微电极研究 XV.微带电极及阵列微带电极上的扩散

本文讨论了微带电极的计时电流、扩散层与时间的关系;研究了微带阵列电极的扩散层交叠情况及其对计时电流的影响;进而对微带阵列电极上电极间的屏蔽效应进行了研究,屏蔽效应与电解时间、电极间距离及电极宽度有关,用已有的实验结果验证了本文的理论分析.     

微电极研究 XV.微带电极及阵列微带电极上的扩散

本文讨论了微带电极的计时电流、扩散层与时间的关系;研究了微带阵列电极的扩散层交叠情况及其对计时电流的影响;进而对微带阵列电极上电极间的屏蔽效应进行了研究,屏蔽效应与电解时间、电极间距离及电极宽度有关,用已有的实验结果验证了本文的理论分析.     

微电极研究 ⅩⅤ.微带电极及阵列微带电极上的扩散

本文讨论了微带电极的计时电流、扩散层与时间的关系;研究了微带阵列电极的扩散层交叠情况及其对计时电流的影响;进而对微带阵列电极上电极间的屏蔽效应进行了研究,屏蔽效应与电解时间、电极间距离及电极宽度有关,用已有的实验结果验证了本文的理论分析.     

催化层位置对气体扩散电极性能的影响

以锌空气电池气体扩散电极为研究对象,采用分层添加催化剂的方式研究了改变催化层位置对气体扩散电极放电性能的影响.将气体扩散电极以集流体为中心分为两面:面向空气侧的A面与面向电解液侧的B面.根据催化剂添加位置的不同,制作四类电极:AB两面都添加催化剂、AB两面都不添加催化剂、只在A面添加催化剂、只在B面添加催化剂.在同等条件下对比并分析四类电极的放电效果.实验证明.当催化层位于气体扩散电极的空气侧(A面)时,整个电池的浓差极化与欧姆极化都会增大,而只在气体扩散电极靠近电解液侧(B面)添加催化剂时电极放电性能相对较好.     

电解制备二氧化锰强酸性电解液中气体扩散电极的稳定性与失效行为

采用气体扩散电极(GDE)代替传统析氢阴极电解制备二氧化锰(EMD),重点研究了气体扩散电极在强酸性MnSO4-H2SO4电解液中的稳定性、寿命及失效行为.结果表明:气体扩散电极在MnSO4-H2SO4电解液中重现性好、具有一定的稳定性,寿命可达400 h;平行实验表明,阳极沉积一定厚度的EMD是槽电压第一次升高的主要原因;电流密度为100 A m-2时,气体扩散电极失效前阴极过程的速度由氧的离子化反应和氧的扩散混合控制,失效后阴极过程由氧去极化和氢去极化共同组成,主要发生析氢反应;催化层聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)网络结构的破坏和镍网层的溶解是电极失效的原因之一;Pt的团聚降低了电极的电催化活性,是电极失效的主要原因;阴极失效是槽电压再次升高的主要原因.     

高性能高功率密度质子交换膜燃料电池膜电极

膜电极是质子交换膜燃料电池最为重要的核心部件,其性能直接决定着燃料电池的性能。提高膜电极的性能和功率密度,对于推动燃料电池的商业化进程具有十分重要的意义。通常意义上的膜电极包括质子交换膜、阴极催化层、阳极催化层、阴极气体扩散层和阳极气体扩散层等5个基本单元(常常称之为五合一膜电极),气体扩散层又包括气体扩散材料层和微孔整平层;膜电极的性能取决于材料和制备技术两个方面,制备技术、膜电极的关键组成材料、铂载量都对膜电极的性能和功率密度具有重要影响。近年来,随着催化剂和质子交换膜等关键材料性能的提升,以及制备技术的进步,国内外膜电极的性能得到了大幅度的提升,丰田公司燃料电池的体积功率密度可高达3.2 kW/L。本文将主要从膜电极制备技术的角度(涉及催化剂层和气体扩散层的制备技术等)介绍近年来高性能高功率密度膜电极的研究发展情况,同时介绍国内外在降低膜电极铂载量和开发自增湿膜电极方面的研究进展。     

