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Electrocatalytic Performances Of Carbon Nanotube Air Electrode For Oxygen Reduction, Feng-Ming Zhao, Chun-An Ma Nov 2004

Electrocatalytic Performances Of Carbon Nanotube Air Electrode For Oxygen Reduction, Feng-Ming Zhao, Chun-An Ma

Journal of Electrochemistry

The air electrodes with different mass ratio of Pt/active carbon or carbon nanotube as catalyst layer material have been prepared. The electrocatalytic performances for oxygen reduction were evaluated by means of polarization curve and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results disclosed that carbon nanotubes dealt with nitric acid in the catalyst layer had been improved obviously on the electrocatalytic activity. After the surface of carbon nanotube was oxygenated and aggraded with platinum, the catalyst had obviously effects on the electrocatalytic activity. The air electrode with the mass ratio of active carbon to Pt/carbon nanotube in 4∶1 showed better electrocatalytic activity, …

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The Investigation Of Bafesi/C Alloy Composite As Anode Materials For Li-Ion Battery, Rui-Xiang Feng, Hua Dong, Xin-Ping Ai, Han-Xi Yang Nov 2004

The Investigation Of Bafesi/C Alloy Composite As Anode Materials For Li-Ion Battery, Rui-Xiang Feng, Hua Dong, Xin-Ping Ai, Han-Xi Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A novel BaFeSi/C composite was prepared by mechanical ball milling, and lithium insertion reactions on the composite electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry , charge-discharge measurements, XRD and XPS spectroscopy. It is demonstrated that the capacity retention with indiscernible capacity decas during charge-discharge cycling. The improved cycling ability of the composite is suggested from a cooperative action by inactive FeSi2 and BaSi2 matrix and outer graphite shell, which both buffer the volumetric changes of the active Si phase and provide a good connection for electronic and ionic conduction during lithium insertion and extraction processes.

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Electrochemical Investigations On Pitting Susceptibility Of Iron-Based Alloy, Wei-Shan Li, Hong-Yu Chen, Zhong-Zhi Yuan, Hong Li, Qi-Ming Huang, Dong-Sheng Lv Nov 2004

Electrochemical Investigations On Pitting Susceptibility Of Iron-Based Alloy, Wei-Shan Li, Hong-Yu Chen, Zhong-Zhi Yuan, Hong Li, Qi-Ming Huang, Dong-Sheng Lv

Journal of Electrochemistry

The formation process of passive film on iron and electronic properties and pitting susceptibility of an iron-based alloy are investigated by using linear potential sweep, alternative current impedance and electrochemical nose technologies. The relationship between reciprocal square capacitance and potential following the Mott-Schottky behavior is limited at a narrow rang of low potentials. At higher potentials, linear relationship between reciprocal capacitance and potential is obtained, which is ascribed to the increasing thickness of the passive film with potential. The donor density of the passive film is influenced by the formation potential of the film, passivator and microstructure. The decrease in …

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LicoXNi1-XO2 Cathode Materials Prepared By Electrolysis Of Co And Ni, Jin-Ping Wei, Xin Sun, Xiao-Yu Wang, Xi-Kui Bian, Jin-Ling Zhai, Yan-Jie Yan-Jie Nov 2004

LicoXNi1-XO2 Cathode Materials Prepared By Electrolysis Of Co And Ni, Jin-Ping Wei, Xin Sun, Xiao-Yu Wang, Xi-Kui Bian, Jin-Ling Zhai, Yan-Jie Yan-Jie

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new electrolytic method was developed to prepare LiCoxNi1-xO2 as a cathode material of lithium-ion battery. Contrary to the traditional method, electrolytic method is a potential method with simple process to industrialization and no pollution. Metal cobalt and nickel were electrolysed in parallel to prepare the precursor of CoxNi1- x(OH)2.Different compositional precursors could be conveniently prepared by changing electrolytic current. The LiCo0.3Ni0.7O2 cathode prepared by this method was found favorable charge-discharge and cycle properties. For the LiCo0.3Ni0.7O2 cathode material, …

