Abstract Cathode catalysts comprising composite NiO, NiO-Pt, or LiNiO2 have been developed for electro- chemical oxidation of hydrogen sulfide in intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (ITSOFCs). All cataly...Abstract Cathode catalysts comprising composite NiO, NiO-Pt, or LiNiO2 have been developed for electro- chemical oxidation of hydrogen sulfide in intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (ITSOFCs). All catalysts exhibited good electrical conductivity and catalytic activity at operating temperature. Composite NiO catalysts were found to be more active and have lower over potential and higller current density than pure Pt although the electrical conductivity of NiO itself is lower than that of Pt. This problem has been overcome by either admixing as high as 10% (by mass)Ag powder into NiO_ cathode layer or using composite NiO c atalysts such as NiO-Pt and LiNiO2 catalysts. Composite catalysts like NiO with Ag, electrolyte and starch admixed, NiO-Pt, which was prepared from a mixture of NiO and Pt powders, by admixing electrolyte and starch, and LiNiO2, which is derived from the reaction of LiOH-H2O and NiO with electrolyte and starch admix_ed have been shown to be feasible and effective in an intermediate-temperature H2S-air fuel cell. A fuel cell using Li2SO4-based proton-conducting membrane as electrolyte, metal sulfides as anode catalysts, and composite NiO as cathode catalysts produced a maximum current density about 300mA·cm^-2 and maximum power density over 80 mW-cm-2 at 680℃.展开更多
Nickle sulfides are attractive anode materials for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs) due to their rich structures and natural abundance. However, their applications are greatly hindered by the large volume expansion and poor...Nickle sulfides are attractive anode materials for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs) due to their rich structures and natural abundance. However, their applications are greatly hindered by the large volume expansion and poor cycling properties. The introduction of hollow structures and heteroatom-doped carbon layers are effective ways to solve these issues. Here, nitrogen, sulfur co-doped carbon coated Ni3S2(abbreviated as, Ni3S2@NSC) nanotubes were prepared by a novel templating route. During the annealing process, NiS2 acts as both a precursor to Ni3S2 and an S-doped sulfur source.No additional sulfur source was used during the S-doping procedure, suggesting an atomically economic synthesis process. As anodes for sodium-ion half-cells, Ni3S2@NSCs exhibited high discharge capacity of 481 mA h g^-1 at 0.1 A g^-1 after 100 cycles with exceptional capacity retention of 98.6%.Furthermore, they maintained excellent rate capability of 318 mA h g^-1 even at elevated current density of 5 A g^-1. Sodium-ion full-cells assembled from the Ni3S2@NSC anodes and Na3V2(PO4)3(NVP@C) cathodes also presented superior capacities and cyclabilities. These features can be attributed to the N, S co-doped carbon coated hollow structure that provided sufficient contact between the electrode and electrolyte,enhanced surface ion storage performance(capacitive effect),and improved structural stability of electrode materials.展开更多
The rational design and synthesis of hierarchically hollow nanostructures with controlled spatial architecture and composition are significant in electrocatalysis owing to their abundant active sites and the expedited...The rational design and synthesis of hierarchically hollow nanostructures with controlled spatial architecture and composition are significant in electrocatalysis owing to their abundant active sites and the expedited electron/mass transfer.Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia is of great interest from the points of environmental protection and energy saving.However,the development of this technology is hindered by the lack of efficient nitrate-toammonia electrocatalysts and the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction at the anode.Herein,a novel self-template conversion method was developed for the synthesis of Co3O4@Ni O hierarchical nanotubes(Co3O4@Ni O HNTs)with Ni O porous nanosheets assembled on Co3O4nanotubes.The as-obtained Co3O4@Ni O HNTs exhibited an outstanding performance for both the cathodic nitrate electroreduction to ammonia reaction and the anodic tetrahydroisoquinolines(THIQs)semi-dehydrogenation to dihydroisoquinolines(DHIQs).Importantly,a two-electrode system of Co3O4@Ni O HNTs||Co3O4@Ni O HNTs was constructed for the simultaneous synthesis of ammonia and DHIQs with high selectivity and robust stability.展开更多