粘结剂聚四氟乙烯乳液经过乙醇预处理后对气体扩散电极性能的影响

在气体扩散电极的制作工艺中,加入乙醇对粘结剂聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)进行预处理.通过伞自动微孔物理化学吸附仪对气体扩散电极进行BET比表面积、Langmuir比表面积、孔分布等进行测试,并用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)检测观察电极表观形貌.以锌电极作为负极组装成锌空气电池,检测在不同的电流密度下气体扩散电极相对锌电极的电位变化,研究PTFE乳液经过乙醇预处理后对电极性能的影响.结果显示,PTFE乳液经过乙醇处理后,先膨胀后收缩,能够增加催化层和气体扩散层的孔隙结构和比表面积,从而使得电极有效电化学反应场所相应增多,减低电极在大电流密度条件下放电时的极化过电位.     

多壁纳米碳管空气电极的交流阻抗研究

研究了多壁纳米碳管、活性炭和石墨等空气电极的交流阻抗特性.结果表明,纳米碳管空气电极的阻抗谱由两个半圆组成,高频区半圆对应欧姆极化阻抗,低频区半圆对应电化学极化阻抗.催化剂Pt以纳米颗粒的形式沉积在碳管的外表面,明显减小了电极的欧姆阻抗和电化学极化阻抗,提高了氧还原反应的电催化活性.活性炭电极除存在电化学阻抗外,还存在薄液膜扩散阻抗(Nernst扩散),石墨电极形成的薄液膜反应区域较小,电极反应呈Warburg扩散阻抗特征,相应的电催化活性较低.采用交流阻抗等效电路分析方法,对拟合的动力学数据进行了解释.     

NH_3气敏电极的制备及其性能

气敏电极亦被称为气体扩散电极,是应用离子选择电极最近发展起来的一种新型电极,。这种间接传感气体的电极,使用的气透膜不能渗透离子,而把测试溶液与内溶液分开,内溶液位于扩散膜与内玻璃pH电极或离子选择电极之间,当气体扩散进入内溶液反应达成平衡后,由内电极作出响应,所以选择性特别好。CO_2电极是最先的一种,同一原理又有所谓气隙电极,用气隙代替气透膜,传感电极表面贴有泡沫塑料润湿电解液。目前气敏电极应用普遍的有NH_3     

纳米阵列电极研究进展

从纳米阵列电极的制作、基本原理和应用 3方面综述了纳米阵列电极的研究进展。着重阐述了模板法和自组装法制作纳米阵列电极的具体过程以及纳米阵列电极的扩散电流理论 ,对纳米阵列电极在生物传感器、电化学动力学、电化学分析等方面的应用作了介绍     

Excitation transfer induced spectral diffusion and the influence of structural spectral diffusion

The theory of vibrational excitation transfer, which causes spectral diffusion and is also influenced by structural spectral diffusion, is developed and applied to systems consisting of vibrational chromophores. Excitation transfer induced spectral diffusion is the time-dependent change in vibrational frequency induced by an excitation on an initially excited molecule jumping to other molecules that have different vibrational frequencies within the inhomogeneously broadened vibrational absorption line. The excitation transfer process is modeled as Fo?rster resonant transfer, which depends on the overlap of the homogeneous spectra of the donating and accepting vibrational chromophores. Because the absorption line is inhomogeneously broadened, two molecules in close proximity can have overlaps of their homogeneous lines that range from substantial to very little. In the absence of structural dynamics, the overlap of the homogeneous lines of the donating and accepting vibrational chromophores would be fixed. However, dynamics of the medium that contains the vibrational chromophores, e.g., a liquid solvent or a surrounding protein, produce spectral diffusion. Spectral diffusion causes the position of a molecule's homogeneous line within the inhomogeneous spectrum to change with time. Therefore, the overlap of donating and accepting molecules' homogeneous lines is time dependent, which must be taken into account in the excitation transfer theory. The excitation transfer problem is solved for inhomogeneous lines with fluctuating homogeneous line frequencies. The method allows the simultaneous treatment of both excitation transfer induced spectral diffusion and structural fluctuation induced spectral diffusion. It is found that the excitation transfer process is enhanced by the stochastic fluctuations in frequencies. It is shown how a measurement of spectral diffusion can be separated into the two types of spectral diffusion, which permits the structural spectral diffusion to be determined in the presence of excitation transfer spectral diffusion. Various approximations and computational methodologies are explored.     

