Electrochemical comparison between IrO2 prepared by thermal treatment of iridium metal and IrO2 prepared by thermal decomposition of H2IrCl6 solution

The surface redox activities, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the oxidation of formic acid (FA) and the anodic stability have been investigated and compared on IrO₂ electrodes prepared by two techniques: the thermal decomposition of H₂IrCl₆ precursor (TDIROF) and the thermal treatment of metallic iridium (TOIROF). It was found, that the surface redox activities involved on both IrO₂-based electrodes are similar. Concerning the oxygen evolution reaction and the oxidation of formic acid, both films show similar mechanism.The electrode stability measurements have shown that both films are not corroded under strong OER or organics oxidation conditions and therefore, to summarize, both IrO₂-based films exhibit similar electrochemical behaviours.     

The X‐ray photoelectron spectra of Ir,IrO2 and IrCl3 revisited

The X‐ray photoelectron spectra of metallic iridium and the technologically important iridium compounds, IrO₂ and IrCl₃, have been studied. The results not only improve the accuracy of published data but also expand the binding energy database of other iridium core‐levels. The difference between anhydrous and hydrated materials is explored, and the effect on curve‐fitting is discussed, together with the derivation of suitable line shapes for peak fitting of data acquired from a conventional monochromatic Al K_α X‐ray source. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

热分解制备的RuO2-IrO2电极研究

本文应用XPS和电化学技术研究热分解制备RuO2-IrO2电极的电化学性能和表面性质的关系, 以探讨制备寿命长, 价格低的阳极的可能途径。     

Kinetics of thermal decomposition of CeO2 nanocrystalline precursor prepared by precipitation method

The thermal decomposition of CeO₂ nanocrystalline precursor prepared by chemical precipitation method was investigated using thermo-gravimetric/differential scanning calorimetry (TG/DSC) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). In particular, the differential thermal analysis curves for the decomposition of CeO₂ nanocrystalline precursor were measured at different heating rates in air by a thermal analyzer (NETZSCH STA 449C, Germany). The kinetic parameters of the thermal decomposition of CeO₂ nanocrystalline precursor were calculated using the Kissinger method and the Coats-Redfern method. Results show that the apparent active energy E of the reaction is 105.51 kJ/mol, the frequency factor lnA is 3.602 and the reaction order n is 2. This thermal decomposition process can be described by the anti-Jander equation and a three-dimensional diffusion mechanism. Tanslated from Journal of Central South University (Science and Technology), 2007, 38(3): 428–432 [译自: 中南大学学报(自然科学版]     

Characterization and thermal behavior of hydroxyapatite prepared by precipitation

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The aim of this study was to find appropriate precipitation conditions (Ca/P ratio, pH and precipitation rate) for the synthesis of hydroxyapatite...     

Investigation of IrO2/SnO2 thin film evolution by thermoanalytical and spectroscopic methods

The formation mechanism of thermally prepared IrO₂/SnO₂ thin films has been investigated under in situ conditions by thermogravimetry combined with mass spectrometry (TG-MS) and infrared emission spectroscopy (IRES). Mixtures of varying composition of the precursor salts (SnCl₂·2H₂O dissolved in ethanol and IrCl₃·3H₂O dissolved in isopropanol) were prepared onto titanium metal supports. Then the solvent was evaporated and the gel-like films were heated in an atmosphere containing 20% O₂ and 80% Ar to 600°C. The thermogravimetric curves showed that the evolution of the oxide phases take place in several decomposition stages and the final mixed oxide film is formed between 490 and 550°C, depending on the noble metal content. Mass spectrometric ion intensity curves revealed that below 200°C crystallization water, residual solvent, and hydrogen-chloride (formed as a result of an intramolecular hydrolysis) are liberated. The decomposition of surface species (surface carbonates, carbonyls and carboxylates) formed via the interaction of the residual solvent with the precursor salts takes place up to 450°C as evidenced by emission Fourier transform infrared spectrometry. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

The activity and thermal stability of RhOx/CeO2 nanocomposites prepared by radio-frequency plasma sputtering

The model RhO_x/CeO₂ systems were prepared by radio-frequency (RF) plasma sputtering of Rh electrode in O₂ or Ar/O₂ atmosphere. Thermal stability of the systems and their reaction probability towards CO oxidation were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was shown that the small oxidized Rh nanoparticles on the CeO₂ surface (RhO_x/CeO₂) obtained by RF sputtering in O₂ have spectroscopic characteristics close to those of Rh³⁺ ions highly dispersed in ceria lattice. The RhO_x/CeO₂ system remains stable upon heating in vacuum at 450°C and shows reactivity towards CO oxidation at T > 200°C. RF sputtering in Ar/O₂ atmosphere results in the formation of larger rhodium nanoparticles that are close to Rh₂O₃ oxide. The Rh₂O₃/CeO₂ system demonstrates lower activity in CO oxidation and cannot be reduced at a temperature below 300°C.     

