甲酸在铂钌电极上电催化氧化的原位SERS研究

采用循环伏安法和电化学原位表面增强拉曼光谱(in-situ SERS)技术研究了甲酸在铂钌电极上解离吸附与氧化行为。发现甲酸在铂钌电极上也能自发解离吸附。铂钌电极上CO的氧化峰电位与粗糙铂电极相比负移了180mV,把CO氧化完毕的电极电位亦负移了300 mV,从分子水平证实铂钌电极对甲酸电催化氧化的活性比纯铂电极更高。该研究结果表明,SERS技术可望拓展为研究电催化体系的有效工具。     

现场拉曼光谱研究多种铂氧化物还原过程及其对甲醇氧化的影响

采用原位拉曼光谱技术研究方波电位循环氧化还原 (ORC)过程中产生的铂氧化物的还原过程 ,其中过氧化物和超氧化物消失的电位在 0 2V左右 ,晶格氧化物和氧化铂则分别消失在 0V和 -0 2 5V左右。我们还初步探讨了不同还原电位下形成的铂电极表面纳米微粒对甲醇电催化活性的影响     

现场拉曼光谱研究非水体系中铂电极上甲醇的解离吸附

本文在共焦显微拉曼系统上 ,利用表面增强拉曼散射效应 ( SERS)初步研究了非水体系中甲醇在粗糙铂电极上的解离吸附过程。结果表明 :甲醇在粗糙铂电极上解离吸附后产生了毒性中间物 CO,在较负的电位区间内 ,H与 CO共吸附于电极表面并影响 CO的吸附行为 ,随电位的正移 ,υPt- C和 υC- O的变化可以用电化学 Stark效应来进行解释。     

非水乙腈体系中CO在铂电极表面吸附的SERS研究

在非水乙腈体系中，借助LabRam Ⅰ型共焦显微拉曼系统，尝试用表面增强拉曼光谱（SERS）对作为燃料电池中毒化中间体的CO在过渡金属铂电极表面的催化氧化进行了研究，并考察了在电极电位的变化过程中CO的催化氧化与周围环境分子的相互作用。不仅观察到CO在铂金属表面的吸附和氧化，还得到溶剂乙腈分子发生解离的表面增强拉曼光谱，并对CO和CH3CN分子在铂电极上的竞争吸附进行了分析。     

拉曼光谱研究Pt电极上欠电位沉积Sn对甲醇氧化的影响

本文采用拉曼光谱研究Ｐｔ电极上欠电位沉积（亚）单原子层的Ｓｎ对甲醇氧化的影响,初步的结果表明,欠电位沉积Ｓｎ促进了Ｐｔ上甲醇的电催化氧化,与纯Ｐｔ电极体系相比较,作为表面毒性中间物的ＣＯ在较负电位下即可被氧化。本文对其可能的机理进行了初步的讨论     

重新审视桥式吸附甲酸根在铂电极上电催化氧化甲酸过程中的作用 (cited: 2)

基于以前报道的电化学原位ATR-FTIRS数据(Langmuir 22,10399 (2006)和Angewa. Chem. Int. Ed., 50,1159 (2011)),详细讨论了甲酸在铂电极上电催化氧化机理及动力学过程．提出了直接反应路径的动力学模型,即甲酸吸附(同时C-H键活化)作为此反应的决速步骤,此反应路径贡献甲酸氧化反应的大部分电流．该动力学模型可以很好地拟合在无CO毒化影响和浓度在0.1 mol/L以下的红外光谱结果．这种机理预测了甲酸氧化直接途径可能只需要一个Pt原子作为反应位点,甲酸根阻碍活性位点,并非为反应中间物．另外还详细检验了之前其他小组曾提出的甲酸根途径(一级或二级反应)为甲酸氧化直接途径,并指出了引起分歧的原因．     

表面合金电催化剂上甲酸氧化的原位FTIR反射光谱研究

运用原位红外反射光谱(FTIRS)和电化学循环伏安法(CV)研究了甲酸在三种不同电极上的电催化特性。结果表明甲酸在碳载铂电极(Pt/GC)上的电催化氧化机理与本体铂电极(Pt)相类似,即可以通过活性中间体或毒性中间体氧化至CO_2。Pt/GC对甲酸的氧化比Pt具有更高的电催化活性。Pt/GC表面以Sb吸附原子修饰的电极(Sb-Pt/GC)上,甲酸氧化的起始电位(E;)提前至-0.10V,氧化电流峰电位(Ep)提前至0.34V,氧化峰电流(jp)值增加了7.28倍,半峰宽(FWHM)为0.30V。同样,Surface al-loy/GC电极上,E_I为-0.12V,E_p为0.32V和j_p为7.25mA·cm~(-2),相对Pt/GC分别负移了0.22,0.02V和增大了8.15倍,半峰宽(FWHM)为0.5V。表明Sb-Pt/GC和Surface alloy/GC电极不仅能够有效地抑制毒性中间体CO的生成,而且还可以显著地提高其对活性中间体的氧化的电催化活性。     

