High quality Sb-doped SnO2 electrode, with high oxygen evolution potential of 3.0 V, was successfully synthesized on the Ti substrates by in situ hydrothermal synthesis method.
s: A new method for the preparation of an organic-inorganic composite film of the heteropolyanion has been developed by modifying P(Mo2O7)6-7 to the indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode surface. The modified electrode dis...s: A new method for the preparation of an organic-inorganic composite film of the heteropolyanion has been developed by modifying P(Mo2O7)6-7 to the indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode surface. The modified electrode displayed a strong catalytic activity towards the reduction of IO3-. In the range of 1.0?0-6~5?0-4mol/L, the catalytic current was linear proportional to the IO3- concentration.展开更多
In this study,the multi-sensing system based on the tin oxide pH electrode for the ion-determination was presented. With the advantages of the real-time supervisory control apparatus,the measured values could be displ...In this study,the multi-sensing system based on the tin oxide pH electrode for the ion-determination was presented. With the advantages of the real-time supervisory control apparatus,the measured values could be displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) immediately.In this study,the basic sensor was the tin oxide pH electrode,which was fabricated by radio frequency (r.f.) sputtering system on the indium tin oxide (ITO)/glass substrate.Moreover,the major blocks of the system consist of the tin oxide electrode-based ion selective electrodes (ISEs),an analog front-ended readout circuit,a microcontroller with built-in analog to digital (A/D) converter.In addition,by the embedded system design,the measurement results can be transmitted to a portable system or computer through the Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) interface immediately.According to the experimental results,the multi-sensing system has high performance and reliability for pH,K^+,and Na^+ detection.展开更多
both theoretical and experimental findings of the photoresponse for water spliting of the pyrolytically prepared thin film iron oxide electrodes are given.Fur- ther,the spray time and the corresponding thickness of th...both theoretical and experimental findings of the photoresponse for water spliting of the pyrolytically prepared thin film iron oxide electrodes are given.Fur- ther,the spray time and the corresponding thickness of the Fe_2O_3 thin film were opti- mized to have maximum photoresponse.The effect of iodine doping on photoresponse of iron oxide was investigated.展开更多
In this study it is demonstrated that oxygen-plasma-generated CuOx can enhance the holes injection from ITO anode into polymer layer in single-layer polymer EL devices. The possible reason for this enhancement is beca...In this study it is demonstrated that oxygen-plasma-generated CuOx can enhance the holes injection from ITO anode into polymer layer in single-layer polymer EL devices. The possible reason for this enhancement is because the ITO anode modified with CuOx possesses much higher work function than pure ITO anode, which reduces the barrier for hole-injection and further lowers the operational voltage of the polymer EL devices. The work function shift is probable due to the oxygen-plasma-generated CuOx can store more releasable oxygen, and the releasable oxygen in turn changes the oxygen concentration just near ITO surface, which will shift the work function of ITO anode.展开更多
Nanosized nickel oxide powders were prepared by thermal decomposition of the nickel citrate gel precursors. The thermal decomposition and powder materials derived from calcination of these gel precursors with various ...Nanosized nickel oxide powders were prepared by thermal decomposition of the nickel citrate gel precursors. The thermal decomposition and powder materials derived from calcination of these gel precursors with various ratios of citric acid (CA) to nickel at different temperatures and times were characterized by thermal analysis (TG/DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and measurement of specific surface area (BET) with porosity analyses. The optimized processing conditions of calcination temperature 400℃ for 1 hour with the CA/Ni ratio of 1.2, were determined to produce the nanosized nickel oxide pow- ders with a high specific surface area of 181 m^2/g, nanometer particle sizes of 15-25 nm, micro-pore diameter distribution between 4-10 nm. The capacitance characteristics of the nanosized nickel oxide electrode in various concentrations of KOH solutions were studied by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) exhibiting both a double-layer capacitance and a faradaic pseudocapacitance. The nanosized nickel oxide electrode shows a high cyclic stability and is promising for high performance electrochemical capacitors.展开更多
