导电聚合物超级电容器电极材料*

导电聚合物（聚苯胺,聚吡咯,聚噻吩）作为超级电容器电极材料的研究引起了人们广泛的兴趣,该类材料制备的超级电容器具有成本低、容量高、充放电时间短、环境友好和安全性高等优点。本文综述了近年来基于导电聚合物及其与无机材料（碳材料/金属氧化物材料）复合所得电极材料在超级电容器中的应用进展,指出具有纳米结构导电聚合物材料及导电聚合物与无机纳米材料的复合是超级电容器电极材料研究的重要发展方向。     

羰基化合物在新型绿色能源有机钠离子电池中的应用

有机钠离子电池是一种以有机物作为电极材料的新型二次电池。但有机物作为钠离子电池电极材料仍存在较低的氧化还原电位、高的溶解性和低的导电性等问题。解决这些问题通常采用引入吸电子基团来提高氧化还原电位,形成聚合物来降低溶解性和引入导电基底增加导电性等方法。着重关注羰基化合物作为钠离子电池电极材料,分别介绍羰基化合物/聚合物及其与导电基底形成的复合物和柔性电极在钠离子电池中的应用。     

碳纳米管的修饰及其在超级电容器中的应用

碳纳米管以其窄孔径分布、高有效比表面积、良好导电性能、良好力学性能、优良化学稳定性和良好热稳定性以及较低成本等优点,被认为是超级电容器的理想电极材料之一.本文结合碳材料具有的双电层电容和金属氧化物、导电聚合物具有的准法拉第电容,综述了碳纳米管的修饰处理技术及碳纳米管/金属氧化物、碳纳米管/导电聚合物复合材料、碳纳米管原位再生长技术的研究进展,指出碳纳米管的修饰能更好地改善其电化学性质,因此碳纳米管复合材料是超级电容器电极材料研究的一个重要发展方向.     

低温燃料电池氧电极催化剂*

氧电极催化剂及缓慢的阴极氧还原动力学是制约低温燃料电池商业化的关键瓶颈因素之一。为此,国内外研究者近年来从提高低温燃料电池氧电极催化剂的催化活性和稳定性、降低催化剂的成本、发展非贵金属氧还原催化剂等方面开展了大量的研究工作,有力地促进了低温燃料电池的发展进程。本文在简要介绍低温燃料电池氧电极反应机理的基础上,从催化剂载体、贵金属及其合金催化剂、金属大环化合物及M-N/C类催化剂和过渡金属硫族化合物类催化剂等方面详细综述了低温燃料电池氧电极催化剂近年来的主要研究进展,并指出了各类催化剂目前尚待解决的问题和发展方向。     

静电纺丝纳米纤维基超级电容器电极材料的研究进展

静电纺丝纳米纤维具有比表面积大、孔隙率高及密度低等优势,是电化学储能材料的理想候选者之一.本文综述了近年来静电纺丝碳纳米纤维、金属氧化物/硫化物/氮化物、导电聚合物及其复合材料在超级电容器领域的研究及应用进展,探讨了材料组成、结构与电化学电容性能之间的关系,并对静电纺丝纳米纤维基电极材料的发展前景进行了展望.这将为新型高性能超级电容器电极材料的结构设计与可控制备提供新思路.     

氧还原碳基非贵金属电催化剂研究进展

质子交换膜燃料电池是一种直接将化学能转化为电能的能量转换装置,具有环境友好、能量密度高、转化效率高等优点,能够应用于便携能源及燃料电池电动车领域.但燃料电池阴极氧还原需要大量的铂基催化剂,铂价格昂贵、储量有限、易中毒的缺点限制了它的实际应用.因此,开发低成本、高活性、高稳定性的阴极非贵金属催化剂将能够显著推动质子交换膜燃料电池的大规模商业化应用.其中碳基非贵金属催化剂作为最有可能替代铂的氧还原催化剂,引起了广泛的研究.基于此,本文首先简单介绍了氧还原的机理;其次将碳基非贵金属催化剂分为过渡金属氮碳催化剂和非金属掺杂碳催化剂,对它们在材料制备和活性中心的研究进行了总结和讨论;最后,报道了碳基非贵金属催化剂在质子交换膜燃料电池单电池中的应用进展.     