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Applications Of New Activated Carbon Meterials In The Electric Double-Layer Capacitor, Jian-Jun Zhang, Hua Jiang, Jian-Hui Fang, Li-Yi Shi, Ren-He Yin, Yi Wen, Ji-Quan Liu Nov 2004

Applications Of New Activated Carbon Meterials In The Electric Double-Layer Capacitor, Jian-Jun Zhang, Hua Jiang, Jian-Hui Fang, Li-Yi Shi, Ren-He Yin, Yi Wen, Ji-Quan Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new type activated carbon whose precursor was coconut shell could be obtained using specific physics-chemistry activation, and the activated carbon was applied as the material of electrode in EDLC (electrical double-layer capacitor),which had a large specific capacitance, and could charge and discharged in some large currents. Carbon dioxide and acid were used to modify carbon,and the effects of post-treatment on surface area and pore volume were investigated. A moulding method which has influence on some properties of carbon electrode with PTFE additive was researched in the paper.

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Effect Of Fe3+ Dopen Of Titanium Dioxide Film On Absorption Spectra And Photo Catalysis, Mei-Qun Xiao, Jia-Nian Shen, Moucheng Li, Peng-Fei Wu, Dong Liu, Yu-Juan Zhang Nov 2004

Effect Of Fe3+ Dopen Of Titanium Dioxide Film On Absorption Spectra And Photo Catalysis, Mei-Qun Xiao, Jia-Nian Shen, Moucheng Li, Peng-Fei Wu, Dong Liu, Yu-Juan Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Photo-catalytic titanium dioxide film in nano crystalline has been prepared by electrochemical oxidation process and adding different amount of ferric ion into the electrolyte during the anodic oxidation.The effects of Fe3+ dopen on absorption spectra and photo-catalytic of the titanium dioxide films have been studied. It shows that the Fe3+ dopen caused the red shife of the absorption edge for the incoming light and exhibited the improved photocatalytic reactivity.

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Studies On The Electrochemical Preparation And Electrochemical Properties Of Conducting Polymers——Brief Introduction To The Research Work Of Electrochemistry Of Conducting Polymers In Cas Key Laboratory Of Organic Solids(I), Yong-Fang Li Nov 2004

Studies On The Electrochemical Preparation And Electrochemical Properties Of Conducting Polymers——Brief Introduction To The Research Work Of Electrochemistry Of Conducting Polymers In Cas Key Laboratory Of Organic Solids(I), Yong-Fang Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

Conducting polymers have drawn much attention since the discovery of conducting polyacetylene in 1977, due to the novelty and curiosity of their structure and properties as well as their promising applications in many aspects. Among the studies of conducting polymers, the electrochemical preparation and electrochemical properties of conducting polymers are of special importance, because the electropolymerization is a main method for preparing conducting polymer films and the electrochemical properties are the basis for their applications in the fields of electrode materials for batteries, electrocatalysis, electrochromic display, etc. We are one of the earliest research groups in the world to perform …

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Preparation And Photo-Catalyst Properties Of The α-Fe2O3-Tio2 Films On Sodium Alginate Polymer, Li-Qin Chen, Huai-Zhen Zhong, Ri-Yao Chen, Xi Zheng, Zhen Chen Nov 2004

Preparation And Photo-Catalyst Properties Of The α-Fe2O3-Tio2 Films On Sodium Alginate Polymer, Li-Qin Chen, Huai-Zhen Zhong, Ri-Yao Chen, Xi Zheng, Zhen Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Three new nano thin films of α-Fe2O3, TiO2 and α-Fe2O3-TiO2 by doping their powder with sodium alginate polymer were prepared. Surface structure and catalytic activities of the films were characterized by FTIR, XRD, PL, TEM and I-V techniques. The results of UV-visible absorption showed that the methylene blue was mineralized in aqueous of α-Fe2O3/SA, TiO2/SA and (α-(Fe2O3))-TiO2 /SA upon radiation with ultra violet light. α-Fe2O3 enhanced their photo-decolorized-activities by doping 15% TiO2.