Nanosized Ni-Mn oxide powders have been successfully citrate gel precursors. The powder materials derived from prepared by thermal decomposition of the Ni-Mn calcination of the gel precursors with various molar ratios...Nanosized Ni-Mn oxide powders have been successfully citrate gel precursors. The powder materials derived from prepared by thermal decomposition of the Ni-Mn calcination of the gel precursors with various molar ratios of nickel and manganese at different temperatures and time were characterized using thermal analysis (TG-DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET). The optimized processing conditions of calcination at 400℃ for 1 h with Ni/Mn molar ratio 6 were proved to produce the nanosized Ni-Mn oxide powders with a high specific surface area of 109.62 m^2/g and nanometer particle sizes of 15-30 nm. The capacitance characteristics of the nanosized Ni-Mn oxide electrode in various concentrations of KOH solutions were studied by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) and exhibited both a doublelayer capacitance and a Faradaic capacitance which could be attributed to the electrode consisting of Ni-Mn oxides and residual carbons from the organic gel thermal decomposition. A specific capacitance of 194.8 F/g was obtained for the electrode at the sweep rate of 10 mV/s in 4 mol/L KOH electrolyte and the capacitor showed quite high cyclic stability and is promising for advanced electrochemical capacitors.展开更多
This paper presents the studying results of the sodium ion sensor device based on the SnO_2/ITO glass structure in the detection of rinsing solution for contact lenses.The selective membrane contains poly (vinyl chlor...This paper presents the studying results of the sodium ion sensor device based on the SnO_2/ITO glass structure in the detection of rinsing solution for contact lenses.The selective membrane contains poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC),bis (2-ethylhexyl) sebacate (DOS),(12-crown-4) methylmalonate (B12C4),and sodium tetrakis (4-fluoropbenyl) borate dehydrate (NaTFBD). The final weight ratios are PVC:DOS:B12C4:NaTFBD=33:66:2:2.In this condition,the sensor has performances with linear sensitivity,short response time,good repeatability and selectivity.The sensor was used to measure the rinsing solution for the contact lenses.Because the experimental results show close to the accurate value for four commercial products,this sensor can preliminary be used in detecting the rinsing solution for the contact lenses.Using this structure and sodium-sensing membrane to construct the sodium sensor is proven successfully in this application.展开更多
The Ti/SnO2-Sb-Mo electrodes doped with different molar ratios of molybdenum(Mo) were prepared by sol—gel method in order to investigate the effect of Mo on the characterization of Ti/SnO2-Sb—Mo electrodes.X-ray d...The Ti/SnO2-Sb-Mo electrodes doped with different molar ratios of molybdenum(Mo) were prepared by sol—gel method in order to investigate the effect of Mo on the characterization of Ti/SnO2-Sb—Mo electrodes.X-ray diffraction(XRD),field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM),energy dispersive spectrometry(EDS),and linear scanning voltammetry(LSV) were used to scrutinize the coating material and the electrochemical activity.The concentration of phenol,the value of total organic carbon(TOC),the mineralization current efficiency(MCE) and the ultraviolet—visible spectroscopy(UV-Vis) spectrum of phenol solution were measured over the electrochemical degradation process of phenol to confirm the phenol degradation characterization of Ti/SnO2-Sb-Mo electrodes.Results showed that the electrode at the Mo content of 1 at.%provided optimal catalytic activity for phenol degradation and the longest life time.The removal percentage of phenol and TOC were 99.62%and82.67%,respectively.The Ti/SnO2-Sb-Mo electrode with 1 at.%of Mo reached maximum MCE of phenol oxidation.The kinetic investigation of phenol and TOC degradation displayed the pseudo-first order reaction model.The Ti/SnO2-Sb-Mo electrode coating with 7 at.%Mo presented the highest oxygen evolution overpotential,indicating the diverse effects for different Mo molar ratio doping.展开更多
La(0.4)Sr(0.6)Co(0.2)Fe(0.7)Nb(0.1)O(3-δ)(LSCFN)was applied as both anode and cathode for symmetrical solid oxide fuel cells(SSOFCs)with zirconia based electrolyte.The cell with LSCFN electrode was fa...La(0.4)Sr(0.6)Co(0.2)Fe(0.7)Nb(0.1)O(3-δ)(LSCFN)was applied as both anode and cathode for symmetrical solid oxide fuel cells(SSOFCs)with zirconia based electrolyte.The cell with LSCFN electrode was fabricated by tape-casting and screen printing.Fabrication process was optimized firstly by comparing co-sintering and separate-sintering of electrode and electrolyte.To further improve the LSCFN electrode properties,oxygen ionic conductor of Gd(0.1)Ce(0.9)O(2-δ)(GDC)was added into the LSCFN electrode.The preferred composition of LSCFN-GDC composite electrode was found to be 1:1 in weight ratio with polarization resistance of 0.16Ωcm^2at 800~℃.The maximum power densities of LSCFN-GDC||GDC/YSZ/GDC||LSCFN-GDC tested in H2and CH4with 3%H2O were 395 m W cm^(-2)and 124 m W cm^(-2)at 850~?C,respectively,which were much higher than that of LSCFN||GDC/YSZ/GDC||LSCFN cells at same condition,possibly due to the extension of the triple phase boundary induced by the addition of GDC.The cell showed reasonable stability using H2and CH4with 3%H2O as fuels and no significant power output degradation was observed after total 200 h operation.展开更多