碳纳米管基非贵金属催化剂在电催化氧化还原中的应用研究进展

燃料电池和金属-空气电池是将化学能直接转化成电能的绿色电池,具有能量密度高、安全和环保等优点,相比传统能源具有独特优势。然而,目前阴极氧还原反应(oxygen reduction reaction,ORR)使用的贵金属铂(Pt)储量低,成本高,易中毒失活,严重限制了燃料电池的大规模应用。因此,开发廉价、高效、稳定的非贵金属催化剂成为研究热点。碳纳米管具有本征sp~2杂化结构、优异的导电性、高比表面积、良好的化学稳定性等突出优点,受到广泛关注。本文综述了碳纳米管基非贵金属ORR催化剂的最新进展,主要包括非金属掺杂、过渡金属-氮-碳纳米管、负载过渡金属及其衍生物(氧化物、碳化物、氮化物、硫化物等)、负载单原子、与其他碳材料(石墨烯、多孔碳、碳纳米纤维)复合以及碳纳米管基自支撑电极。最后,对碳纳米管基非贵金属ORR催化剂的研究前景和下一步研究方向进行了展望。     

低温燃料电池贵金属催化剂的老化

催化剂的老化是导致燃料电池性能衰减的重要因素之一.对于低温燃料电池,贵金属催化剂的老化主要体现在粒径的增长、金属氧化态的改变、组分的迁移和流失以及碳载体的腐蚀四个方面.本文综述了低温燃料电池贵金属催化剂老化方面的最新研究进展,探讨了导致催化剂老化的主要原因.     

超级电容器用中孔炭复合电极材料研究进展

超级电容器是一类利用电化学双电层或电极材料在电极/溶液界面发生的氧化还原反应来存储能量的装置,除兼有常规电容器功率密度大和二次电池能量密度高的特点外,还具有可逆性好和循环寿命长等优点.本文重点介绍了近几年国内外对中孔炭材料、表面官能团修饰中孔炭材料、中孔炭-金属氧化物、中孔炭-导电聚合物等几类电极材料的研究现状;并且展望了超级电容器用中孔炭及其复合电极材料的当前研究热点和发展前景.     

碳纳米管基非贵金属催化剂在电催化氧化还原中的应用研究进展

燃料电池和金属-空气电池是将化学能直接转化成电能的绿色电池,具有能量密度高、安全和环保等优点,相比传统能源具有独特优势。然而,目前阴极氧还原反应（oxygen reduction reaction,ORR）使用的贵金属铂（Pt）储量低,成本高,易中毒失活,严重限制了燃料电池的大规模应用。因此,开发廉价、高效、稳定的非贵金属催化剂成为研究热点。碳纳米管具有本征sp²杂化结构、优异的导电性、高比表面积、良好的化学稳定性等突出优点,受到广泛关注。本文综述了碳纳米管基非贵金属ORR催化剂的最新进展,主要包括非金属掺杂、过渡金属-氮-碳纳米管、负载过渡金属及其衍生物（氧化物、碳化物、氮化物、硫化物等）、负载单原子、与其他碳材料（石墨烯、多孔碳、碳纳米纤维）复合以及碳纳米管基自支撑电极。最后,对碳纳米管基非贵金属ORR催化剂的研究前景和下一步研究方向进行了展望。     

燃料电池纳米催化剂的稳定化

低温燃料电池是理想的移动式电源,它所采用的电催化剂主要为Pt基贵金属纳米催化剂。提高纳米催化剂在电池内部环境中的稳定性、抑制其活性衰减,对于延长低温燃料电池的使用寿命和节约成本具有十分重要的意义。本文从三个方面综述了近年来在低温燃料电池纳米催化剂稳定化方面的研究进展。首先,通过载体效应实现催化剂的稳定化,包括碳载体的石墨化、碳载体的掺杂、表面功能化及其他载体的采用等。其次,通过空间效应实现催化剂的稳定化,包括催化剂粒子表面覆盖、催化剂粒子微孔嵌入、催化剂表面杂多酸单层自组装及聚合物电解质空间阻隔等。再其次,通过协同效应实现催化剂的稳定化,包括提升金属粒子的氧化电位、强化组分间的相互作用等。最后,对低温燃料电池纳米催化剂稳定化的发展前景进行了展望。     

Electrochemical processes on multi-component cathodic catalysts PtM and PtM<Subscript>1</Subscript>M<Subscript>2</Subscript> (M = Co,Ni, Cr): the effect of surface composition on the catalyst stability and its activity in O<Subscript>2</Subscript> reduction

