The all-vanadium photoelectrochemical cell is one of the promising solar energy storage technologies. However, conventional photoanodes surfer from low solar energy utilization efficiency as a result of narrow spectru...The all-vanadium photoelectrochemical cell is one of the promising solar energy storage technologies. However, conventional photoanodes surfer from low solar energy utilization efficiency as a result of narrow spectrum response and poor mass transfer.Hence, in this study, a microfluidic all-vanadium photoelectrochemical cell with a full-spectrum-responsive Ti2O3 photoanode was proposed for efficient solar energy storage. Experimental results indicated that the Ti2O3 photoanode responded to almost the full spectrum of sunlight and exhibited excellent photoresponse and operation stability, which facilitated efficient solar energy utilization. Additionally, the effects of the light intensity, vanadium ion concentration, and electrolyte flow rate were studied. It was found that increasing the light intensity and vanadium ion concentration and reducing the electrolyte flow rate promoted photoelectrochemical reactions and thus improved the solar energy storage performance. The obtained results demonstrate the feasibility and superiority of using Ti2O3 as the photoanode for a photoelectrochemical cell to achieve efficient solar energy storage.展开更多
A new stearic acid method(SAM) has been used to prepare ultrafine K2La2Ti3O10 nanocrystalline. Each state of synthesis process was followed by the use of FT IR analysis. The resulting materials have been characterized...A new stearic acid method(SAM) has been used to prepare ultrafine K2La2Ti3O10 nanocrystalline. Each state of synthesis process was followed by the use of FT IR analysis. The resulting materials have been characterized by means of XRD, TEM, BET surface area analysis. The acid exchanging property of the obtained product was also studied. The experimental results showed that comparing with the product of traditional solid state reaction, the particle size of the K2La2Ti3O10 synthesized by SAM is greatly reduced, BET surface area is high(more than 11.83m2· g- 1) and has different acid exchanging properties. It can be easily exfoliated in 2mol· L- 1 HNO3 solution.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51576021,51620105011,51776026)the Program for Backup Talent Development of Chongqing University(Grant No.CQU2017HBRC1A01)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2018CDXYDL0001)
文摘The all-vanadium photoelectrochemical cell is one of the promising solar energy storage technologies. However, conventional photoanodes surfer from low solar energy utilization efficiency as a result of narrow spectrum response and poor mass transfer.Hence, in this study, a microfluidic all-vanadium photoelectrochemical cell with a full-spectrum-responsive Ti2O3 photoanode was proposed for efficient solar energy storage. Experimental results indicated that the Ti2O3 photoanode responded to almost the full spectrum of sunlight and exhibited excellent photoresponse and operation stability, which facilitated efficient solar energy utilization. Additionally, the effects of the light intensity, vanadium ion concentration, and electrolyte flow rate were studied. It was found that increasing the light intensity and vanadium ion concentration and reducing the electrolyte flow rate promoted photoelectrochemical reactions and thus improved the solar energy storage performance. The obtained results demonstrate the feasibility and superiority of using Ti2O3 as the photoanode for a photoelectrochemical cell to achieve efficient solar energy storage.
文摘A new stearic acid method(SAM) has been used to prepare ultrafine K2La2Ti3O10 nanocrystalline. Each state of synthesis process was followed by the use of FT IR analysis. The resulting materials have been characterized by means of XRD, TEM, BET surface area analysis. The acid exchanging property of the obtained product was also studied. The experimental results showed that comparing with the product of traditional solid state reaction, the particle size of the K2La2Ti3O10 synthesized by SAM is greatly reduced, BET surface area is high(more than 11.83m2· g- 1) and has different acid exchanging properties. It can be easily exfoliated in 2mol· L- 1 HNO3 solution.
