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Research On Electrochemical Performance Of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Material Lini(1/3)Co(1/3)Mn(1/3)O2 In Aqueous Lino3 Solution, Jun Zheng, Xin Jia, Chong Wang, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong May 2010

Research On Electrochemical Performance Of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Material Lini(1/3)Co(1/3)Mn(1/3)O2 In Aqueous Lino3 Solution, Jun Zheng, Xin Jia, Chong Wang, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong

Journal of Electrochemistry

The cathode material of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 synthesized by sol-gel method shows excellent high rate performance, and high output power density during discharge process. A well-ordered layered α-NaFeO2 structure was confirmed by XRD and a primary particle size of about 500 nm was indicated by SEM. Galvanostatic charge-discharge test indicates that LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 in 2 mol·L-1 LiNO3 aqueous solution with pH 12 reached a ca-pacity of 147 mAh/g while charged and discharged at 2C. The capacities were 64, 33, 16 mAh/g with 80C (14.4 A/g), 150C …


Fabrication Of Electrochemically Activated Glassy Carbon/Bismuth Film Electrodes For Sensitive Analysis Of Pb(2+) And Cd(2+), Kang Shi, Wen-Jing Wang, Kun Hu May 2010

Fabrication Of Electrochemically Activated Glassy Carbon/Bismuth Film Electrodes For Sensitive Analysis Of Pb(2+) And Cd(2+), Kang Shi, Wen-Jing Wang, Kun Hu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The application of electrochemically activated glassy carbon (GC) in the in-situ preparing of bismuth film electrodes (BiFEs) to analyze Pb2 + and Cd2 + was investigated. The glassy carbon electrodes were electrochemically activated by either potentiostic or cyclic polarization in 1 mol·L-1 NaOH solution. Experimental results show that employment of HCl solution as the analytical solution not only can reproducibly renew the electrochemically activated GC electrode surface with an electrochemical clear procedure, but also can greatly enhance the sensitivity of BiFes method for analysis of Pb2 + and Cd2 +. The test range thus …


Preparation And Application Of Ti/Ceo2-F-Pbo2 Electrode In Electrochemical Degradation Of Organics, Xun-Hua Wang, Tie-Ming Zhang, Shao-Ping Tong, Chun-An Ma May 2010

Preparation And Application Of Ti/Ceo2-F-Pbo2 Electrode In Electrochemical Degradation Of Organics, Xun-Hua Wang, Tie-Ming Zhang, Shao-Ping Tong, Chun-An Ma

Journal of Electrochemistry

The CeO2-modified PbO2 on Ti plate (Ti/CeO2-F-PbO2) was prepared by electrodeposition. The SEM and XRD analyses indicated that the CeO2 particle could be beuniformly co-deposited in the film of PbO2. The results of electrochemical test showed that the Ti/CeO2-F-PbO2 anode had higher potential (1.83 V. vs. SCE) for oxygen evolution (OE) than the Ti/F-PbO2 anode (1.78 V,vs. SCE). The degradation of 4-chlorophenol was carried out to test electrocatalytic performance of this novel electrode, which indicated that Ti/CeO2-F-PbO2 anode had high COD removal rate …


Synthesis Of Cosalen Composite In Apo-5 And Its Electrocatalytic Behaviour For Reaction Of Dioxygen Reduction, Rong Zhang, Li-Hua Tang, Bin-Bin Fan, Jing-Hong Ma, Rui-Feng Li May 2010

Synthesis Of Cosalen Composite In Apo-5 And Its Electrocatalytic Behaviour For Reaction Of Dioxygen Reduction, Rong Zhang, Li-Hua Tang, Bin-Bin Fan, Jing-Hong Ma, Rui-Feng Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

CoAPO-5 molecular sieve was hydrothermally synthesized. The Cobalt ions in CoAPO-5 were coordinated with the SALEN ligend diffusing into the channels of the molecular sieve to form CoSALEN complexes. The electrochemical behaviors and electrocatalysis for dioxygen reduction of the CoSALEN complex immobilized in APO-5 modified glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs) have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA) in differrent pH aqueous solutions. The results showed that the PS/CoSALEN/APO-5 /GC modified electrode is of the high electrocatalytic activity towards dioxygen reduction in pH 6. 86 buffer solution with a reduced overpotential of 447 mV lower than bare GC electrode. …