1 Results Owing to its electrochemical stability, catalytic activity and high electrical conductivity, ruthenium-based oxides have been realized in electrochemistry as excellent electrode materials with applications r...1 Results Owing to its electrochemical stability, catalytic activity and high electrical conductivity, ruthenium-based oxides have been realized in electrochemistry as excellent electrode materials with applications ranging from electrocatalysts for industrial electrolysis to high power energy storage. Recent studies have suggested that RuOx may have an active role in electrocatalysts for fuel cells.We have been engaged in the fundamental and practical study of nanostructured RuO2-based electrodes[1-5]....展开更多
A cobalt nanoparticles-attached indium tin oxide(CoNPs/ITO) electrode was applied to the immobilization of hemoglobin(Hb) and an Hb modified CoNPs/ITO electrode(Hb/CoNPs/ITO) was prepared. The direct electron tr...A cobalt nanoparticles-attached indium tin oxide(CoNPs/ITO) electrode was applied to the immobilization of hemoglobin(Hb) and an Hb modified CoNPs/ITO electrode(Hb/CoNPs/ITO) was prepared. The direct electron transfer of Hb was shown by the well-behaved voltammetric responses for Hb/CoNPs/ITO electrode and the effects of scan rate and pH value were observed. Based on the catalytic activity of Hb immobilized on the CoNPs/ITO electrode toward the reduction of H2O2, a mediator-free H2O2 sensor was developed. A linear relationship existed between the catalytic current and the H2O2 concentration in a range of 1.0--100.0 μmol/L with a detection limit (S/N=3) of 0.2μmol/L.展开更多
A simple, cost effective and rapid electrochemical method has been developed for the determination of micro level ortho nitrobenzaldehyde(ONB) based on outstanding properties of modified aluminum electrode tin nanor...A simple, cost effective and rapid electrochemical method has been developed for the determination of micro level ortho nitrobenzaldehyde(ONB) based on outstanding properties of modified aluminum electrode tin nanorods/anodic aluminum oxide/aluminum(SnNR/AAO/Al) for the first time. The SnNR/AAO/Al electrode was fabricated by a second step anodization, followed by electrodeposition and its electrochemical behavior was investigated in detail. The cyclic voltammetry results indicated that the SnNR/AAO/Al electrode exhibited efficient electrocatalytic activity toward reduction of ONB in the acidic solution. It provides an appreciable improvement of reduction peak for ONB at-0.721 V.Furthermore, various kinetic parameters such as transfer electron number, transfer proton number and standard heterogeneous rate constant were calculated from the scan rates.The electrocatalytic behavior was further exploited as a sensitive detection scheme for the ONB determination by differential pulse voltammetry. Under the optimized conditions, the concentration range and detection limit are 0.1-100 μmol/L and 0.05 μmol/L, respectively,for ONB. The analytical performance of this modified sensor has been evaluated for detection of real sample such as river water and recovery of ONB was achieved all-out up to102.3% under standard addition method.展开更多
Nanowire-shaped α-Mo O3 was synthesized on a large scale by hydrothermal route.Nanocrystalline α-Mo2 C phase was obtained by the carburization of α-Mo O3 nanowires with urea as a carbon source precursor.The phase p...Nanowire-shaped α-Mo O3 was synthesized on a large scale by hydrothermal route.Nanocrystalline α-Mo2 C phase was obtained by the carburization of α-Mo O3 nanowires with urea as a carbon source precursor.The phase purity and crystalline size of the synthesized materials were ascertained by using powder X-ray diffraction.The shape and morphology of synthesized materials were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM).The electrocatalytic activity of α-Mo2 C for I-/I3^-redox couple was investigated by the cyclic voltammetry.The synthesized α-Mo2 C was subsequently applied as counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells to replace the expensive platinum.展开更多
Amorphous Co-B alloy nanoparticles grown on graphene sheets were synthesized via a chemical reduc- tion approach and successfully used for an application as a pseudocapacitor. This study aims to improve the capacity a...Amorphous Co-B alloy nanoparticles grown on graphene sheets were synthesized via a chemical reduc- tion approach and successfully used for an application as a pseudocapacitor. This study aims to improve the capacity and cycling stability of amorphous Co-B alloy nanoparticles grown on conductive graphene sheets. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. As electrode materials for pseudocapacitors, the amorphous Co-B alloy grown on graphene oxide (Co-B@GO) exhibits a high specific capacitance of 460 F g-1, which is nearly 1.5 times greater than that of bare Co-B nanoparticles at 1 A g-l, The specific capacitance preserved 84% of the initial capacitance even after 1000 cycles at a scan rate of 10 m V-1, suggesting its promising po- tential as pseudocapacitor materials.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20607015)Program for Young Excellent Talents in Tongji University(No.2006KJ057).
