Pt/C和Pt/CNTs电极的电化学稳定性研究

采用恒电位氧化法研究了Pt/C和Pt/CNTs电极的电化学稳定性. 相同条件下, Pt/C电极的氧化电流大约为Pt/CNTs电极的2倍; 120 h氧化后, Pt/C电极Pt的电化学表面积下降了21.3%, 而Pt/CNTs电极仅下降了7.6%, 表明Pt/CNTs电极性能衰减较慢. X射线光电子能谱(XPS)分析表明, Pt/C的载体碳黑表面氧增加量大于Pt/CNTs中碳纳米管(CNTs)表面氧的增加量, 说明碳黑的被氧化程度较高, 电化学稳定性差; Pt的表面化学状态没有发生变化; 碳纳米管本身的抗电化学氧化性也大于碳黑. 所以, 载体的被氧化程度不同是两种电极性能衰减不同的主要原因之一, 并且排除了Pt表面状态的影响.     

Pt/碳纳米管电极的电化学稳定性

 研究了Pt/CNT(碳纳米管)电极在动电位和恒电位两种情况下的电化学稳定性. 在动电位条件(0.05～1.2 V vs RHE(可逆氢电极)循环伏安940次, 60 h)下, Pt/CNT电极的电化学表面积下降18.8%; 在恒电位条件(1.2 V vs RHE, 60 h)下, Pt/CNT电极的电化学表面积仅下降5.2%. 这表明Pt/CNT电极在动电位条件下性能衰减得更迅速. X射线光电子能谱分析表明,恒电位条件下载体碳纳米管被氧化的程度较大. X射线衍射分析计算表明,动电位和恒电位氧化后, Pt颗粒的平均粒径从3.8 nm分别增大到4.9和3.9 nm. Pt颗粒的长大可能是Pt/CNT电极性能衰减的主要原因之一,而载体的氧化不是Pt/CNT电极性能衰减的主要原因.     

Ti基纳米TiO2-CNT-Pt复合电极制备、表征及电化学性能

以电合成前驱体Ti(OEt)4直接水解法和电化学扫描电沉积法制备Ti基纳米TiO2-CNT-Pt(Ti／nano-TiO2-CNT-Pt)复合电极．透射电镜(TEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)测试表明,锐钛矿型纳米TiO2粒子(粒径5～10nm)和碳纳米管(CNT)结合形成网状结构,Pt纳米粒子(平均粒径9nm)均匀地分散在纳米TiO2-CNT复合膜表面．循环伏安及计时电流测试表明,Ti/nanoTiO2-CNT-Pt复合电极具有高活性表面,对甲醇的电化学氧化具有高催化活性和稳定性,Pt载量为0．32mg／cm^2时,常温常压下甲醇氧化峰电流达到480mA／cm^2．     

多孔硅成核的电化学研究

将p型单晶硅在HF溶液中进行阳极电化学腐蚀制备出孔隙率约为30%~85%、直径为2~30nm不等的多孔硅,用原子力显微镜(AFM)观察其表面形貌。采用电化学工作站(CHI660A)监测p型硅电极在不同浓度HF溶液中的电流-电压特性,记录恒电流情况下硅电极的电压变化。这些曲线可从精确反映多孔硅形成的早期成核过程。将这些电化学特性曲线在同一坐标轴下显示,得出多孔硅的电化学成核机理。     

纳米电极上单个银纳米颗粒氧化电流分辨能力的研究

在单体电化学的研究中,提高信号分辨能力是一项挑战.缩小电极尺寸有利于对体系噪音电流的控制,有望提高电流的分辨能力.本研究制备了直径为480 nm的铂纳米圆盘电极,选用银纳米颗粒碰撞电极产生银电化学氧化行为作为模型,考察了纳米电极相对于微米电极在单体电化学信号分辨能力上的优化作用.研究表明,不同尺寸电极上观察到的银纳米颗粒的碰撞频率符合扩散控制的碰撞规律.说明单个电流信号对应于单个纳米颗粒的电化学氧化过程.同时,当电极尺寸缩小至纳米尺度后,噪音电流下降50%左右,提高了对银纳米颗粒碰撞电极过程中氧化电流的分辨能力.研究结果表明使用纳米电极能进一步提高对单体电化学中微小电流的检测能力.     

