碳纳米管阵列电极的构建及电化学研究

本文提出一种改进的氧化铝模板法制备碳纳米管阵列电极:首先结合气相化学沉积和磁控溅射在氧化铝模板中制得碳纳米管阵列电极,然后用HF溶液将沉积了碳纳米管的氧化铝模板阻挡层除去,控制溶出时间即可得到不同溶出长度的碳纳米管阵列电极.循环伏安测试表明,锂离子在该阵列电极中的嵌入脱出反应主要发生在碳纳米管的端口处.此外,还应用固定频率交流阻抗法,研究了不同溶出时间的碳纳米管阵列电极的电容性质.     

SBA-16薄膜内生长碳纳米管阵列及其Fe的填充

以表面活性剂F-127、导电玻璃(ITO)为基底制备了三维体心立方结构(Im3m)的介孔SBA-16膜.该膜的(111)晶面垂直于ITO基底.采用电化学沉积技术将少量Fe沉积进入SBA-16膜的孔底,沉积Fe后的SBA-16膜于700℃下乙炔裂解生长碳纳米管,在SBA-16膜(孔)内生长直径均匀、间距相等的开口碳纳米管阵列.采用二次电沉积法可以制备高度有序的填充Fe的碳纳米管阵列.TEM的研究结果表明填充进碳纳米管的Fe具有单晶结构.     

对苯二酚在多壁碳纳米管修饰电极上的电化学行为研究

采用循环伏安法、微分脉冲伏安法、计时安培法研究了对苯二酚在多壁碳纳米管修饰电极上的电化学行为,计算得到了碳纳米管修饰电极有效面积Aeff=23.9mm2以及对苯二酚电化学氧化过程的一些重要参数:传递系数α=0.630;控制步骤的反应电子数nα=1.03;反应速率常数k′=3.74×10-2cm/s;扩散系数D=2.85×10-6cm2/s。实验结果显示,本实验条件下对苯二酚在碳纳米管修饰电极上的氧化反应受扩散过程控制,为前行化学反应(CE),对苯二酚在失去电子之前先经历了一个脱氢的过程。微分脉冲伏安结果显示,催化氧化峰电流与对苯二酚浓度在1×10-4~6×10-6mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限达4.0×10-7mol/L(S/N=3)。     

直流电电化学沉积镍制备原位生长碳纳米管化学修饰电极

利用直流电电化学沉积法将生长碳纳米管(CNT)的催化剂镍均匀地附着在石墨电极(GE)表面,再通过化学气相沉积法制备得到原位生长碳纳米管化学修饰电极(GSCNT-CME).电化学沉积的金属镍和所制备的修饰电极分别用光学显微镜、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和电子能谱(EDX)进行表征,所得修饰电极的电化学性能用[Fe(CN)6]3-/[Fe(CN)6]4-溶液进行表征.结果表明:经直流电电化学沉积,可以在石墨电极表面沉积一层致密的金属镍,能生长出管径均匀的碳纳米管,所制得的修饰电极具有良好的电化学响应灵敏性和准确性,可在电化学检测领域发挥重要的应用.     

芦丁在铂纳米/碳纳米管修饰电极上电化学行为研究

通过电沉积的方式在多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)修饰玻碳电极表面上沉积铂(pt)纳米粒子,并运用循环伏安法(CV)、示差脉冲伏安法(DPV)探讨了芦丁在铂纳米/碳纳米管/玻碳电极上的电化学行为.实验结果表明,芦丁在该修饰电极上呈现一对良好氧化还原峰,其氧化峰电流与浓度在3.2×10(-8)～1.2×10(-5)mol/L...     

