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Preparation Of A New Laccase Biosensor Based On Bimetallic Pt/Au Particles And Chitosan/Silica Sol-Gel Hybrid Films For Determination Of Catechol, Tong-Fang Lou, Jian-Ying Qu, Huan-Huan Xing, Xue-Ping Du, Ying Dong Apr 2014

Preparation Of A New Laccase Biosensor Based On Bimetallic Pt/Au Particles And Chitosan/Silica Sol-Gel Hybrid Films For Determination Of Catechol, Tong-Fang Lou, Jian-Ying Qu, Huan-Huan Xing, Xue-Ping Du, Ying Dong

Journal of Electrochemistry

A novel laccase (Lac) biosensor was fabricated successfully by means of entrapping Lac into bimetallic Pt/Au particles and chitosan/silica (CS-SiO2) sol-gel hybrid films, and then applied to determine catechol (CC) concentration. The experiment results showed that the biosensor can electrocatalyze the reduction of CC, and the peak current increased linearly with the concentration of CC in the range of 8×10-7 ~ 1×10-4 mol·L-1 (r = 0.9993) with a detection limit of 7.9×10-8 mol·L-1 by cyclic voltammetric response. The biosensor exhibited good sensitivity, stability and reproducibility, with a broad linear range for potential applications.


Effect Of Temperature On The Self-Humidifying Open-Cathode Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, Si-Chen Zhao, Ben Wang, Qiu-Hong Jia, Ming Han, Yu-Hong Xie Apr 2014

Effect Of Temperature On The Self-Humidifying Open-Cathode Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, Si-Chen Zhao, Ben Wang, Qiu-Hong Jia, Ming Han, Yu-Hong Xie

Journal of Electrochemistry

Based on the experiments about the output characteristics of a home-made temperature-controlled PEMFC system with atmospheric pressure and no external humidifying condition in different loading voltages and operating temperatures, the optimum operating temperature at different loading voltages can be obtained by tracking the output characteristics of PEMFC operating over a range of temperatures. By analyzing the fitted data the kinetic parameters are evaluated and the effect of different operating temperatures on the PEMFC performance is discussed from a view of electrode kinetics.


Fabrication And Electrochemical Properties Of Graphene-Zno Nanocomposite, Chuan-Ling Men, Wan Wang, Jun Cao Apr 2014

Fabrication And Electrochemical Properties Of Graphene-Zno Nanocomposite, Chuan-Ling Men, Wan Wang, Jun Cao

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this work, the graphene-ZnO nanocomposite was successfully synthesized through a one-step solvothermal approach, using ethylene glycol as the solvent and reducing agent. The ZnO particles could be attached to the surfaces and edges of graphene sheet. The electrochemical performance of the nanocomposite was investigated by performing cyclic voltammetry, A.C. impedance and chronopotentiometry tests in 6 mol·L-1 KOH. The results showed that the graphene-ZnO nanocomposite exhibited a nice electrochemical specific capacitance of 115 F·g-1 determined in cyclic voltammetry test, or 71 F·g-1 evaluated in chronopotentiometry test and good reversible charge/discharge behavior.


An Equivalent Circuit Model For Redox Flow Battery Stack, Dong-Jiang You, Hua-Min Zhang Apr 2014

An Equivalent Circuit Model For Redox Flow Battery Stack, Dong-Jiang You, Hua-Min Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

This paper introduces an equivalent circuit model for a redox flow battery stack. The model combines the electrochemical reaction of the battery cell and the shunt current of the battery stack. An all-vanadium redox flow battery stack of 1kW rated output power is tested through transient response and self-discharge experiments. All the parameters used for the modeling are obtained. Calculated shunt current and distribution of calculated battery voltage are shown in the results. It is concluded that the impedance of the battery stack can be obtained by the experimental results of the transient response and self-discharge measurements. The capacity lose …