Asymmetry of Hydrogen Transfer through a Composite Membrane

Hydrogen mass transfer through a composite membrane represented by a film of palladium (or its alloys) applied onto a porous substrate has been studied. The hydrogen flux through the composite membrane has been shown to be governed by the ratio between the diffusion permeabilities of the film and the porous substrate, the mechanism of the transfer through the film, and the external pressure. It has been found that the intensity of hydrogen transfer through the composite membrane may depend on the transfer direction. The transfer is most asymmetric when the diffusion permeabilities of both layers are close and the hydrogen transfer in the film is limited by diffusion. At the same time, the transfer asymmetry effect does not arise when the hydrogen transfer in the film is limited by adsorption processes on its surface.     

Pathways of diffusion mixed with subsequent reactions with examples of hydrogen extraction from hydride-forming electrode and oxygen reduction at gas diffusion electrode

This paper covers the role of the rate-determining step (RDS) in anodic hydrogen extraction from hydride-forming electrode. In general, hydrogen extraction from the electrode proceeds through the following steps: (1) hydrogen diffusion within the electrode, (2) hydrogen transfer from absorbed state to adsorbed state, (3) electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen to hydrogen ion involving charge transfer, and (4) hydrogen ion conduction through the electrolyte. In most theoretical and experimental investigations, it has been assumed that the RDS of anodic hydrogen extraction is hydrogen diffusion through the electrode. In real situation, however, the overall rate of hydrogen extraction is simultaneously determined by the rates of two or more reaction steps including hydrogen diffusion. The present work provides the overview of anodic hydrogen extraction in case that diffusion is coupled with interfacial charge transfer, interfacial hydrogen transfer, and hydrogen ion conduction through the electrolyte as well as the purely diffusion-controlled hydrogen extraction. In addition, the mixed controlled diffusion model was also exemplified with oxygen reduction at gas diffusion electrode of fuel cell system.     

放电温度对LiNi3/8Co2/8Mn3/8O2电化学性能的影响

采用X射线衍射（XRD）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、恒流充放电、循环伏安及交流阻抗法，研究了放电温度对LiNi3/8Co2/8Mn3/8O2的倍率特性、锂离子扩散及电荷传递的影响.结果表明， 提高放电温度可显著改善LiNi3/8Co2/8Mn3/8O2的放电容量与倍率放电性能.尽管温度升高使电荷传递活性与锂离子扩散速度都增加，但电荷传递活化能比锂离子扩散活化能大一倍多，表明电荷传递步骤是其电化学反应控制步骤.温度对其电荷传递的影响大于对锂离子扩散的影响.温度升高，电荷传递速率加快，电化学嵌入-迁出反应加速，是其放电容量与倍率放电特性显著改善的主要原因.     

Pathways of diffusion mixed with subsequent reactions with examples of hydrogen extraction from hydride-forming electrode and oxygen reduction at gas diffusion electrode

This paper covers the role of the rate-determining step (RDS) in anodic hydrogen extraction from hydride-forming electrode. In general, hydrogen extraction from the electrode proceeds through the following steps: (1) hydrogen diffusion within the electrode, (2) hydrogen transfer from absorbed state to adsorbed state, (3) electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen to hydrogen ion involving charge transfer, and (4) hydrogen ion conduction through the electrolyte. In most theoretical and experimental investigations, it has been assumed that the RDS of anodic hydrogen extraction is hydrogen diffusion through the electrode. In real situation, however, the overall rate of hydrogen extraction is simultaneously determined by the rates of two or more reaction steps including hydrogen diffusion. The present work provides the overview of anodic hydrogen extraction in case that diffusion is coupled with interfacial charge transfer, interfacial hydrogen transfer, and hydrogen ion conduction through the electrolyte as well as the purely diffusion-controlled hydrogen extraction. In addition, the mixed controlled diffusion model was also exemplified with oxygen reduction at gas diffusion electrode of fuel cell system.

