Composite insulators are generally considered to have excellent anti-pollution flashover performance,but recently there has been a flashover accident on the indoor clean insulator in China,which is suspected to be rel...Composite insulators are generally considered to have excellent anti-pollution flashover performance,but recently there has been a flashover accident on the indoor clean insulator in China,which is suspected to be related to the wetting of insulators through condensation.Therefore,this paper studied the water condensation on hydrophobic surfaces.The changes in the mass,length,and proportion of the water droplets on the hydrophobic surface during the wetting process were measured,and the influence of wetting degree on the flashover characteristics was studied.It was found that the insulator surface temperature lower than the dew point is a prerequisite for the wetting of the clean hydrophobic surface,and the wetting velocity increases with the electric field.The results could provide some reference for understanding the insulator flashover accidents.展开更多
Tremendous demands for highly sensitive and stable seawater salinometers have motivated intensive research on advanced electrode materials.Boron-doped diamond(BDD)is attractive in terms of its high mechanical stabilit...Tremendous demands for highly sensitive and stable seawater salinometers have motivated intensive research on advanced electrode materials.Boron-doped diamond(BDD)is attractive in terms of its high mechanical stability and chemical inertness,but is usually hindered by its low double-layer capacitance(C_(dl))for seawater salinity detection.Here,inspired by the principle of oxygen-terminated BDD electrode endowing higher C_(dl)than hydrogen-terminated surface,we introduce the oxygen terminated surface by oxygen plasma or reactive ion etch(RIE),and the fabricated oxygen terminated BDD electrodes demonstrate high sensitivity and long-term stability in seawater salinity detection comparing with the hydrogen terminated BDD electrodes.Significantly,the as-fabricated O-BDD-RIE electrodes not only show remarkable enhanced response even better than the commercial platinum black electrodes but also display long-time stability which is weekly verified by continuous monitor for 90 days.The outstanding performance of the oxygen terminated BDD electrodes can be ascribed to the enhancement of C-O surface functional group on C_(dl).In addition,a comprehensive analysis of effective electroactive surface area(EASA)and C_(dl)proves that the surface oxygen is the major factor for the improved C_(dl).In summary,the excellent oxygen terminated BDD electrodes promise potential application in seawater salinity detection.展开更多
Three-dimensional(3D)porous boron-doped diamond(BDD)flm is an attractive electrode material but tough to synthesize.Herein,the 3D porous BDD flms were constructed in a facile and template-free way.The BDD/non-diamond ...Three-dimensional(3D)porous boron-doped diamond(BDD)flm is an attractive electrode material but tough to synthesize.Herein,the 3D porous BDD flms were constructed in a facile and template-free way.The BDD/non-diamond carbon(NDC)composite flms were frstly fabricated by hot flament chemical vapor deposition(HFCVD)technique,and then the porous BDD flms with 3D interconnected porous microstructure,different pore size and NDC-free diamond were achieved by selective removal of NDC.It is manifested that higher electrochemical response,large double layer capacitance(17.54 m F/cm^(2))in diamond electrodes,wide electrochemical window of 2.6 V and superior long-term stability were achieved for 3D porous BDD flm.This derives from the synergistic effect of microstructure and phase composition of the porous flms.3D interconnected structure possesses prominent improvement of effective surface area and accessible porous channel,signifcantly enhancing the species adsorption and mass transfer.The3D porous BDD flms,composed of NDC-free diamond,exhibit excellent structural stability and corrosion resistance,which favor the enhancement of long-term stability and water splitting overpotential.The facile fabricating approach and excellent structure/electrochemical character demonstrate the appealing application in many electrochemical felds for 3D porous BDD flms,such as energy storage and conversion,wastewater treatment and purifcation.展开更多
基金Shenzhen Excellent Technological and Innovative Talent Training Project,Grant/Award Number:RCBS20200714114956357National Natural Science Youth Fund of China,Grant/Award Number:52007095National Natural Science Fund of China,Grant/Award Number:51907178。
文摘Composite insulators are generally considered to have excellent anti-pollution flashover performance,but recently there has been a flashover accident on the indoor clean insulator in China,which is suspected to be related to the wetting of insulators through condensation.Therefore,this paper studied the water condensation on hydrophobic surfaces.The changes in the mass,length,and proportion of the water droplets on the hydrophobic surface during the wetting process were measured,and the influence of wetting degree on the flashover characteristics was studied.It was found that the insulator surface temperature lower than the dew point is a prerequisite for the wetting of the clean hydrophobic surface,and the wetting velocity increases with the electric field.The results could provide some reference for understanding the insulator flashover accidents.
基金financially supported by the Joint Research Fund Liaoning-Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science(No.20180510009)the Young Talent Program of Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science(No.L2019F39)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51202257)。
文摘Tremendous demands for highly sensitive and stable seawater salinometers have motivated intensive research on advanced electrode materials.Boron-doped diamond(BDD)is attractive in terms of its high mechanical stability and chemical inertness,but is usually hindered by its low double-layer capacitance(C_(dl))for seawater salinity detection.Here,inspired by the principle of oxygen-terminated BDD electrode endowing higher C_(dl)than hydrogen-terminated surface,we introduce the oxygen terminated surface by oxygen plasma or reactive ion etch(RIE),and the fabricated oxygen terminated BDD electrodes demonstrate high sensitivity and long-term stability in seawater salinity detection comparing with the hydrogen terminated BDD electrodes.Significantly,the as-fabricated O-BDD-RIE electrodes not only show remarkable enhanced response even better than the commercial platinum black electrodes but also display long-time stability which is weekly verified by continuous monitor for 90 days.The outstanding performance of the oxygen terminated BDD electrodes can be ascribed to the enhancement of C-O surface functional group on C_(dl).In addition,a comprehensive analysis of effective electroactive surface area(EASA)and C_(dl)proves that the surface oxygen is the major factor for the improved C_(dl).In summary,the excellent oxygen terminated BDD electrodes promise potential application in seawater salinity detection.
基金fnancial support from the STS project of the Fujian Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2020T3001)the Young Talent Program of Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science(L2020F40)the Instrument Development Project of Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science(L2020E08)。
文摘Three-dimensional(3D)porous boron-doped diamond(BDD)flm is an attractive electrode material but tough to synthesize.Herein,the 3D porous BDD flms were constructed in a facile and template-free way.The BDD/non-diamond carbon(NDC)composite flms were frstly fabricated by hot flament chemical vapor deposition(HFCVD)technique,and then the porous BDD flms with 3D interconnected porous microstructure,different pore size and NDC-free diamond were achieved by selective removal of NDC.It is manifested that higher electrochemical response,large double layer capacitance(17.54 m F/cm^(2))in diamond electrodes,wide electrochemical window of 2.6 V and superior long-term stability were achieved for 3D porous BDD flm.This derives from the synergistic effect of microstructure and phase composition of the porous flms.3D interconnected structure possesses prominent improvement of effective surface area and accessible porous channel,signifcantly enhancing the species adsorption and mass transfer.The3D porous BDD flms,composed of NDC-free diamond,exhibit excellent structural stability and corrosion resistance,which favor the enhancement of long-term stability and water splitting overpotential.The facile fabricating approach and excellent structure/electrochemical character demonstrate the appealing application in many electrochemical felds for 3D porous BDD flms,such as energy storage and conversion,wastewater treatment and purifcation.