文摘High quality Sb-doped SnO2 electrode, with high oxygen evolution potential of 3.0 V, was successfully synthesized on the Ti substrates by in situ hydrothermal synthesis method.
基金Authors greatly appreciate the supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China Returnee Foundation of Ministry of Education of China and Analytical Foundation of Nanjing University.
文摘s: A new method for the preparation of an organic-inorganic composite film of the heteropolyanion has been developed by modifying P(Mo2O7)6-7 to the indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode surface. The modified electrode displayed a strong catalytic activity towards the reduction of IO3-. In the range of 1.0?0-6~5?0-4mol/L, the catalytic current was linear proportional to the IO3- concentration.
文摘In this study,the multi-sensing system based on the tin oxide pH electrode for the ion-determination was presented. With the advantages of the real-time supervisory control apparatus,the measured values could be displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) immediately.In this study,the basic sensor was the tin oxide pH electrode,which was fabricated by radio frequency (r.f.) sputtering system on the indium tin oxide (ITO)/glass substrate.Moreover,the major blocks of the system consist of the tin oxide electrode-based ion selective electrodes (ISEs),an analog front-ended readout circuit,a microcontroller with built-in analog to digital (A/D) converter.In addition,by the embedded system design,the measurement results can be transmitted to a portable system or computer through the Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) interface immediately.According to the experimental results,the multi-sensing system has high performance and reliability for pH,K^+,and Na^+ detection.
文摘both theoretical and experimental findings of the photoresponse for water spliting of the pyrolytically prepared thin film iron oxide electrodes are given.Fur- ther,the spray time and the corresponding thickness of the Fe_2O_3 thin film were opti- mized to have maximum photoresponse.The effect of iodine doping on photoresponse of iron oxide was investigated.
文摘In this study it is demonstrated that oxygen-plasma-generated CuOx can enhance the holes injection from ITO anode into polymer layer in single-layer polymer EL devices. The possible reason for this enhancement is because the ITO anode modified with CuOx possesses much higher work function than pure ITO anode, which reduces the barrier for hole-injection and further lowers the operational voltage of the polymer EL devices. The work function shift is probable due to the oxygen-plasma-generated CuOx can store more releasable oxygen, and the releasable oxygen in turn changes the oxygen concentration just near ITO surface, which will shift the work function of ITO anode.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50134020)
文摘Nanosized nickel oxide powders were prepared by thermal decomposition of the nickel citrate gel precursors. The thermal decomposition and powder materials derived from calcination of these gel precursors with various ratios of citric acid (CA) to nickel at different temperatures and times were characterized by thermal analysis (TG/DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and measurement of specific surface area (BET) with porosity analyses. The optimized processing conditions of calcination temperature 400℃ for 1 hour with the CA/Ni ratio of 1.2, were determined to produce the nanosized nickel oxide pow- ders with a high specific surface area of 181 m^2/g, nanometer particle sizes of 15-25 nm, micro-pore diameter distribution between 4-10 nm. The capacitance characteristics of the nanosized nickel oxide electrode in various concentrations of KOH solutions were studied by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) exhibiting both a double-layer capacitance and a faradaic pseudocapacitance. The nanosized nickel oxide electrode shows a high cyclic stability and is promising for high performance electrochemical capacitors.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.50134020.