Failure Reaction Mechanism Of Internal Short-Circuit For Lithium-Ion Batteries, He Li, Shen-Jun Yu, Zhi-Kui Chen, Guang-Chuan Liang May 2010

Failure Reaction Mechanism Of Internal Short-Circuit For Lithium-Ion Batteries, He Li, Shen-Jun Yu, Zhi-Kui Chen, Guang-Chuan Liang

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this work, the battery impact testing machine has been used to study the failure progress of internal short-circuit (ISC) for lithium ion batteries. The reaction mechanisms between cathode/anode and electrolyte in the battery at different temperatures were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The experimental results show that the ISC failure of the battery was mainly due to the reaction between cathode Li0.5CoO2 and electrolyte. The decomposition and oxygen evolution reactions of cathode occurred when the temperature reached a certain value. At the same time a fierce oxidation …


Influence Of Ions Dimension On The Electric Field Activation Of Micro-Crystallite Carbon, Gang-Wei Sun, Wen-Hua Song, Guo Cheng, Wen-Ming Qiao, Li-Cheng Ling May 2010

Influence Of Ions Dimension On The Electric Field Activation Of Micro-Crystallite Carbon, Gang-Wei Sun, Wen-Hua Song, Guo Cheng, Wen-Ming Qiao, Li-Cheng Ling

Journal of Electrochemistry

Micro-crystallite carbon (CC) was synthesized by KOH activation of carbonized petroleum coke precursors. The porous properties structure and crystallite structure were characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements. The capacitive behavior of CC was investigated in the electrolyte of Et4NBF4/PC, Et4NBF4/AN, Bu4NBF4/PC and Bu4NBF4/AN, respectively. Results showed that the lower potential of electric field activation (EFA) was obtained in the solvent of AN than in PC, which was ascribed to the fact that smaller solvated ions dimension in AN facilitating the intercalation …


Electrochemical Behaviors Of Hydrazine In Bmimpf6 Solution At Ag Electrode, Jie Sun, Yan Li, Yi-Ling Feng, Rong Wang, Xia-Qin Wu May 2010

Electrochemical Behaviors Of Hydrazine In Bmimpf6 Solution At Ag Electrode, Jie Sun, Yan Li, Yi-Ling Feng, Rong Wang, Xia-Qin Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this work, the electrochemical behaviors of hydrazine at Ag electrode in the room temperature ionic liquid, BmimPF6, were studied by cyclic voltammetry. Results suggested that Ag electrode showed a good catalytic activity towards hydrazine oxidation. The catalytic peak current showed a good linear relationship with the hydrazine concentration in the range of 0 ~ 3.4 mmol/L. The rate-determining step of the electrocatalytic reaction involved one electron transfer form hydrazine molecule to Ag+ ion.


Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activtity Of Ni-Ru-Ir Oxide Cathode Coating, Yin-Hui Fu, Xue-Ming Li, Wu-Lin Li, Jun Zhang May 2010

Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activtity Of Ni-Ru-Ir Oxide Cathode Coating, Yin-Hui Fu, Xue-Ming Li, Wu-Lin Li, Jun Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Ni-Ru-Ir electrode coating was fabricated by thermal decomposition and oxidation. Electrochemical properties of Ni-Ru-Ir electrode coating and pure nickel cathode in the 30% NaOH solutions at 90 ℃(conditions of the industrial electrolysis) ,have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry,Tafel curves and chronoamperometry. The results show that the Ni-Ru-Ir oxide electrode coating exhibited high catalytic activity. At the current density of 0. 3 A·cm-2,the lowest hydrogen evolution overpotential of Ni-Ru-Ir oxide electrode coating was about 300 mV lower than Ni. The roughness and excharge current density of Ni-Ru-Ir electrode coating were 32 and 4 times,respectively,larger than those of pure …


Study On Electrocatalytic Properties For Oxygen Evolution Of Ti/Iro2-Ta2O5 Anodes With Different Ir Contents, Yong-Lei Xin, Li-Kun Xu, Jun-Tao Wang May 2010