In Situ Detection On Electrochemical Chloride Removal Of Reinforcement In Concrete By Combined Ph/Cl- Probes, Jing-Jing Wang, Shi-Gang Dong, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Hong-Wei Lv, Yun-Chang Wu, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin Apr 2014

In Situ Detection On Electrochemical Chloride Removal Of Reinforcement In Concrete By Combined Ph/Cl- Probes, Jing-Jing Wang, Shi-Gang Dong, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Hong-Wei Lv, Yun-Chang Wu, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this work, the concrete samples polluted by chloride ion were electrochemically treated using galvanostatic technique, and the distributions of chloride ion concentration and pH value in the polluted concretes were in-situ monitored by embedding a combined pH/Cl- probe during the electrochemical chloride removal. The corrosion behaviors of reinforcing steel in the concrete were simultaneously studied by using linear polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques (EIS). The micro environment of the concrete and corrosion rate of steel were explored during the electrochemical chloride removal. It was indicated that the Cl- concentration in the concrete pore solution decreased with …


Electro-Catalytic Oxidation Of Hydrogen Peroxide On Au/ L-Methionine /Gc Electrode, Jian-Feng Fan, Xue-Mei Luo, Jing Li, Lou-Zhen Fan Apr 2014

Electro-Catalytic Oxidation Of Hydrogen Peroxide On Au/ L-Methionine /Gc Electrode, Jian-Feng Fan, Xue-Mei Luo, Jing Li, Lou-Zhen Fan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The modified electrodes have been fabricated by generation of Au nanoparticle chains, which was produced by reaction between HAuCl4 and sodium citrate without any additional capping agents or surfactants. The self-assembled Au nanoparticles were attached to the surface of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) layer by layer, using L-methionine (L-Met), thiourea (TU), allyl thiourea (ATU) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a crosslinking agent, respectively. The experimental results showed that the electrochemical performance of the different modified electrodes varied in [Fe(CN)6]3-/4- solution. The Au/L-Met/GCE exhibited an excellent electrochemical property, which is superior to other modified electrodes. In addition, the catalysis …


Preparation And Electrochemical Performances Of Cofe2O4/Gns Nanocomposites As Anode Material For Lithium Ion Battery, Mo-Chao Cai, Sen-Rong Cai, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong Apr 2014

Preparation And Electrochemical Performances Of Cofe2O4/Gns Nanocomposites As Anode Material For Lithium Ion Battery, Mo-Chao Cai, Sen-Rong Cai, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong

Journal of Electrochemistry

The CoFe2O4/GNS was synthesized by a simple one-pot solvothermal method. The results obtained by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that the CoFe2O4 particles with sizes of 15 nm dispersed on the surface of graphene uniformly. Electrochemical tests indicated that the CoFe2O4/GNS nanocomposite exhibited excellent cyclic stability with almost 95.8% capacity retention after 100 cycles at the current density of 500 mA·g-1 and delivered a high reversible capacity of 482 mAh·g-1 at the current density of 2 A·g-1.


Preparation Of Pt/H-Tio2 Catalyst With Improved Catalytic Performance For Methanol Electrooxidation, Jin Han, Zhi-You Zhou, Qiang Wang, Miao-Qiang Lv, Chi Chen, Shi-Gang Sun Apr 2014

Preparation Of Pt/H-Tio2 Catalyst With Improved Catalytic Performance For Methanol Electrooxidation, Jin Han, Zhi-You Zhou, Qiang Wang, Miao-Qiang Lv, Chi Chen, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

White TiO2 nanorods were synthesized by hydrothermal method with TiCl4 as a precursor. As-synthesized TiO2 nanorods were further subjected to high-temperature (550 oC) heat treatment for 2 h under H2 atmosphere to prepare gray black hydrogen-treated TiO2 (H-TiO2) nanorods with oxygen vacancies and Ti3+ interstitial atoms. The Pt nanoparticles of 1.9 nm were supported on these two types of TiO2 nanorods to form Pt/TiO2 and Pt/H-TiO2 catalysts. XRD data indicates that the crystal structure of TiO2 was still reserved as rutile after hydrogen treatment, but the surface was covered by …