文摘Nanosized Ni-Mn oxide powders have been successfully citrate gel precursors. The powder materials derived from prepared by thermal decomposition of the Ni-Mn calcination of the gel precursors with various molar ratios of nickel and manganese at different temperatures and time were characterized using thermal analysis (TG-DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET). The optimized processing conditions of calcination at 400℃ for 1 h with Ni/Mn molar ratio 6 were proved to produce the nanosized Ni-Mn oxide powders with a high specific surface area of 109.62 m^2/g and nanometer particle sizes of 15-30 nm. The capacitance characteristics of the nanosized Ni-Mn oxide electrode in various concentrations of KOH solutions were studied by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) and exhibited both a doublelayer capacitance and a Faradaic capacitance which could be attributed to the electrode consisting of Ni-Mn oxides and residual carbons from the organic gel thermal decomposition. A specific capacitance of 194.8 F/g was obtained for the electrode at the sweep rate of 10 mV/s in 4 mol/L KOH electrolyte and the capacitor showed quite high cyclic stability and is promising for advanced electrochemical capacitors.
文摘This paper presents the studying results of the sodium ion sensor device based on the SnO_2/ITO glass structure in the detection of rinsing solution for contact lenses.The selective membrane contains poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC),bis (2-ethylhexyl) sebacate (DOS),(12-crown-4) methylmalonate (B12C4),and sodium tetrakis (4-fluoropbenyl) borate dehydrate (NaTFBD). The final weight ratios are PVC:DOS:B12C4:NaTFBD=33:66:2:2.In this condition,the sensor has performances with linear sensitivity,short response time,good repeatability and selectivity.The sensor was used to measure the rinsing solution for the contact lenses.Because the experimental results show close to the accurate value for four commercial products,this sensor can preliminary be used in detecting the rinsing solution for the contact lenses.Using this structure and sodium-sensing membrane to construct the sodium sensor is proven successfully in this application.
基金financial support from the China Environmental Protection Foundation,Geping Green ActionLiaoning Environmental Research and Education Fund "123 Project"(Grant No.CEPF2012-123-2-10)
文摘The Ti/SnO2-Sb-Mo electrodes doped with different molar ratios of molybdenum(Mo) were prepared by sol—gel method in order to investigate the effect of Mo on the characterization of Ti/SnO2-Sb—Mo electrodes.X-ray diffraction(XRD),field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM),energy dispersive spectrometry(EDS),and linear scanning voltammetry(LSV) were used to scrutinize the coating material and the electrochemical activity.The concentration of phenol,the value of total organic carbon(TOC),the mineralization current efficiency(MCE) and the ultraviolet—visible spectroscopy(UV-Vis) spectrum of phenol solution were measured over the electrochemical degradation process of phenol to confirm the phenol degradation characterization of Ti/SnO2-Sb-Mo electrodes.Results showed that the electrode at the Mo content of 1 at.%provided optimal catalytic activity for phenol degradation and the longest life time.The removal percentage of phenol and TOC were 99.62%and82.67%,respectively.The Ti/SnO2-Sb-Mo electrode with 1 at.%of Mo reached maximum MCE of phenol oxidation.The kinetic investigation of phenol and TOC degradation displayed the pseudo-first order reaction model.The Ti/SnO2-Sb-Mo electrode coating with 7 at.%Mo presented the highest oxygen evolution overpotential,indicating the diverse effects for different Mo molar ratio doping.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51402355)Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Project (Nos. LJ201531 and 2154056)+1 种基金Shanxi Province Project (No. MD2014-08)Guangdong Project (No. 201460720100025)
文摘La(0.4)Sr(0.6)Co(0.2)Fe(0.7)Nb(0.1)O(3-δ)(LSCFN)was applied as both anode and cathode for symmetrical solid oxide fuel cells(SSOFCs)with zirconia based electrolyte.The cell with LSCFN electrode was fabricated by tape-casting and screen printing.Fabrication process was optimized firstly by comparing co-sintering and separate-sintering of electrode and electrolyte.To further improve the LSCFN electrode properties,oxygen ionic conductor of Gd(0.1)Ce(0.9)O(2-δ)(GDC)was added into the LSCFN electrode.The preferred composition of LSCFN-GDC composite electrode was found to be 1:1 in weight ratio with polarization resistance of 0.16Ωcm^2at 800~℃.The maximum power densities of LSCFN-GDC||GDC/YSZ/GDC||LSCFN-GDC tested in H2and CH4with 3%H2O were 395 m W cm^(-2)and 124 m W cm^(-2)at 850~?C,respectively,which were much higher than that of LSCFN||GDC/YSZ/GDC||LSCFN cells at same condition,possibly due to the extension of the triple phase boundary induced by the addition of GDC.The cell showed reasonable stability using H2and CH4with 3%H2O as fuels and no significant power output degradation was observed after total 200 h operation.