Study On Electrocatalytic Properties For Oxygen Evolution Of Ti/Iro2-Ta2O5 Anodes With Different Ir Contents, Yong-Lei Xin, Li-Kun Xu, Jun-Tao Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The anodes of Ti/IrO2-Ta2O5 were prepared by Pechini method. The effects of coating loading on the surface morphology and electrochemical properties of the anodes were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) ,energy dispersive X-ray detector (EDX), potentiodynamic polarization,cyclic voltammetry and accelerated life test. The results indicate that with the increase of the coating loading,the oxide anode presents evident IrO2 crystallite segregation,and cracks become narrow and shallow. Moreover,it has larger electrochemically active surface area,better electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution and higher stability. It was observed that for an iridium content of 1.98 ~ 9. 08 …


Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of Li3V2(Po4)3/C Cathode Materials For Lithium Ion Battery, Li-Ying Liu, Hai-Yan Zhang, Lian Chen, Yu-Chun Zhai May 2010

Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of Li3V2(Po4)3/C Cathode Materials For Lithium Ion Battery, Li-Ying Liu, Hai-Yan Zhang, Lian Chen, Yu-Chun Zhai

Journal of Electrochemistry

Cathode material Li3V2(PO4) 3 /C for Lithium-ion battery was synthesized by combination of ball milling and baking. Physical and electrochemical performances of as-prepared materials were characterized through XRD,EIS and galvanostatic cell cycling. The results show that the products were monoclinic Li3 V2 (PO4) 3 with well-developed crystal structure. At 0. 1C,0. 25C and 0. 5C,the initial discharge capacities were 150. 6,134. 1 and 107. 1 mAh·g-1 ,respectively. Capacity retention rates were 87. 3% after 130 cycles at 0. 25C and 87. 2% after 105 cycles at 0. 5C. Charge-discharge …


Nano-Sized Au On Nickel Foam As Cathode Of Alkaline Al-H2O2 Semi Fuel Cell, Shu-Li Chen, Bang-An Lu, Yao Liu, Gui-Ling Wang, Dian-Xue Cao May 2010

Nano-Sized Au On Nickel Foam As Cathode Of Alkaline Al-H2O2 Semi Fuel Cell, Shu-Li Chen, Bang-An Lu, Yao Liu, Gui-Ling Wang, Dian-Xue Cao

Journal of Electrochemistry

Nano-sized Au particles were deposited on a nickel foam substrate by a fast spontaneous deposition method using AuCl3 as the source of Au. The effects of AuCl3 concentration and deposition time on the size and distribution of Au particles,and the performance of the obtained Au/Ni electrode as the cathode of Al-H2O2 semi fuel cell were investigated. It was found that after the nickel foam was immersed in a 2 mmol·L-1 AuCl3 solution for 60 s,Au particles with diameters smaller than 100 nm were deposited on its surfaces and cover the surface completely. The …


Dynamics Of Van Der Waals Clusters: Theoretical And Computational Studies, Jordan Aleksander Ramilowski May 2010

Dynamics Of Van Der Waals Clusters: Theoretical And Computational Studies, Jordan Aleksander Ramilowski

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The marriage of two very powerful techniques – cryogenic matrix isolation spectroscopy and seeded supersonic molecular beams – has led to the development of a novel type of cryogenic matrix isolation spectroscopy in ultracold, near 0 K, He droplets. The technique known as helium nanodroplet isolation (HENDI) has seen tremendeous experimental interest over the past 20 years; this in turn has resulted in the availability of spectroscopic data for many molecules and clusters embedded in He clusters. The experimental findings have motivated a large number of theoretical calculations. This dissertation focuses on theoretical and computational studies of the rotational dynamics …


Synthesis Of Chemically Produced Toner (Cpt) By Emulsion Aggregation Process., Ng Wei Goon Apr 2010

Synthesis Of Chemically Produced Toner (Cpt) By Emulsion Aggregation Process., Ng Wei Goon

Student Works (2010-2019)

