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Synthesis Of Lini0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 For Lithium Ion Batteries And The Mechanism Of Capacity Fading At High Temperature, Wen LIU, Miao WANG, Ji-Tao CHEN, Xin-Xiang ZHANG, Heng-Hui ZHOU 2012 Beijing Key laboratory in Theory and Technology of Advanced Materials for Batteries, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China 100871

Synthesis Of Lini0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 For Lithium Ion Batteries And The Mechanism Of Capacity Fading At High Temperature, Wen Liu, Miao Wang, Ji-Tao Chen, Xin-Xiang Zhang, Heng-Hui Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Ni-rich cathode materials, LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2, have been synthesized by Co-precipitation and high-temperature solid-phase sintering method. Constant current charge-discharge tests showed high discharge capacity of 179.2 mAh·g-1 in the 3.0~4.4 V at 0.2C. However, at 55 °C the LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 experienced the dramatic capacity fading after 100 charge-discharge cycles. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Atomic Emission Spectroscopy have been employed to study the capacity fading mechanism of LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 cycled at high temperature in range of high-voltage charge and …


Electrochemical Performances Of Carbon-Coated Na2Ti6O13 Nanotubes, Guo-Ran LI, Shuai SUN, Xue-Ping GAO 2012 Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China;

Electrochemical Performances Of Carbon-Coated Na2Ti6O13 Nanotubes, Guo-Ran Li, Shuai Sun, Xue-Ping Gao

Journal of Electrochemistry

With rutile TiO2 and NaOH as starting materials, the Na2Ti6O13 nanotubes were prepared by a hydrothermal reaction. The carbon-coated Na2Ti6O13 nanotubes were obtained by treating the Na2Ti6O13 nanotubes for 4 h in glucose aqueous solutions containing 0.1 mol·L-1 NaOH. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microcopy (TEM). The results showed that the dimensions of carbon-coated Na2Ti6O13 nanotubes were 14 ~ 19 nm of outer diameter, 2 ~ 5 …


Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of Yttrium-Doped Lini0.49Mn1.49Y0.02O4, Xian-Wen ZHANG, Zheng-Xi ZHANG, Li YANG, Shao-Hua FANG, Long QU 2012 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engieering, Shanghai Jiao Tong linivrsity, Shanghai 200240, China

Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of Yttrium-Doped Lini0.49Mn1.49Y0.02O4, Xian-Wen Zhang, Zheng-Xi Zhang, Li Yang, Shao-Hua Fang, Long Qu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The LiNi0.49Mn1.49Y0.02O4 cathode material was synthesized using the citric acid-assisted sol-gel method by partial substitutions of Ni and Mn with Y in the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 material. The influences of Y doping on the structure and electrochemical properties were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge tests and AC impedance spectroscopy. The results showed that the introduction of Y into the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 greatly improved the cycle performance and rate capability. When the charge and discharge current was 1 C in the potential …


Template-Free Synthesis Of Porous Nio Hierarchical Structure For High Performance Supercapacitors, Yun HUANG, Zhong WU, Xin-Bo ZHANG 2012 Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, China.

Template-Free Synthesis Of Porous Nio Hierarchical Structure For High Performance Supercapacitors, Yun Huang, Zhong Wu, Xin-Bo Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A facile and template-free hydrothermal method is proposed to successfully synthesize porous NiO hierarchical structure, which is found to be assembled from ultrathin NiO nanosheets. As for electrochemical pseudocapacitor application, the obtained material exhibits not only high specific capacitances of 435 F·g-1 at 20 mV·s-1 and 367 F·g-1 at 10 A·g-1, but also holds a good electrochemical stability over 1000 cycles at a current rate of 20 mV·s-1. These results suggest that the hierarchical structured porous NiO is a promising supercapacitor electrode material.


