of all samples was calculated using the bulk resistance value obtained from the complex admittance plot. The highest electrical conductivity …

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Synthesis And Characterization Of Lithiated Mixed Metal Oxides For Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries, Seng Gee Tan Jan 2001

Synthesis And Characterization Of Lithiated Mixed Metal Oxides For Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries, Seng Gee Tan

Student Works (2000-2009)

Lilhiated mixed metal oxides for lithium ion rechargeable batteries were prepared by the sol gel technique. Samples consisting of lithium acetate, nickel nitrate, cobalt nitrate, manganese acetate and aluminium fluoride were characterised using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIRS). Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-rays (EDAX) w1d Cyclic Voltammetry (CV). Thermal characterization shows that the acetates, nitrates and fluorides of precursors material deform at temperature between 50° to 100°C and the products begin to form at a temperature between 264°C to 271°C. FTIR studies show that the materials must be heated for a longer time …

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Sulphide Based Materials As Potential Anodes In Lithium Ion Cells, Azlin Sanusi Jan 2001

Sulphide Based Materials As Potential Anodes In Lithium Ion Cells, Azlin Sanusi

Student Works (2000-2009)

Sulphides based compounds PbS and SnS have been studied as possible anode material in lithium ion cell. PbS was prepared by the chemical bath deposition technique and SnS by the double decomposition method. Both samples were characterized by the powder X-ray diffraction technique and energy dispersive analysis of X-rays (EDAX). The room temperature electrical conductivity of PbS is 2.6 x 10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ and SnS is 5.3 x 10⁻⁷ S cm⁻¹ while at 90°C the electrical conductivity of PbS is 3.3 x 10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹ and SnS is 2.90 x 10⁻⁶ S cm⁻¹ Cyclic voltammetry determined the potential anode ability …

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