This project studied the full process of producing Chemically Produced Toner (CPT) used in laser printer. Latex particles of 0.40 to 0.60 μm were prepared by semicontinuous emulsion polymerization process. A series of latexes was made from the copolymerization of styrene, butyl acrylate and acrylic acid monomers in the presence of surfactants Dowfax 2A1 (anionic) and Ipegal 897 (non-ionic) surfactants with potassium persulphate as the initiator. The addition of different percentage of chain transfer agent (CTA), 1-dodecanethiol was used to control the molecular weight distribution. As the percentage of CTA was increased, the molecular weight and glass transition temperature decreased …


Calculation Of Collisional Cross Sections For The ²P3/2 > ²P1/2 Transition In Alkali-Noble Gas Systems, Samuel D. Butler Mar 2010

Calculation Of Collisional Cross Sections For The ²P3/2 > ²P1/2 Transition In Alkali-Noble Gas Systems, Samuel D. Butler

Theses and Dissertations

Collisional cross sections were calculated as a function of energy for two coupled one dimensional, spherically symmetric potentials. The Split Operator Method was used to propagate an initial Moller state, chosen to be a Gaussian in the asymptotic limit, through a potential. The correlation between the wave packet and Moller final state was calculated at each time step. Using the Channel Packet Method, the correlation function was used to obtain scattering matrix elements. From scattering matrix elements for several different effective potential values and using the Method of Partial Waves, the collisional cross section is calculated for the transition from …


Self-Activating Safety Mechanisms For Li-Ion Batteries, Xin-Ping Ai, Yu-Liang Cao, Han-Xi Yang Feb 2010

Self-Activating Safety Mechanisms For Li-Ion Batteries, Xin-Ping Ai, Yu-Liang Cao, Han-Xi Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The safety concerns of LIBs are considered to be a main obstacle to their high rate or large capacity applications in electric vehicles.This paper describes briefly our research works on the development of self-activating safety mechanisms for LIBs,including redox shuttle,potential-sensitive separator,temperature-sensitive electrode,and fire-retardent electrolyte.The problems and future in this research area are also discussed.


The Synthesise Of Electron-Conducting Redox Hydrogel And Its Application In Microbial Fuel Cell, Kai-Peng Wang, Sheng-Li Chen Feb 2010

The Synthesise Of Electron-Conducting Redox Hydrogel And Its Application In Microbial Fuel Cell, Kai-Peng Wang, Sheng-Li Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Efficient electron transfer between the microbe and the anode is key for the electricity generation in Microbial fuel cell(MFC).Through the modification of anode,the rate of electron transfer can be accelerated,therefore the performance of MFC can be enhanced.In this paper,we report the synthesis of a type of electronconducting and bio-compatible redox hydrogel and its application.The hydrogel consists of poly(4-vinylpyridine) as backbone and neutral red as the redox center.By immobiliazing neutral red on the backbone through covalent bond,the secondary contamination due to the soluble redox mediator to external environment can be prevented.MFCs using the hydrogel-modified carbon anode significantly exhibit shorter acclimation period,and …


Effects Of Different Carbon Sources On Performance Of Li3V2(Po4)3/C Composite Cathode Materials, Kai-Yuan Liu, Jian-Shu Huang, Li Yang Feb 2010

Effects Of Different Carbon Sources On Performance Of Li3V2(Po4)3/C Composite Cathode Materials, Kai-Yuan Liu, Jian-Shu Huang, Li Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The monoclinic Li3V2(PO4)3 cathode materials were prepared by carbothermal reduction method,with methyl cellulose, chitosan(crab shells) or glucose anhydrous as carbon sources, respectively.The crystal structures, morphologies and the electrochemical performances were characterized by XRD, SEM and electrochemical measurement. The XRD patterns show that the samples obtained at 800 ℃ for 6 h have a pure monoclinic structure,which indicates that the carbon exists in amorphous phase. Electrochemical measurements show that the difference of carbon sources has a significant influence on the electrochemical properties of the materials. The Li3V2(PO4)3 …


Performance Of Sulfur-Super Conductive Carbon Black Composite In Electrolyte Mixed With Room Temperature Ionic Liquid, Bo Zhang, Si-Ting Chen, Xue-Ping Gao Feb 2010

Performance Of Sulfur-Super Conductive Carbon Black Composite In Electrolyte Mixed With Room Temperature Ionic Liquid, Bo Zhang, Si-Ting Chen, Xue-Ping Gao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The sulfur-super conductive carbon black composite was prepared as cathode material of lithium/sulfur battery.The composite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD),and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).The sulfur composite shows a high discharge capacity and a good cycle performance in electrolyte mixed with 50% of room temperature ionic liquid.In particular,the discharge capacity of the composite was stabilized at 483.6 mAh/g after 50 cycles.


