铋系含氧酸盐改性镁水解制氢的动/热力学研究

Mg基制氢材料具有来源广泛、反应温和、工艺简单、安全可控、理论产氢量高等优势,是当今的研究热点.本文提出采用高能球磨方法制备Mg-Bi系含氧酸盐Bi_(x)M_(y)O_(z)(M=Ti,V,Cr,Mo,W)复合材料以改善Mg水解制氢性能.本工作研究发现,掺杂Bi_(2)Mo O_(6)的Mg基复合制氢材料具有较好的性能,Mg-7 wt%Bi_(2)Mo O_(6)在298.15 K的最大产氢速率为756.1 m L g^(-1)min(-1).通过引入多壁碳纳米管(CNTs)可以进一步改善Mg-Bi_(2)Mo O_(6)的产氢性能,Mg-7 wt%Bi_(2)Mo O_(6)/CNTs的最大产氢速率达2172.4 m L g^(-1)min(-1),产氢活化能下降至23.6 k J mol^(-1).X光电子能谱(XPS)分析表明Bi_(2)Mo O_(6)/CNTs与Mg在球磨过程中发生固相反应生成Bi单质.密度泛函理论(DFT)计算揭示Bi原子掺杂可改变Mg的局域电荷分布,增强Mg对H_(2)O的吸附能,并降低H_(2)O解离后H原子的吸附能,促进水解反应进行.

Remarkable catalysis of spinel ferrite XFe2O4(X=Ni,Co,Mn,Cu,Zn)nanoparticles on the dehydrogenation properties of LiAlH_(4):An experimental and theoretical study

Safe,compact,lightweight and cost-effective hydrogen storage is one of the main challenges that need to be addressed to effectively deploy the hydrogen economy.LiAlH_(4),as a solid-state hydrogen storage material,presents several advantages such as high hydrogen storage capacity,low price and abundant sources.Unfortunately,neither thermodynamic nor kinetic properties of dehydrogenation for LiAlH_(4)can fulfill the requirements of practical application.Thus,a series of spinel ferrite nanoparticles such as XFe_(2)O_(4)(X=Ni,Co,Mn,Cu,Zn,Fe)were prepared by using the modified thermal decomposition method,and then doped into LiAlH_(4)by using ball milling.Our results show that LiAlH_(4)doped with 7 wt%NiFe_(2)O_(4)starts to release hydrogen at 69.1°C,and the total amount of hydrogen released is 7.29 wt%before 300°C.The activation energies of the two-step hydrogen release reactions of LiAlH_(4)doped with 7 wt%NiFe_(2)O_(4)are 42.32 kJ mol^(-1)and 71.42 k J mol,which are 59.0%and 63.6%lower than those of as-received LiAlH_(4),respectively.Combining the density functional theory(DFT)calculations,we reveal that both the presence of Ni FeOand in-situ formed AlNiin ball-milling decrease the desorption energy barrier of Al-H bonding in LiAlH_(4)and accelerate the breakdown of Al-H bonding through the interfacial charge transfer and the dehybridization of the Al-H cluster.Thus,the experimental and theoretical results open a new avenue toward designing high effective catalysts applied to LiAlH_(4)as a candidate for hydrogen storage.

Guanine-assisted N-doped ordered mesoporous carbons as efficient capacity decaying suppression materials for lithium–sulfur batteries

Lithium–sulfur(Li–S)batteries are considered promising next-generation energy storage devices due to their high weight capacities and theoretical energy densities,which are significantly higher than those of conventional lithium-ion batteries.However,the sulfur cathode presents two major drawbacks,specifically low specific capacity caused by the poor electrical conductivities of the active materials and fast capacity decay caused by polysulfide dissolution/shuttling.Herein,a high-rate and high-stability dendritic material consisting of N-doped ordered mesoporous carbons(NOMCs)was successfully synthesized via a facile and low-cost calcination method.The highly ordered mesoporous carbon skeleton limited the growth of the sulfur nanofiller within its channels and provided the necessary electrical contact with the insulating sulfur.Furthermore,N-doped heteroatoms presented strong binding sites for trapping polysulfide intermediates,achieving high electrochemical activity,which promoted polysulfide conversion reactions.As a result,the prepared NOMC-2/S cathode material with 1.2-1.5 mg cm^(-2)of sulfur displayed excellent electrochemical performance with a high-rate capability of 460.5 m Ah g^(-1)at 1 C,a high specific capacity of 530.9 m Ah g^(-1)after 200 cycles at 0.1 C,and a decay rate of~0.19%per cycle.