Electrochemical Behavior Of Ionic Liquid Confined Into Nanopores Of Silica Gel Matrix, Zuo-Peng Li, Ya-Qiong Wen, Mei-Xia Wu, Yong Guo Apr 2014

Electrochemical Behavior Of Ionic Liquid Confined Into Nanopores Of Silica Gel Matrix, Zuo-Peng Li, Ya-Qiong Wen, Mei-Xia Wu, Yong Guo

Journal of Electrochemistry

Imidazolium Ionic liquids (ILs) nano aggregates confined into nanopores of silica gel matrices (ILs-sg) modified electrodes were prepared by sol-gel process and characterized by cyclic voltammetry. Furthermore, the amounts of 15% ~ 28% ILs-sg and nano aggregates coated with ILs silica gel (ILs/sg) were prepared and their conductivities were evaluated by performing electrochemical AC impedance measurements from 20 oC to 80 oC. The abnormal results showed that, 1) comparing with the bulk IL, the confined IL had a positive shift effect of Fc/Fc+ redox potential; 2) when IL confined into a nanospace, the electrochemical stability became poor; 3) …


Electrodeposition Of Copper From A Choline Chloride Based Ionic Liquid, Rostom Ali M., Ziaur Rahman Md., Sankarsaha S. Apr 2014

Electrodeposition Of Copper From A Choline Chloride Based Ionic Liquid, Rostom Ali M., Ziaur Rahman Md., Sankarsaha S.

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrodeposition of copper from a solution containing copper chloride in either an ethylene glycol (EG)-choline chloride based or a urea-choline chloride based ionic liquid has been carried out onto a steel cathode by constant current and constant potential methods at room temperature. The influences of various experimental conditions on electrodeposition and the morphology of the deposited layers have been investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). It is shown that very smooth, shiny and dense with good adherence and bright metallic coloured copper coatings can be obtained from both EG and urea based ionic liquids at …


Electrochemical Deposition Of Gasb Thin Films For Phase Change Memory In Aqueous Solutions, Yu-Lin Xiong, Yuan-Chun Pan, Bai-Sheng Sa, Jian Zhou, Zhi-Mei Sun Apr 2014

Electrochemical Deposition Of Gasb Thin Films For Phase Change Memory In Aqueous Solutions, Yu-Lin Xiong, Yuan-Chun Pan, Bai-Sheng Sa, Jian Zhou, Zhi-Mei Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The synthesis of GaSb thin films has been successfully performed by a method involving one-step potentiostatic electrodeposition and thermal annealing. The effect of ethylene glycol as a solvent in aqueous electrolyte solution on the crystallinity and morphology of the prepared thin films was discussed. The electrodeposition mechanisms of GaSb were studied by cyclic voltammetry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were used to analyze structure, morphology and composition of the thin films. The results show that SbO+ is first reduced to Sb, and Ga3+ is deposited via the induced co-deposition mechanism. The …


Surface Structure And Electrochemical Performance Of Zno Coated Lini1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2, Chang-Wei Liu, Yu Wang, Yu-Zhong Guo, Lu-Lu Dan, Jian-Hua Wang Feb 2014

Surface Structure And Electrochemical Performance Of Zno Coated Lini1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2, Chang-Wei Liu, Yu Wang, Yu-Zhong Guo, Lu-Lu Dan, Jian-Hua Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The surface of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 particles were modified by ZnO. Surface structure and electrochemical properties of the coated materials were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electrochemical tests. The results show that a ZnO coating affects the surface composition of LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 particles. The surface contents of nickel and manganese increase with the amount of ZnO coating. ZnO can react with LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 and a complex oxide is formed during the heat-treatment at above 400 oC. The …