MnO2电沉积直立碳纳米管制备超级电容器的研究

以直立碳纳米管为基底,以pH=6.0的0.1mol/L Na2SO4 为底液,采用电化学沉积法在0.2 mol/L Mn(CH3COO)2溶液中制备了直立碳纳米管与二氧化锰复合材料。SEM测试结果表明复合材料表面呈现多孔状结构。通过循环伏安,恒流充放电,交流阻抗等电化学方法对复合材料修饰电极进行电容性质测试。实验结果表明,在1mol/L KCl 溶液中,0-0.6V(vs. 银/氯化银参比)电位窗口内此复合材料表现出优良的超电容性能。直立碳纳米管电极的比电容为16 F/g,在碳纳米管表面沉积上二氧化锰修饰层后,此复合材料电极的比电容增大至330 F/g,比电容量大幅提升近20倍。同时扫描200圈后,直立碳纳米管与二氧化锰复合材料的循环伏安曲线变化很小,说明其具有相当好的循环寿命和电容稳定性能。     

MgO负载Fe基催化剂选择性合成单/双/多壁碳纳米管

通过浸渍及水热处理获得MgO负载的Fe基催化剂,并将其用于化学气相沉积过程裂解甲烷获得碳纳米管.结果表明,单/双/多壁碳纳米管可选择性地生长在Fe负载量不同的Fe/MgO催化剂上.当Fe负载量仅为0.5%时,铁原子在载体表面烧结为0.8～1.2nm的铁颗粒,碳在这种小颗粒上以表面扩散为主,导致单壁碳纳米管形成,并且单壁碳纳米管的选择性高达90%.当Fe负载量提高到3%时,铁原子聚集成约2.0nm的颗粒,在化学气相沉积中生长碳纳米管时,碳在Fe催化剂颗粒中的体相扩散的贡献增大,在表相扩散和体相扩散的共同作用下,双壁碳纳米管的选择性显著增高.当进一步增加Fe负载量时,铁原子烧结形成1～8nm的颗粒,经过化学气相沉积,在催化剂上生长了单、双、多壁碳纳米管.随着Fe在MgO载体上负载量的增加,管径、管壁数以及半导体管的含量都增加.本研究提供了一种适合大批量选择性生长单/双/多壁碳纳米管的方法.     

MnO2电沉积直立碳纳米管制备超级电容器

以直立碳纳米管为基底,以pH=6.0的0.1 mol/L Na2SO4为底液,采用电化学沉积法在0.2 mol/L Mn(CH3COO)2溶液中制备了直立碳纳米管与MnO2复合材料. SEM测试结果表明,复合材料表面呈现多孔状结构. 通过循环伏安、恒流充放电、交流阻抗等电化学方法对复合材料修饰电极进行电容性质测试. 结果表明,在1 mol/L KCl溶液中,0～0.6 V(vs.Ag/AgCl参比)电位窗口内此复合材料表现出优良的超电容性能. 直立碳纳米管电极的比电容为16 F/g,在碳纳米管表面沉积上MnO2修饰层后,复合材料电极的比电容增大至330 F/g,比电容量大幅提升近20倍. 同时扫描200圈后,直立碳纳米管与MnO2复合材料的循环伏安曲线变化很小,具有相当好的循环寿命和电容稳定性能.     

电化学制备有序聚苯胺纳米线阵列

以有序碳纳米管阵列电极为基底电极,在硫酸或高氯酸溶液中,分别探明不同电化学聚合方法以及苯胺单体浓度对聚苯胺形貌的影响. 结果表明：采用循环伏安法无法制备出聚苯胺纳米线;而应用恒电位法虽可制得聚苯胺纳米线,但纳米线不能形成有序阵列;只有应用恒电流方法,并且以高浓度苯胺的高氯酸溶液作为聚合溶液,方能制得有序聚苯胺纳米线阵列.     

碳纳米管/铜纳米结构电极材料在葡萄糖检测中的应用

利用电化学沉积法制备了碳纳米管/铜纳米结构电极材料, 采用扫描电子显微镜和电化学方法对电极表面的形貌和电化学性质进行了表征. 结果表明, 碳纳米管/铜纳米结构电极材料具有较大的电化学活性表面积、 高稳定性、 良好的导电性以及高葡萄糖电氧化活性, 有望用于葡萄糖的检测.     