非水体系中甲酸在铂电极上催化氧化的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

采用共焦显微拉曼系统研究了甲酸在非水体系中的纯多晶铂电极上的表面增强拉曼光谱,实验发现电位较低时甲酸首先在粗糙铂电极表面生成CO中间体,当电位逐渐变正并高于0.1 V时CO开始氧化,但是此时新生成的CO足以弥补其氧化的消耗,表现在Raman强度和一定覆盖度下的耦合作用并没有减少。当电位达到约0.6 V时CO的氧化速度进一步加剧并完全氧化为最终产物CO₂。     

利用电化学微分质谱在燃料电池的阴极研究碳载体的氧化

利用电化学微分质谱,在双薄层流动电解池中,通过检测二氧化碳产物的信号研究氧气与铂纳米粒子对碳载体氧化机理与动力学的影响．研究发现,碳载体可以在不同的电位区间内被氧化;氧气可以加速碳的氧化,在相同的电位下碳氧化生成二氧化碳产物的速率在氧气饱和溶液中是在氮气饱和溶液中的两倍;铂纳米粒子可以催化碳的氧化,在碳电极上,担载的铂纳米粒子可以大大降低碳氧化的过电势．讨论了铂与氧气促进碳氧化的机理．     

粗糙铂电极上甲醛电氧化行为及其现场表面拉曼光谱研究

利用循环伏安法研究了酸性介质中甲醛在粗糙铂电极上电氧化行为 ,考察了支持电解质浓度 ,电极表面结构等因素对甲醛氧化行为的影响 ,发现了甲醛在粗糙铂电极上的自发解离现象。采用共焦显微拉曼技术研究了甲醛在粗糙铂电极上解离吸附行为 ,获得了甲醛在该电极表面解离吸附的分子水平信息 ,并且从分子水平验证了甲醛在粗糙铂电极上的自发解离现象。     

碱性介质中正丁醇在铂电极上吸附和氧化的电化学原位FTIR反射光谱和EQCM研究

运用电化学循环伏安(CV)、原位FTIR反射光谱和电化学石英晶体微天平(EQCM)等方法研究了碱性介质中正丁醇在Pt电极表面吸附和氧化行为。结果表明：正丁醇电氧化过程与溶液酸碱性有着密切的关系。酸性介质中正丁醇在Pt电极上的CV曲线有2个正向氧化峰,而碱性介质中只有1个正向氧化峰, 第2个氧化峰的消失可能是由于碱性介质中Pt电极表面钝化引起的。原位FTIR反射光谱检测到,在实验条件下,碱性介质中正丁醇电氧化过程的最终产物只有丁酸根。EQCM研究还从电极表面质量定量变化的角度提供了正丁醇反应机理的新数据。     

Sonovoltammetric studies on copper in buffered alkaline solution

The effect of ultrasound on the voltammetry of copper in alkaline solution is reported. At pH 7 the electrode surface remains active after scanning to ca. +1.0 V (vs. SCE) and the effects of ultrasound show the expected substantial enhancement in limiting current due to improved mass transport under ultrasound. However at pH 9, whereas the silent scan is only slightly altered in gross detail from that obtained at pH 7, the sonicated scan is significantly different. This shows the expected current increase only up until ca. +0.6 V (vs. SCE), where there is a substantial loss of current showing a passivation phenomenon that is enhanced by ultrasound. In addition, during the reverse (reduction) scan under ultrasound an anodic peak appears. This suggests reactivation of the electrode during the cathodic sweep, possibly by reductive removal of a transient species from the electrode/(hydr)oxide interface at a potential where oxidation still occurs. Increasing the pH to 11 further shifts the cathodic peaks in the silent voltammogram.     

The effect of ultrasound upon the oxidation of thiosulphate on stainless steel and platinum electrodes

Ultrasound was found to increase the oxidation peak current and hence the decomposition rate of thiosulphate 50-fold compared to silent conditions. The effects of the ultrasonic frequency (20 and 38 kHz) and power upon the electrochemical oxidation of thiosulphate in aqueous KCl (1 mol dm-3) at stationary stainless steel and platinum electrodes were studied chronoamperometrically and potentiostatically (at various scan rates). No sigmoidal-shaped voltammograms were observed for the redox couple S4O6(2-)/S2O3(2-) in the presence of ultrasound. However, application of ultrasound to this redox couple provided an increase in the oxidation peak current at the frequencies employed, the magnitude of which varied with concentration, scan rate and ultrasonic power. Under sonication at 20 and 38 kHz, the oxidation peak potential shifted anodically with increasing ultrasonic power. This anodic shift in potential may be due to the formation of hydroxyl radicals, changes in electrode surface composition and complex adsorption phenomena. The large increase in oxidation peak currents and the rates of decomposition of thiosulphate, in the presence of ultrasound, are explained in terms of enhanced mass transfer at the electrode due to cavitation and acoustic streaming together with microstreaming coupled with adsorption phenomena. It is also shown that changes in macroscopic temperature throughout the experiment are insufficient to cause the observed enhanced diffusion.     