SnO2@Co3O4 hollow nano-spheres have been prepared using the template-based sol-gel coating technique and their electrochemical performance as an anode for lithium-ion battery (LIB) was investigated. The size of synt...SnO2@Co3O4 hollow nano-spheres have been prepared using the template-based sol-gel coating technique and their electrochemical performance as an anode for lithium-ion battery (LIB) was investigated. The size of synthesized hollow spheres was about 50 nm with the shell thickness of 7-8 nm. The fabricated SnO2@Co3O4 hollow nano-sphere electrode exhibited an extraordinary reversible capacity (962 mAh-g-1 after 100 cycles at 100 mA-g-1), good cyclability, and high rate capability, which was attributed to the Co-enhanced reversibility of the Li20 reduction reaction during cycling.展开更多
Relying on a solvent thermal method, spherical Na2Li2Ti6O14 was synthesized. All samples prepared by this method are hollow and hierarchical structures with the size of about 2-3 μtm, which are assembled by many prim...Relying on a solvent thermal method, spherical Na2Li2Ti6O14 was synthesized. All samples prepared by this method are hollow and hierarchical structures with the size of about 2-3 μtm, which are assembled by many primary nanoparticles (-300nm). Particle morphology analysis shows that with the increase of temperature, the porosity increases and the hollow structure becomes more obvious. Na2Li2Ti6Ol4 obtained at 800℃ exhibits the best electro- chemical performance among all samples. Charge-discharge results show that Na2Li2Ti6O14 prepared at 800℃ can delivers a reversible capacity of 220.1, 181.7, 161.6, 144.2, 118.1 and 97.2 mA h g-1 at 50, 140, 280, 560, 1400, 2800 mA g-1. How- ever, Na2Li2Ti6O4-bulk only delivers a reversible capacity of 187, 125.3, 108.3, 88.7, 69.2 and 54.8 mA h g-1 at the same current densities. The high electrochemical performances of the as-prepared materials can be attributed to the distinctive hollow and hierarchical spheres, which could effectively reduce the diffusion distance of Li ions, increase the con- tact area between electrodes and electrolyte, and buffer the volume changes during Li ion intercalation/deintercalation processes.展开更多
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No.05006552).
文摘Abstract Cathode catalysts comprising composite NiO, NiO-Pt, or LiNiO2 have been developed for electro- chemical oxidation of hydrogen sulfide in intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (ITSOFCs). All catalysts exhibited good electrical conductivity and catalytic activity at operating temperature. Composite NiO catalysts were found to be more active and have lower over potential and higller current density than pure Pt although the electrical conductivity of NiO itself is lower than that of Pt. This problem has been overcome by either admixing as high as 10% (by mass)Ag powder into NiO_ cathode layer or using composite NiO c atalysts such as NiO-Pt and LiNiO2 catalysts. Composite catalysts like NiO with Ag, electrolyte and starch admixed, NiO-Pt, which was prepared from a mixture of NiO and Pt powders, by admixing electrolyte and starch, and LiNiO2, which is derived from the reaction of LiOH-H2O and NiO with electrolyte and starch admix_ed have been shown to be feasible and effective in an intermediate-temperature H2S-air fuel cell. A fuel cell using Li2SO4-based proton-conducting membrane as electrolyte, metal sulfides as anode catalysts, and composite NiO as cathode catalysts produced a maximum current density about 300mA·cm^-2 and maximum power density over 80 mW-cm-2 at 680℃.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51772082, 51804106 and 51574117)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2019JJ30002 and 2019JJ50061)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018T110822 and 2017M610495)