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Application Of Microgels For Optical Tagging, J. Michael Carthcart, L. Andrew Lyon, Marcus Weck, Robert D. Bock Sep 2004

Application Of Microgels For Optical Tagging, J. Michael Carthcart, L. Andrew Lyon, Marcus Weck, Robert D. Bock

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In this paper we present results from our research into the use of microgel-based photonic crystals in an optical tagging application. The basis for this research is the phenomena of self-assembly of hydrogel nano- and microparticles (i.e., microgels) into colloidal crystal Bragg reflectors. Previous research has demonstrated the assembly of Bragg structures that are sensitive in the visible spectral region. This current research focuses on the extension of this process into the infrared regime and the use of these infrared-sensitive structures in the creation of an optical tag. In particular, the research effort emphasizes two primary areas: the development of …

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Modeling Corrosion In Oxygen Controlled Lbe Systems With Coupling Of Chemical Kinetics And Hydrodynamics-Task V: Trp Final Report 09/01/2003-08/31/2004, Samir Moujaes, Yitung Chen Aug 2004

Modeling Corrosion In Oxygen Controlled Lbe Systems With Coupling Of Chemical Kinetics And Hydrodynamics-Task V: Trp Final Report 09/01/2003-08/31/2004, Samir Moujaes, Yitung Chen

Transmutation Sciences Materials (TRP)

The Lead-Bismuth eutectic (LBE) has been determined from previous experimental studies by the Russians and the European scientific community to be a potential material that can be used as a spallation target and coolant for the TRP proposed application. Properly controlling the oxygen content in LBE can drastically reduce the LBE corrosion to structural steels. However, existing knowledge of material corrosion performance was obtained from point-wise testing with only very sparse experimental data. Scientists have noticed that the concentration of oxygen dissolved in the liquid alloy could control the corrosion rate of steels exposed to Pb or Pb-Bi. At high …

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Modeling Corrosion In Oxygen Controlled Lbe Systems With Coupling Of Chemical Kinetics And Hydrodynamics-Task V: Fourth Quarterly Report 06/01/2004-08/31/2004, Samir Moujaes, Yitung Chen Aug 2004

Modeling Corrosion In Oxygen Controlled Lbe Systems With Coupling Of Chemical Kinetics And Hydrodynamics-Task V: Fourth Quarterly Report 06/01/2004-08/31/2004, Samir Moujaes, Yitung Chen

Transmutation Sciences Materials (TRP)

The Lead-Bismuth eutectic (LBE) has been determined from previous experimental studies by the Russians and the European scientific community to be a potential material that can be used as a spallation target and coolant for the TRP proposed application. Properly controlling the oxygen content in LBE can drastically reduce the LBE corrosion to structural steels. However, existing knowledge of material corrosion performance was obtained from point-wise testing with only very sparse experimental data. Scientists have noticed that the concentration of oxygen dissolved in the liquid alloy could control the corrosion rate of steels exposed to Pb or Pb-Bi. At high …

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Effects Of Barium On The Performance Of Secondary Alkaline Zinc Electrode, Yi Zheng, Jian-Ming Wang, Hua Chen, Hai-Bo Shao, Jian-Qing Zhang Aug 2004

Effects Of Barium On The Performance Of Secondary Alkaline Zinc Electrode, Yi Zheng, Jian-Ming Wang, Hua Chen, Hai-Bo Shao, Jian-Qing Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The active material of secondary alkaline zinc electrode with barium additives was prepared by a chemical reaction method and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The electrochemical performance of various pasted Zn electrodes was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, charge/discharge method and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) technology. The addition of barium can synthesize a compound barium zincate with the molecular structure of BaZn(OH)4·xH2O and improve the discharge performance. The EIS of the various Zn electrodes showed two time constants besides diffusion impedance, including a state variable representing the covering degree of discharge products …

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The Electrochemical Behavior And Determination Of Gsh At The Powder Microelectrode, Jian Chen, Zhong-Yu He, Chuansin Cha, Huan Liu Aug 2004

The Electrochemical Behavior And Determination Of Gsh At The Powder Microelectrode, Jian Chen, Zhong-Yu He, Chuansin Cha, Huan Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper, the electrochemical behavior of GSH at the surface of platinum(Pt) electrode, glass carbon(GC) electrode and acetylene black packed powder microelectrode (AB-PME) was studied. It was found that the electrochemical oxidations of GSH at both Pt and GC electrode were highly irreversible. No current peak or current plateau could be observed from the CV curves. The direct electro-oxidation of GSH at carbon surface was achieved by using the PME technique.In this case, the apparent reversibility of GSH oxidation was enhanced significatly .The overpotential of GSH oxidation was reduced to 0.5 V at the surface of AB-PME compared with …

