Charge transfer resistance of spray deposited and compressed counter electrodes for dye-sensitized nanoparticle solar cells on plastic substrates

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to determine the effective charge transfer resistances of porous dye-sensitized solar cell counter electrodes prepared by low-temperature spray deposition and compression of conductive carbon and platinized Sb-doped SnO₂ powders on indium tin oxide-coated plastic substrates. The charge transfer resistances were 0.5–2 and 8–13 Ω cm², respectively, when using 3-methoxypropionitrile as the electrolyte solvent. The manufacturing method used lends itself to produce mechanically stable and even-quality electrodes in an easy and fast manner.     

Promising alloys for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell interconnect application

The formation of a low Cr-volatility and electrically conductive oxide outer layer atop an inner chromia layer via thermal oxidation is highly desirable for preventing chromium evaporation from solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) metallic interconnects at the SOFC operation temperatures. In this paper, a number of ferritic Fe–22Cr alloys with different levels of Mn and Ti as well as a Ni-based alloy Haynes 242 were cyclically oxidized in air at 800 °C for twenty 100-h cycles. No oxide scale spallation was observed during thermal cycling for any of these alloys. A mixed Mn₂O₃/TiO₂ surface layer and/or a (Mn, Cr)₃O₄ spinel outer layer atop a Cr₂O₃ inner layer was formed for the Fe–22Cr series alloys, while an NiO outer layer with a Cr₂O₃ inner layer was developed for Haynes 242 after cyclic oxidation. For the Fe–22Cr series alloys, the effects of Mn and Ti contents as well as alloy purity on the oxidation resistance and scale area specific resistance were evaluated. The performance of the ferritic alloys was compared with that of Haynes 242. The mismatch in thermal expansion coefficient between the different layers in the oxide scale was identified as a potential concern for these otherwise promising alloys.     

Studies on the corrosion behavior of cerium-implanted zircaloy-4 with GAXRD

In order to study the influence of cerium ion implantation on the aqueous corrosion behavior of zircaloy-4, specimens were implanted by cerium ions with a fluence range from 1×10¹⁶ to 1×10¹⁷ ions/cm² at maximum 150°C, using MEVVA source at an extracted voltage of 40 kV. The valence and elements penetration distribution of the surface layer were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and auger electron spectroscopy (AES) respectively. Glancing angle X-ray diffraction (GAXRD) was employed to examine the phase transformation due to the cerium ion implantation in the oxide films. Three-sweep potentiodynamic polarization measurement was employed to value the aqueous corrosion resistance of zircaloy-4 in a 1 N H₂SO₄ solution. It was found that a significant improvement in the aqueous corrosion behavior of zircaloy-4 implanted with cerium ions compared with that of the as-received zircaloy-4. The improvement effect will declined with raising the implantation fluence. The bigger is the fluence, the less is the improvement. Finally, the mechanism of the corrosion behavior of the cerium-implanted zircaloy-4 is discussed.     

结构陶瓷的空蚀性研究

利用转盘装置测量了ZrO2、Si3N4和Al2O3／Ti(NC)等陶瓷材料受到水的空蚀破坏的体积损失,通过SEM观察和XRD分析,探讨了微观结构和抗空蚀性能的关系。     

考虑加筋切向阻力的土坡稳定分析

目前在加筋边坡的极限平衡稳定分析中,认为加筋中产生的预应力能约束土体的运动或者能使抵抗土体运动的阻力增加,而对于加筋的切向阻力作用却没有考虑。主要讨论了在加筋土坡稳定分析时,加筋的切向阻力在加筋工程中起到的作用。认为在加筋边坡的极限平衡稳定分析中,也应考虑加筋的切向阻力作用;提出了计算公式,编制了相应的程序,给出了算例。     

高硬度耐磨电弧喷涂管状丝材的研究

利用自熔性合金与非晶态材料的特点，研制了Fe—B系管状丝材作为电弧喷涂材料，其形成的涂层具有良好的结合强度、低的孔隙率、高的硬度和耐磨损性能。     

分压式电阻测量的闭环负反馈方法

提出一种反馈分压式电阻测量方法，给出了两种改进方案，分析了它们的测量误差，指出了减小误差的途径和方法。     

高强度钢的Zn—Ti合金新镀层

本文研究了一种Ｚｎ－Ｔｉ合金新镀层，经盐水浸泡、中性盐雾和大气暴露试验结果试验，其耐蚀明显超过镀Ｚｎ层，并与镀Ｃｄ层相近，用缺口持久拉伸试验检验氢脆性，拉伸持续时间超过２００ｈ，达到原航空部部颁标准（ＨＢ５０６７－８５），该镀层适用于高强度钢防护。     

Electrosynthesis and impedance studies on zinc selenide

Electrochemical impedance measurements have been used to characterize zinc selenide films prepared by electrochemical co-deposition at a platinum rotating disk electrode. Estimations of capacitance and polarization resistance of variously prepared electrodeposits have been carried out to determine charge carrier density and corrosion rates.     

一种微通道换热器的设计与分析(英文)

设计了一种用来测试微通道换热性能的实验装置。该系统由微通道换热器、模拟热源、微型水泵、连通管、测试三通及其它测试元件构成。通过检测温度、压力和流量等参数能够得到微通道的传热和摩阻参数。针对该实验装置,对微通道中流体的压降和传热分别进行分析和研究。实验表明,当微通道水力直径为381μm时,宏观理论公式已不适用于微通道摩阻及其换热的计算。此时,微通道的摩阻比宏观理论计算值小31.6%～41.9%;微通道结构具有良好的换热性能,其Nu可达9.2。