High-Voltage Aqueous Zinc Batteries Achieved by Tri-functional Metallic Bipolar Electrodes

Aqueous rechargeable zinc batteries are very attractive for energy storage applications due to their low cost and high safety.However,low operating voltages limit their further development.For the first time,this work proposes a unique approach to increase the voltages of aqueous zinc batteries by using tri-functional metallic bipolar electrode with good electrochemical activity and ultrahigh electronic conductivity,which not only participates in redox reactions,but also functions as an electrical highway for charge transport.Furthermore,bipolar electrode can replace expensive ion selective membrane to separate electrolytes with different pH;thus,redox couples with higher potential in acid condition and Zn=Zn(OH)^(2-)_(4) couple with lower potential in alkaline condition can be employed together,leading to high voltages of aqueous zinc batteries.Herein,two types of metallic bipolar electrodes of Cu and Ag are utilized based on three kinds of aqueous zinc batteries:Zn–MnO_(2),Zn–I_(2),and Zn–Br_(2).The voltage of aqueous Zn–MnO_(2) battery is raised to 1.84 V by employing one Cu bipolar electrode,which shows no capacity attenuation after 3500 cycles.Moreover,the other Ag bipolar electrode can be adopted to successfully construct Zn–I_(2) and Zn–Br_(2) batteries exhibiting much higher voltages of 2.44 and 2.67 V,which also show no obvious capacity degradation for 1000 and 800 cycles,representing decent cycle stability.Since bipolar electrode can be applied in a large family of aqueous batteries,this work offers an elaborate high-voltage concept based on tri-functional metallic bipolar electrode as a model system to open a door to explore high-voltage aqueous batteries.

Electro-enhanced adsorption of As(V)by activated carbon in three-dimensional electrode reactor

This study focused on As(V)removal by electrosorption in a self-made three-dimensional electrode reactor,in which granular activated carbon(GAC)was used as the particle electrode.Under the optimal conditions,the removal efficiency of As(V)was 84%,and its residual concentration in solution was 0.08 mg/L.From kinetic investigation,the rate determining steps of the entire process may involve more than two processes:membrane diffusion,material diffusion and physical/chemical adsorption processes.During the desorption process,As(V)can be desorbed from GAC,and the GAC was able to electro-adsorb As(V)again after desorption,which means that the electrode has good cycling performance.

Electrochemical degradation of acidified reed pulp black liquor with three-dimensional electrode reactor

The electrochemical degradation of reed pulp black liquor containing lignin pretreated by acidification method was investigated using a three-dimensional electrode reactor. Using activated carbon as particle electrode, the effects of p H value, reaction temperature, electrolysis time and current on residual concentration of total organic carbon(TOC) were discussed in detail. The optimal conditions were obtained: pH 2.5, influent flow rate of 200 mL/min, 25 °C, 300 mA and 2h of electrolysis time, and the removal efficiency of TOC maintains at 35.57 %. The results of the electrochemical method indicate that ·OH radicals are produced in activated carbon anode in the electrolysis process and then adsorbed on the activated carbon surface. Microcell consists of ·OH radicals and the absorbed lignin. With the microcell reaction, the lignin is degraded, while the anodic polarized curve illustrates that the lignin is obviously oxidized in the anode. The contributions of direct and indirect electrolyses to the TOC removal ratio are about 50%, respectively.

Electrochemical Degradation of o-Chloronitrobenzene by Three-dimensional Electrodes