Preparation Of High Performance Porous Silicon Powders By Etching Al-Si Alloy In Acid Solution For Lithium Ion Battery, Shi-Ji Hao, Chun-Li Li, Kai Zhu, Ping Zhang, Zhi-Yu Jiang Feb 2014

Preparation Of High Performance Porous Silicon Powders By Etching Al-Si Alloy In Acid Solution For Lithium Ion Battery, Shi-Ji Hao, Chun-Li Li, Kai Zhu, Ping Zhang, Zhi-Yu Jiang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Porous silicon powders prepared by etching Al-Si alloy using an acid solution was reported in the first time. The morphology and structure of as-obtained material were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. It was found that the spongy porous silicon powders presented well crystalline structure and consisted of nano-Si particles. The particle size of porous Si powders was about 20 μm, and the specific surface area was 102.7 m2·g-1. The electrochemical properties of porous silicon powders were evaluated as an anode material for lithium ion batteries. The material proportion in the …


Pulse Electrodeposition Of Pd-Ni Alloy Nanoparticles For Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Formic Acid, Fang-Zu Yang, Jun-Pei Yue, Zhong-Qun Tian, Shao-Min Zhou Feb 2014

Pulse Electrodeposition Of Pd-Ni Alloy Nanoparticles For Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of Formic Acid, Fang-Zu Yang, Jun-Pei Yue, Zhong-Qun Tian, Shao-Min Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Pd-Ni alloy nanoparticles with nickel atomic contents of 12.0%, 16.4% and 22.6% were successfully electrodeposited from a Pd-Ni alloy electrolyte by square wave pulse plating. The alloy nanoparticles were in the spherical shape with a diameter of 50 ~ 80 nm. As the growth potential of the alloy was negatively shifted, the nickel content of the alloy was increased, and the size of the nanoparticles was almost the same, whereas the number, the degree of crosslinking and the real active area of the nanoparticles were increased. As the nickel content of the alloy nanoparticles increased, the peak current for …


Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of Lico1-XMgXMno4 And Lico1-XAlXMno4 (X= 0, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1) As Positive Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Mei-Ling You, Qing-Song Tong, Xiu-Hua Li, Min Lin, Xing-Kang Huang, Yong Yang Feb 2014

Synthesis And Electrochemical Properties Of Lico1-XMgXMno4 And Lico1-XAlXMno4 (X= 0, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1) As Positive Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Mei-Ling You, Qing-Song Tong, Xiu-Hua Li, Min Lin, Xing-Kang Huang, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Al-doped and Mg-doped LiCoMnO4 materials were synthesized through solid-state reaction. The effects of doping amounts of Mg and Al on the initial capacities, discharge plateaus, and cycle performances were investigated. The morphologies and structures of the as-prepared materials were studied by scanning electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. The results indicate that the as-prepared samples were composed of uniform, well-crystallized particles. The pristine LiCoMnO4 possessed an initial capacity of 87.0 mAh·g-1, while LiCo0.98Mg0.02MnO4 and LiCo0.98Al0.02MnO4 delivered 91.3 and 93.6 mAh·g-1, respectively. The proper …


Electrochemical Oxidation Of Ammonium Nitrite In Absorption Solution Of Flue Gas, Yong-Hong Lu, Xiao-Bo Dong, Li-Sha Wang, Yan Liu, Chen-Jian Zhu, Hai-Bo Xu Feb 2014

Electrochemical Oxidation Of Ammonium Nitrite In Absorption Solution Of Flue Gas, Yong-Hong Lu, Xiao-Bo Dong, Li-Sha Wang, Yan Liu, Chen-Jian Zhu, Hai-Bo Xu

Journal of Electrochemistry

In order to make full uses of ammonium nitrite in absorption solution from flue gas simultaneous desulfurization, denitrification and demercurization processes, here the electrochemical oxidation method was used to transform ammonium nitrite into ammonium nitrate. By using polarization curve, cyclic voltammogram and galvanostatic methods, suitable electrode materials were evaluated and chosen. The influence of electrolyte composition was discussed and the appropriate process parameters were obtained. Finally, the effect of electrochemical oxidation was confirmed by chemical analysis method. In 0.05 mol·L-1 NaNO2 + 0.05 mol·L-1 (NH4)2SO4 simulated absorption solution (5 L, pH = 7.0) and by using titanium …


