TiO2-x抗凝材料中的电化学行为研究

通过对TiO2-x薄膜在模拟人体体液中的电化学行为研究,以确定薄膜和凝血因子之间的电荷传递信息.电化学阻抗图谱(EIS)结果表明,薄膜与添加凝血因子(纤维蛋白原)的溶液之间发生不同程度电荷转移.肖特基(Mott-schottky)图谱结果显示,在引入凝血因子后薄膜的栽流子浓度发生变化.     

Preparation and electrochemical properties of nickel oxide as a supercapacitor electrode material

Hydrothermal synthesis has been introduced to fabricate NiO precursor at different temperatures, then nanostructured NiO with a distinct flake-like morphology was obtained via heating at low temperature. The NiO nanoflakes are 50-80 nm in width and 20 nm in thickness. The electrochemical capacitive characterization of the as-prepared NiO was studied in 2 M KOH electrolyte solution. The as-prepared NiO exhibits excellent cycle performance and keeps 91.6% initial capacity over 1000 charge-discharge cycles. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study reveals that the NiO electrode is controlled by the mass transfer limitation, and its internal resistance is 0.2 Ω. A specific capacitance approximate to 137.7 F g⁻¹ could be achieved at the current density of 0.2 A g⁻¹ in the potential window of 0-0.46 V in 2 M KOH electrolyte solution, due to higher surface area of NiO nanoflakes, which facilitates transport of electrolyte ions during rapid charge/discharge process. Due to higher surface area of NiO nanoflakes, which facilitates transport of electrolyte ions during rapid charge/discharge process.     

Chemical synthesis of highly stable PVA/PANI films for supercapacitor application

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/polyaniline (PANI) thin films were chemically synthesized by adopting two step process: initially a thin layer (200 nm) of PVA was spin coated by using an aqueous PVA solution onto fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrate, afterwards PANI was chemically polymerized from aniline monomer and dip coated onto the precoated substrate. The thickness of PANI layer was varied from 293 nm to 2367 nm by varying deposition cycles onto the precoated PVA thin film. The resultant PVA/PANI films were characterized for their optical, morphological and electrochemical properties. The FT-IR and Raman spectra revealed characteristic features of the PANI phase. The SEM study showed porous spongy structure. Electrochemical properties were studied by electrochemical impedance measurement and cyclic voltammetry. The electrochemical performance of PVA/PANI thin films was investigated in 1 M H₂SO₄ aqueous electrolyte. The highest specific capacitance of 571 Fg⁻¹ was observed for the optimized thickness of 880 nm. The film was found to be stable for more than 20,000 cycles. The samples degraded slightly (25% decrement in specific capacitance) for the first 10,000 cycles. The degradation becomes much slower (10.8% decrement in specific capacitance) beyond 10,000 cycles. This dramatic improvement in the electrochemical stability of the PANI samples, without sacrificing specific capacitance was attributed to the optimized PVA layer.     

Characterization of TiO2 thin films prepared by electrolytic deposition for lithium ion battery anodes

The electrolytic deposition of TiO₂ thin films on platinum for lithium batteries is carried out in TiCl₄ alcoholic solution and the films are subsequently annealed. The as-prepared films are amorphous TiO(OH)₂·H₂O, transformed into anatase TiO₂ at 350 °C, and then gradually into rutile TiO₂ at 500 °C. Cyclic voltammograms show oxidation and reduction peaks at 2.20 and 1.61 V, respectively, corresponding to charge and discharge plateaus at 1.98 and 1.75 V vs. Li⁺/Li. The specific capacity decreases with increasing current density for film of 128-nm thickness in the initial discharge. It is observed that the diffusion flux of Li⁺ insertion/extraction into/from TiO₂ controls the reaction rate at higher current densities. Consequently, at low film thickness, high discharge capacity (per weight) is found for the initial cycle at a current density of 10 μA cm^− 2. However, the capacity of prepared films in various thicknesses approach 103 ± 5 mAh g^− 1 after 50 cycles, since the formation of cracks for thicker films offers shorter diffusion paths for Li⁺. In addition, TiO₂ films show electrochromic properties during lithiation and delithiation.     

