Thermodynamics and digital simulation of intercalation processes

The insertion of guest particles into insertion and intercalation compounds is reconsidered from the viewpoint of reversible thermodynamics. A correlation between enthalpy of formation and volume changes is described, the latter being accessible from X-ray data. The phase changes caused by guest insertion are emphasized. Tungsten bronzes are used as model data. Electronic Publication     

Thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical Li+ intercalation in pyrophyllite

The possibility of directly using the natural mineral pyrophyllite for the efficient generation of Li⁺ intercalation current is demonstrated experimentally. The dependences of changes in the Gibbs energy and the entropy of the intercalation reaction on the degree of the guest lithium load are analyzed. A distinctive feature of the intercalation kinetics in Li _x Al₂(OH)₂[Si₂O₅]₂ is the anomalously high diffusion coefficients of lithium cations at x > 0.3.     

Thermodynamics of solution of histidine

The enthalpies of solution of l-histidine in water at 288.15-318.15 K and 0.003-0.15 mol kg⁻¹ were measured. The enthalpies of solution were found to be independent of the solute molality up to ∼0.1 mol kg⁻¹. Standard enthalpies and heat capacities of solution were computed. Free energies and entropies of solution have been estimated in the temperature range studied using literature solubility data and the results of the present study. The temperature increase was found to result in a pronounced rise of the l-histidine solubility due to the significant increase of the TΔS values. The characteristic temperatures for the thermodynamic properties of histidine aqueous solutions were estimated.     

Thermodynamics of nanoadsorption from solution: Theoretical and experimental research

In this study, the effect of nanoparticle size on adsorption thermodynamics was investigated. The results of theoretical and experimental studies show that particle size significantly affects the equilibrium constant and thermodynamic properties of nanoadsorption. Relationships between the equilibrium constant, thermodynamic properties and particle size were derived using the thermodynamic theory of nanoadsorption. The equilibrium constant and thermodynamic properties were obtained by investigating the adsorption of Cu²⁺ onto different sizes of nano-ZnO and the adsorption of Ag⁺ onto different sizes of nano-TiO₂. Good agreement was achieved between results obtained by experiments and predicted by theoretical analyses. The equilibrium constant and the molar Gibbs free energy of nanoadsorption were found to increase with smaller nanoparticle size. However, the effects of particle size on the molar enthalpy and the molar entropy are uncertain. In addition, the molar Gibbs free energy, the molar enthalpy, the molar entropy and the logarithm of the equilibrium constant are linearly related to the reciprocal of the diameter of the nanoparticle. The thermodynamic properties revealed in this study may provide important guidelines for research and application in the field of nanoadsorption.     

活性炭自水溶液中吸附酚的热力学与机理研究

研究了水溶液中活性炭分别吸附苯酚、邻甲酚过程热力学与机理, 测定了不同温度下的吸附等温线。结果表明, 常温下稀溶液中, 苯酚以垂直与平伏混杂取向被吸附, 高浓度时则以垂直取向为主。邻甲酚以平伏聚向被吸附且取向几乎不受浓度变化的影响, 但受温度的影响, 55~60℃时, 吸附情况与苯酚相似。体系的热力学与吸附机理关系密切。垂直吸附的熵变较小, 平伏吸附的熵较大。对产生上述现象的原因, 本文进行了分析讨论, 并由此阐明了其它固-液吸附体系中的一些问题。     

Core–Shell PbI2@WS2 Inorganic Nanotubes from Capillary Wetting

Multiwall WS ₂ nanotube templates were used as hosts to prepare core–shell PbI₂@WS₂ nanotubes by a capillary‐wetting method. Conformal growth of PbI₂ layers on the inner wall of the relatively wide WS₂ nanotubes (i.d. ca. 10 nm) leads to nanotubular structures which were not previously observed in narrow carbon nanotube templates. Image simulation after structural modeling (see picture) showed good agreement with the experimental HRTEM image.