Electrochemical Performance Of Si-C Composites Prepared By Discharge-Plasma Assisted Milling, Yu-Long Chen, Ren-Zong Hu, Hui Liu, Wei Sun, Min Zhu Feb 2014

Electrochemical Performance Of Si-C Composites Prepared By Discharge-Plasma Assisted Milling, Yu-Long Chen, Ren-Zong Hu, Hui Liu, Wei Sun, Min Zhu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Silicon-carbon (Si-C) composites, with microstructure of multi-scaled Si particles being homogenously dispersed in micro-sized carbon matrix, had been prepared by dielectric barrier discharge plasma assisted two-step milling for the first time. The Si-C composite anode had a discharge capacity of 1259 mAh·g-1 at the first cycle, while the capacity retained 474 and 396 mAh·g-1 after 20 and 100 cycles, respectively. Charge-discharge curves and AC impedance response indicated that both silicon and carbon phases in the composite anode were involved during the lithiation/delithiation reactions and the electron transport resistance in the Si-C composite anode was much lower than that …


Magnesium Deposition-Dissolution Performance Of Ethylenethiourea-Grignard Reagent/Thf Electrolytes, Pei-Wen Bian, Yan-Na Nuli, Qiang Chen, Jun Yang, Jiu-Lin Wang Feb 2014

Magnesium Deposition-Dissolution Performance Of Ethylenethiourea-Grignard Reagent/Thf Electrolytes, Pei-Wen Bian, Yan-Na Nuli, Qiang Chen, Jun Yang, Jiu-Lin Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Three kinds of ethylenethiourea-Grignard reagent/THF electrolytes were prepared by reacting ethylenethiourea with different Grignard reagents such as EtMgBr/THF, PhMgBr/THF and PhMgCl/THF. Cyclic voltammetry tests on Pt disk electrode show that the electrolytes have good performance of magnesium deposition-dissolution as Grignard reagents and higher anodic stabilities than Grignard reagents. The oxidative decomposition potential of ethylenethiourea-PhMgBr/THF on Pt electrode can reach 2.3 V (vs. Mg/Mg2+). The conductivity of ethylenethiourea-PhMgBr/THF electrolyte initially increases and then decreases with the increase of the concentration and reaches to the highest value of 615 μS·cm-1 at 0.9 mol·L-1. The comparison in cyclic …


Preparation Of Pd/Tio2/C Catalyst And Its Electrocatalytic Performance In Basic Solution For Ethanol Oxidation, Qiao-Xia Li, Yi-Chao Yang, Ming-Shuang Liu, Hong-Min Mao, Qun-Jie Xu Feb 2014

Preparation Of Pd/Tio2/C Catalyst And Its Electrocatalytic Performance In Basic Solution For Ethanol Oxidation, Qiao-Xia Li, Yi-Chao Yang, Ming-Shuang Liu, Hong-Min Mao, Qun-Jie Xu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Nanoparticles TiO2 were prepared by hydrothermal method using precursor tetrabutyl titanate. The Pd/TiO2/C catalyst was synthesized by liquid phase reducing method supported on nano TiO2 and Vulcan carbon XC-72. The Pd/TiO2/C catalyst was characterized by XRD, TEM, cyclic voltammetry, and chronopotentiometry. XRD confirmed the face-centered cubic structure of Pd particles, and TEM indicated that Pd particles (size 3 ~ 4 nm) dispersed uniformly on TiO2 and carbon XC-72. The results from cyclic voltammogram and chronopotentiogram showed the higher ethanol oxidation activity and stability of Pd/TiO2/C catalyst (20% Pd) as compared with …