Electrodeposited nanostructured α-Fe2O3 thin films for solar water splitting: Influence of Pt doping on photoelectrochemical performance

Electrochemically deposited α-Fe₂O₃ thin films, whose composition was tuned by Pt doping, were investigated as photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Morphological and structural characteristics of the nanostructured α-Fe₂O₃ thin films were studied by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques. The films were characterized by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to determine the effect of Pt doping on the α-Fe₂O₃ structure. The photoelectrochemical performance of the films was examined by linear sweep voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Results of these studies showed that Pt doping increased the density of small-sized nanoparticles in α-Fe₂O₃ thin films. The Pt doped films exhibited higher photoelectrochemical activity by a factor of 1.4 over un-doped α-Fe₂O₃ films. The highest photocurrent density of 0.56 mA cm⁻² was registered for 3% pt doped film at 0.4 V versus Ag/AgCl in 1 M NaOH electrolyte and under standard illumination conditions (AM 1.5 G, 100 mW cm⁻²). This high photoactivity can be attributed to the high active surface area and increased donor density caused by Pt doping in the film. Electrochemical impedance analysis also revealed significantly low charge transfer resistance of Pt doped films, indicating its superior electrocatalytic activity for water splitting reaction compared to un-doped α-Fe₂O₃ thin films.     

Electrochemical characterization of polyaniline electrode in ammonium citrate containing electrolyte

Polyaniline electrode (PANI) was formed electrochemically at graphite electrode. Electrochemical polymerization was performed at constant current density of 2.0 mA cm⁻² from aqueous solution of 1.0 mol dm⁻³ HCl with addition of 0.25 mol dm⁻³ aniline monomer. Electrochemical characterization of the PANI electrode in chloride and chloride/citrate electrolyte was performed using cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic measurement in order to study the influence of citrate ions on charge/discharge capability and cycling efficiency. It was observed that, for anodic potential 0.32 V, higher electrode capacity of PANI electrode in chloride/citrate electrolyte was obtained, comparing to chloride electrolyte, indicating positive effect of citrate ions on cycling characteristics. On the other hand, for higher anodic potential limit of 0.50 V, faster decrease of the electrode capacity in chloride/citrate electrolyte was observed. It was suggested that influence of both chloride and citrate anions had exhibited influence on electrochemical behavior of PANI electrode in citrate containing electrolyte.     

Evaluation of the film formation and the charge transport mechanism of indium tin oxide nanoparticle films

The structure formation and charge transfer of thin nanoparticulate indium tin oxide (ITO) films prepared by dip-coating was studied as a function of stabilizer before and after annealing at different temperatures. The analysis of the film structure by optical methods revealed that it is a function of the stability. Suspensions containing an optimum stabilizer concentration of 0.1 mol/l resulted in densely packed films with a peak specific conductivity of 8.3 S cm^− 1 after annealing at 550 °C for 1 h in air and 121 S cm^− 1 after annealing in forming gas at 250 °C for 1 h, respectively. Furthermore, for the densely packed films fluctuation-induced tunnelling was found to be the dominant charge transport mechanism, whereas for the low density films a thermally activated charge transport was observed. That the films of maximum density showed a metallic charge transport behaviour at temperatures above 300 K indicated the optimal contact between ITO particles had been achieved.     

Supramolecular architectures in layer-by-layer films of single-walled carbon nanotubes,chitosan and cobalt (II) phthalocyanine

The building of supramolecular structures in nanostructured films has been exploited for a number of applications, with the film properties being controlled at the molecular level. In this study, we report on the layer-by-layer (LbL) films combining cobalt (II) tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (CoTsPc), chitosan (Chit) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in two architectures, {Chit/CoTsPc}_n and {Chit-SWCNTs/CoTsPc}_n (n = 1–10). The physicochemical properties of the films were evaluated and the multilayer formation was monitored with microgravimetry measurements using a quartz microbalance crystal and an electrochemical technique. According to atomic force microscopy (AFM) results, the incorporation of SWCNTs caused the films to be thicker, with a thickness ca. 3 fold that of a 2-bilayer LbL film with no SWCNTs. Cyclic voltammetry revealed a quasi-reversible, one electron process with E_1/2 at −0.65 V (vs SCE) and an irreversible oxidation process at 0.80 V in a physiological medium for both systems, which can be attributed to [CoTsPc(I)]⁵⁻/[CoTsPc(II)]⁴⁻ and CoTsPc(II) to CoTsPc(III), respectively. The {Chit-SWCNTs/CoTsPc}₅ multilayer film exhibited an increased faradaic current, probably associated with the supramolecular charge transfer interaction between cobalt phthalocyanine and SWCNTs. The results demonstrate that an intimate contact at the supramolecular level between functional SWCNTs immobilized into biocompatible chitosan polymer and CoTsPc improves the electron flow from CoTsPc redox sites to the electrode surface.     

