Carbon-supported Pd nanoparticles were prepared by microwave heating-glycol reduction method, and characterized by a wide array of experimental techniques including X-ray diffraction spectroscopy(XRD) and transmissi...Carbon-supported Pd nanoparticles were prepared by microwave heating-glycol reduction method, and characterized by a wide array of experimental techniques including X-ray diffraction spectroscopy(XRD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The electrooxidation behaviors of ethanol on the Pd/C electrode in alkaline media were investigated using cyclic voltammetry(CV), chronoamperometry(CA), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and single cell performance methods. Pd/C electrode for ethanol oxidation showed high electro-catalytic activity and long term stability. However, it is observed that the current density decreases with the increasing of the potential and negative impedance presents in the potential from-0.1 to0.1 V. The decreasing current density and the negative impedance could be due to the adsorbed intermediates species that inhibited the further oxidation of ethanol. Based on the chemical reaction analysis and EIS spectra, equivalent circuits relating to various potential zones have been obtained. These results reveal the dynamic adsorption of intermediates species on Pd surfaces. Significantly, it is clarified that the adsorption behavior begins from the maximum catalysis of electro-catalysis and ends in the formation of the palladium(II) oxide layer on the electrode surface.展开更多
By using a combined method of density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function formalism,we investigate the electronic transport properties of carbon-doped armchair phosphorene nanoribbons(APNRs).The ...By using a combined method of density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function formalism,we investigate the electronic transport properties of carbon-doped armchair phosphorene nanoribbons(APNRs).The results show that C atom doping can strongly affect the electronic transport properties of the APNR and change it from semiconductor to metal.Meanwhile,obvious negative differential resistance(NDR) behaviors are obtained by tuning the doping position and concentration.In particular,with reducing doping concentration,NDR peak position can enter into m V bias range.These results provide a theoretical support to design the related nanodevice by tuning the doping position and concentration in the APNRs.展开更多
文摘Carbon-supported Pd nanoparticles were prepared by microwave heating-glycol reduction method, and characterized by a wide array of experimental techniques including X-ray diffraction spectroscopy(XRD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The electrooxidation behaviors of ethanol on the Pd/C electrode in alkaline media were investigated using cyclic voltammetry(CV), chronoamperometry(CA), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and single cell performance methods. Pd/C electrode for ethanol oxidation showed high electro-catalytic activity and long term stability. However, it is observed that the current density decreases with the increasing of the potential and negative impedance presents in the potential from-0.1 to0.1 V. The decreasing current density and the negative impedance could be due to the adsorbed intermediates species that inhibited the further oxidation of ethanol. Based on the chemical reaction analysis and EIS spectra, equivalent circuits relating to various potential zones have been obtained. These results reveal the dynamic adsorption of intermediates species on Pd surfaces. Significantly, it is clarified that the adsorption behavior begins from the maximum catalysis of electro-catalysis and ends in the formation of the palladium(II) oxide layer on the electrode surface.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11274096)the University Science and Technology Innovation Team Support Project of Henan Province(No.13IRTSTHN016)+1 种基金the University key Science Research Project of Henan Province(No.16A140043)supported by the High Performance Computing Center of Henan Normal University
文摘By using a combined method of density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function formalism,we investigate the electronic transport properties of carbon-doped armchair phosphorene nanoribbons(APNRs).The results show that C atom doping can strongly affect the electronic transport properties of the APNR and change it from semiconductor to metal.Meanwhile,obvious negative differential resistance(NDR) behaviors are obtained by tuning the doping position and concentration.In particular,with reducing doping concentration,NDR peak position can enter into m V bias range.These results provide a theoretical support to design the related nanodevice by tuning the doping position and concentration in the APNRs.