Design And Development Of A Novel Glucose Biosensor Based On The Ferrocene-Functionalized Fe3O4 Nanoparticles/Carbon Nanotubes/Chitosan Nanocomposite Film Modified Electrode, Hua-Ping Peng, Dai-Jun Zha, Wei Chen, Ai-Lin Liu, Xin-Hua Lin Feb 2014

Design And Development Of A Novel Glucose Biosensor Based On The Ferrocene-Functionalized Fe3O4 Nanoparticles/Carbon Nanotubes/Chitosan Nanocomposite Film Modified Electrode, Hua-Ping Peng, Dai-Jun Zha, Wei Chen, Ai-Lin Liu, Xin-Hua Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A novel platform for the fabrication of glucose biosensor was successfully constructed by entrapping glucose oxidase (GOD) in a ferrocene monocarboxylic acid-aminated Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles conjugate (FMC-AFNPs)/chitosan (CS)/multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) nanocomposite. The formation of FMC-AFNPs could effectively prevent the leakage of ferrocene and retain its electrochemical activity. This GOD/FMC-AFNPs/CS/MWNTs matrix provided a biocompatible microenvironment for retaining the native activity of the immobilized GOD. Moreover, the presence of MWNTs enhanced the charge-transport properties of the composite and facilitated electron transfer between the GOD and the electrode for the electrocatalysis of glucose. Under the optimal conditions the designed …


A New Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensor Based On The Cuo Nanoplatelets, Yan-Cai Li, Fu-Ying Huang, Shun-Xing Li, Jie Chen, Shu-Qing Feng, Fei Wang Feb 2014

A New Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensor Based On The Cuo Nanoplatelets, Yan-Cai Li, Fu-Ying Huang, Shun-Xing Li, Jie Chen, Shu-Qing Feng, Fei Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The CuO nanoplatelets were synthesized by hydrothermal method. The structure and morphology of the CuO nanoplatelets were characterized by TEM and XRD. A new nonenzymatic glucose sensor was constructed by immobilizing the CuO nanoplatelets on glassy carbon electrode with Nafion. The electrochemical performance of the CuO/Nafion/GCE for the detection of glucose was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and current-time curve. The experiment results showed that the linear dependence of the sensor was 0.01 to 0.3 mmol·L-1 for glucose with a sensitivity of 1783.58 μA·mmol-1·L·cm-2, and the detection limit of the sensor was 0.80 μmol·L-1 ( …


Study On Carbon Supported Pd Catalysts Modified By Phosphomolybdic Acid For H2O2 Electrocatalytic Reduction, Li-Mei Sun, Cheng Zhang, Ying-Rong Bao, Hong-Xia Li Feb 2014

Study On Carbon Supported Pd Catalysts Modified By Phosphomolybdic Acid For H2O2 Electrocatalytic Reduction, Li-Mei Sun, Cheng Zhang, Ying-Rong Bao, Hong-Xia Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Pd/C catalyst was prepared with the chemical reduction method, and phosphomolybdic acid (PMA) was modified on the Pd/C catalyst using the dipping method. The compositions and structures of the Pd/C and Pd/C modified by phosphomolybdic acid (PMA-Pd/C) catalysts were characterized with X-ray diffraction and Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy analyses. The electrocatalytic activity and stability of the catalysts for the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were studied using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The results showed that the phosphomolybdic acid was tightly fixed on the surface of Pd/C catalyst through the chemical interaction. The eletrocatalytic activity of …


Electrochemical Performance Of Limn2O4 In Pyr14Tfsi Containing Electrolyte At 50 OC, Li-Zhen Wang, Xin-Ke Sun, Xu-Zhao Yang, Lin-Sen Zhang, Yong Zhang, Wen-Jing Zhang Feb 2014