Visible light enhanced TiO2 thin film bilayer dye sensitized solar cells

Visible light enhanced nitrogen-sulfur (N-S) doped titanium dioxide (TiO₂) thin films were prepared by the sol-gel method using thiourea as a dopant. The physical and chemical properties of the TiO₂ thin films were greatly influenced by the amount of thiourea added to the sol-gel solution. The greatest shift to longer wavelengths for visible light absorption was observed with 0.6 g of thiourea in the precursor solution, while 0.4 g yielded the largest particle sizes. These single-cycle dip-deposited N-S doped TiO₂ thin films were used as visible light harvesters as well as blocking layers in dye sensitized solar cells. When deposited directly on conducting fluorine doped tin oxide electrodes, photo-conversion efficiencies were reduced. However, the opposite configuration, with N-S doped thin films on top of nanoporous TiO₂, yielded an increased open-circuit voltage of 0.84 V, a short-circuit current density of 9.86 mA cm⁻², and an overall conversion efficiency of 5.88% greater than that of a standard cell. The effectiveness of the blocking layer on the cell efficiencies was analyzed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.     

Some aspects of corrosion and film formation of austenitic stainless steel type 316LN using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)

Corrosion and passive film characteristics of 316LN stainless steel with different degrees of cold work (0–25%) were studied using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic anodic polarization techniques in deaerated acidic and alkaline (pH = 8) media. EIS measurements were conducted at open circuit potential (OCP) as well as after passivation in these media. Using the capacitance data from EIS measurements, film thickness was calculated. A definite correlation was observed between film thickness and corrosion rate after passivation. Analysis of the series capacitance and series resistance data from the EIS spectra showed that the films formed at OCP and after passivation were of semiconducting type. The nature of the semiconducting type of films was determined to be n-type using the ratios of anodic and cathodic transfer coefficients (α_a/α_c).     

Improved performance of fluorinated copper phthalocyanine thin film transistors using an organic pn junction: Effect of copper phthalocyanine film thickness

We have investigated the effect of film thickness of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) on improving fluorinated copper phthalocyanine (F₁₆CuPc) thin film transistor (TFT) performance with an organic pn junction. Electron field-effect mobility is exponentially enhanced up to 2.0 × 10^− 2 cm² V^− 1 s^− 1 with increasing of CuPc film thickness, and then unchanged when the CuPc thickness is over the saturation thickness (3 monolayers). The charge carrier density at the interface of F₁₆CuPc/CuPc decreases the total TFT resistance, which leads to the increase of mobility. Threshold voltage is suppressed with increasing CuPc films. On the other hand, larger current on/off ratio is obtained when islanded CuPc films are formed on the surface of F₁₆CuPc films. Therefore, employing an organic pn junction is an effective and simple method to fabricate high performance of n-channel transistors for practical applications.     

Tungsten-doped ZnO transparent conducting films deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering

Highly conducting and transparent thin films of tungsten-doped ZnO (ZnO:W) were prepared on glass substrates by direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering at low temperature. The effect of film thickness on the structural, electrical and optical properties of ZnO:W films was investigated. All the deposited films are polycrystalline with a hexagonal structure and have a preferred orientation along the c-axis perpendicular to the substrate. The electrical resistivity first decreases with film thickness, and then increases with further increase in film thickness. The lowest resistivity achieved was 6.97 × 10⁻⁴ Ω cm for a thickness of 332 nm with a Hall mobility of 6.7 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ and a carrier concentration of 1.35 × 10²¹ cm⁻³. However, the average transmittance of the films does not change much with an increase in film thickness, and all the deposited films show a high transmittance of approximately 90% in the visible range.     