纳米碳管作为氧扩散电极催化层第二相碳载体的电极特性

A novel gas diffusion electrode using binary carbon supports (carbon nanotubes and active carbon) as the catalyst layer was prepared. The electrochemical properties for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline electrolyte were investigated by polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results show that the binary-support electrode exhibits higher electrocatalytic activity than the single-support electrode, and the best performance is obtained when the mass ratio of carbon nanotubes and activated carbon is 50 ∶50. The results from their electrode kinetic parameters indicate that the introduction of carbon nanotubes as a secondary support provides high accessible surface area, good electronic conductivity and fast ORR kinetics. The electrocatalytic activity of binary-support electrodes is obviously improved by the deposition of Pt nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes, even at very low Pt loading (45.7 μg/cm2). In addition, the EIS analysis results show that the process of ORR may be controlled by diffusion of oxygen in the thin film for binary-support electrodes with or without Pt catalyst.     

Synthesis of Nitrogen Incorporated Carbon Nanotubes with Different Diameters by Catalytic Pyrolysis of Butylamine

Bamboo-like nitrogen-doped carbon(CNx) nanotubes were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at a high reaction temperature of 600―900 °C. The butylamine and Fe/SBA-15 molecular sieve have been used as precursor and catalyst, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM) observations show that the outer diameter and wall thickness as well as the inner diameter were increased with increasing reaction temperature in a temperature range of 600―800 °C. A synergism mechanism of the growth through bulk diffusion and the competitive growth through surface diffusion functions during the synthesis of CNx nanotubes was proposed.     

Electrochemistry of polystyrene intercalated vertically aligned single- and double-walled carbon nanotubes on gold electrodes

Electrochemical electrodes incorporating double- and single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were fabricated on cysteamine modified flat gold substrates. Through covalent coupling of the amine end groups with carboxyl functionalized CNTs, a dense forest of vertically aligned CNTs was produced. To these a 30 nm thick insulating polystyrene layer was spin coated, resulting in exposure of the uppermost carbon nanotube ends. The electrochemical performance of each electrode was then determined using the redox probe ruthenium hexaamine. Once surrounded by polymer, the double-walled CNTs (DWCNTs) showed an improved electron transfer rate, compared to the single-walled electrode. This improvement was attributed to the protection of the electronic properties of the inner wall of the DWCNT during the chemical modification and suggests that DWCNTs may offer a useful alternative to SWCNTs in future electrochemical sensors and biosensors.     

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.     

Carbon nanotubes as a secondary support of a catalyst layer in a gas diffusion electrode for metal air batteries

In this paper, we report the use of binary carbon supports (carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and active carbon) as a catalyst layer for fabricating gas diffusion electrodes. The electrocatalytic properties for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) were evaluated by polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in an alkaline electrolyte. The binary-support electrode exhibits better performance than the single-support electrode, and the best performance is obtained when the mass ratio of carbon nanotubes and active carbon is 50:50. The results from the electrode kinetic parameters indicate that the introduction of carbon nanotubes as a secondary support provides high accessible surface area, good electronic conductivity, and fast ORR kinetics. Furthermore, the effect of CNT support on the electrocatalytic properties of Pt nanoparticles for binary-support electrodes was also investigated by different loading-reduction methods. The electrocatalytic activity of the binary-support electrodes is improved dramatically by Pt loading on CNT carbon support, even at very low Pt loading. Additionally, the EIS analysis results indicate that the process of ORR may be controlled by diffusion of oxygen in the electrode thin film for binary-support electrodes with or without Pt catalyst.     