Intercalation/Deintercalation Reaction Of Olivine-Type Phosphate, Jun WU, Zhi-Hu LI, Qun WU, De-Cheng LI, Jun-Wei ZHENG, Yan-Hui XU 2012 Institute of Chemical Power Sources, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China

Intercalation/Deintercalation Reaction Of Olivine-Type Phosphate, Jun Wu, Zhi-Hu Li, Qun Wu, De-Cheng Li, Jun-Wei Zheng, Yan-Hui Xu

Journal of Electrochemistry

In the present work the rate-limited step during Li intercalation/deintercalation processes for olivine-type phosphate has been discussed. It is found that the increase in the carbon content is effective to improve the electrode capacity and the electrochemical activity of the Mn element in the active materials. It is also found that the asymmetric phenomenon exists in the charge-discharging curves, especially when the carbon content is low. During charging the Fe2+/Fe3+ the plateau capacity is much less than the corresponding theoretical capacity, while the capacity that corresponds to Co2+/Co3+ couple is more than the theoretical …


Electrochemical Reduction Of Co2 On Sn/Cu Electrodes, Chen-Chen ZHAO, Jian-Wei GUO, Li WANG, Xiang-Ming HE, Cheng WANG, Zhi-Xiang LIU 2012 Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology,Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Electrochemical Reduction Of Co2 On Sn/Cu Electrodes, Chen-Chen Zhao, Jian-Wei Guo, Li Wang, Xiang-Ming He, Cheng Wang, Zhi-Xiang Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Sn/Cu electrodes were prepared by electroplating method and their morphologies under different galvanization current densities were determined by SEM. In alkali, the effects of Sn/Cu electrodes on the activities towards hydrogen evolution and electrochemical reduction of CO2 were investigated in alkaline solutions using a three-electrode system. These results indicated that the Sn/Cu electrodes prepared at 10 mA/cm2 and 15 mA/cm2 showed good activities, while that prepared at 15 mA/cm2 was even better in activities. The synergetic structure of the Sn/Cu electrode to be beneficial to electrochemical reduction of CO2 has been pointed out.


Electrochemical Properties Of The Keggin-Type Lacunary Heteropolysilicate Anion And Its Eectrocatalysis For H2O2 Reduction, Xi-Long LIU, Chun-Yan WU, Fang ZHOU, Hong-Sheng LIU, Ying-Jie HUA, Chong-Tai WANG, Xiao-Yang LIU 2012 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China;

Electrochemical Properties Of The Keggin-Type Lacunary Heteropolysilicate Anion And Its Eectrocatalysis For H2O2 Reduction, Xi-Long Liu, Chun-Yan Wu, Fang Zhou, Hong-Sheng Liu, Ying-Jie Hua, Chong-Tai Wang, Xiao-Yang Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochemical properties of the Keggin-type lacunary heteropolysilicate anion SiW11O398- (SiW11) and its indirect electrocatalysis for H2O2 reduction in the supporting electrolyte containing 0.1 mol·L-1 NaHSO4 and Na2SO4 solutions were investigated using cyclic voltammetry, square wave voltammetry and alternating current impedance spectroscopy. Experimental results indicated that SiW11 showed two pairs of reversible redox waves on the glassy carbon (GC) electrode in an acidic solution. The electron transfer number corresponding to the two pairs of waves was one, and the proton transfer number involved was two during …


Corrosion Inhibition Of 316l Steel Using Sodium Diethyl Dithiocarbamate Solution In Simulated Crude Oil, Xiao-Guang REN, Jie YANG 2012 1.Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing 102617, China;2. Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

Corrosion Inhibition Of 316l Steel Using Sodium Diethyl Dithiocarbamate Solution In Simulated Crude Oil, Xiao-Guang Ren, Jie Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The corrosion inhibition behaviors of 316L steel using the sodium diethyl dithiocarbamate (SDDTC) compound in the crude simulation solution were studied in the absence and presence of zinc sulfate or sodium chromate with different compositions. Experiment resultss showed that in the environments of highly acidic and high concentrations of chloride ions the SDDTC compound could well inhibit the corrosion of 316L steel. The good synergic effects on the corrosion inhibition of 316L steel by additions of either zinc sulfate or sodium chromate into SDDTC compound were indicated in this study, which is of great significance and importance in practical applications.


