AlF3添加剂和焙烧温度对铝电解炭阳极过电位的影响

在实验室制备各类AlF3掺杂试验阳极，在测试其基本物理化学性能的基础上，采用“改进断电流法”进行阳极过电位测试，研究AlF3添加剂和阳极焙烧温度对阳极过电位的影响。结果表明：在一定条件下，阳极中添加AlF3既可降低阳极的空气／CO2反应活性，也可降低阳极过电位；受高温脱S等因素的影响，阳极的电化学活性及其空气／CO2反应活性并未随着焙烧温度的提高相应降低。     

铅基板栅合金综合性能探析

在Pb-Ca-Sn-Al合金的基础上尝试添加第五种合金元素，测试其电化学性能，并在理论上讨论了其性能提高的原因。     

固体氧化物燃料电池阴极气体传输的研究

建立了一个数值模型,来计算并论述在固体氧化物燃料电池(SOFC)阴极中的扩散和渗透共同作用下的传质现象.经过对比分析,研究了阴极内压力梯度对气体传输、气体分布,以及浓度过电压的影响.研究表明,文献中所采用的扩散模型可近似模拟SOFC阴极的浓度过电压.但是,对于气体成份沿阴极的分布,则必须考虑压力梯度的影响.在此提出的模型可进一步深化,以优化SOFC电极的多孔结构.     

Effects of plating factors on morphology and appearance of electrogalvanized steel sheets

Because the lightness, the gloss and the press-formability of electrogalvanized steel sheets change depending on the morphology of deposited Zn, control of this factor is essential to improving these properties. The effects of plating factors on the morphology of deposited Zn were systematically discussed both from the crystallographic viewpoint of epitaxy between Zn and steel and from the electrochemical viewpoint of the overpotential for Zn deposition. Plating factors include crystal orientation of steel substrate, current density, flow rate, temperature, addition of inorganic compounds to the solution and pre-adsorption of organic compounds. These plating factors affect the overpotential for Zn deposition and epitaxy between Zn and steel. The crystal orientation index of the Zn basal plane and the platelet crystal size of Zn are decreased with increasing the overpotential for Zn deposition. They are also decreased with decreasing the epitaxy between Zn and steel, even when the overpotential is kept constant. When the overpotential for Zn deposition is increased, the surface roughness of deposited Zn increases because of an increase in the inclination of the Zn basal plane to the steel substrate. When the epitaxy between Zn and steel is decreased without changing the overpotential, the surface roughness is reduced due to the decrease in platelet crystal size of Zn, although the inclination of the Zn basal plane is somewhat increased. The lightness of deposited Zn is enhanced with decreasing the surface roughness of Zn.     

Investigation of Ir-modified carbon felt as the positive electrode of an all-vanadium redox flow battery

Porous graphite felts have been used as electrode materials for all-vanadium redox flow batteries due to their wide operating potential range, stability as both an anode and a cathode, and availability in high surface area. In this paper, the carbon felt was modified by pyrolysis of Ir reduced from H₂IrCl₆. ac impedance and steady-state polarization measurements showed that the Ir-modified materials have improved activity and lowered overpotential of the desired V(IV)/V(V) redox process. Ir-modification of carbon felt enhanced the electro-conductivity of electrode materials. The Ir-material, when coated on the graphite felt electrode surface, lowered the cell internal resistance. A test cell was assembled with the Ir-modified carbon felt as the activation layer of the positive electrode, the unmodified raw felt as the activation layer of the negative electrode. At an operating current density of 20 mA cm⁻², a voltage efficiency of 87.5% was achieved. The resistance of the cell using Ir-modified felt decreased 25% compared to the cell using non-modified felt.     

The effect of the parasitic current on the Direct Ethanol PEM Fuel Cell Operation

In the present work the effect of the parasitic or leakage current, I_p, which is the result of the ethanol crossover through the polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) from the anode to the cathode side of the cell, on both the cathode activation overpotential and the fuel cell operation is investigated. A one-dimensional (1-D), isothermal mathematical model is developed in order to describe the operation of a Direct Ethanol PEM Fuel Cell (DE-PEMFC) in steady state. The equations used describe the mass transport of both ethanol and humidified oxygen at the anode and the cathode compartment of the cell respectively. The mathematical model is validated against experimental data and a relatively good agreement between the model predictions and the experimental results is found. The direct correlation that exists between the ethanol crossover rate and the parasitic current formation is graphically depicted. Moreover, when the parasitic current is enabled and disabled, the calculation of the cathode activation overpotential shows that the mixed overpotential for a DE-PEMFC poses a serious problem hindering the fuel cell operation. According to the model results, the parasitic current is greater at low current density values due to the greater amounts of the crossovered ethanol. Finally, the effect of both the oxygen feed concentration and the parasitic current formation on the fuel cell operation is also presented and discussed.     

高活性镍钴铁三元合金电极的制备及析氢性能研究

为进一步提高镍基电极的析氢性能,采用恒电位沉积法,通过改变镀液中各合金的质量浓度比、沉积电位、沉积时间等条件,制备出一种高活性的镍钴铁三元合金电极。通过测定电极在1 mol/L的NaOH溶液中的极化曲线,得到最佳的沉积工艺条件为:36.25 g/L NiSO_4·6H_2O,1.25 g/L NiCl_2·6H_2O,5 g/L CoSO_4·7H_2O,7.5 g/L FeSO_4·7H_2O,10 g/L H_3BO_3,0.5 g/L抗坏血酸,1 g/L十二烷基硫酸钠,pH=4.0,电沉积电位-1.45 V,电沉积时间300 s。阴极极化曲线测试结果表明在5 A/dm^2的条件下,镍钴铁三元合金电极的析氢过电位降低至121 mV,相比于纯镍电极过电位降低近50%,相比于镍钴电极过电位降低近35%。     

Effects of sputtering conditions on electrochemical behavior and physical properties of Ni-Mo alloy electrode

1 Introduction Many transition metal alloys with binary and ternary compositions have been studied as hydrogen evolution reaction electrodes in water electrolysis[1- 6]. The activity of such metal alloys for the hydrogen evolution reaction depends on at l…     

Carbon Nanotube‐Encapsulated Noble Metal Nanoparticle Hybrid as a Cathode Material for Li‐Oxygen Batteries

Although Li‐oxygen batteries offer extremely high theoretical specific energy, their practical application still faces critical challenges. One of the main obstacles is the high charge overpotential caused by sluggish kinetics of charge transfer that is closely related to the morphology of discharge products and their distribution on the cathode. Here, a series of noble metal nanoparticles (Pd, Pt, Ru and Au) are encapsulated inside end‐opened carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by wet impregnation followed by thermal annealing. The resultant cathode materials exhibit a dramatic reduction of charge overpotentials compared to their counterparts with nanoparticles supported on CNT surface. Notably, the charge overpotential can be as low as 0.3 V when CNT‐encapsulated Pd nanoparticles are used on the cathode. The cathode also shows good stability during discharge–charge cycling. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that encapsulation of “guest” noble metal nanoparticles in “host” CNTs is able to strengthen the electron density on CNT surfaces, and to avoid the regional enrichment of electron density caused by the direct exposure of nanoparticles on CNT surface. These unique properties ensure the uniform coverage of Li₂O₂ nanocrystals on CNT surfaces instead of localized distribution of Li₂O₂ aggregation, thus providing efficient charge transfer for the decomposition of Li₂O₂.