1,2-萘醌修饰的碳纳米管对β-烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸电化学氧化的催化作用

将具有电活性的1,2-萘醌(1,2-naphthoqu inone,Nq)分子修饰到碳纳米管(CNT)表面形成Nq-CNT纳米复合体,用紫外可见(UV-V is)和红外光谱等方法对Nq-CNT进行了表征,结果表明Nq不仅能快速、有效地修饰到CNT表面,而且还能有效地改善CNT在水溶液中的分散性能。循环伏安结果显示,与GC电极相比,CNT能显著提高Nq的氧化还原峰电流,其伏安曲线上表现出一对几乎对称的氧化还原峰,式量电位E0′几乎不随扫速而变化。进一步的实验结果表明,Nq和CNT对β-烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸(NADH)的电化学氧化具有协同催化作用,与CNT或Nq相比,Nq-CNT具有较高的电催化活性,能使其氧化过电位降低超过510 mV。本研究对碳纳米管功能化方法具有简单、电极制作容易以及催化效率高等优点。     

碳纳米管促进氧化还原蛋白质和酶的直接电子转移

将血红蛋白(Hb)、辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)和葡萄糖氧化酶(GOx)分别固定在经碳纳米管修饰的玻碳电极(CNT/GC)上,制成Hb CNT/GC、HRP CNT/GC和GOx CNT/GC电极.Hb、HRP和GOx在CNT/GC电极表面均能发生有效和稳定的直接电子转移反应,其相应的循环伏安曲线均显示出一对几近对称的氧化还原峰;在60mV/s下,其式量电位E0'分别为-0.343V、-0.319V和-0.456V(vs.SCE,pH6.9),且不随扫速而变;以上三者在CNT/GC电极表面直接电子转移的表观速率常数ks依次为1.25±0.25、2.07±0.56和1.74±0.42s-1;根据式量电位E0'随缓冲溶液pH值的变化关系,确知在CNT/GC电极上,Hb或HRP发生的直接电化学遵从(1e+1H+)电极过程机理,而GOx发生的直接电化学反应则遵从(2e+2H+)机理.此外,固定在CNT/GC电极表面的Hb、HRP和GOx也同时表现出对各自底物的生物电催化活性.由本文制备的碳纳米管修饰电极及其固定生物蛋白质(酶)的方法具有简单、易于操作等优点,并可用于对其它生物氧化还原蛋白质和酶的直接电子转移测试.     

新型CNT/nano-TiO_2复合膜电极的制备及其异相电催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了碳纳米管/纳米TiO2(CNT/nano-TiO2)复合溶胶,通过提拉法将复合溶胶涂覆在Ti基体上制得CNT/nano-TiO2复合膜修饰电极(C电极),其电化学性能经循环伏安、计时库仑、交流阻抗谱(EIS)等方法研究.研究结果表明,CNT可阻碍nano-TiO2粒子团聚.在循环伏安图中,C电极的氧化还原峰电流比nano-TiO2膜修饰电极(P 电极)的高出两倍多.通过对草酸溶液的异相电催化反应进一步证明C电极比P电极具有更高的电催化活性,而且对双氧水也有很强的异相电催化还原能力.     

二茂铁及其与DNA复合物的电化学行为

在Tris-NaCl(pH=7.2)缓冲溶液中, 应用循环伏安法、微分脉冲伏安法、旋转圆盘电极实验、电化学阻抗谱等技术研究了二茂铁在旋转碳纳米管(CNT)修饰电极上的电化学行为及其与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用. 结果表明, 二茂铁及其与双链DNA的电活性产物在静止的CNT修饰电极上均呈现一对基本可逆的氧化还原峰；在旋转电极上呈现出明显的极限扩散电流, 电化学阻抗谱呈现一个压扁的半圆. 二茂铁与DNA的作用在扩散控制过程中表现为峰电流和极限扩散电流随DNA浓度增大而减小；电化学控制过程则表现为电化学反应电阻随DNA浓度增大而增大, 条件电位下的速度常数也有一定程度的减小.     

热解碳包覆的碳纳米管复合二氧化锰薄膜超级电容器

通过化学气相沉积(CVD)的方法,在碳纳米管(CNT)薄膜及其连接处沉积热解碳(PC)来限制CNTs之间的滑移。通过扫描电镜(SEM)观察发现,热解碳(PC)的沉积使得CNT表面更加平整,且表面的孔洞更加均匀。通过应力应变及亲疏水性测试发现,CNT/PC复合薄膜的拉伸强度增加了200%,水与薄膜的静态接触角由123°减小到78°。其后通过电化学沉积的方法,制备得到CNT/PC/MnO2薄膜电极材料,通过电化学测试得知,在1 mA/cm^2的电流下单电极的比电容为326 mF/cm^2,可以稳定循环10000圈,电容的保持率稳定在100%左右。     