Titanium Anodes with Active Coatings Based on Iridium Oxides: The Chemical Composition of the Coatings and the Distribution of Their Components over Depth on Anodes Made of IrO2, IrO2 + TiO2, IrO2 + RuO2 + TiO2, and IrO2 + RuO2 + TiO2 + Ta2O5

The distribution of components of active coatings over depth and the valence of metals that constitute the coatings on the IrO₂, IrO₂ + TiO₂, IrO₂ + RuO₂ + TiO₂, and IrO₂ + RuO₂ + TiO₂ + Ta₂O₅ anodes are established using Auger electron spectroscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It is shown that all metals, with the exception of tantalum, exist in a coating in a tetravalent state, in the form of relevant dioxides. Tantalum is present in the coatings in the form of Ta₂O₅. Etching the coatings with the argon and neon ions leads to the reduction of iridium and ruthenium dioxides to relevant metals and a partial reduction of TiO₂ to TiO. It follows that the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy method allows one to determine the valence of metals that make up a coating only in the surface layers of the coatings. It is shown that for all the anodes, with the exception of anodes containing Ta₂O₅, the composition of a coating barely alters with depth and satisfactorily conforms to the composition specified by the coating formula. For the anodes whose coating is containing Ta₂O₅ there is observed high enrichment of surface layers of the coating by iridium and tantalum. This is probably explained by the system's multiphaseness and by a substantial difference in the temperatures at which the formation of relevant phases occurs in the course of pyrolysis.     

Comparison of thermal properties of lanthanide trimellitates prepared by different methods

By diffusion in gel medium new complexes of formulae: Nd(btc)⋅6H₂O, Gd(btc)⋅4.5H₂O and Er(btc)·5H2O (where btc=(C₆H₃(COO)₃ ³⁻) were obtained. Isomorphous compounds were crystallized in the form of globules. During heating in air atmosphere they lose stepwise water molecules and then anhydrous complexes decompose to oxides. Hydrothermally synthesized polycrystalline lanthanide trimellitates form two groups of isomorphous compounds. The light lanthanides form very stable compounds of the formula Ln(btc)⋅nH₂O (where Ln=Ce−Gd and n=0 for Ce; n=1 for Gd; n=1.5 for La, Pr, Nd; n=2 for Eu, Sm). They dehydrate above 250°C and then immediately decomposition process occurs. Heavy lanthanides form complexes of formula Ln(btc)⋅nH₂O (_Ln=Dy−Lu). For mostly complexes, dehydration occurs in one step forming stable in wide range temperature compounds. As the final products of thermal decomposition lanthanide oxides are formed.     

Structure and thermal behavior of metastable sillenites prepared by mechanochemical synthesis

The structure and thermal behavior of metastable solid solutions with nominal compositions Bi₂PbO₄, Bi₄HgO₇, Bi₁₂TlO_19.5, and Bi₁₂Cd_0.7O_18.7 with the sillenite structure obtained by mechanochemical treatment in a planetary mill (thermal decomposition of the metastable Bi₄CdO₇ phase with a bcc structure above 700 K) have been studied. The large Pb²⁺ atoms occupy up to ~30% positions in the sillenite structure (Hg²⁺ and Hg(1) occupy up to ~15% of (24f) positions). The (2a) sites are partially occupied by bismuth with a minor shift along the [111] axis and are transformed into the (8c) site, forming an umbrella structure with c.n. 3. The relatively small Cd²⁺and Tl³⁺ cations partially occupy the (2a) sites. During annealing, the metastable Pb-sillenites are partially stabilized with a loss of oxygen and increasing content of bismuth. Sillenite with a high content of lead retains its structure until it melts at 923 K. Cadmium sillenite reacts with CdO, passing into a rhombohedral structure at 900 K (30 K below the melting point). Mercury sillenite Bi₄HgO₇ decomposes with isolation of metallic mercury at ~600 K.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by V. V. ZyryanovTranslated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 480–490, May–June 2004.     