     

Intercalation and photolysis of PbI2 crystals

It has been established that reductants sensitize the photolysis of PbI₂ but only commencing from a threshold concentration. An anisotropy is observed in the photodecomposition of single crystals in the presence of amines. It has been shown that intercalation competes with the sensitization of photolysis. An interpretation of the effect is proposed.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 757–759, November–December, 1985.We thank L. A. Ageev, A. M. Gorbenko, V. S. Paivin, and K. V. Savchenko for assistance in the experiments.     

Gel-incorporated PbS and PbI2 single-crystals

Gel-incorporated single-crystals provide unique combinational properties of long-range order and composite structures, which is desired for semiconducting and conducting materials. However, the reported gel-incorporated single-crystals are limited to insulating crystals. Here, we examine crystals of two typical semiconductors, lead sulfide (PbS) and lead iodide (PbI2), grown from both silica gels and agarose gels. In all the four crystal-gel pairs, single-crystals of the cubic phase of PbS and the hexagonal phase of PbI2 were obtained according to the X-ray diffraction analysis. Dissolution of the gel-grown crystals exposed insoluble materials with the shape similar to the original crystals, indicative of gelincorporation inside the crystals. As such, this work creates a facile strategy to construct 3D heterostructures inside semiconducting single-crystals without destroying their long-range order.     

A simple method of electrochemical lithium intercalation within graphite from a propylene carbonate-based solution

Electrochemical lithium intercalation within graphite from 1 mol dm^− 3 solution of LiClO₄ in propylene carbonate (PC) was investigated at 25 and − 15 °C. Lithium ions were intercalated into and de-intercalated from graphite reversibly at − 15 °C despite the use of pure PC as the solvent. However, ceaseless solvent decomposition and intense exfoliation of graphene layers occurred at 25 °C. The results of the Raman spectroscopic analysis indicated that the interaction between PC molecules and lithium ions became weaker at − 15 °C by chemical exchange effects, which suggested that the thermodynamic stability of the solvated lithium ions was an important factor that determined the formation of a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) in PC-based solutions. Charge–discharge analysis revealed that the nature of the SEI formed at − 15 °C in 1 mol dm^− 3 of LiClO₄ in PC was significantly different from that formed at 25 °C in 1 mol dm^− 3 of LiClO₄ in PC containing vinylene carbonate, 3.27 mol kg^− 1 of LiClO₄ in PC, and 1 mol dm^− 3 of LiClO₄ in ethylene carbonate.     

Facile preparation of graphite intercalation compounds in alkali solution

Graphite intercalation compounds are often prepared by flake graphite, oxidants, inorganic acids, organic acids and intercalated ions which are usually hydrogen protons between the graphene planes. They are also known as the acid-treated graphite intercalation compounds. In this work, alkaline graphite intercalation compounds were prepared by flake graphite, K₂Cr₂O₇, concentrated H₂SO₄ and NaOH, and the morphology and structure were characterized by Electron microscopy and X-ray techniques. The results display that the combination of neutralisation heat and oxidation capability produced by K₂Cr₂O₇ can break the bonds to produce the spaces between the graphene planes and hydroxyl ions also intercalate into the graphene planes to form alkaline graphite intercalation compounds in alkali solution. The morphology and structure of alkaline graphite intercalation compounds are analogous to the ones of the acid-treated graphite intercalation compounds, but the intercalated ions and the expansion volume are different. The results show that the method is an innovation.     

Role of solution structure in the electrochemical intercalation of Ca2+ into graphite layers

In this study, we investigated the electrochemical intercalation of Ca²⁺ into graphite as an anode material for calcium-ion batteries (CIBs). The electrochemical intercalation of Ca²⁺ into a graphite electrode is possible when γ-butyrolactone (GBL) is utilized as a solvent, resulting in a reversible charge/discharge capacity. The GBL-based electrolyte allows a reversible redox reaction, thereby resulting in the intercalation and deintercalation of Ca²⁺ within the graphite electrode. Conversely, Ca²⁺ cannot be intercalated between the graphite layers in the ethylene carbonate–diethyl carbonate (EC–DEC)–based electrolyte. Analyses of the solution structures of both cases indicated that the interaction between the GBL solvent and Ca²⁺ was weak whereas that between the EC–DEC solvent and Ca²⁺ was strong. As a result of analyzing the surface of the negative electrode after charging and discharging from XPS, it was confirmed that a component that seems to be a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) was confirmed in the graphite electrode using the GBL-based electrolyte.