纳米受限下溶质水化结构的分子模拟

利用分子动力学模拟研究了五种不同种类的溶质分子(K+, Mg2+, Cl-, K-和K0)在直径为0.60-1.28 nm的纳米碳管内的水化结构. 模拟结果揭示了单电荷溶质、双电荷溶质和中性溶质在受限条件下具有不同的水化行为. 单价溶质的配位数只有在直径不大于0.73 nm的纳米碳管内才会明显减少. 和带有电荷的溶质不同, 中性溶质的配位数对纳米碳管直径的改变非常敏感, 并且随着管径的减小而迅速减少. 模拟结果还表明带单价正电荷的溶质(K+)第一配位层水分子的取向结构会随着纳米碳管直径的改变发生变化, 而其他溶质配位层取向结构在本文所涉及的纳米碳管内都几乎和体相中一致. 在直径大于1.0 nm的纳米碳管中, K+的配位层取向结构有序度随着管径的减小而单调下降, 但是在直径小于1.0 nm的纳米碳管中, 随着碳管管径的减小而迅速上升. 在两个最窄的纳米碳管内, 其结构有度甚至高于体相. 双电荷溶质的水化结构在本文所研究的碳管直径范围内和体相完全一致, 即使在直径只有0.6 nm的碳管内也无任何改变.     

磺化碳纳米管改性聚苯胺复合材料的合成与超级电容特性

运用重氮化技术制备了水溶性磺化碳纳米管,在此基础上,以不同直径的磺化碳纳米管(1～2 nm,<8 nm,10～20 nm,30～50 nm)为载体,采用原位氧化聚合方法合成了一系列磺化碳纳米管改性聚苯胺复合材料.红外和紫外-可见光谱分析表明,聚苯胺与磺化碳纳米管之间存在π-π相互作用,并形成了电荷转移复合物;且随着碳纳...     

Comparison of the Electrochemical Reactivity of Carbon Nanotubes Paste Electrodes with Different Types of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are widely used in electrochemical studies. It is reported that CNTs with different source and dispersed in different agents [1] yield significant difference of electrochemical reactivity. Here we report on the electrochemical performance of CNTs paste electrodes (CNTPEs) prepared by multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) with different diameters, lengths and functional groups. The resulting electrodes exhibit remarkable different electrochemical reactivity towards redox molecules such as NADH and K₃[Fe(CN)₆]. It is found that CNTPEs prepared by MWNTs with 20–30 nm diameter show highest catalysis to NADH oxidation, while CNTPEs prepared by MWNTs with carboxylate groups have best electron‐transfer rate (The peak‐peak separation (ΔE_p) is +0.108 V for MWNTs with carboxylate groups, +0.155 V for normal MWNTs, and +0.174 V for short MWNTs) but weak catalysis towards oxidation of NADH owing to the hydrophilicity of carboxylate groups. The electrochemical reactivity depends on the lengths of CNTs to some extent. The ‘long’ CNTs perform better in our study (The oxidation signals of NADH appear below +0.39 V for ‘long’ CNTs and above +0.46 V for the ‘short’ one totally). Readers may get some directions from this article while choose CNTs for electrochemical study.     

Controlled growth of well-aligned carbon nanotubes with large diameters

Well-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with large diameters (25–200 nm) were synthesized by pyrolysis of iron(II) phthalocyanine. The outer diameter up to 218.5 nm and the length of the well-aligned CNTs can be systematically controlled by varying the growth time. A tube-in-tube nano-structure with large and small diameters of 176 and 16.7 nm, respectively, was found. The grain sizes of the iron catalyst play an important role in controlling the CNT diameters. These results are of great importance to design new aligned CNT-based electron field emitters in the potential application of panel displays.     

管径对碳纳米管负载铂催化剂氧还原的影响

A series of nanocatalysts consisting of acid treated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with different diameters (8-15, 20-30, 30-50, >50 nm) supporting platinum (Pt) nanoparticles (Pt/CNTs) were synthesized via a microwave-assisted ethylene glycol method. The as-synthesized catalysts were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Their catalytic performances in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). The experimental results showed that the diameter of the CNTs influences the particle size, loading, and dispersion of Pt NPs. Furthermore, the Pt/CNTs having different CNT diameters displayed different catalytic activities in the ORR. The catalyst Pt/CNT₈, which was prepared by using CNTs with diameters ranging between 8-15 nm as the support, exhibited the highest Pt loading, catalytic activity, and stability in the ORR. The mass activity of Pt/CNT₈ was determined to be 0.188 A·mg^-1 at 0.9 V, which is folds higher than that of the commercially available JM Pt/C catalyst. After testing the stability for 5000 potential cycles, the negative shift (~7 mV) of the half-wave potential for Pt/CNT₈ was found to be significantly lesser than that for the JM Pt/C catalyst (~32 mV), indicating superior catalytic stability.     

