One-step fabrication of heterostructured CoNi-LDH@NiCo alloy for effective alkaline hydrogen evolution

Construction of heterostructured electrocatalyst with interface effect is an effective strategy for enhancing the alkaline hydrogen evolution efficiency, whereas this process often requires complex treatments. Herein, we proposed a one-step electrodeposition method to obtain heterostructured CoNi-LDH@NiCo alloy on Ni foam (NF) through a competition reduction between NO₃^? group and metal cations in the electrolyte. The HER performance for the CoNi-LDH@NiCo alloy achieved the current density of 10 mA cm^?2 at overpotential of 69 mV in 1 M KOH solution, improved 60% for η₁₀ by comparing with the pristine NiCo alloy. Utilizing the specialized adsorption of CoNi-LDH for H₂O and the featured attractiveness of NiCo alloy for H atom, the interface effect of the heterostructure electrocatalyst accelerated the dissociation of water molecules and elevated the catalytic kinetics dramatically. This work points out a potential approach towards the easy construction of inexpensive heterostructured electrocatalysts for HER activity in alkaline medium.     

Structural and optical behavior of electrodeposited black chrome‐graphite encapsulated FeCo nanoparticles composite coatings

Black chrome‐graphite encapsulated FeCo nanoparticles (BC‐GEFeCo NPs) composite coatings were electrodeposited on substrates such as stainless steel, Cu, and Ni‐coated Cu. The major content of the deposited film is contributed by Cr, Fe‐Cr, Fe₂AlCr, and FeCr_0.29Ni_0.16C_0.06 as deduced from X‐ray diffraction. The root‐mean‐square roughness value of black chrome on Ni‐coated Cu employing PbSb anode is measured by atomic force microscopy (nanoindentation) studies as 57.176 nm, which is in satisfactory agreement with the literature value of 53.83 nm. With the addition of GEFeCo Nps, the root‐mean‐square roughness value for BC‐GEFeCo composite coatings on Ni‐coated Cu increases approximately 6.1 times that of black chrome surface. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

脉冲频率对纳米晶镍镀层结构及性能的影响

采用脉冲电沉积方法在黄铜基体上制备纳米晶镍镀层。研究了脉冲频率对镀镍层的微观结构、硬度及耐蚀性的影响。结果表明:直流电沉积制备的镀镍层表现为(111)晶面和(200)晶面的双择优取向,而脉冲电沉积制备的镀镍层仅在(111)晶面表现出择优取向;脉冲电沉积制备的镀镍层的硬度和耐蚀性均高于直流电沉积制备的镀镍层的;不同脉冲频率下制备的镀镍层的硬度没有显著差别,约为5 500 MPa;但不同脉冲频率下制备的镀镍层的耐蚀性存在差别,脉冲频率为0.1kHz时制备的镀镍层在3.5%的NaCl溶液中的耐蚀性最好。     

Modelling of through-hole electrodeposition Part II: Experimental study

Current distribution measurements in through-hole electrodeposition were made on sectioned copper electrodes in a cylindrical flow channel. Two copper plating solutions with the same copper sulfate concentration but with different sulfuric acid concentrations were used. Experiments were conducted potentiostatically and under steady-state conditions. Results were compared with those from the theoretical model.     

温度对电沉积制备Pt-Ni阴极催化剂性能的影响

采用电化学还原法在碳布上电沉积Pt-Ni合金催化剂作为质子交换膜燃料电池阴极。通过循环伏安线性扫描法确定Pt-Ni合金的沉积电位,并在该电位下考察了不同电解液温度下所得催化剂的物理、化学性质及电催化性能。研究表明:在-0.35 V电位下可得到Pt-Ni合金,不同的电解液温度会影响Pt-Ni合金催化剂结构、形貌及组分比,进而影响其催化性能。当电解液温度为50℃时,Pt-Ni合金催化剂具有最佳的催化活性,此时催化剂为较小的球状颗粒,Pt与Ni的原子比接近3∶1,其电化学活性表面积为44.19 m2/g,是电解液温度为70℃下制备的催化剂的1.8倍。适当的温度下电沉积制得的Pt-Ni合金催化剂明显提高了铂对氧还原的催化活性。     

不同物相电沉积CNTs对C/SiC复合材料力学性能的影响

采用电沉积法与化学气相渗透(CVI)法将碳纳米管(CNTs)分别引入到碳纤维表面和SiC基体中,制得了不同物相电沉积CNTs的C/SiC复合材料(CNTs-C)/SiC和C/(CNTs-SiC)。研究了CNTs沉积物相对C/SiC复合材料力学性能的影响,分析了不同CNTs沉积物相的C/SiC复合材料的拉伸强度及断裂机制。结果表明:相较于未加CNTs的C/SiC复合材料,CNTs沉积到碳纤维表面的(CNTs-C)/SiC复合材料的拉伸强度提高了67.3%,断裂功提高了107.2%;而将CNTs引入到SiC基体中的C/(CNTs-SiC)复合材料的断裂功有所降低,拉伸强度也仅提高了6.9%,CNTs没有表现出明显的增强增韧效果;C/(CNTs-SiC)复合材料与传统的C/SiC复合材料有相似的断裂形貌特征,断裂拔出机制类似,主要为纤维增强增韧,CNTs的作用不明显。     

电沉积铜基纳米碳化硅复合镀层实验研究

采用电沉积方法,制备铜基纳米碳化硅复合镀层。研究溶液搅拌方式或溶液中引入添加剂,对Cu-SiC纳米微粒复合镀层表面形貌和性能的影响。利用超声搅拌制备的Cu-SiC纳米微粒复合镀层的表面形貌平整而且致密,与磁力搅拌所得镀层相比显微硬度提高约32%,接近143 HV,磨损质量损失降低约33%,每平方毫米为0.056 mg。溶液中引入添加剂,制备的Cu-SiC纳米微粒复合镀层的表面形貌和性能无明显改观,但采用超声波搅拌制备的Cu-SiC纳米微粒复合镀层的表面形貌和性能改观较为明显。添加剂发挥的作用与超声搅拌引发的综合作用叠加,促使复合镀层的表面形貌和性能进一步改善。     

Ni-AlN纳米复合镀层的制备及耐蚀性能研究

采用电沉积的方法在低碳钢表面成功制备了Ni-AlN纳米复合镀层,通过称量法计算出沉积速率,采用X-射线衍射、扫描电镜和电化学测量技术探究了镀液中不同AlN浓度对镀层的组织结构、微观形貌和耐蚀性能的影响。结果表明,在电沉积过程中,沉积速率随镀液中AlN浓度的增大呈先增大后减小的趋势;镀液中AlN的加入,使镀层表面产生了米粒状的多晶单元,提高了镀层的耐蚀性能,随着镀液中AlN浓度的增加耐蚀性能先提高后降低。当镀液中纳米AlN质量浓度为1 g/L时,复合镀层中的AlN质量分数约为4.5%,表面致密性最好,与纯Ni镀层相比,腐蚀电流密度降低了2个数量级,耐蚀性能最佳。     

电镀层状锡工艺的研究

采用电沉积方法在酸性体系下制得具有层状结构的镀锡层。研究了主盐、明胶、HIT-905添加剂及电流密度对镀锡层外观的影响,确定了较优的镀液组成及工艺条件。在优化工艺下得到了具有明显层状结构的镀锡层。