文摘1 Results Owing to its electrochemical stability, catalytic activity and high electrical conductivity, ruthenium-based oxides have been realized in electrochemistry as excellent electrode materials with applications ranging from electrocatalysts for industrial electrolysis to high power energy storage. Recent studies have suggested that RuOx may have an active role in electrocatalysts for fuel cells.We have been engaged in the fundamental and practical study of nanostructured RuO2-based electrodes[1-5]....
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20211130505) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China.
文摘A cobalt nanoparticles-attached indium tin oxide(CoNPs/ITO) electrode was applied to the immobilization of hemoglobin(Hb) and an Hb modified CoNPs/ITO electrode(Hb/CoNPs/ITO) was prepared. The direct electron transfer of Hb was shown by the well-behaved voltammetric responses for Hb/CoNPs/ITO electrode and the effects of scan rate and pH value were observed. Based on the catalytic activity of Hb immobilized on the CoNPs/ITO electrode toward the reduction of H2O2, a mediator-free H2O2 sensor was developed. A linear relationship existed between the catalytic current and the H2O2 concentration in a range of 1.0--100.0 μmol/L with a detection limit (S/N=3) of 0.2μmol/L.
基金CSIR (09/0810 (0021)/ 2012-EMR-I), Periyar University for providing fundUGC networking resource center for providing visiting fellowship
文摘A simple, cost effective and rapid electrochemical method has been developed for the determination of micro level ortho nitrobenzaldehyde(ONB) based on outstanding properties of modified aluminum electrode tin nanorods/anodic aluminum oxide/aluminum(SnNR/AAO/Al) for the first time. The SnNR/AAO/Al electrode was fabricated by a second step anodization, followed by electrodeposition and its electrochemical behavior was investigated in detail. The cyclic voltammetry results indicated that the SnNR/AAO/Al electrode exhibited efficient electrocatalytic activity toward reduction of ONB in the acidic solution. It provides an appreciable improvement of reduction peak for ONB at-0.721 V.Furthermore, various kinetic parameters such as transfer electron number, transfer proton number and standard heterogeneous rate constant were calculated from the scan rates.The electrocatalytic behavior was further exploited as a sensitive detection scheme for the ONB determination by differential pulse voltammetry. Under the optimized conditions, the concentration range and detection limit are 0.1-100 μmol/L and 0.05 μmol/L, respectively,for ONB. The analytical performance of this modified sensor has been evaluated for detection of real sample such as river water and recovery of ONB was achieved all-out up to102.3% under standard addition method.
基金the financial support from the Department of Atomic Energy–Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences(DAE-BRNS)(Grant No.2013/37P/1/BRNS),Mumbai,India
文摘Nanowire-shaped α-Mo O3 was synthesized on a large scale by hydrothermal route.Nanocrystalline α-Mo2 C phase was obtained by the carburization of α-Mo O3 nanowires with urea as a carbon source precursor.The phase purity and crystalline size of the synthesized materials were ascertained by using powder X-ray diffraction.The shape and morphology of synthesized materials were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM).The electrocatalytic activity of α-Mo2 C for I-/I3^-redox couple was investigated by the cyclic voltammetry.The synthesized α-Mo2 C was subsequently applied as counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells to replace the expensive platinum.
基金supported by the University of Minnesota Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment(IREE)the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(High-energy Beam Intelligent Processing and Green Manufacturing)the Characterization Facility,University of Minnesota,which receives partial support from NSF through the MRSEC program
文摘Amorphous Co-B alloy nanoparticles grown on graphene sheets were synthesized via a chemical reduc- tion approach and successfully used for an application as a pseudocapacitor. This study aims to improve the capacity and cycling stability of amorphous Co-B alloy nanoparticles grown on conductive graphene sheets. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. As electrode materials for pseudocapacitors, the amorphous Co-B alloy grown on graphene oxide (Co-B@GO) exhibits a high specific capacitance of 460 F g-1, which is nearly 1.5 times greater than that of bare Co-B nanoparticles at 1 A g-l, The specific capacitance preserved 84% of the initial capacitance even after 1000 cycles at a scan rate of 10 m V-1, suggesting its promising po- tential as pseudocapacitor materials.