Single wall carbon nanotube supports for portable direct methanol fuel cells

Single-wall and multiwall carbon nanotubes are employed as carbon supports in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC). The morphology and electrochemical activity of single-wall and multiwall carbon nanotubes obtained from different sources have been examined to probe the influence of carbon support on the overall performance of DMFC. The improved activity of the Pt-Ru catalyst dispersed on carbon nanotubes toward methanol oxidation is reflected as a shift in the onset potential and a lower charge transfer resistance at the electrode/electrolyte interface. The evaluation of carbon supports in a passive air breathing DMFC indicates that the observed power density depends on the nature and source of carbon nanostructures. The intrinsic property of the nanotubes, dispersion of the electrocatalyst and the electrochemically active surface area collectively influence the performance of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA). As compared to the commercial carbon black support, single wall carbon nanotubes when employed as the support for anchoring the electrocatalyst particles in the anode and cathode sides of MEA exhibited a approximately 30% enhancement in the power density of a single stack DMFC operating at 70 degrees C.     

Real‐time electro‐diffusion method to discriminate carbon nanomaterials

We report both the experimental and theoretical insights of differential electro‐diffusion behavior of carbon nanomaterials (e.g. single wall, multiwall carbon nanotubes, and graphene). We thus discriminate one from the other in a soft gel system. The differential mobility of such material depends on their intrinsic properties, both extend and rate of migration bearing the discriminatory signature. The mobility analysis is made by a real time monitoring of the respective bands.     

Simultaneous determination of nitrophenol isomers at the single-wall carbon nanotube compound conducting polymer film modified electrode

One of the challenging areas of electrochemistry and electroanalytical chemistry is the simultaneous determination of isomers at the same electrode. Con- ventional electrode only possesses a single function of electron transfer; therefore, it is difficult…     

Study on Diameter Controlled Growth of Carbon Nanotubes by LaAl1-xFexO3 Catalysts

A series of LaAl1-xFexO3 catalysts prepared with lanthanum nitrate, aluminium nitrate and iron nitrate was investigated in catalytical syntheses of carbon nanotubes with high yields and purity. The properties of carbon nanotubes prepared by the method of CVD(chemical vapor deposition) with n-hexane as the carbon resource were studied and it was shown that the diameter of carbon nanotubes can be controlled by the molar ratio of iron to aluminum in the catalysts and that the diameter of carbon nanotubes changes a little with the decrease of the iron content in the catalysts. From the TEM pictures of carbon nanotubes, it can be found that the LaAl1-xFexO3 catalysts have a significant influence on the wall thickness of the carbon nanotubes, whereas they have little influence on the inner diameter of the carbon nanotubes.     

Electorchemical Studies of Cytochrome c on Electodes Modified by Single—Wall Carbon Naotubes

Single-wall carbon nanotubes(SWNTs) modified gold electrodes were prepared by using two different methods.The electrochemical behavior of cytochrome c on the modified gold electrodes was investigated.The first kind of SWNT-modified electrode (noted as SWNT/Au electrode)was prepared by the adsorption of carboxylterminated SWNTs from DMF dispersion on the gold electrode.The oxidatively processed SWNT tips were covalently modified by coupling with amines (AET) to form amide linkage.Via Au-S chemical bonding,the self-assembled monolayer of thiol-unctionalized nanotubes on gold surface was fabricated so as to prepare the others SWNT-modified electrode (noted as SWNT/AET/Au electrode).It was shown from cyclic voltammetry cxperiments that cytochrome c exhibited direct electrochemical responses on the both electrodes, but only the current of controlled diffusion existed on the SWNT/Au electrode while both the currents of controlled diffusion and adsorption of cytochrome c occurred on the SWNT/AET/Au electrode.Photoelastic Modulation Infared Reflection Absorpthion Spectroscopy (PEM-IRRAS) and Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) were employed to verify the adsorption of SWNTs on the gold electrodes.The results proved that SWNTs could enhance the direct electron transfer proecss between the electrodes and redox proteins.