核壳结构碳化钨复合微球催化剂对甲醇电催化性能

以偏钨酸铵微球为前驱体,在不同反应时间和CO/CO₂气氛条件下,通过原位还原碳化反应制备了具有核壳结构碳化钨复合微球。采用X射线粉末衍射（XRD）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和扫描电镜（SEM）等对催化剂的形貌和结构进行了表征分析。硼氢化钠还原法将平均粒径为4.6 nm的Pt纳米粒子均匀分布在其表面,得到核壳结构碳化钨复合催化剂。采用循环伏安和计时电流法研究了在酸性溶液中催化剂对甲醇的电催化氧化性能。结果表明,与Pt/WC-15 h和JM Pt/C催化剂的电化学性能相比,Pt/WC-6 h催化剂对甲醇呈现出更高的电催化氧化活性和稳定性。碳化钨复合微球表面少量WO₂成分的存在有利于甲醇在其表面的电催化氧化过程的发生。     

中空介孔碳化钨微球载钯催化剂对甲酸电催化性能

采用喷雾干燥法和还原炭化处理制备具有中空介孔结构的碳化钨钴复合粉(HTCCS),其中,钴的质量含量为6%。在碳化钨钴复合粉表面的钴和氯化钯发生置换反应,得到纳米Pd/WC复合催化剂。采用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和透射电镜(TEM)对样品的形貌和晶型结构进行了表征。结果表明, 5.0-6.0nm钯纳米粒子取代钴均匀分布在碳化钨微球表面。采用循环伏安和计时电流法研究了在酸性溶液中Pd/WC催化剂对甲酸的电催化氧化性能,结果表明,Pd/WC催化剂比Pd/C催化剂对甲酸呈现出更高的电催化氧化活性和稳定性。     

新型钛基镍电极对肼氧化反应的电催化活性

A novel titanium-supported nickel electrode(Ni/Ti) was fabricated by a hydrothermal process using NiSO4 and hydrazine as raw materials. The structure of Ni/Ti was characterized by SEM and EDS. Oxidation of hydrazine on the Ni/Ti electrode in 1 mol·L-1 NaOH solution was studied with cyclic voltammograms(CV) and chronoamperometry (CA).The results show that Ni/Ti electrode was electrochemically active towards hydrazine oxidation. The high current density was recorded on the Ni/Ti electrode,and the onset potential for the hydrazine oxidation was-0.3 V as the hydrazine concentration was 70 mmol·L-1. This novel nickel electrode would be a promising anodic material used in direct hydrazine fuel cells.     

Ni/AC电催化剂在中性溶液中的析氢电催化性能

The Ni/active carbon (AC) electro-catalyst was prepared by chemical reduction method using coconut carbon as the support. Morphologies and structures of Ni/AC were measured and characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The activity of the Ni/AC membrane electrodes were studied in the neutral electrolyte using Tafel polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results showed that the average size of nickel particles on the active carbon were in nano-size range. The exchange current density of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) of Ni/AC electro-catalysts was seventy-five times more than pure nickel, so Ni/AC electro-catalysts had better electro-catalytic activity. In 1 mol·L^-1 NaCl electrolyte, the Tafelian behavior′s hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) of Ni/AC electro-catalyst at high over-potential existed in two Tefal regions. These two regions were named as “regionⅠ:0.318～0.456 V” and “regionⅡ: 0.120～0.288 V”. The rate step of regionⅠ was electron transference step. The rate step of region Ⅱ was concentration polarization.     

PEMFC氧电极的研究——助催化元素Ni和Co对Pt/C电催化剂性能的影响

通过液相共沉积技术在PEM燃料电池氧电极的Pt/C电催化剂中引入了Ni和Co两种助催化元素。经氧电极极化实验证明，这种新的电催化剂提高了氧的阴极还原的催化活性。当Ni和Co含量的质量分数分别为0.8%和1%时(以碳为基准)，电催化活性较佳。SEM和TEM测试结果表明， Ni、Co助催化元素的引入有利于Pt在载体碳上的分散，减小了Pt的颗粒大小。经过96 h的恒流极化测试，电催化剂的活性没有明显的变化，显示稳定性良好。     

铂、钌共修饰碳纳米管电极的制备及对甲醇的电催化氧化

碳纳米管以其独特的结构,良好的电性能和机械性能吸引了众多的关注~([1]),被认为是潜在的异相催化剂载体 ~([2]).近来关于碳纳米管负载催化剂的合成及其在异相催化中应用的研究已见报道~([3]).     

Synthesis and characterization of ZnO-Al2 O3 oxides as energetic electro-catalytic material for glucose fuel cell

One of the thrust areas of research is to find an alternative fuel to meet the increasing demand for energy. Glucose is a good source of alternative fuel for clean energy and is easily available in abundance from both naturally occurring plants and industrial processes. Electrochemical oxidation of glucose in fuel cell requires high electro-catalytic surface of the electrode to produce the clean electrical energy with minimum energy losses in the cell. Pt and Pt based alloys exhibit high electro-catalytic properties but they are expensive. For energy synthesis at economically cheap price, non Pt based inexpensive high electro catalytic material is required. Electro synthesized ZnO-Al₂O₃ composite is found to exhibit high electro-catalytic properties for glucose oxidation. The Cyclic Voltammetry and Chronoamperometry curves reflect that the material is very much comparable to Pt as far as the maximum current and the steady state current delivered from the glucose oxidation are concerned. XRD image confirms the mixed oxide composite. SEM images morphology show increased 3D surface areas at higher magnification. This attributed high current delivered from electrochemical oxidation of glucose on this electrode surface.     