Electrochemical Properties Of Ni(Oh)2 Doped By Nio, Fei-Biao Chen, Bo-Rong Wu, Wei-Feng An, Zhao-Jun Yang, Feng Wu, Shi Chen Feb 2010

Electrochemical Properties Of Ni(Oh)2 Doped By Nio, Fei-Biao Chen, Bo-Rong Wu, Wei-Feng An, Zhao-Jun Yang, Feng Wu, Shi Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Ni(OH)2 cathode material of MH/Ni was doped by NiO,which behaves as a capacitor and can improve the charge-discharge rate capacity of Ni(OH)2.The electrochemical properties of Ni(OH)2 was characterized by charge-discharge curves and cyclic voltammetry.The results showed that the material had the best discharge property when doped by 5% NiO,and the discharge specific capacity could reach 310.1 mAh/g at 0.2 C rate and remianed 79.5% at 3 C rate.The difference oxidation and reduction potentials between the of the battery was 164 mV when the Ni(OH)2 was doped by 5% NiO,which showed a good cyclic property.


Electrochemical Behavior Of Europium(Ⅲ) In 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium, Qiu-Yue Zhang, Hui He, Xiao-Hong Huang, Guo-An Ye Feb 2010

Electrochemical Behavior Of Europium(Ⅲ) In 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium, Qiu-Yue Zhang, Hui He, Xiao-Hong Huang, Guo-An Ye

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behavior of EuCl3 in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chlorid([BMIM]Cl) has been investigated in the temperature range of 328 ~ 348 K by cyclic voltammetry.Influences of scan speed and temperature in [BMIM]Cl have been examined.The electrochemical window of [BMIM]Cl was-1.7 V ~ 0.80 V(vs.Ag/AgCl),when the working electrode was glassy carbon electrode.Eu3+ in[BMIM]Cl underwent a single step one-electron transfer reduction to Eu2 +,which is quasi-reversible reaction controlled by both electron transfer and diffusion of ions.The diffusion coefficient of Eu3 + in [BMIM]Cl increased with increase of temperature from 3.75 × 10-9 cm2 /s at 328 K …


Application Of Sol-Gel Technology In The Of Activation Process Of Chemical Plating Pretreatment, Lin Zhang, Wei Wang, Qian-Zhen Wu Feb 2010

Application Of Sol-Gel Technology In The Of Activation Process Of Chemical Plating Pretreatment, Lin Zhang, Wei Wang, Qian-Zhen Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Using KH-550 as precursors,gel thin films were formed on fabric by sol-gel method.By complexed with palladium ions due to the presences of amido and hydroxide in the gel thin films,the aggregation of palladium particles was inhibited.Therefore,Palladium could exhibit better catalytic activity in the process of electroless plating.The surface morphology of fabric was observed by SPM and SEM.Campared with the traditional pretreatment process,no SnCl2 was needed.This method reduced pollution,shortened process flow and reduced the amount of noble metals.


Applications Of Block Copolymer Films In The Field Of Electrochemical Energy Systems, Jing-Ze Li, Guo-Guang Chen, Di Mei, Wei Zou, Jian-Wen Li, Motonori Komura, Tomokazu Iyoda Feb 2010

Applications Of Block Copolymer Films In The Field Of Electrochemical Energy Systems, Jing-Ze Li, Guo-Guang Chen, Di Mei, Wei Zou, Jian-Wen Li, Motonori Komura, Tomokazu Iyoda

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new series of amphiphilic liquid crystalline block copolymer thin films,having normally aligned and highly ordered nanocylinder array,were functionalized as anisotropic ion conducting materials by selectively infiltration.These ion-active nanocylinders are coaxially aligned and hexagonally arranged in a large area,which might be used as novel types of electrolyte films for electrochemical energy systems such as lithium ion battery,fuel cell,etc.Since the ordered cylinders can carry on and store the ions,the block copolymer films can be utilized as the advanced template to fabricate the ordered array of nanoporous,nanoparticles,and nanowires for the potential application in lithium ion battery as three dimensional electrode materials.