Synthesis And Theoretical Studies Of Pyridyl Fullerene Derivatives For Supramolecular Applications In Photovoltaic Systems, Robert Vina-Marrufo ^, Danisha M. Rivera-Nazario, Agustin Molina-Ontoria, Luis Echegoyen * 2012 Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso

Synthesis And Theoretical Studies Of Pyridyl Fullerene Derivatives For Supramolecular Applications In Photovoltaic Systems, Robert Vina-Marrufo ^, Danisha M. Rivera-Nazario, Agustin Molina-Ontoria, Luis Echegoyen *

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Spring 2012

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Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (Pcet) With Bimetallic Systems, Maripaz A. Calderon ^, Dino Villagran * 2012 Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso

Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (Pcet) With Bimetallic Systems, Maripaz A. Calderon ^, Dino Villagran *

COURI Symposium Abstracts, Spring 2012

Electron-transfer (ET) is one of the simplest chemical events, yet, it is a vital process for chemical reactivity. Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) is the concerted transfer of protons and electrons which is fundamental in chemical and biological systems and processes in electrochemistry, photosynthesis, and enzymatic activity. Similarly, mixed-valence (MV) systems are pervasive in nature and provide a platform for multiple electron transfers systems in nature. While both fields have been studied extensively, little work has been done on the intersection of the two. This project explores the elegant use of MV bimetallic systems through hydrogen bonded networks. A variety compounds …


Bon-Bons: Cyclic Molecules With A Boron-Oxygen-Nitrogen Backbone. Computational Studies Of Their Thermodynamic Properties, Aloysus K. Lawong, David W. Ball 2012 Cleveland State University

Bon-Bons: Cyclic Molecules With A Boron-Oxygen-Nitrogen Backbone. Computational Studies Of Their Thermodynamic Properties, Aloysus K. Lawong, David W. Ball

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Although they were first reported in 1963, molecules with a boron-oxygen-nitrogen dimeric backbone do not seem to have been investigated seriously in terms of thermodynamic properties. Here we report on the calculated structures and properties, including thermodynamics, of several so-called “BON-BON” molecules. With the popularity of nitrogen-containing substituents on new high-energy materials, nitro-substituted BON-BONs were a focus of our investigation. A total of 42 BON-BON molecules were evaluated, and thermochemical analysis shows a decrease in the specific enthalpy of combustion or decomposition with increasing NO2 content, consistent with other systems.


Towards One Key To One Lock: Catalyst Modified Indium Oxide Nanoparticle Thin Film Sensor Array For Selective Gas Detection, Kun Yao, Daniela Caruntu, Sarah Wozny, Rong Huang, Yumi H. Ikuhara, Baobao Cao, Charles J. O'Connor, Weilie Zhou 2012 Advanced Materials Research Institute, University of New Orleans

Towards One Key To One Lock: Catalyst Modified Indium Oxide Nanoparticle Thin Film Sensor Array For Selective Gas Detection, Kun Yao, Daniela Caruntu, Sarah Wozny, Rong Huang, Yumi H. Ikuhara, Baobao Cao, Charles J. O'Connor, Weilie Zhou

Advanced Materials Research Institute (AMRI)

Homogeneous In2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) were self-assembled into thin film sensor arrays on a single chip, with further surface modification by noble metal catalysts. The NP film sensor arrays show clear current responses when exposed to different target gases, and both sensitivity and selectivity were greatly improved. Particularly, the sensors modified with Au, Pd, and Pt nanocatalysts demonstrated higher sensitivity to H2S, H-2 and CO, respectively, making the gas discrimination direct and simple, like "one key to one lock". The particle size dependence of the noble metal modifiers to the sensitivity was further investigated by tuning the sputtering parameters. Three different …


K-Shell X-Ray Spectroscopy Of Atomic Nitrogen, M. M. Sant'Anna, Gunnar Ohrwall, Wayne C. Stolte, Alfred S. Schlachter, Dennis W. Lindle, B. M. McLaughlin 2012 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