The multi-component nanocatalysts based on platinum-transient metals alloys applied onto dispersed carbon material are considered as the most promising catalysts, which can be substituted for platinum in the fuel cell cathodes. The electrocatalytic activity of platinum in the PtM₁/C and PtM₁M₂/C alloys increases by several times with simultaneous increase in the stability. From the results obtained by structural and electrochemical methods, it is found that the synthesized binary and ternary catalysts are the metal alloys, whose surface is enriched in platinum as a result of surface segregation and subsequent chemical or electrochemical treatment. Under the corrosive attack, the less-noble metal, which has not entered into the alloy, dissolves, and the core-shell structures form. The properties of platinum in the shell differ from its properties in Pt/C due to the ligand effect of the core (metal alloy). As a result, the surface coverage with oxygen chemisorbed from water decreases in the binary and ternary systems. This causes an increase of the catalytic activity in the O₂ reduction reaction due to a decline in the effect of surface blocking against molecular oxygen adsorption and a decrease in the platinum dissolution rate, because the oxidation of platinum by water is the onset of corrosion process. For the catalytic systems studied, the mass activity decreases in the following order: 20% Pt in PtCoCr/C > 7.3% Pt in PtCo/C ≥ 7.3% Pt in PtCr/C and PtNi/C ≥ 40% Pt/C. The application of PtCoCr/C catalyst as the cathode in a low-temperature hydrogen-air fuel cell enabled one to reduce the platinum consumption by one half on retention of its performance.     

燃料电池中Pt基催化剂对CO的催化氧化

燃料电池具有燃料多样性、噪声低、对环境污染小等优势,近年来备受研究者关注。然而,电池中的贵金属催化剂极易被少量的CO毒化,成为制约其商业化的一大障碍。因此,设计出高性能的催化剂对于推动燃料电池的发展十分关键。本文综述了燃料电池中铂(Pt)基催化剂对CO催化氧化的研究现状,首先探讨了CO催化氧化机理以及CO在Pt金属表面化学吸附的机理,其次详细介绍了Pt负载型催化剂、双金属催化剂以及助催化剂在催化反应中的不同作用,然后简单分析了影响Pt基催化剂性能的其他因素。最后,对燃料电池中Pt基催化剂的研究方向作了进一步的展望,旨在为燃料电池中CO催化氧化的发展开拓新思路。     

石墨纳米纤维用作质子交换膜燃料电池催化剂载体

利用质子交换膜燃料电池用过的废旧碳纸,采用球磨法制备了石墨纳米纤维(GNF,BET比表面积为229·3m2/g),并以GNF作为载体制备了Pt/GNF催化剂(电化学比表面积为98m2/g).与传统的以VulcanXC-72碳黑为载体的Pt/XC-72催化剂相比,其电化学比表面积及Pt粒径大小相近.采用恒电位氧化法考察了GNF,XC-72,Pt/GNF和Pt/XC-72的电化学稳定性.结果表明,在相同条件下,XC-72的峰电流增加了60%,而GNF增加了2%;Pt/XC-72的腐蚀电流比Pt/GNF的大40%;恒电位氧化60h后,Pt/XC-72约有84·7%的电化学比表面积损失,Pt/GNF仅损失37·2%.这表明GNF的抗腐蚀性优于XC-72,有希望成为质子交换膜燃料电池抗腐蚀的催化剂载体.     

核壳结构:燃料电池中实现低铂电催化剂的最佳途径

电催化剂是决定低温燃料电池性能、寿命和成本的关键材料之一,核壳结构电催化剂由于其在降低铂载量、提高催化剂活性方面表现出的良好性质,已成为燃料电池领域的研究热点。本文综述了低温燃料电池核壳结构电催化剂的最新研究进展。首先,在概述核壳结构电催化剂总体特征的基础上,详细介绍了核壳结构电催化剂的制备方法,主要包括胶体法、热分解法、置换法、电化学法等,其中胶体法是目前应用最为广泛的一种方法,具有合成过程简单易控等优点;置换法和电化学法则是在最近几年得到了迅速的发展,并有望用于核壳结构电催化剂的批量化生产。然后,分别从二元及其他多元催化剂组成方面阐述了核壳型电催化剂体系的研究进展,核壳结构电催化剂不仅可有效提高贵金属铂的质量比活性,同时,其他金属元素与铂之间存在的相互作用可对电催化剂的活性及稳定性产生十分重要的调变作用。最后,我们对低温燃料电池核壳结构电催化剂的发展趋势作了展望。     

Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cell Counter Electrodes Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have received significant attention from the scientific community since their discovery in 1991. However, the high cost and scarcity of platinum has motivated researchers to seek other suitable materials for the counter electrode of DSSCs. Owing to their exceptional properties such as high conductivity, good electrochemical activity, and low cost, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been considered as promising alternatives to expensive platinum (Pt) in the counter electrode of DSSCs. Herein, we provide a Minireview of the CNTs use in the counter electrode of DSSCs. A brief overview of Pt‐based counter electrodes is also discussed. Particular attention is given to the recent advances of counter electrodes with CNT‐based composite structures.     