Degradation of o-chloronitrobenzene wastewater was experimentally investigated at a three-dimensional electrode（TDE） with granular activated carbon as the particle electrode, graphite as the anode, and stainless steel plate as the cathode. The kinetic model of o-chloronitrobenzene degradation was studied, and the effects of pH, electrolysis time, particle electrode, electrolyte concentration, and initial concentration of the solution on degradation efficiency were investigated to determine the optimal operating conditions. The degradation of o-chloronitrobenzene by oxidation at the TDE was monitored by chemical oxygen demand（COD） measurements, UV-Vis absorption, and high performance liquid chromatography（HPLC）. COD degradation by electrochemical degradation followed pseudo-first order kinetics with respect to the concentration of o-chloronitrobenzene solutions. Optimal reaction conditions included 15 g of activated carbon as the particle electrode, 400 mg/L o-chloronitrobenzene solution containing 0.10 mol/L Na2SO4, pH=3, and 60 min of electrolysis. The UV-Vis absorption spectra and HPLC results illustrate that the benzene ring in o-chloronitrobenzene was rapidly broken down to form aliphatic substances through electrochemical degradation. COD degradation was approximately 98.5% at optimal conditions.

Preparation and Electrochemical Characteristics of Three-dimensional Manganese Oxide Micro-supercapacitor Electrode

In order to increase the electrode surface area and enhance the charge storage capacity, we study the micro electro mechanical system technology to fabricate three-dimensional high aspect ratio micro-electrode structure based on glass. The anodic constant potential method is employed to deposit manganese oxide as electroactive substances on the micro-electrode surface. Cyclic voltammetry and constant current charge-discharge method are both used to prepare electrode electrochemical performance testing, with a two-dimensional electrode without structure for comparison. Experimental results show that three-dimensional elec- trode structure can effectively enhance the charge storage capacity. At 1.0 mA/cm2 charge- discharge density, the three-dimensional electrode shows a capacitance of 17.88 mF/cm2, seven times higher than the two-dimensional electrode.

Three-dimensional vertical ZnO transistors with suspended top electrodes fabricated by focused ion beam technology

Three-dimensional(3D)vertical architecture transistors represent an important technological pursuit,which have distinct advantages in device integration density,operation speed,and power consumption.However,the fabrication processes of such 3D devices are complex,especially in the interconnection of electrodes.In this paper,we present a novel method which combines suspended electrodes and focused ion beam(FIB)technology to greatly simplify the electrodes interconnection in 3D devices.Based on this method,we fabricate 3D vertical core-double shell structure transistors with ZnO channel and Al_(2)O_(3) gate-oxide both grown by atomic layer deposition.Suspended top electrodes of vertical architecture could be directly connected to planar electrodes by FIB deposited Pt nanowires,which avoid cumbersome steps in the traditional 3D structure fabrication technology.Both single pillar and arrays devices show well behaved transfer characteristics with an Ion/Ioff current ratio greater than 106 and a low threshold voltage around 0 V.The ON-current of the 2×2 pillars vertical channel transistor was 1.2μA at the gate voltage of 3 V and drain voltage of 2 V,which can be also improved by increasing the number of pillars.Our method for fabricating vertical architecture transistors can be promising for device applications with high integration density and low power consumption.

Electrochemical oxidation of aniline by a novel Ti/TiO_xH_y/Sb-SnO_2 electrode

Electrochemical oxidation of aniline in aqueous solution was investigated over a novel Ti/TiOxHy/Sb-SnO2 electrode prepared by the electrodeposition method.Scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction,and electrochemical measurements were used to characterize its morphology,crystal structure,and electrochemical properties.Removal of aniline by the Ti/TiOxHy/Sb-SnO2electrode was investigated by ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy and chemical oxygen demand（COD）analysis under different conditions,including current densities,initial concentrations of aniline,pH values,concentrations of chloride ions,and types of reactor.It was found that a higher current density,a lower initial concentration of aniline,an acidic solution,the presence of chloride ions（0.2wt%NaCl）,and a three-dimensional（3D） reactor promoted the removal efficiency of aniline.Electrochemical degradation of aniline followed pseudo-first-order kinetics.The aniline（200 mL of 100mg·L-（-1）） and COD removal efficiencies reached 100%and 73.5%,respectively,at a current density of 20 mA·cm-（-2）,pH of 7.0,and supporting electrolyte of 0.5 wt%Na2SO4 after 2 h electrolysis in a 3D reactor.These results show that aniline can be significantly removed on the Ti/TiOxHy/Sb-SnO2electrode,which provides an efficient way for elimination of aniline from aqueous solution.

