不同退火条件对PEALD制备的Ga2O3薄膜特性的影响

利用等离子增强原子层沉积技术(PEALD)在c面蓝宝石衬底上制备了氧化镓(Ga₂O₃)薄膜,研究了退火气氛(v(N₂)∶v(O₂)=1∶1(体积比)、空气和N₂)及退火时间对Ga₂O₃薄膜晶体结构、表面形貌和光学性质的影响。研究结果表明,退火前的氧化镓处于亚稳态,不同退火气氛下退火后晶体结构发生明显改变,而且退火气氛中N₂比例增加有利于Ga₂O₃重结晶。在N₂气氛下退火达到30 min,薄膜结构已由亚稳态转变成择优取向的β-Ga₂O₃。而且表面形貌分析表明,退火30 min后表面形貌开始趋于稳定,表面晶粒密度不再增加。另外实验样品在 400~800 nm的平均透射率几乎是100%,且光吸收边陡峭。采用N₂气氛退火,对于富氧环境下沉积的Ga₂O₃更利于薄膜表面原子迁移,以及择优取向Ga₂O₃重结晶。     

复合电极La-Ni-B的制备及电催化偏硼酸钠的性能

为进一步提高对偏硼酸钠电催化还原的效率,采用化学镀的方法,以铜片为基体,PdCl2乙醇胶体溶液为活化剂,乙醇为化学镀溶剂,制备了稀土复合电极La-Ni-B.并采用XRD、SEM、EDS方法对催化剂进行表征分析,结果表明稀土合金以纳米颗粒的形式附着在基体表面,所得合金膜是非晶态的.通过循环伏安法研究了复合电极La-Ni-B用于电解偏硼酸钠制备硼氢化钠的可行性.以硼氢化钠实际生产量为指标,探讨了直流、脉冲两种不同供电方式、脉冲电流频率、电解时间对电解行为的影响.结果表明稀土镧对电解偏硼酸钠有催化作用,以20 mL镀液制备的复合电极,在脉冲频率阳极时间T1=1 s,阴极时间T2=1 s时,最佳电解时间为4h.复合电极在重复使用3次的情况下,硼氢化钠产量降低15;,催化剂的重复使用性能良好.     

基于NiCo2O4纳米片电极的非对称混合电容器

The looming global energy crisis and ever-increasing energy demands have catalyzed the development of renewable energy storage systems. In this regard, supercapacitors (SCs) have attracted widespread attention because of their advantageous attributes such as high power density, excellent cycle stability, and environmental friendliness. However, SCs exhibit low energy density and it is important to optimize electrode materials to improve the overall performance of these devices. Among the various electrode materials available, spinel nickel cobaltate (NiCo₂O₄) is particularly interesting because of its excellent theoretical capacitance. Based on the understanding that the performances of the electrode materials strongly depend on their morphologies and structures, in this study, we successfully synthesized NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets on Ni foam via a simple hydrothermal route followed by calcination. The structures and morphologies of the as-synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis, and the results showed that they were uniformly distributed on the Ni foam support. The surface chemical states of the elements in the samples were identified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The as-synthesized NiCo₂O₄ products were then tested as cathode materials for supercapacitors in a traditional three-electrode system. The electrochemical performances of the NiCo₂O₄ electrode materials were studied and the area capacitance was found to be 1.26 C·cm^-2 at a current density of 1 mA·cm^-2. Furthermore, outstanding cycling stability with 97.6% retention of the initial discharge capacitance after 10000 cycles and excellent rate performance (67.5% capacitance retention with the current density from 1 to 14 mA·cm^-2) were achieved. It was found that the Ni foam supporting the NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets increased the conductivity of the electrode materials. However, it is worth noting that the contribution of nickel foam to the areal capacitance of the electrode materials was almost zero during the charge and discharge processes. To further investigate the practical application of the as-synthesized NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets-based electrode, a device was assembled with the as-prepared samples as the positive electrode and active carbon (AC) as the negative electrode. The assembled supercapacitor showed energy densities of 0.14 and 0.09 Wh·cm^-3 at 1.56 and 4.5 W·cm^-3, respectively. Furthermore, it was able to maintain 95% of its initial specific capacitance after 10000 cycles. The excellent electrochemical performance of the NiCo₂O₄ nanosheets could be ascribed to their unique spatial structure composed of interconnected ultrathin nanosheets, which facilitated electron transportation and ion penetration, suggesting their potential applications as electrode materials for high performance supercapacitors. The present synthetic route can be extended to other ternary transition metal oxides/sulfides for future energy storage devices and systems.     

水热法制备Nd3+-介孔TiO2/GO复合材料及光催化性能研究

采用水热法首先制备稀土Nd3+掺杂介孔TiO2,进而复合氧化石墨烯(GO)合成了系列Nd3+-介孔TiO2/GO复合材料.通过X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、孔结构分析(BJH与BET)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和紫外-可见漫反射(UV-vis)等测试手段对样品的微观结构、形貌、样品表面各元素价态及谱学性质进行表征,并以甲基橙模拟污染物测试其光催化性能.结果表明,所制样品均为锐钛矿结构TiO2,晶粒尺寸在3~4 nm之间;从UV-vis测试结果分析可知,与Nd3+-介孔TiO2和TiO2/GO相比,稀土Nd3+和GO的协同效应更能有效减小TiO2半导体禁带宽度,从而增加其对可见光的吸收.此外,不同光照射下光催化降解甲基橙的实验表明,所制备样品均有较强的紫外及可见光光催化性能,其中系列Nd3+-介孔TiO2/GO复合体系可见光光催化性能更为显著.