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Electrochemical Reduction Of Nitrobenzene On The Wc Electrode In Acidic Solution, Chun-An Ma, You-Qun Chu, Ying-Hong Zhu, Zhi-Hua Xu Aug 2004

Electrochemical Reduction Of Nitrobenzene On The Wc Electrode In Acidic Solution, Chun-An Ma, You-Qun Chu, Ying-Hong Zhu, Zhi-Hua Xu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The tungsten carbide (WC) electrode was constructed by using polyterafluoroethylene as binder. The electrochemical behavior of nitrobenzene on the WC electrode in acidic solution was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, linear scan method and chronoamperometry. Experimental results showed that WC electrode had good activity for the electrochemical reduction of nitrobenzene, and the electrode process was controlled by diffusion and electrochemical stepssimultaneously. The apparent active energy of the electrode process is 23.7kJ⋅mol-1, while the active energy of the electrochemicalstep is 10.91kJ⋅mol-1.

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Synthesis Of (S)-3-Phenylpropane-2-Tert-Butoxycarbonylamino-1-Thiol And Its Electrochemical Behavior Self-Assembled On Gold, Ru Sun, Jian-Feng Ge, Mei Wang, Ren-Ao Gu Aug 2004

Synthesis Of (S)-3-Phenylpropane-2-Tert-Butoxycarbonylamino-1-Thiol And Its Electrochemical Behavior Self-Assembled On Gold, Ru Sun, Jian-Feng Ge, Mei Wang, Ren-Ao Gu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The synthesis of (S)-3-Phenylpropane-2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-1-thiol(N-Boc-APT) from L-phenylalanine was reported. L-Phenylalanine was reduced to the corresponding amino alcohol, protection of the amino group using tert-butyl pyrocarbonate gave (S)-2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3-phenylpropane-1-ol, which was then O-mesylated and treated with potassium thioacetate in DMF to give 3-phenylpropane-2-tert- butoxycarbonylamino-1-etylmercapto. After the acetyl group was removed with ammonia in alcohol, the desired target molecular was obtained. The structure of intermediate and target molecular was conformed by IR and 1HNMR. We made N-Boc-APT self-assemble-modificated gold electrode and investigated its electrochemical behavior. The CV results of methylene blue on nano-Au/N-Boc-APT SAM/Au electrode showed that nano-Au could speed this electron transfer …

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Solid State Synthesis And Electrocatalysis Of Pt/Moo3 For The Oxidation Of Methanol, Qing Wang, Yi-Ming Zhou, Yang Shao, Yi-Gang Ji, Juan Xu, Ya-Wen Tang, Tian-Hong Lu, Tao Shen Aug 2004

Solid State Synthesis And Electrocatalysis Of Pt/Moo3 For The Oxidation Of Methanol, Qing Wang, Yi-Ming Zhou, Yang Shao, Yi-Gang Ji, Juan Xu, Ya-Wen Tang, Tian-Hong Lu, Tao Shen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrocatalyst, Pt/MoO3 synthesized by solid state reaction, was used for the oxidation of methanol in direct methanol fuel cells. The X-Ray diffraction and cyclic voltammetry were employed to investigate the performance of the material. It was shown that the typical diffraction peaks for Pt appeared in XRD. And a good electrocatalysis for methanol oxidation was observed. The peak potential of the methanol oxidation appeared at ca. 0.63V(vs.SCE) and the peak current density for the oxidation was 78.1 mA⋅cm-2.