K-Shell X-Ray Spectroscopy Of Atomic Nitrogen, M. M. Sant'anna, Gunnar Ohrwall, Wayne C. Stolte, Alfred S. Schlachter, Dennis W. Lindle, B. M. Mclaughlin

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Research

Absolute K-shell photoionization cross sections for atomic nitrogen have been obtained from both experiment and state-of-the-art theoretical techniques. Because of the difficulty of creating a target of neutral atomic nitrogen, no high-resolution K-edge spectroscopy measurements have been reported for this important atom. Interplay between theory and experiment enabled identification and characterization of the strong 1s → np resonance features throughout the threshold region. An experimental value of 409.64 ± 0.02 eV was determined for the K-shell binding energy.


The Electrocatalytic Study Of Licoo2 In Air Electrode For Lithium-Air, Jun GAO, Wei WU, Yan-Yan TIAN, Yong YANG 2012 State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;

The Electrocatalytic Study Of Licoo2 In Air Electrode For Lithium-Air, Jun Gao, Wei Wu, Yan-Yan Tian, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The LiCoO2 has been investigated as a new electrocatalyst for air electrodes using homemade lithium-air battery. The electrochemical performance and structural changes of the LiCoO2 based composite air electrodes have been studied. The results of CV, XRD and charge-discharge tests show that the composite air electrodes composed of LiCoO2 can greatly improve the discharge performance of lithium-air batteries. In particular when the composite air electrodes are charged to 4.1 V before further discharging, the obvious catalytic effects of LiCoO2 are attributed to higher valence state of the Co element in LiCoO2, esp. at charged …


Electrochemical Characterization Of (Phmgcl)2-Alcl3/Mixed Ether Electrolytes, Fei-Fei WANG, Yong-Sheng GUO, Jun YANG, Li-Yan-Na NU, Jiu-Lin WANG 2012 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;

Electrochemical Characterization Of (Phmgcl)2-Alcl3/Mixed Ether Electrolytes, Fei-Fei Wang, Yong-Sheng Guo, Jun Yang, Li-Yan-Na Nu, Jiu-Lin Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The (PhMgCl)2-AlCl3 salts were prepared and the electrochemical properties of (PhMgCl)2-AlCl3 electrolytes containing dimethoxyethane(DME)+THF, Diglyme(DG)+THF and Tetraglyme(TG)+THF solvents with different proportions on various metal electrodes were studied. Compared with (PhMgCl)2-AlCl3/THF, the (PhMgCl)2-AlCl3/DG+THF(3:2) solvents showed high ionic conductivity of 1.605×10-3 S·cm-1, good reversible Mg deposition behavior and anodic anti-oxidation performance with an electrochemical window wider than 2.8 V. In addition, the DG+THF mixed solvent could greatly lower the saturated vapor pressure by reducing from 23.46 kPa to 9.41 kPa, which suppresses volatilization of the …


Electrocatalytic Study Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Bte-1 Strain, Ping ZHOU, En-Ren ZHANG, Li ZHOU, Guo-Wang DIAO, Jun-Le NIU 2012 Jiangsu provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Materials and Engineering, and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, Jiangsu,China;

Electrocatalytic Study Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Bte-1 Strain, Ping Zhou, En-Ren Zhang, Li Zhou, Guo-Wang Diao, Jun-Le Niu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The aim of the present study is to investigate the electrocatalytic activity of electricity-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa BTE-1 strain under anaerobic conditions. Pseudomonas aeruginosa BTE-1 was inoculated into anaerobic three-electrode electrochemical cells, and the electrocatalytic activity was measured at poised potentials. HPLC and cyclic voltammetry were used to detect potential electron mediators in solutions. Experimental results showed that no detectable pyocyanine was excreted by P. aeruginosa BTE-1 strain in the anaerobic electrochemcial cells, and P. aeruginosa BTE-1 exhibited direct electrocatalytic activity through the formation of biofilm on the electrode surface which was induced by the electron transfer from the cells of …