The use of carbon-based particle electrodes in three-dimensional electrode reactors for wastewater treatment

The use of three-dimensional(3D)electrodes in water treatment is competitive because of their high catalytic efficiency,low energy consumption and promising development.The use of particle electrodes is a key research focus in this technology.They are usually in the form of particles that fill the space between the cathode and anode,and the selection of materials used is important.Carbon-based materials are widely used because of their large specific surface area,good adsorption performance,high chemical stability and low cost.The principles of 3D electrode technology are introduced and recent research on its use for degrading organic pollutants using carbon-based particle electrodes is summarized.The classification of particle electrodes is introduced and the challenges for the future development of carbon-based particle electrodes in wastewater treatment are discussed.

Treatment of Wastewater Containing Polyacrylamide Using Three Dimensional Electrodes

A method using three-dimensional electrode is applied to treat wastewater in oil fields, which contains polyacrylamide （PAM）, for analogue. A best condition for electrolysis （I= 1.0 A, t=90 min, c=0.1%, m=980 g,φ=5 mm, d=5.0 cm） has been determined, under which the COD removal efficiency reached 96.0%, COD containing in wastewater reduced to 64.3 mg/L from 1 622.9 mg/L, the figure before treatment. Three categories of PAM-containing wastewater in production practice have been treated with the COD removal ratios being 87.5%, 82.4% and 84.7% respectively. Presence of H2O2 and ·OH are detected by means of Ti（IV）-5-Br-PADAP technique and colorimetry respectively. The concentration is positively proportional to the COD removal ratio and increases in accordance with increment of time of electrolysis and current.

Electrochemical treatment of COD in biologically pretreated coking wastewater using Ti/RuO2-IrO2 electrodes combined with modified coke

The electrochemical treatment of COD contained in biologically pretreated coking wastewater treated by a three-dimensional electrode system with modified coke as the particle electrode was investigated. And the electrochemical perromance of the coke modified with various active components was studied. The results show that the coke modified with Fe（NO3）2 has the lowest energy consumption and higher COD removal rate under the same condition, and the modified coke has better surface characteristics for the purpose of this study. In addition, the kinetic constant was also calculated. The study shows that the three-dimensional electrode system with Fe （NO3）z-modified coke can give a satisfactory solution in biologically pretreated coking wastewater.

Hybrid architecture design enhances the areal capacity and cycling life of low-overpotential nanoarray oxygen electrode for lithium–oxygen batteries

Transition metal oxide(TMO)nanoarrays are promising architecture designs for self-supporting oxygen electrodes to achieve high catalytic activities in lithium-oxygen(Li-O2)batteries.However,the poor conductive nature of TMOs and the confined growth of nanostructures on the limited surfaces of electrode substrates result in the low areal capacities of TMO nanoarray electrodes,which seriously deteriorates the intrinsically high energy densities of Li-O2 batteries.Herein,we propose a hybrid nanoarray architecture design that integrates the high electronic conductivity of carbon nanoflakes(CNFs)and the high catalytic activity of Co3 O4 nanosheets on carbon cloth(CC).Due to the synergistic effect of two differently featured components,the hybrid nanoarrays(Co3 O4-CNF@CC)achieve a high reversible capacity of3.14 mA h cm-2 that cannot be achieved by only single components.Further,CNFs grown on CC induce the three-dimensionally distributed growth of ultrafine Co3 O4 nanosheets to enable the efficient utilization of catalysts.Thus,with the high catalytic efficiency,hybrid Co3 O4-CNF@CC also achieves a more prolonged cycling life than pristine TMO nanoarrays.The present work provides a new strategy for improving the performance of nanoarray oxygen electrodes via the hybrid architecture design that integrates the intrinsic properties of each component and induces the three-dimensional distribution of catalysts.