     

Mathematical simulation of atomic hydrogen diffusion transfer through a bimetallic membrane

Mathematical simulation of atomic hydrogen diffusion transfer through a bimetallic membrane is performed under the approximation of an ideal lattice gas. Analytical expressions are derived for diffusion fluxes at different membrane orientations. The intensity of diffusion transfer of hydrogen atoms through a bimetallic membrane depends on the direction of transfer, provided that they have different solubilities in metal layers. It is shown that the effect of diffusion asymmetry must be taken into account when developing and using bimetallic membranes.     

Simultaneous immunoblotting analysis with activity gel electrophoresis in a single polyacrylamide gel

We describe here that a simple diffusion blotting method can couple immunoblotting analysis with another biochemical technique in a single polyacrylamide gel. The efficiency of protein transfer was evaluated by serial dilutions of nephrosin, a metalloproteinase of the astacin family, and by immunodetection. It is estimated that diffusion blotting produces 25-50% of the signal intensity compared to the classical electrophoretic transfer method. However, with diffusion blotting it is possible to generate several replicas from a single gel. In addition, a protein blot can be obtained from a sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel for zymography assay or from a native polyacrylamide gel for electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). In this regard, a particular signal in zymography or EMSA can be confirmed by simultaneous immunoblotting analysis with a corresponding antiserum. Therefore, diffusion blotting allows a direct comparison of signals between gels and replicas in zymography assay and EMSA. These advantages make diffusion blotting desirable when partial loss of transfer efficiency can be tolerated or be compensated by a more sensitive immunodetection reaction using enhanced chemiluminescence substrates.     

Mass transfer to horizontal gas-generating electrodes

Mass transfer to a horizontal electrode during electrolytic evolution of oxygen and hydrogen at current densities of 100 to 10 000 A/m² is studied. The mass transfer intensity is evaluated from the diffusion layer thickness, which varies from 60 to 5 μm at such current densities. Calculations show that the decrease in the diffusion layer thickness is due to bubbles with a stationary interphase surface crossing the diffusion layer. During the hydrogen evolution, the diffusion layer thickness is nearly the same for vertical and horizontal electrodes. During the oxygen evolution, the diffusion layer is much thinner for a horizontal electrode. Additional decrease of the diffusion layer thickness during the evolution of oxygen is associated with the lesser solution density in the near-electrode layer and with its transport away by means of natural convection.     

KINETICS OF DEPOSITION OF METAL IONS TO ACTIVATED CARBON FIBERS (ACFs) WITH FLUIDIZATION

1. INTRODUCTION Study on the deposition of metal ions on ACFs indicated that such a process consists of several consecutive steps [1]: (1) transfer of the solvated ions (metal ions) from the bulk solution to the proximity of the ACFs surface; (2) absorpt…     

Mathematical simulation of atomic hydrogen diffusion transfer through a multilayer metal membrane at finite pressures

Diffusion transfer of atomic hydrogen through multilayer metal membranes has been studied within the lattice model of an ideal gas, with the transfer being described by a set of nonlinear algebraic equations. It has been shown that, for multilayer membranes composed of less than four layers, an analytical expression describing a diffusion flux can be derived. Atomic hydrogen transfer through a membrane consisting of a vanadium layer, the surfaces of which are coated with palladium films, has been analyzed in detail. It has been found that the value of the flux may depend on the transfer direction. The effect of diffusion asymmetry arises at finite pressures of hydrogen on the outer membrane surfaces, when its dissolution in metals is described by nonlinear sorption isotherms. The degree of the diffusion asymmetry increases with a rise in hydrogen pressure and depends on the arrangement of the layers composing a membrane.