Ein neuer Strukturtyp bei Oxoiridaten mit quadratisch-planaren [IrO4]4−-Gruppen: K2Na2[IrO4], ein Raumnetz [Na2IrO4] mit Kanälen. (Mit einer Anmerkung zu Rb2Na2[IrO4])

A New Type of Structure in Oxoiridates with Square-planar Groups [IrO₄]^4?: K₂Na₂[IrO₄], a Network [Na₂IrO₄] with Channels (With a Remark on Rb₂Na₂[IrO₄]) For the first time magnificent dark red cuboid single crystals of K₂Na₂[IrO₄] were prepared by annealing intimate mixtures of a) KO_0.51, Na₂O₂, IrO₂ and Ir-powder (molar proportions 3.02 : 1.40 : 1.00 : 1.00; Ag-bomb, 740°C, 54 d) and of b) KO_0.51, Na₂O and IrO₂ (molar proportions K : Na : Ir = 2.20 : 2.20 : 1.00; Ag-bomb, 760°C, 57 d) respectively. The oxide crystallizes mP36, space group P2₁/c with a = 600.35(6) pm, b = 1111.2(1) pm, c = 933.0(1) pm and β = 113.14(1)°. Structure determination via four-circle diffractometer data (Siemens AED 2, Mo-Kα-Radiation) for all 2347 unique reflexions (merged from 9397 I_o(hkl) gave R = 0.0357 and R_w = 0.0340. K₂Na₂[IrO₄] crystallizes in a new type of structure. The oxide is antiferromagnetic as magnetic measurements showed (T_N = 32 K, Θ = ?60.2 K (single crystals) and ?49.2 K (powder) respectively, μ = 3.06 μ_B (single crystals) and 2.93 μ_B (powder) respectively). Effective coordination numbers ECoN, mean fictive ionic radii MEFIR and the Madelung part lattice energy MAPLE as well as the charge distributions CHARDI and CHARDINO are calculated and discussed.     

纳米TiN粉体氧化制备铱钛氧化物为中间层的钛基氧化铱电极

以纳米TiN粉体和氯铱酸的混合液为涂液,采用浸渍-热分解法制备了含IrOx-TiO2中间层的钛基氧化铱电极.利用扫描电镜、X射线能谱和X射线衍射技术并结合电化学方法考察了中间层的组成和焙烧温度对电极的电催化性能和使用寿命的影响.结果表明,IrOx-TiO2中间层的加入没有改变传统的钛基氧化铱电极的形貌特征和组成,并使电极具有相同的电催化响应特性,同时大大提高了钛基氧化铱电极的使用寿命.制备钛基氧化铱电极的最优条件为焙烧温度450℃,中间层中Ir/Ti摩尔比为1.5。     

Surface chemistry study of RuO2/IrO2/TiO2 mixed-oxide electrodes

DSA metal oxide electrodes such as the RuO(2)/IrO(2)/TiO(2) mixed system are widely studied for their excellent electrocatalytic activity. In order to understand their catalytic properties, the comprehension of the surface chemistry involved during electrochemical treatments is crucial. With this aim, RuO(2)/IrO(2)/TiO(2) mixed-oxide electrodes having various noble metal contents were studied by means of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). In particular, cathodic and anodic polarization and O(2) evolution reactions were carried out to test the electrode behaviour and SIMS analyses were performed after all these treatments. In this way, surface changes induced by electrochemical treatments and depending on electrode composition were widely investigated by SIMS, revealing, for example, the presence of hydration or preferential dissolution phenomena induced by electrochemical processing.     

IrO2基体上阳极电沉积MnO2的电化学行为

采用极化曲线和循环伏安等电化学方法, 对不同温度下IrO₂电极在MnSO₄镀液与硫酸溶液中的电化学行为进行对比研究, 并以镀液中极化曲线上不同电流密度值进行阳极电沉积, 测量镀速大小. 研究结果表明:IrO₂电极在镀液中同时发生阳极电沉积反应和析氧副反应, 阳极电沉积反应对析氧反应具有明显的抑制作用; MnO₂的阳极电沉积过程较复杂, 存在Mn³⁺中间产物, 既有Mn³⁺→Mn⁴⁺的电沉积过程, 也有Mn³⁺的水解及水解产物的脱附的过程, 水解反应的存在严重降低了MnO₂的阳极电沉积的电流效率; MnO₂的阳极电沉积存在一定的电位区间, 在此区间, 镀速存在最大值.