Numerical Study of Pulsed Dielectric Barrier Discharge at Atmospheric Pressure Under the Needle-Plate Electrode Configuration

In this paper, we study the characteristics of atmospheric-pressure pulsed dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） under the needle-plate electrode configuration using a one-dimensional self-consistent fluid model. The results show that, the DBDs driven by positive pulse, negative pulse and bipolar pulse possess different behaviors. Moreover, the two discharges appearing at the rising and the falling phases of per voltage pulse also have different discharge regimes. For the case of the positive pulse, the breakdown field is much lower than that of the negative pulse, and its propagation characteristic is different from the negative pulse DBD. When the DBD is driven by a bipolar pulse voltage, there exists the interaction between the positive and negative pulses, resulting in the decrease of the breakdown field of the negative pulse DBD and causing the change of the discharge behaviors. In addition, the effects of the discharge parameters on the behaviors of pulsed DBD in the needle-plate electrode configuration are also studied.

质子交换膜燃料电池核心部件分析

对质子交换膜燃料电池工作原理、结构进行分析,重点对质子交换膜燃料电池的双极板、质子交换膜、电催化剂、膜电极关键部件进行分析研究,质子交换膜燃料电池生产成本高是影响商业化普及的重要原因,未来随着质子交换膜燃料电池技术的进步,生产成本将大幅度降低,有望在汽车产业得到广泛应用。

基于双电场叠加效应的诱导电荷电渗调控方法

为了从多种细胞群体中提取纯净细胞群或者从复杂的样本中提取所需成分,提出了一种基于双电场叠加效应的诱导电荷电渗调控新方法,研究诱导电荷电渗漩涡的重塑机理及其颗粒操控性能.首先,建立多物理场耦合仿真模型并研究双电场叠加作用下诱导电荷电渗漩涡的非对称演变机理.其次,设计并加工颗粒操控器件,搭建颗粒操控实验系统.然后,研究不同电压下非对称诱导电荷电渗漩涡对单种颗粒的聚集和纵向偏移特性.最后,研究非对称诱导电荷电渗漩涡对不同颗粒的聚集和分离特性.结果表明:此方法能够以简单的控制方式实现微尺度颗粒的聚集、偏移和分离,其在环境检测、疾病诊断领域方面具有巨大的应用潜力.

双向脉冲液膜法制备微细工具电极

为实现高效制备微细工具电极,提出一种双向脉冲液膜电化学刻蚀技术,相较于单极性脉冲电源可明显提高加工效率,减小球头直径。实验研究了负脉冲电压、正脉冲电压和脉冲周期对氢气泡、电解产物的运动分布规律以及所制备工具电极形貌的影响。研究发现,负脉冲电压可明显消除扩散层的影响,使电流密度分布更加均匀,并且缩短加工时间;在电解液浓度0.5 mol/L、正电压3 V、负电压-2 V、脉冲周期50μs、占空比40%的条件下,可成功制备出直径约580 nm的球头电极。

Transforming nanoscale VO_(2)(B) into a scalable sodium-ion electrode

The intermittent nature of renewable energies requires highly reliable grid-level energy storage approaches.A critical consideration in developing this technology is the areal capacity which determines battery performance and influences the cost of battery technology.Of related importance is finding new ways of developing scalable electrodes.In recent years,threedimensional(3D)printing of conductive scaffolds has emerged as an alternative to overcome the scalability limitations of commercial tape cast electrodes.The research carried out in the current study demonstrates a successful scalability pathway for nanoscale VO_(2)(B),a desirable cathode for sodium-ion batteries which has a nano-flower morphology with a crystallite size<20 nm.By electrodepositing VO_(2)(B)onto a graphene aerogel scaffold,we were able to achieve mass loading of over 100 mg·cm^(-2) and still possess an areal capacity of 10 mAh·cm^(-2) at a current density of 5 mA·cm^(-2).Moreover,after 1000 cycles,these electrodes retained 75% to 80% of their initial capacity.Even at high loading levels,the electrodeposited VO_(2)(B)exhibits pseudocapacitive material signatures such as a box-like voltammetry response,linear galvanostatic response,and no phase change upon lithiation.The scalability of the VO_(2)(B)electrode is demonstrated in a series of experiments which show the areal capacity to scale upon increase in both mass loading and electrode thickness,with only small changes in specific capacity.This study establishes that nanoscale materials can be scaled up to achieve thick electrodes without compromising their electrochemical properties.