Recent Advances on Pt-Free Electro-Catalysts for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Since Prof. Grätzel and co-workers achieved breakthrough progress on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) in 1991, DSSCs have been extensively investigated and wildly developed as a potential renewable power source in the last two decades due to their low cost, low energy-intensive processing, and high roll-to-roll compatibility. During this period, the highest efficiency recorded for DSSC under ideal solar light (AM 1.5G, 100 mW cm⁻²) has increased from ~7% to ~14.3%. For the practical use of solar cells, the performance of photovoltaic devices in several conditions with weak light irradiation (e.g., indoor) or various light incident angles are also an important item. Accordingly, DSSCs exhibit high competitiveness in solar cell markets because their performances are less affected by the light intensity and are less sensitive to the light incident angle. However, the most used catalyst in the counter electrode (CE) of a typical DSSC is platinum (Pt), which is an expensive noble metal and is rare on earth. To further reduce the cost of the fabrication of DSSCs on the industrial scale, it is better to develop Pt-free electro-catalysts for the CEs of DSSCs, such as transition metallic compounds, conducting polymers, carbonaceous materials, and their composites. In this article, we will provide a short review on the Pt-free electro-catalyst CEs of DSSCs with superior cell compared to Pt CEs; additionally, those selected reports were published within the past 5 years.     

含硝基咔唑类有机电催化剂的合成及其对醇的电催化氧化

有机小分子的电催化氧化是催化领域的一个重要研究内容.通过醇的选择性氧化合成相应醛或酮类化合物在精细化学品和有机化学中间体的合成领域均具有十分重要的意义.有机电催化合成用电子代替强氧化还原剂,可以使反应在比较温和的条件下进行.但在直接电氧化合成反应中,电极表面容易生成有机聚合物膜,使电极钝化,电流效率急剧下降.而在电子转移媒质作用下的有机电催化反应不仅可以避免电极表面钝化,还可以控制目标产物的过度氧化.三芳胺类化合物是一类新型的电氧化还原媒质,由于其具有较宽的电化学氧化还原电位已引起研究者的广泛关注.咔唑类化合物相比于三芳胺类具有更好的平面性,使得取代基效应更为显著.咔唑类化合物被广泛作为荧光材料,但用于电化学方面的研究很少.本文通过在咔唑类化合物中引入具有强吸电子性的硝基以提高该类化合物的氧化电位,并将其作为有机电催化媒质,采用间接电化学氧化的方式,在室温下研究醇的电化学催化氧化反应,合成相应醛类化合物.
　　我们合成了三种含硝基咔唑类有机电催化剂,通过1H NMR对其结构进行了鉴定.采用循环伏安法测试了该类有机电催化剂的电化学氧化还原性能.发现取代基的电子效应对有机电催化剂的氧化还原电位及电化学氧化还原可逆性有很大的影响,供电子基(–OCH3)的引入使氧化电位负移(0.717 V),吸电子基(–Br)的引入使氧化电位明显正移(1.282 V).同时,取代基的引入有效改善了有机电催化剂的电化学可逆性,从而可以作为有效的电氧化还原媒质应用于电化学氧化反应中.而当把化合物中的NO2还原为NH2后,咔唑类化合物的电化学氧化还原可逆性完全消失,表明硝基的引入对咔唑类有机电催化剂的电化学性能有很大的影响.
　　循环伏安结果发现,在咔唑类硝基化合物的作用下,对甲氧基苯甲醇(p-MBzOH)的电化学氧化峰电位从1.350 V降至1.286 V,表明可以在较低电位下进行电解,有效降低了电氧化反应的能耗,同时氧化峰电流明显增加,说明该类有机电催化剂对p-MBzOH具有良好的电催化性能.随着p-MBzOH浓度的增加,氧化峰电流也明显增大,说明在咔唑类有机电催化剂的作用下, p-MBzOH可以在比较高的浓度下进行电化学氧化电解.通过对不同对位取代基的苯甲醇类化合物进行循环伏安研究,发现含硝基咔唑类化合物对具有较高氧化电位的反应底物均表现出良好的电催化氧化性能.
　　在含硝基咔唑类有机电催化剂的氧化电位(1.28 V)和室温下,对不同浓度的p-MBzOH进行恒电位电解6 h,发现当催化剂的用量为底物的2.5 mol%时, p-MBzOH可以完全转化为相应的醛类目标产物.而且恒电位电解后分离回收的含硝基咔唑类有机电催化剂仍具有良好的电化学氧化还原可逆性.     

过渡金属掺杂Ru-Se簇合物电催化剂氧还原性能的对比研究

采用羰基金属化合物低温合成法制备了不同掺杂元素的M-Ru-Se(M=Fe，W，Mo)簇合物，并应用旋转圆盘电极电位扫描法测试簇合物的电催化活性及其抗甲醇性，采用TEM、XRD、EDS技术表征催化剂的微观形貌、结构和组成。结果显示，掺杂过渡元素对簇合物的催化活性及其抗甲醇性有明显的影响，其中Mo-Ru-Se的还原电流最高，催化活性最高，W-Ru-Se次之，Fe-Ru-Se最低；电解质中加入甲醇后，W-Ru-Se的活性最高，Mo-Ru-Se次之，Fe-Ru-Se最低；相对地，W-Ru-Se具有较高的抗甲醇性。掺杂元素主要通过影响Ru核d电子结构改变簇合物的催化性能。