Preparation And Characterization Of Sulfur/Mesoprous Carbon Composite Cathodes, Wen-Hua Zhang, Yao Chen, Xin-Ping Ai, Yu-Liang Cao Feb 2010

Preparation And Characterization Of Sulfur/Mesoprous Carbon Composite Cathodes, Wen-Hua Zhang, Yao Chen, Xin-Ping Ai, Yu-Liang Cao

Journal of Electrochemistry

A sulfur/mesoporous carbon composite was prepared by thermally treating a mixture of sublimed sulfur and mesoporous carbon. The microstructure of the mesoporous carbon was characterized by BET analysis and X-ray diffraction(XRD). The electrochemical performance of the S/C composite as cathode materials was evaluated by the galvanostatic method. The results confirmed that the mesoporous carbon could not only greatly enhance the electrochemical activity of sulfur electrode, but also effectively confine the diffusion of dissolved polysulfides in organic electrolyte. As a result,the S/C composites showed high capacity, good cycle performance and excellent rate capability. The specific capacity of the S/C composite was …


Preparation And Characterizations Of Li3V2(Po4)3 Cathode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Hong Chen, Tao Jiang, Chun-Zhong Wang, Gang Chen, Ying-Jin Wei Feb 2010

Preparation And Characterizations Of Li3V2(Po4)3 Cathode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Hong Chen, Tao Jiang, Chun-Zhong Wang, Gang Chen, Ying-Jin Wei

Journal of Electrochemistry

The carbon-coated Li3V2(PO4)3 was prepared by carbothermal reduction method.The structural and morphological properties of the material were studied by X-ray diffraction,FTIR and transmission electron microscopy.The synthesized material was a pure phase of Li3V2(PO4)3,with the particle size of about 100 nm.The values of Li ion diffusion coefficient of the material in the potential window of 3.0 ~ 4.3 V were nearly 3 orders larger than those in 3.0 ~ 4.8 V.In addition,the charge-transfer resistances in 3.0 ~ 4.3 V were much smaller than those in 3.0 …


Investigation Of Ceo2 As Cathode Electrocatalyst For Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell, Xue-Min Ni, Ya-Dong Wang, Mu Pan Feb 2010

Investigation Of Ceo2 As Cathode Electrocatalyst For Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell, Xue-Min Ni, Ya-Dong Wang, Mu Pan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The performance of CeO2 as oxygen reduction electrocatalyst in direct borohydride fuel cell was investigated.The experimental results indicate that CeO2 shows significant electrocatalytic performance for oxygen reduction and exhibits no observed promotion effect on hydrolysis or electro-oxidation of BH4-.The power density of experimental one-compartment fuel cell with CeO2 as cathode electrocatalyst can reach a 67.8 mW·cm-2 at room temperature.


Preparation And Electrochemical Behavior Of Li4Ti5O12 Nanosheets As Anode Material For Lithium Ion Battery, Yi-Fei Wang, Yu-Feng Tang, Zheng Qiu, Li Yang Feb 2010

Preparation And Electrochemical Behavior Of Li4Ti5O12 Nanosheets As Anode Material For Lithium Ion Battery, Yi-Fei Wang, Yu-Feng Tang, Zheng Qiu, Li Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Spinel lithium titanate(Li4Ti5O12) nanosheets with a size range of 200 ~400 nm were synthesized by hydrothermal process from the amorphous hydrous titanium oxide precursors.The as-prepared products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The electrochemical behaviors of Li4Ti5O12 electrode in conventional organic electrolyte and ionic liquid electrolyte were investigated by using cyclic voltammetry,galvanostatic charge-discharge and AC impedance techniques.The experimental results indicate that the as-prepared nanostructured Li4Ti5O12,evaluated as anode material,exhibited good reversibility and cycle performance.It is expected to be a …