Electrochemical Performance Of Limn2O4 In Pyr14Tfsi Containing Electrolyte At 50 OC, Li-Zhen Wang, Xin-Ke Sun, Xu-Zhao Yang, Lin-Sen Zhang, Yong Zhang, Wen-Jing Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this work, with an aim to improve the performance of spinel lithium manganese and to reduce the safety concern of Li-ion battery system, the effects of N-methyl-N-butylpyrrolidinium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (PyR14TFSI) on performance of electrolyte and spinel lithium manganes are studied by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), BTS battery test system, electrochemical work station, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The results indicate that the ionic conductivity of electrolyte is increased with the increase of PyR14TFSI concentration. When the concentration of PyR14TFSI is 2.5% (by mass), the …


Preliminary Study On Morphology Controllability Of Electrochemically Prepared Polyaniline By Using Aniline Aimer, Yang Zuo, Kang Shi Feb 2014

Preliminary Study On Morphology Controllability Of Electrochemically Prepared Polyaniline By Using Aniline Aimer, Yang Zuo, Kang Shi

Journal of Electrochemistry

Employing of aniline dimer (N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, NPD) as the starting monomer, polyaniline was electrochemically synthesized on the surface of glassy carbon electrode in acetonitrile-aqueous mixing solutions(20% by volume)containing 1 mol·L-1 HClO4. Experimental results demonstrated that the polymerization of NPD occurs at the potentials about 0.2 V lower than those of aniline monomer. Furthermore, the resulting polyaniline has higher morphology controllability than those synthesized by using aniline as the stating monomer. The uniform polyaniline nanoparticles (30 nm in diameter), ultralong nanowires (length > 5 μm, 50 nm in diameter) or large area nanosheets (4 μm in length, 2 μm in …


Underpotential Deposition Of Germanium On Au(111) And Pt(111) Surfaces In Ionic Liquids, Xu-Fen Xie, Jia-Wei Yan, Jing-Hong Liang, Ji-Jun Li, Meng Zhang, Bing-Wei Mao Feb 2014

Underpotential Deposition Of Germanium On Au(111) And Pt(111) Surfaces In Ionic Liquids, Xu-Fen Xie, Jia-Wei Yan, Jing-Hong Liang, Ji-Jun Li, Meng Zhang, Bing-Wei Mao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The underpotential deposition (UPD) of germanium (Ge) in BMIPF6 ionic liquids on Au(111) and Pt(111) surfaces have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and in-situ scannin tunneling microscopy (STM). The CV results show that there are two reduction peaks related to the electrodeposition of Ge. The first reduction peak appeared in the CV curve may cover the transformation of Ge4+ to Ge2+ and the UPD of Ge. The second reduction peak corresponds to the bulk deposition of Ge. In-situ STM study suggests that the two UPD layers of Ge are formed on Au(111) and Pt(111) surfaces. The …


Passivation Behavior Of Aluminum Alloy During Electrochemical Machining And Its Effects On The Machining Performance, Li-Min Jiang, Wen-Bo Deng, Jun-Long Ying Feb 2014

Passivation Behavior Of Aluminum Alloy During Electrochemical Machining And Its Effects On The Machining Performance, Li-Min Jiang, Wen-Bo Deng, Jun-Long Ying

Journal of Electrochemistry

The passivation behavior of aluminum alloy during electrochemical machining was investigated and discussed. The effects of processing voltage, current density, space of electrodes and electrolyte composition on electrochemical machining performance were explored. The results indicate that the electrochemical machining aluminum alloy in the composite electrolyte system containing NaNO3 and NaF existed passivation phenomenon. Passivation action decreaseed the current efficiency and made it varied greatly with the current density. Also the passivation shifted the interspace characteristic curve of electrode notably to a negative direction. There was not passivation phenomenon in the composite electrolyte system containing the same concentrations of NaCl …


Fabrication And Impedance Performance Of Gradient Lani0.6Fe0.4O3-δ-Gd0.2Ce0.8O2 Composite Cathodes For Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Yang Li, Bo Huang, Meng Yuan, Zhi-Qiu Zhang, Zong-Yao Liu, Xu-Chen Tang, Xin-Jian Zhu Feb 2014