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Synthesis And Electrochemical Behavior Of Layered-Structure Limn1-XCrXO2, Jie Xiao, Hui Zhan, Yun-Hong Zhou Aug 2004

Synthesis And Electrochemical Behavior Of Layered-Structure Limn1-XCrXO2, Jie Xiao, Hui Zhan, Yun-Hong Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Layered-structure LiMn1-xCrxO2(x=0, 0.15) solid solution has been prepared by the rheological phase method. From the XRD results, undoped LiMnO2 crystallized almost entirely in the orthorhombic phase while the structure of LiMn0.85Cr0.15O2 belongs to monoclinic phase. TEM investigation shows that the final powder product consists of ultrafine spherical particles which are distributed homogeneously, with the average diameter ranging from 60 to 300nm. The initial discharge capacity of LiMn0.85Cr0.15O is much higher than that of undoped LiMnO2. After 40 cycles, the capacity retention …

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The Effect Of Ferrous Sulphate On The Electroless Depositionof Co-Fe-P Alloys, Sen-Lin Wang, Qing-Hua Li Aug 2004

The Effect Of Ferrous Sulphate On The Electroless Depositionof Co-Fe-P Alloys, Sen-Lin Wang, Qing-Hua Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electroless deposition of Co-P alloy and Co-Fe-P alloy from an alkaline bath, containing sodium hypophosphite as a reducer, boric acid as a buffer agent and sodium citrate as a complexing agent, was investigated respectively. The effects of process parameters, such as pH of solution and metallic salt mole ratio of CoSO4/FeSO4, on the plating rate were examined. It was found that the presence of ferrous sulfate in the bath has an inhibitory effect on the alloy deposition. As a consequence, the plating rate of Co-Fe-P is lower than that of Co-P. The electrochemical polarization measurements have …

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Chemical Microetching Of Three-Dimensional Gear-Like Pattern On Nickel Surface, Zhu-Fang Liu, Li-Ming Jiang, Jing Tang, Li Zhang, Zhong-Qun Tian, Zhao-Wu Tian, Pin-Kuan Liu, Li-Ning Sun Aug 2004

Chemical Microetching Of Three-Dimensional Gear-Like Pattern On Nickel Surface, Zhu-Fang Liu, Li-Ming Jiang, Jing Tang, Li Zhang, Zhong-Qun Tian, Zhao-Wu Tian, Pin-Kuan Liu, Li-Ning Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The chemical micromachining on nickel surface with three-dimensional (3D) gear-like mold was realized by confined etchant layer technique (CELT). By using effective chemical etching and scavenging system (HNO3 +NaOH) and optimizing experimental parameters, such as the etching time, etching current density, concentration of the etchant or and scavenger, we obtained the etched pattern, which is close to negative copy of the mold. The etched micro-pattern characterized by SEM and AFM, demonstrates that CELT can be applied to the 3-D microstructure replication on nickel surface.

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Studies On The Electrochemical Behavior Of Copper Paratolysulfate And Its Complexes, Ji-Guo Song, Pei-Kang Shen Aug 2004

Studies On The Electrochemical Behavior Of Copper Paratolysulfate And Its Complexes, Ji-Guo Song, Pei-Kang Shen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Copper (II) paratolysulfate has been synthesized and characterized by thermo-gravimetric (TG) measurements and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) analysis. This salt can easily lose all crystal water and the dehydrated salt does not deliquesce in the air. It is found for the first time that the complex of Cu(p-OTs)2/ethanolamine(1∶1) can catalyze the oxidation of 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol in DMSO and DMF, while the process is difficult to perform in H2O and CH3OH. The electrochemical behaviors of both Cu(p-OTs)2 and its complexes with ethanolamine have been studied on platinum electrode in DMSO, DMF, CH3OH and …

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Nucleation And Crystal Growth Of Pt Electrodeposition On Poly Crystal Au Microdisc Electrode, Zhi-Yong Tao, Pei-Fang Liu Aug 2004

Nucleation And Crystal Growth Of Pt Electrodeposition On Poly Crystal Au Microdisc Electrode, Zhi-Yong Tao, Pei-Fang Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Based on the Fleischmann's model of nucleation and crystal growth for electrodeposition combined with the Barradas-Bosco's adsorption-nucleation model for electrochemical phase formation, the chronoamperometry was well fitted for Pt deposition on polycrystalline Au micro disc electrodes (30 μm in diameter) in different H2PtCl6 concentrations at different over-potentials. The initial stage of Pt deposition in dilute H2PtCl6 could be interpreted by the model of H2PtCl6 adsorption combined with instantaneous nucleation and two-dimensional cylindrical growth. The rate constant of the two-dimensional growth increased linearly with overpotential. Then the deposit grew layer by layer …