Ascorbate electro-oxidation by modified electrodes: Polypyrrole and polypyrrole/Ni(OH)2 composite thin films

The present paper describes the utilization of polypyrrole and the composite of polypyrrole doped with nickel hydroxide modified electrodes toward the catalytic oxidation of ascorbate. Films were potentiostatically deposited onto a glassy carbon surface and Fluor-doped tin oxide glass for different times. The physical characterization was performed using the low angle X-ray diffraction technique. Furthermore, the films were electrochemically characterized using cyclic voltammetry. The X-ray diffraction results show the existence of different polymorphic phases of nickel hydroxide in the polymer matrix, and the β-Ni(OH)₂ phase appears to be dominant. The cyclic voltammetry profile in KOH solution shows the presence of two redox peaks that are related to the Ni^II/Ni^III and Ni^III/Ni^II couples, at approximately 0.5 and 0.35 V, respectively. The reversible electro-oxidation of ascorbate was observed on the surface of the polypyrrole and composite films. The analytical curves obtained using voltammetric techniques show a linear relationship between the faradaic current and the increase of the ascorbic acid concentration. The sensitivity of these films, which is obtained from the slope of the analytical curves, shows that the composite film is more electroactive than the polypyrrole film: 133.4 mA L mol^− 1 cm^− 2 and 83.8 mA L mol^− 1 cm^− 2, respectively. The rate constants of the catalytic ascorbate electro-oxidation were also reported, where the mean values were found to be 217.74 M^− 1 s^− 1 and 54.37 M^− 1 s^− 1, for the composite and polypyrrole films, respectively. The low cost of polypyrrole doped with Ni(OH)₂ composite electrodes presents a more selective and high sensitivity to determine ascorbic acid concentration.     

3D ordered NiO/silicon MCP array electrode materials for electrochemical supercapacitors

The preparation and electrochemical properties of 3D ordered nickel oxide/silicon microchannel plate (NiO/Si-MCP) array electrode materials for supercapacitors are studied. The Si-MCP fabricated by electrochemical etching is used as a 3D supporting structure for electrodes. The active NiO is synthesized by electroless plating of nickel on the surface of the Si-MCP followed by annealing under oxygen. The electrochemical properties of the NiO/Si-MCP nanocomposite electrode materials are studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronopotentiometry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in a 2 M KOH solution. The results reveal typical electrochemical capacitive behavior in the potential range from −0.6 to 1.0 V. The specific capacitance of approximately 586.4 F g⁻¹ decreases slightly with 4.8% loss after 500 cycles. The linear and symmetrical charge/discharge curves are measured by chronopotentiometry. The NiO/Si-MCP composite is a promising electrode material for integrated supercapacitors.     

Electropolymerization of Cu-(N,N′-bis(3-methoxysalicylidene)-2-aminobenzylamine) on platinum electrode: Application to the electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide

The complex of copper (II) with N,N′-bis(3-methoxysalicylidene)-2-aminobenzylamine (H₂L) was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility, UV–vis. and FT-IR spectroscopy. The results showed that the tetradentate ligand coordinated to the Cu(II) ion through the azomethine nitrogen and phenolic oxygen atoms. The prepared complex [CuL] was electropolymerized on platinum electrode surface in a 0.1 mol dm⁻³ solution of lithium perchlorate in acetonitrile by cyclic voltammetry between 0 and 1.6 V vs. Ag/Ag⁺. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), conductance measurements, FT-IR and SEM were used to characterize polymer film of Cu(II) complex. The reduction of hydrogen peroxide on poly[CuL] has been investigated mainly in phosphate buffer medium (pH 7.2), between 0 and −0.8 V versus Ag/Ag⁺ at a scan rate 0.1 V s⁻¹.     

Electrical mechanism analysis of Al2O3 doped zinc oxide thin films deposited by rotating cylindrical DC magnetron sputtering

Cost efficient and large area deposition of superior quality Al₂O₃ doped zinc oxide (AZO) films is instrumental in many of its applications, including solar cell fabrication due to its numerous advantages over indium tin oxide (ITO) films. In this study, AZO films were prepared by a highly efficient rotating cylindrical direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering system using an AZO target, which has a target material utilization above 80%, on glass substrates in argon (Ar) ambient. A detailed analysis on the electrical, optical, and structural characteristics of AZO thin films was performed for the solar cell, as well as display applications. The properties of films were found to critically depend on deposition parameters, such as sputtering power, substrate temperature, working pressure, and film thickness. A low resistivity of ~ 5.5 × 10^− 4 Ω cm was obtained for films deposited at 2 kW, keeping the pressure, substrate temperature and thickness constant at 3 mTorr, 230 °C and ~ 1000 nm respectively. This was due to an increase in carrier mobility and large grain size. Mobility is found to be controlled by ionized impurity scattering within the grains, since the mean free path of carriers is much smaller than the grain size of the films. The AZO films showed a high transparency of ~ 90% in the long wavelength region. Our results offer a cost-efficient AZO film deposition method that can fabricate films with significant low resistivity and high transmittance that can be applied in thin-film solar cells, as well as thin film transistor (TFT) and non-volatile memory (NVM).     