双极电化学发光-分子印迹传感器检测水环境中全氟辛烷磺酸

结合分子印迹聚合物(MIP)的特异性识别能力及双极电化学发光传感(BPECL)的高灵敏、抗干扰特点,构建了一种MIP/BPECL传感器,用于水样中全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)的检测.以PFOS为模板分子,邻苯二胺(o-PD)为功能单体,在双极电极的阴极端电聚合分子印迹聚合物以特异性识别PFOS,采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和循环伏安法(CV)对电极进行了表征;在双极电极的阳极端以钌联吡啶/三正丙胺[Ru(bpy)_(3)^(2+)/TPr A]为输出信号,构筑了传感与信号分离的MIP/BPECL传感体系.在最优条件下,该传感器对PFOS浓度在1~1000nmol/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系,检出限为0.43 nmol/L(S/N=3).将该传感器应用于实际环境水样的加标回收检测,结果良好,表明所构建的MIP/BPECL传感器具有灵敏度高、特异性好及抗干扰能力强的优点.通过改变分子印迹的模板分子,有望实现该传感器在其它环境污染物检测上的应用.

Three-dimensional interconnected Ni（Fe）OxHy nanosheets on stainless steel mesh as a robust integrated oxygen evolution electrode

The development of an electrocatalyst based on abundant elements for the oxygen evolution reaction （OER） is important for water splitting associated with renewable energy sources. In this study, we develop an interconnected Ni（Fe）OxHy nanosheet array on a stainless steel mesh （SSNNi） as an integrated OER electrode, without using any polymer binder. Benefiting from the well- defined three-dimensional （3D） architecture with highly exposed surface area, intimate contact between the active species and conductive substrate improved electron and mass transport capacity, facilitated electrolyte penetration, and improved mechanical stability. The SSNNi electrode also has excellent OER performance, including low overpotential, a small Tafel slope, and long-term durability in the alkaline electrolyte, making it one of the most promising OER electrodes developed.

Preparation and characterization of three-dimensional micro-electrode for micro-supercapacitor based on inductively coupled plasma reactive etching technology

The capacity of supercapacitor charge storage depends on the size of the electrode surface area and the active material on the electrodes.To enhance the charge storage capacity with a reduced volume,silicon is used as the electrode material,and three-dimensional electrode structure is prepared to increase the electrode surface area on the footprint area by inductively coupled plasma reactive etching(ICP) techniques.The anodic constant current deposition method is employed to deposit manganese oxide on the electrode surface as the electroactive material.For comparison,samples without slot are prepared with a two-dimensional electrode.Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy(EDS) are used to characterize the surface morphology of the electrode structure and the deposited electroactive material.Electrochemical properties of the electrode are characterized by the cyclic voltammetry(CV) and the constant current charge-discharge method.Experimental results show that our approach can effectively increase the electrode surface area with more electroactive substances,and hence can increase storage capacity of the micro-supercapacitor.

表面肌电信号控制的功能性电刺激康复系统研究

针对特定肌肉动作所需电刺激参数的差异以及组合动作中刺激位置顺序的排布,研发了一套以健侧肌电信号实时触发的多通道手部电刺激康复系统,以辅助脑卒中患者更有效的完成手功能康复训练。使用STM32F103微处理器完成下位机平台搭建,设计信号采集模块对表面肌电信号进行滤波及放大、利用表面肌电信号能反映肌肉运动信息的特点,使用Matlab获取手部运动特征建立分类模型、模型通过识别运动的健侧手部,将分类后的运动标签实时反馈至电刺激模块,以刺激患侧电极产生相应动作。最后经过重复性实验得到结果:系统的平均动作识别率可以达到90.7%;而特定手部肌肉动作的触发需要不同等级的电流强度。实验结果表明系统实时性良好、运行稳定、可实现模式识别后的相应刺激动作产生。