Cycle Lifetime Investigation Of Nickel Electrode Prepared By Electrochemical Impregnation For Applications In Aerospace Nickel Hydrogen Cells, Hai-Chang ZHANG, Li-Xin TAN, Cheng GUO, Wen-Cheng MING, Xue-Ying REN 2012 Tianjin institute of power source, Tianjin 300381;

Cycle Lifetime Investigation Of Nickel Electrode Prepared By Electrochemical Impregnation For Applications In Aerospace Nickel Hydrogen Cells, Hai-Chang Zhang, Li-Xin Tan, Cheng Guo, Wen-Cheng Ming, Xue-Ying Ren

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper, the effects of overcharge, charge-discharge C rate and pore size on cycle lifetime of 4.5’ electrochemical impregnated nickel electrode were investigated. In the case of the electrode was overcharged to 170% of nominal capacity, the initial capacity of the electrode could be maintained 2.7 Ah up to 150 cycles without deterioration and a discharge capacity of 1.7 Ah (remaining 63% of 2.7 Ah) could be delivered after 300 cycles. Without overcharge, more than 300 charge-discharge cycles could be realized without loss of capacity and a discharge capacity of electrode could be maintained about 76% of initial capacity …


Electrochemical Behavior Of Imidacloprid, Jie-Qiong WANG, Wang ZHANG, Ming CHEN, Guo-Wang DIAO 2012 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002,Jianhsu, China;

Electrochemical Behavior Of Imidacloprid, Jie-Qiong Wang, Wang Zhang, Ming Chen, Guo-Wang Diao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behavior of imidacloprid(IDP)on glassy carbon electrode has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The result shows that the electrochemical reduction of IDP is irreversible and controlled by diffusion. At 25 ℃, the numbers of the electrons transferred of IDP in the electrochemical reaction are four. The diffusion coefficient of IDP is 2.44×106 cm2·s-1 and the diffusion activation energy is calculated to be 9.33 kJ·mol-1.


Dissolved Oxygen Seawater Battery With Electrochemical Capacitance, Hai-Bo XU, Yong-Hong LU, Wei ZHANG, Yan-Ting YU, Chuan-Wei YAN, Ya-Ping SUN, Lian ZHONG, Jian-Guo LIU, Yi ZHENG, Bing HAN, Yong-Liang WANG 2012 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, Shandong, China;

Dissolved Oxygen Seawater Battery With Electrochemical Capacitance, Hai-Bo Xu, Yong-Hong Lu, Wei Zhang, Yan-Ting Yu, Chuan-Wei Yan, Ya-Ping Sun, Lian Zhong, Jian-Guo Liu, Yi Zheng, Bing Han, Yong-Liang Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A new concept of seawater battery with electrochemical capacitance (SWB-EC) has been proposed using carbon fibre brush (CFB) as the cathode material, and three testing prototypes have been made accordingly. The discharge performances of the CFB before- and after-oxidation and Mg alloy sacrifice anode were studied by cyclic voltammetry and constant current discharge tests under steady state conditions. Results show that the oxidized CFB exhibits the pseudo-capacitive characteristic and its activity of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in stirred seawater highly increases, comparing with the non-oxidized CFB. The open circuit potential of Mg alloy sacrifice anode is -1.74 V, having the …


Simultaneous Determinations Of Ascorbic Acid, Dopamine And Uric Acid At Ca/Gc Electrode, Ying ZHANG, Wang REN, Min-Jiao LI 2012 College of Chemical & Pharmaceutical Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, Sichuan 643000, China;

Simultaneous Determinations Of Ascorbic Acid, Dopamine And Uric Acid At Ca/Gc Electrode, Ying Zhang, Wang Ren, Min-Jiao Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

The citric acid modified glassy carbon electrode (CA/GC) was constructed by potentiostatic technique and used for simultaneous determinations of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA) and uric acid (UA) by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The CA/GC electrode exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity towards AA, DA and UA. The oxidation peaks are well separated with the potential differences between AA and DA, DA and UA, and AA and UA being 170, 130 and 300 mV, respectively, which is large enough to determine AA, DA and UA simultaneously. The catalytic peak currents obtained were linearly dependent on the concentrations of …


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