A study on crack propagation and electrical resistance change of sputtered aluminum thin film on poly ethylene terephthalate substrate under stretching

This work is designed to study crack development and resistance changes in aluminum thin films under stretching. Crack development and relative electrical resistance change (?R/R₀) of aluminum thin film on 127-μm poly ethylene terephthalate substrates were investigated as a function of engineering strain. Four thicknesses were considered for the aluminum thin films: 50, 100, 200, and 500 nm. The engineering stress-engineering strain curves were very similar for all thicknesses. Three strain rates were considered in this study: 0.1 min^− 1, 0.5 min^− 1 and 1.0 min^− 1. Before the yield point, there was no stress difference under different strain rates. However, after the yield point, stress was higher at a higher strain rate. It was found that ?R/R₀ was very sensitive to the film thickness. Optical microscope images at high magnification showed that cracks were observed at 2% strain for 100, 200, and 500 nm-thick films and at 8% strain for the 50 nm-thick films. Short lateral cracks (perpendicular to the original cracks) were observed at 20% strain for the 100 and 200 nm thick films and at 30% for the 500 nm thick films.     

Electrochromic properties of self-assembled nanoparticle multilayer films

Hexagonal tungsten bronze (HTB) nanocrystal and TiO₂ nanoparticles were assembled into thin films by layer-by-layer self-assembly method. HTB nanocrystals were synthesized by hydrothermal route at 155 °C. UV-Vis spectra showed that the HTB/TiO₂ films exhibit a linear increase in film thickness with assembly exposure steps. The electrochromic property of the film was carefully investigated. Cyclic voltammetry indicated that the redox peak was around −0.5 V. The electrochromic contrast, coloration efficiency, switching speed, stability and optical memory were carefully investigated. The films vary from white to blue and finally dark brown. The electrochromic contrast is 63.9% at 633 nm. The coloration efficiency of the films is relatively high. The response time is less than 3 s.     

Silicon nanowire array films as advanced anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Silicon nanowire array films were prepared by metal catalytic etching method and applied as anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The films completely consisted of silicon nanowires that were single crystals. Aluminum films were plated on the backs of the silicon nanowire films and then annealed in an argon atmosphere to improve electronic contact and conduction. In addition to easy preparation and low cost, the silicon nanowire film electrodes exhibited large lithium storage capacity and good cycling performance. The first discharge and charge capacities were 3653 mAh g⁻¹ and 2409 mAh g⁻¹, respectively, at a rate of 150 mA g⁻¹ between 2 and 0.02 V. A stable reversible capacity of about 1000 mAh g⁻¹ was maintained after 30 cycles. The good properties were ascribed to the silicon nanowires which better accommodated the large volume change during lithium-ion intercalation and de-intercalation.     

温度对X80管线钢在0.5mol/L Na_2CO_3+1.0mol/L NaHCO_3溶液中电化学腐蚀性能的影响

目前,有关温度对CO_3~(2-)-HCO_3~-环境下X80管线钢腐蚀行为的影响规律尚无统一的认识。为了探究高强度钢在不同温度的0.5 mol/L Na_2CO_3+1.0 mol/L NaHCO_3溶液中的腐蚀行为,采用动电位极化、电化学阻抗技术,并结合金相显微镜观察研究了温度对X80管线钢在0.5 mol/L Na_2CO_3+1.0 mol/L NaHCO_3溶液中电化学腐蚀行为的影响规律,并通过Mott-Schottky曲线对不同温度下钝化膜的半导体性质进行探讨。结果表明:温度从30℃上升至75℃时,X80钢的点蚀电位和电荷转移电阻均逐渐减小,腐蚀现象越明显;当温度达到90℃时,点蚀电位和电荷转移电阻反而增大,腐蚀程度有所减缓;在0.3~0.7 V内,钝化膜呈现出典型的n型半导体特征;随着温度的升高,钝化膜内的施主电流密度和平带电位呈现先降低后增加的趋势,钝化膜稳定性先减弱后增强;在75~90℃之间存在一个临界温度,此温度下钝化膜的缺陷密度最大,保护性最差。