文摘Nickle sulfides are attractive anode materials for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs) due to their rich structures and natural abundance. However, their applications are greatly hindered by the large volume expansion and poor cycling properties. The introduction of hollow structures and heteroatom-doped carbon layers are effective ways to solve these issues. Here, nitrogen, sulfur co-doped carbon coated Ni3S2(abbreviated as, Ni3S2@NSC) nanotubes were prepared by a novel templating route. During the annealing process, NiS2 acts as both a precursor to Ni3S2 and an S-doped sulfur source.No additional sulfur source was used during the S-doping procedure, suggesting an atomically economic synthesis process. As anodes for sodium-ion half-cells, Ni3S2@NSCs exhibited high discharge capacity of 481 mA h g^-1 at 0.1 A g^-1 after 100 cycles with exceptional capacity retention of 98.6%.Furthermore, they maintained excellent rate capability of 318 mA h g^-1 even at elevated current density of 5 A g^-1. Sodium-ion full-cells assembled from the Ni3S2@NSC anodes and Na3V2(PO4)3(NVP@C) cathodes also presented superior capacities and cyclabilities. These features can be attributed to the N, S co-doped carbon coated hollow structure that provided sufficient contact between the electrode and electrolyte,enhanced surface ion storage performance(capacitive effect),and improved structural stability of electrode materials.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21701122 and 21871206)。
文摘The rational design and synthesis of hierarchically hollow nanostructures with controlled spatial architecture and composition are significant in electrocatalysis owing to their abundant active sites and the expedited electron/mass transfer.Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia is of great interest from the points of environmental protection and energy saving.However,the development of this technology is hindered by the lack of efficient nitrate-toammonia electrocatalysts and the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction at the anode.Herein,a novel self-template conversion method was developed for the synthesis of Co3O4@Ni O hierarchical nanotubes(Co3O4@Ni O HNTs)with Ni O porous nanosheets assembled on Co3O4nanotubes.The as-obtained Co3O4@Ni O HNTs exhibited an outstanding performance for both the cathodic nitrate electroreduction to ammonia reaction and the anodic tetrahydroisoquinolines(THIQs)semi-dehydrogenation to dihydroisoquinolines(DHIQs).Importantly,a two-electrode system of Co3O4@Ni O HNTs||Co3O4@Ni O HNTs was constructed for the simultaneous synthesis of ammonia and DHIQs with high selectivity and robust stability.
文摘SnO2@Co3O4 hollow nano-spheres have been prepared using the template-based sol-gel coating technique and their electrochemical performance as an anode for lithium-ion battery (LIB) was investigated. The size of synthesized hollow spheres was about 50 nm with the shell thickness of 7-8 nm. The fabricated SnO2@Co3O4 hollow nano-sphere electrode exhibited an extraordinary reversible capacity (962 mAh-g-1 after 100 cycles at 100 mA-g-1), good cyclability, and high rate capability, which was attributed to the Co-enhanced reversibility of the Li20 reduction reaction during cycling.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21301052 and 51404002)Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (E2016056)+2 种基金Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20132301120001)Postdoctoral Science-Research Developmental Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (LBH-Q13138)Applied Technology Research and Development Program of Harbin (2015RAQXJ032)
文摘Relying on a solvent thermal method, spherical Na2Li2Ti6O14 was synthesized. All samples prepared by this method are hollow and hierarchical structures with the size of about 2-3 μtm, which are assembled by many primary nanoparticles (-300nm). Particle morphology analysis shows that with the increase of temperature, the porosity increases and the hollow structure becomes more obvious. Na2Li2Ti6Ol4 obtained at 800℃ exhibits the best electro- chemical performance among all samples. Charge-discharge results show that Na2Li2Ti6O14 prepared at 800℃ can delivers a reversible capacity of 220.1, 181.7, 161.6, 144.2, 118.1 and 97.2 mA h g-1 at 50, 140, 280, 560, 1400, 2800 mA g-1. How- ever, Na2Li2Ti6O4-bulk only delivers a reversible capacity of 187, 125.3, 108.3, 88.7, 69.2 and 54.8 mA h g-1 at the same current densities. The high electrochemical performances of the as-prepared materials can be attributed to the distinctive hollow and hierarchical spheres, which could effectively reduce the diffusion distance of Li ions, increase the con- tact area between electrodes and electrolyte, and buffer the volume changes during Li ion intercalation/deintercalation processes.