Fabrication And Impedance Performance Of Gradient Lani0.6Fe0.4O3-δ-Gd0.2Ce0.8O2 Composite Cathodes For Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Yang Li, Bo Huang, Meng Yuan, Zhi-Qiu Zhang, Zong-Yao Liu, Xu-Chen Tang, Xin-Jian Zhu

Journal of Electrochemistry

A LNF-GDC composite cathode with a gradual change in the composition between ScSZ electrolyte and LNF cathode was fabricated to reduce the cathode polarization resistance (Rp). The gradual change in composition between ScSZ electrolyte and LNF cathode shows the decreases in the charge transfer resistance (Rct) and gas phase diffusion resistance (Rd). The results revealed that the Rp value, measuring 0.452 Ω·cm2 at 750 °C, was the lowest for LNF-GDC composite cathodes with three layers and gradient changes in composition between ScSZ and LNF (Cathode C),, whereas the Rp value of 70%LNF-30%GDC composite …


Localized Corrosion Behavior Of Sensitized 304 Stainless Steel By Scanning Reference Electrode Technique, Chen-Qing Ye, Rong-Gang Hu, Rui-Qing Hou, Xiao-Ping Wang, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin Dec 2013

Localized Corrosion Behavior Of Sensitized 304 Stainless Steel By Scanning Reference Electrode Technique, Chen-Qing Ye, Rong-Gang Hu, Rui-Qing Hou, Xiao-Ping Wang, Rong-Gui Du, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Based on a home-built setup of scanning reference electrode technique, and combined with conventional electrochemical measurements, the localized corrosion behavior of sensitized 304 stainless steel (304ss) had been investigated in this work. The results showed that, the non-sensitized 304ss or 304ss sensitized at 550 oC was susceptible to pitting; while 304ss sensitized at 650 oC or 750 oC suffered severe intergranular corrosion in 10% FeCl3 solution.


Study On Hydrogen Bubble Template Fabrication Of Porous Biomaterials Coatings By Electrochemically Induced Deposition, Hui Wang, Chang-Jian Lin, Ren Hu, Ke-Qin Zhang, Hong-Ping Duan, Xiang Dong Dec 2013

Study On Hydrogen Bubble Template Fabrication Of Porous Biomaterials Coatings By Electrochemically Induced Deposition, Hui Wang, Chang-Jian Lin, Ren Hu, Ke-Qin Zhang, Hong-Ping Duan, Xiang Dong

Journal of Electrochemistry

So far, the pore architecture in biomaterials plays a critical role on the cell response and integration between the biomaterials and implanted environment. In this study, porous calcium phosphate (CaP) coatings and CaP/protein composite coatings have been successfully constructed on titanium substrate by using an electrochemically induced deposition technique. The shape, size and pliability of CaP crystals are controlled by electrolyte concentration, temperature, current density, time and protein additive in preparing process. In addition, the formation mechanism of the porous structure is discussed based on the “hydrogen bubble template” model. It demonstrates that the growth velocity of CaP crystals should …


Effect Of Vanadium Substitution On Structure Of Li2Fesio4/C Composites, Yang Hong, Zhang Ying, Cheng Xuan Dec 2013

Effect Of Vanadium Substitution On Structure Of Li2Fesio4/C Composites, Yang Hong, Zhang Ying, Cheng Xuan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The carbon coated lithium iron silicate (Li2FeSiO4/C) composites were prepared using less expansive iron starting material of soluble ferric nitrate through sol-gel process and solid state reaction. The theoretically calculated amounts of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 50% of vanadium (V) were introduced using NH4VO3 to obtain V-substituted Li2FeSiO4/C composites. It was found that the pure Li2FeSiO4/C composite exhibited a good crystallinity with P21/n and nearly no impurities being detected, while the V-substituted Li2FeSiO4/C composites showed major impurities of Li2SiO3 …