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Preparation And Electrochemical Performance Of New Composite Seperators For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Hu Cheng, Hong-Yan Du, Yong Yang Aug 2004

Preparation And Electrochemical Performance Of New Composite Seperators For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Hu Cheng, Hong-Yan Du, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

New composite seperators for lithium ion batteries were prepared by coating PEO mixed with nanosize SiO2 onto microporous polypropylene(PP) seperators. Highly conductive electrolytes were prepared by soaking them in an electrolyte solution. With these composite separators, the lithium ion cell consisting of Li anode and LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 cathode were assembled. The high initial discharge capacity and good capacity retention were obtained through the cell.

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Lithium Insertion Into Tio2(B) Nanobelts Synthesized By The "Soft Chemical" Method, Cha-Geng Nie, Zheng-Liang Gong, Lan Sun, Juan Zuo, Yue-Kun Lai, Chang-Jian Lin Aug 2004

Lithium Insertion Into Tio2(B) Nanobelts Synthesized By The "Soft Chemical" Method, Cha-Geng Nie, Zheng-Liang Gong, Lan Sun, Juan Zuo, Yue-Kun Lai, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

TiO2(B) Nanobelts were synthesized by using the "Soft chemical"method. The products were characterized by means of transmission electron microscope(TEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), Raman spectrum and energy dispersive spectrum(EDS). Galvanostatic charging and discharging tests showed that lithium-ion intercalation/deintercalation occurred reversibly in the TiO2(B) nanobelts electrode, and a high capacity (265 mAh·g-1) can be obtained. The results suggested that TiO2(B) Nanobelts might be a promising negative electrode material of second Lithium battery.

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Preliminary Study Of Speek Membranes For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Application, Su-Zhen Ren, Zhen-Xing Liang, Xin-Sheng Zhao, Qin Xing, Gong-Quan Sun, Xue-Feng Yang Aug 2004

Preliminary Study Of Speek Membranes For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Application, Su-Zhen Ren, Zhen-Xing Liang, Xin-Sheng Zhao, Qin Xing, Gong-Quan Sun, Xue-Feng Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

This paper describes the methanol permeability characterization of SPEEK membranes and their feasibility for DMFC application. The SPEEK membranes showed a significant lower methanol permeation than Nafion 115 determined from voltammetric methods. An increase in open circuit voltage was found in the performance of SPEEK membranes in DMFC. The power density of the cell using SPEEK membrane was considerably poorer than that of Nafion 115. If modified properly, the SPEEK membranes can be chosen for DMFC application based on this study.

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Fabrication Of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells And Analysis Of Their Structure And Performance, Nai-Tao Yang, Bo Meng, Ru-Jun Yu, Xiao-Yao Tan Aug 2004

Fabrication Of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells And Analysis Of Their Structure And Performance, Nai-Tao Yang, Bo Meng, Ru-Jun Yu, Xiao-Yao Tan

Journal of Electrochemistry

An intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) was fabricated by co-copressing-sintering methods, and the electrolyte of Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9 (CGO) and cathode materials of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-α (LSCF) were prepared by sol-gel method. The effect of preparation methods on the microstructure of the prepared fuel cells was analyzed by SEM . It shows that the cells prepared by the co-pressing/co-sintering method possess a dense electrolyte layer and a compact interface between electrolyte and anode but a curved configuration, while those prepared by the colloidal technique have a flat configuration …

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Study On An Intermediate Temperature Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Shao-Rong Wang, Wen-Xia Chen, Ting-Lian Wen, Jia-Di Cao, Zhi-Yi Lv, Da-Qian Wang Aug 2004

Study On An Intermediate Temperature Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Shao-Rong Wang, Wen-Xia Chen, Ting-Lian Wen, Jia-Di Cao, Zhi-Yi Lv, Da-Qian Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Tape cast method was applied to prepare green sheets of Ni/YSZ anode supported YSZ thin film. After isostatic pressure treatment and cosintering, the YSZ film on the Ni/YSZ anode was gas-tight dense, and 15~30 μm thick. The area of the composite film was over 100 cm2. A Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 (CSO) interlayer was sintered on to the YSZ electrolyte film to protect La0.6Sr0.4CoO3 (LSCO) cathode from reaction with YSZ at high temperatures. The LSCO cathode layer was screen printed onto the CSO interlayer and sintered at 1200 ℃ for 3 …