     

Thermodynamics of graphite intercalation binary alloys of Li-Na,Na-K,and Li-K from van der Waals density functionals

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Graphite may store lithium or potassium, but not sodium, in its interlayer space under ambient conditions. It is, however, unclear whether binary alkali...     

Spectroscopic studies on quantum dots of PbI2

We report the preparation of PbI₂ clusters of sizes less than 30 Å by colloidal routes and characterization by optical absorption spectra. We show that the blue-shifted absorption spectra are not due to the presence of I⁻₃ ions, as suggested previously, but are characteristic of the clusters present. We also show that similar sized clusters form, though sparingly, on dissolving bulk PbI₂ in the solvents. We establish that the stability of a large concentration of these clusters in the colloidal process is due to the presence of excess iodine ions attached to the microcrystallites.     

溶剂工程调控钙钛矿薄膜中PbI2和PbI2(DMSO)的形成

钙钛矿太阳能电池以其高效、低成本的特点备受关注。到目前为止,钙钛矿太阳能电池的最高光电转换效率已经超过25%,显示出良好的应用前景。钙钛矿薄膜的结晶性能是决定器件性能的关键,因此,调控钙钛矿薄膜的生长过程至关重要。本工作中,我们发现通过简单调节前驱体溶剂,即调节二甲基亚砜：1, 4-丁内酯: N, N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMSO : GBL : DMF)的三种混合溶剂的比例,可实现钙钛矿薄膜中PbI₂和PbI₂(DMSO)含量的调节,从而调节电池的器件性能。此外,本工作系统研究了PbI₂和PbI₂(DMSO)的含量对器件性能的影响。结果表明,PbI₂(DMSO)的形成会导致300–425 nm波长范围内电池的外量子效率(EQE)降低,从而导致器件性能下降。相反,通过在前驱体溶液中添加额外的碘化亚甲基铵(MAI),可以抑制PbI₂和PbI₂(DMSO)的形成。     

Thermodynamics of 2,2′,2′'-terpyridinecopper(II) complexes in aqueous solution

Summary The thermodynamic quantities relative to the protonation and the complexation of 2,2,2'-terpyridine with copper(II) ion have been determined at 25° and I=0.1 mol dm^–3 (NaNO₃). The G data was obtained by potentiometric measurements; a copper selective electrode was employed for the study of the complexation equilibria. The H values have been determined by direct calorimetry.The hydrolytic species, existing at pH>6 and their relative G and H values have also been obtained.From the thermodynamic data the importance of enthalpy and entropy terms in stabilizing the complexes is assessed.Moreover some considerations on the chelating effect are reported.Presented in part at 2 Congresso Nazionale di Chimica Analitica, Catania (1977).     

Thermodynamics of micellization of alkylimidazolium surfactants in aqueous solution

Alkylimidazolium salts are a very important class of compounds. So far, calorimetry has hardly been used to characterize their solution behaviour. The enthalpies obtained from indirect methods have an intrinsic large uncertainty, and nowadays it is clear that calorimetry is the most sensitive technique for directly measuring the thermodynamic properties of aggregation.In this work, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) was used along with conductivity to determine the thermodynamics of aggregation of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium chlorides ([C_nmim]Cl, n = 8, 10, 12, and 14) in aqueous solution. The critical micelle concentrations, cmc, were obtained from conductivity and calorimetry, and the enthalpies of micelle formation, ΔH_mic, were derived from the calorimetric titrations. From conductivity, we could also derive the values for the degree of ionisation of the micelles (α), the molar conductivity (Λ^M) of the [C_nmim]Cl micellar species and the molar conductivity at infinite dilution (Λ^∞) for the [C_nmim]⁺ cations.Values are therefore reported for the enthalpy (ΔH_mic), the Gibbs free energy (ΔG_mic) and entropy (ΔS_mic) changes for micelle formation. Further, the aggregate sizes and aggregation numbers were obtained by light scattering (LS) measurements.The observed variation of the thermodynamic properties with the alkyl chain length is discussed in detail and compared with the traditional cationic surfactants 1-alkyl-trimethylammonium chlorides, [C_nTA]Cl. The difference in the values of the thermodynamic parameters for both types of surfactants is here related to the structure of their head groups.     