Carbon Nanomaterials in Direct Liquid Fuel Cells

Fuel cells have attracted more attentions due to many advantages they can provide, including high energy efficiency and low environmental burden. To form a stable, low cost and efficient catalyst, we presented here the state of the art of electrocatalyst fabrication approaches, involving carbon nanotubes and their multifunctional nanocomposites incorporated with noble metals, such as Pt, Pd, Au, their binary and ternary systems. Both fuel oxidation reactions and oxygen reduction reactions were emphasized with comprehensive examples and future prospects.     

Platinum/Carbon nanotube nanocomposite synthesized in supercritical fluid as electrocatalysts for low-temperature fuel cells

Carbon nanotube (CNT)-supported Pt nanoparticle catalysts have been synthesized in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO(2)) using platinum(II) acetylacetonate as metal precursor. The structure of the catalysts has been characterized with transmission electron micrograph (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). TEM images show that the platinum particles' size is in the range of 5-10 nm. XPS analysis indicates the presence of zero-valence platinum. The Pt-CNT exhibited high catalytic activity both for methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction reaction. The higher catalytic activity has been attributed to the large surface area of carbon nanotubes and the decrease in the overpotential for methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction reaction. Cyclic voltammetric measurements at different scan rates showed that the oxygen reduction reaction at the Pt-CNT electrode is a diffusion-controlled process. Analysis of the electrode kinetics using Tafel plot suggests that Pt-CNT from scCO(2) provides a strong electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction. For the methanol oxidation reaction, a high ratio of forward anodic peak current to reverse anodic peak current was observed at room temperature, which implies good oxidation of methanol to carbon dioxide on the Pt-CNT electrode. This work demonstrates that Pt-CNT nanocomposites synthesized in supercritical carbon dioxide are effective electrocatalysts for low-temperature fuel cells.     

Oxygen‐Tolerant Electrodes with Platinum‐Loaded Covalent Triazine Frameworks for the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction

Reducing the use of platinum (Pt) on polymer electrolyte fuel cell anodes is critical for the widespread dissemination of these energy conversion systems. Although Pt usage can be minimized by the even dispersion of isolated Pt atoms, no atomically dispersed Pt catalysts that promote hydrogen oxidation at a rate required for practical fuel cells have been reported to date. Covalent triazine frameworks with atomically dispersed Pt atoms (0.29 wt %) are described and it is demonstrated that the material has a high electrocatalytic hydrogen oxidation activity without an overpotential. Importantly, when the loading amount was increased to 2.8 wt %, the electrocatalytic hydrogen oxidation activity of the resulting electrode was comparable to that of commercial carbon supported 20 wt % Pt catalysts, and the catalytic activity for oxygen reduction was markedly reduced. Thus, Pt‐modified covalent triazine frameworks selectively catalyze hydrogen oxidation, even in the presence of dissolved oxygen, which is critical for limiting cathode degradation during the start–stop cycles of fuel cells.     

Electro‐oxidation of Methanol and Ethanol Catalyzed by Pt/ZSM‐5/C

Direct alcohol fuel cells are a promising source of future energy generation for small and portable devices. Platinum is considered the best catalyst for electro‐oxidation of alcohols in fuel cells but the major hurdles with platinum catalysts are high cost of platinum as well as low selectivity, slow reaction kinetics and carbonaceous poisoning associated with platinum. This particular research reports electro‐oxidation of methanol and ethanol over platinum electrodeposited on ZSM‐5 without any carbon additive. From the cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry, linear sweep voltammetry, tafel plot and multiple scan analyses, it is found that Pt/ZSM‐5/C electrodes can catalyze electro‐oxidation of methanol and ethanol with higher efficiency. ZSM‐5 supports the formation of smaller sized platinum nanoparticles in a dispersed manner on the zeolite support and thus increases the active surface area of the metal for catalytic activity. It favors adsorption of alcohol molecules on the modified electrode surface and thus increases the diffusion process. It also stabilizes the modified electrodes.