Polymer crystallization-driven, periodic patterning on carbon nanotubes

We report herein a unique means to periodically pattern polymeric materials on individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using a controlled polymer crystallization method. One-dimensional (1D) CNTs were periodically decorated with polymer lamellar crystals, resulting in nano-hybrid shish-kebab (NHSK) structures. The periodicity of the polymer lamellae varies from 20 to 150 nm. The kebabs are approximately 5-10 nm thick (along CNT direction) with a lateral size of approximately 20 nm to micrometers, which can be readily controlled by varying crystallization conditions. Both polyethylene and Nylon 66 were successfully decorated on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), as well as vapor grown carbon nanofibers (CNFs). The formation mechanism was attributed to "size-dependent soft epitaxy". Because NHSK formation conditions depend on CNT structures, it further provides a unique opportunity for CNT separation. The reported method opens a gateway to periodically patterning polymers and different functional groups on individual CNTs in an ordered and controlled manner, an attractive research field that is yet to be explored.     

Fluid structure and transport properties of water inside carbon nanotubes

The fluid structure and transport properties of water confined in single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with different diameters have been investigated by molecular-dynamics simulation. The effects of CNT diameter, density of water, and temperature on the molecular distributions and transport behaviors of water were analyzed. It is interesting that the water molecules ordered in helix inside the (10, 10) CNT, and the layered distribution was clearly observed. It was found that the axial and radial diffusivities in CNTs were much lower than that of the bulk, and it ever decreased as the diameter of CNT decreases. The axial thermal conductivity and shear viscosity in CNTs are obviously larger than that of the bulk and those in the radial direction, they increase sharply as the diameter of CNT decreases, which is clearly in contrast to the diffusivity. The inner space of CNT and the interactions between water molecules and the confining walls play a key role in the structure and transport properties of water confined in the CNTs.     

破碎-絮凝法分离细长碳纳米管与碳纤维

根据碳纤维与细长碳纳米管耐磨性能与絮凝沉降性能的差异，提出了一种有效分离细长碳纳米管与碳纤维的物理方法——破碎-絮凝法.该方法包括研磨破碎、液相分散、絮凝沉降、过滤分离等步骤，可高效去除混杂于细长碳纳米管样品中的碳纤维，同时还可去除螺旋状碳纤维及细小碳颗粒等易悬浮杂质.纯化过程对细长碳纳米管无损伤.用电子显微镜和热重分析表征了纯化效果，并初步分析了纯化机理.     

Graphene Nanoplatelets: Electrochemical Properties and Applications for Oxidation of Endocrine‐Disrupting Chemicals

In most graphene‐based electrochemical applications, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) have been applied. Now, for the first time, electrochemical properties of GNPs, namely, its electrochemical activity, potential window, and double‐layer capacitance, have been investigated. These properties are compared with those of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). GNP‐ and CNT‐coated electrodes were then applied for electrochemical oxidation of endocrine‐disrupting chemicals. The GNP‐coated electrode was characterized by atomic force microscopy and electrochemical techniques. Compared with the CNT‐coated electrode, higher peak current for the oxidation of 4‐nonylphenol is achieved on the GNP‐coated electrode, together with lower capacitive current. Electrochemical oxidation of 2,4‐dichlorophenol, bisphenol A, and octylphenol in the absence or presence of 4‐nonylphenol was studied on the GNP‐coated electrode. The results suggest that GNPs have better electrochemical performance than CNTs and are thus more promising for electrochemical applications, for example, electrochemical detection and removal of endocrine‐disrupting chemicals.     

Electrochemical modification of vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays

Electrochemical oxidation and reduction were utilized to modify vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays grown on a porous network of conductive carbon microfibers. Ultrafast and complete CNT opening and purification were achieved through electrochemical oxidation. Highly dispersed platinum nanoparticles were then uniformly and densely deposited as electrocatalysts onto the surface of these CNTs through electrochemical reduction. Using supercritical drying techniques, we demonstrate that the unidirectionally aligned and laterally spaced geometry of the CNT arrays can be fully retained after being subjected to each step of electrochemical modification. The open-tipped CNTs can also be electrochemically detached in full lengths from the supporting substrates and harvested if needed.