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Preparation Of Photo-Electrochemical Anticorrosion Tio2 Films By Anodization Method, Peng-Fei Wu, Mou-Cheng Li, Jia-Nian Shen, Mei-Qun Xiao, Dong Liu Aug 2004

Preparation Of Photo-Electrochemical Anticorrosion Tio2 Films By Anodization Method, Peng-Fei Wu, Mou-Cheng Li, Jia-Nian Shen, Mei-Qun Xiao, Dong Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Titanium oxide films have photo-electrochemical anticorrosion effect. We investigated the TiO2 films prepared by anodization method to protect for 45# carbon steel in man-made seawater(3%NaCl). Various parameters, including voltages, electrolytes nature and concentration of electrolyte were examined. The polarization curves and of TiO2 and coupling photo-current curve between TiO2 film and 45#  carbon steel were measured.

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Environment-Induced Degradation And Crack-Growth Studies Of Candidate Target Materials: Annual Progress Report (May 2003 – May 2004), Ajit K. Roy Jul 2004

Environment-Induced Degradation And Crack-Growth Studies Of Candidate Target Materials: Annual Progress Report (May 2003 – May 2004), Ajit K. Roy

Transmutation Sciences Materials (TRP)

As indicated in the original proposal, the primary objective of this task was to evaluate the effect of hydrogen on environment-assisted cracking of candidate target structural materials for applications in spallation-neutron-target (SNT) systems such as accelerator production of tritium (APT) and accelerator transmutation of waste (ATW). The materials selected for evaluation and characterization were martensitic stainless steels including Alloy EP 823, HT-9, and Type 422 stainless steel. The susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of these materials were evaluated in neutral and acidic aqueous environments using smooth and notched tensile specimens under constant-load (CL) and slow-strain-rate (SSR) conditions. Further, the …

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Nearest-Neighbor-Atom Core-Hole Transfer In Isolated Molecules, Renaud Guillemin, Oliver Hemmers, D. Rolles, S. W. Yu, A. Wolska, I. Tran, A. C. Hudson, J. Baker, Dennis W. Lindle Jun 2004

Nearest-Neighbor-Atom Core-Hole Transfer In Isolated Molecules, Renaud Guillemin, Oliver Hemmers, D. Rolles, S. W. Yu, A. Wolska, I. Tran, A. C. Hudson, J. Baker, Dennis W. Lindle

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

A new phenomenon sensitive only to next-door-neighbor atoms in isolated molecules is demonstrated using angle-resolved photoemission of site-selective core electrons. Evidence for this interatomic core-to-core electron interaction is observable only by measuring nondipolar angular distributions of photoelectrons. In essence, the phenomenon acts as a very fine atomic-scale sensor of nearest-neighbor elemental identity.

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Modeling Corrosion In Oxygen Controlled Lbe Systems With Coupling Of Chemical Kinetics And Hydrodynamics-Task V: Third Quarterly Report 03/01/2004-05/31/2004, Samir Moujaes, Yitung Chen May 2004

Modeling Corrosion In Oxygen Controlled Lbe Systems With Coupling Of Chemical Kinetics And Hydrodynamics-Task V: Third Quarterly Report 03/01/2004-05/31/2004, Samir Moujaes, Yitung Chen

Transmutation Sciences Materials (TRP)

The Lead-Bismuth eutectic (LBE) has been determined from previous experimental studies by the Russians and the European scientific community to be a potential material that can be used as a spallation target and coolant for the TRP proposed application. Properly controlling the oxygen content in LBE can drastically reduce the LBE corrosion to structural steels. However, existing knowledge of material corrosion performance was obtained from point-wise testing with only very sparse experimental data. Scientists have noticed that the concentration of oxygen dissolved in the liquid alloy could control the corrosion rate of steels exposed to Pb or Pb-Bi. At high …

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