Thermodynamics of tri- and pentabromide anions in aqueous solution

Formation constants for the tribromide and pentabromide anions were measured by a vapor partitioning method from 5 to 80°C. The molal thermodynamic parameters for these respective species at 25°C are: K ₃ –16.73, H ^o =–5.90 kJ-mol ^–1 , Cp ^o =–29 J-K ^–1 -mol ^–1 , and S ^o =3.6 J-K ^–1 -mol ^–1 ; K ₅ =37.7, H ^o =–13.0 kJ-mol ^–1 , S ^o =–13.6 J-K ^–1 -mol ^–1 , with Cp ^o assumed zero. These results are used to reevaluate published emf results for the bromine/bromide couple.     

Thermodynamics of hydrogen solution and hydride formation in Pd-Mn alloys. 2. Ordered alloys

There are marked differences in H(2) solubilities between ordered and disordered Pd-Mn alloys with the largest difference found between the L1(2) and the disordered form of the Pd(3)Mn alloy. The thermodynamics of H(2) solution have been determined for the L1(2) form, the long-period superstructure (lps), and the disordered forms of the Pd(0.80)Mn(0.20) and Pd(0.75)Mn(0.25)(Pd(3)Mn) alloys. Relative partial molar enthalpies and entropies were determined mainly by reaction calorimetry over the range of H contents accessible from p(H)()2 approximately 10 Pa to approximately 0.3 MPa (303 K). The enthalpies for absorption of H(2) are more exothermic over most of the range of H contents for the L1(2) forms of the Pd(3)Mn and Pd(0.80)Mn(0.20) alloys than for their other forms. The reaction enthalpies are constant across a relatively wide range of H contents for the L1(2) form of the Pd(0.80)Mn(0.20) and Pd(3)Mn alloys indicating that there are two-phase coexistence regions (303 K). The H-H attractive interaction, which leads to hydride formation, is much greater for the L1(2) than for the other forms of the Pd(3)Mn alloy and for Pd itself. It has been found that the H-H interaction always decreases in magnitude and, accompanying this, the THS (terminal hydrogen solubility) always increases by alloying Pd.(1) The L1(2) ordered Pd(3)Mn alloy is an exception to this, and therefore, the generalization about THS must be restricted to disordered face centered cubic (fcc) Pd alloys.     

Thermodynamics of cycloalkane-1,1-dicarboxylic acids in aqueous solution

The proton ionization in (Na, H)ClO₄ 0.1 M aqueous solution of cycloalkane- 1,1-dicarboxylic acids at 25°C was studied by means of potentiometric and calorimetric measurements. The thermodynamic functions pK, ΔG, ΔH and ΔS were obtained. The ΔS values were discussed in terms of solute-solvent interaction changes related to the conformational features of the acids.     

Thermodynamics of uranium extraction from nitric acid solution by TBP loaded on inert supporting material

Thermodynamic investigation of the extraction of both uranium(VI) and uranium(IV) from nitric acid solutions using tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) loaded on polyacrylic acid polymer (SM-7) as an inert supporting material has been done using batch technique. The effect of temperature on the equilibrium extraction values has been utilized to evaluate the change in standard thermodynamic quantities (viz. DH, DS, and DG). The Freundlich isotherm was successfully applied to the extraction data of both metal ions. The Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) isotherm was found to be valid only in case of U(IV) extraction. Based on the D-R expression, the maximum extraction capacity of loaded TBP and the mean free energy of U(IV) extraction have been determined.