Synthesis Of High-Performance Lini1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 Cathode Materials Via Azeotropic Distillation Method, Sheng-An Xia, Li-Xia Yuan, Ze Yang, Zhao-Hui Wang, Yun-Hui Huang, Shuang Li, Wu-Xing Zhang, Ya-Bin Meng, Wei-Gong Zheng Feb 2010

Synthesis Of High-Performance Lini1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 Cathode Materials Via Azeotropic Distillation Method, Sheng-An Xia, Li-Xia Yuan, Ze Yang, Zhao-Hui Wang, Yun-Hui Huang, Shuang Li, Wu-Xing Zhang, Ya-Bin Meng, Wei-Gong Zheng

Journal of Electrochemistry

Layered LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 is one of the most promising alternative materials for LiCoO2 in lithium ion batteries due to its low cost,large capacity and excellent cyclability.In this paper,LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 was synthesized via azeotropic distillation method with isobutyl alcohol as an azeotropic agent.The structure and surface morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM),respectively.The as-prepared LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 shows a layered α-NaFeO2 structure;the particles are small and uniformly distributed.As compared with the sample prepared by traditional method,the present cathode material …


Electrochemical Behavior Of Co-Ru Composite In Alkaline Solution, Su-Mei Yao, Guo-Chun Li, Xue-Ping Gao Feb 2010

Electrochemical Behavior Of Co-Ru Composite In Alkaline Solution, Su-Mei Yao, Guo-Chun Li, Xue-Ping Gao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical properties of Ru doped cobalt hydroxides synthesized via homogeneous chemical co-precipitation were investigated in 6 mol·L-1 KOH solution by galvanostatic charge-discharge process and cyclic voltammetry(CV).It is demonstrated that Ru doped cobalt hydroxides exhibited good capacitive characteristic and high specific capacitance.The sample with a Co/Ru molar ratio of 8 /1 shows the optimized electrochemical performance,including capacitive property and discharge capacity.The microstructure and morphology of the obtained Ru doped hydroxides were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM).The amorphous structure of ruthenium dioxide nanoparticles and single-crystal structure of Co(OH)2 platelets were confirmed.Based on a structure analysis and …


Studied Corrosion Behaviors Of Reinforcing Steel In Concrete By A Single-Dimensional Array Electrode, Lan-Qiang Li, Shi-Gang Dong, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin Feb 2010

Studied Corrosion Behaviors Of Reinforcing Steel In Concrete By A Single-Dimensional Array Electrode, Lan-Qiang Li, Shi-Gang Dong, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A single-dimensional array electrode was developed as a new electrochemical technique to image corrosion potential,galvanic current and polarization curves of reinforcing steel in concrete during corrosion process.Combining with the polarization behavior for each micro-electrode,the interactions between corrosion macrocell and corrosion microcell of the steel in concrete were evaluated.It was noticed that the corrosion macrocell and microcell occurred independently in difference regions at the initial stage of corrosion.The corrosion macrocell current can be in situ followed by corrosion potential imaging.The corrosion propagation of steel in concrete is closely related to the interactions between corrosion macrocell and corrosion microcell.


The Electrochemical Characteristics Of Cpo-Pll/Gc Electrode, Wen Zhao, Xia-Qin Wu, Zhong-Qing Lu, Wen-Jing Hou, He-Xing Li Feb 2010

The Electrochemical Characteristics Of Cpo-Pll/Gc Electrode, Wen Zhao, Xia-Qin Wu, Zhong-Qing Lu, Wen-Jing Hou, He-Xing Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

Poly-L-lysine(PLL) was electropolymerized onto the surface of glassy carbon(GC) electrode.1[(3-dimethylamino)propyl]-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride(EDC) was used as a Cross-linking agent to immobilized Chloroperoxidase(CPO) onto the PLL/GC electrode.A pair of well-defined redox peaks was observed at CPO-PLL/GC electrode,which clearly suggested that PLL can promote the direct electron transfer between the CPO and the GC electrodes.The cyclic voltammetry results also showed that the electron transfer at CPO-PLL/GC is a surface adsorption-controlled quasi-reversible process,which is accompanied with proton transfer.The CPO-PLL/GC electrode exhibited a good electrochemical stability and excellently electrocatalytic activity for electrochemical reduction of O2.