Potential dependence of cuprous/cupric duplex film growth on copper electrode in alkaline media

The duplex oxide film potentiostatically formed on copper in concentrated alkaline media has been investigated by XRD, XPS, negative-going voltammetry and cathodic chronopotentiometry. The interfacial capacity was also measured using fast triangular voltage method under quasi-stationary condition. The obvious differences in the thickness, composition, passivation degree and capacitance behavior were observed between the duplex film formed in lower potential region (−0.13 to 0.18 V versus Hg|HgO electrode with the same solution as the electrolyte) and that formed in higher potential region (0.18-0.60 V). Cuprous oxides could be formed and exist stably in the inner layer in the both potential regions, and three cupric species, soluble ions and Cu(OH)₂ and CuO, could be independently produced from the direct oxidation of metal copper, as indicated by three pairs of redox voltammetric peaks. One of the oxidation peaks appeared only after the scan was reversed from high potential and could be attributed to CuO formation upon the pre-accumulation of O²⁻ ions within the film under high anodic potentials. A new mechanism for the film growth on the investigated time scale from 1 to 30 min is proposed, that is, the growth of the duplex film in the lower potential region takes place at the film|solution interface to form a thick Cu(OH)₂ outer layer by field-assisted transfer of Cu²⁺ ions through the film to solution, whereas the film in the higher potential region grows depressingly and slowly at the metal|film interface to form Cu₂O and less CuO by the transfer of O²⁻ ions through the film to electrode.     

Fabrication of ordered porous silicon nanowires electrode modified with palladium-nickel nanoparticles and electrochemical characteristics in direct alkaline fuel cell of carbohydrates

A Pd-Ni nanoparticle modified silicon-based anode is fabricated and the possibility of using it for the direct alkaline fuel cell of carbohydrates has been investigated by electrochemical method. Upright and porous ordered silicon nanowires (SiNWs) arrays are prepared by wet etching. The Pd-Ni nanoparticles are covered to the SiNWs uniformly by chemical deposited successively. Using six kinds of common carbohydrate, including glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, sucrose, and starch, as testing subjects, the performance of electrocatalytic oxidation is studied. Experiment results show that the electrochemically active surface area of Pd-Ni/SiNWs electrode electrochemically active surface area is 53.482 cm², and higher electrocatalytic activity and stability is displayed for the direct oxidation of glucose, fructose, maltose, and lactose. Firstly, the Pd-Ni/SiNWs electrode has better electrochemical performance for carbohydrates and is promising for applications in direct alkaline fuel. Secondly, more kinds of carbohydrates might potentially use as energy source for direct alkaline fuel.     

Anodic oxidation of anthraquinone dye Alizarin Red S at Ti/BDD electrodes

The boron-doped diamond (BDD) thin-film electrode with high quality using industrially titanium plate (Ti/BDD) as substrate has been prepared and firstly used in the oxidation of anthraquinone dye Alizarin Red S (ARS) in wastewaters. The Ti/BDD electrodes are shown to have high concentration of sp³-bonded carbon and wide electrochemical window. The results of the cyclic voltammetries show that BDD has unique properties such as high anodic stability and the production of active intermediates at the high potential. The oxidation regions of ARS and water are significantly separated at the Ti/BDD electrode, and the peak current increases linearly with increasing ARS concentration. The bulk electrolysis shows that removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and color can be completely reached and the electrooxidation of ARS behaves as a mass-transfer-controlled process at the Ti/BDD electrode. It is demonstrated that the performances of the Ti/BDD electrode for anodic oxidation ARS have been significantly improved with respect to the traditional electrodes.     

Effect of nitrogen and carbon dioxide as fuel impurities on PEM fuel cell performances

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are considered to have the highest power density of all the fuel cells. They operate on hydrogen fuel, which is generally produced by reforming of hydrocarbons, and may contain large amounts of impurities such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and trace amounts of carbon monoxide. We studied the effect of dilution of hydrogen gas with carbon dioxide on PEM fuel cells by polarization studies. The polarization curves were different when hydrogen gas was diluted with same quantities of carbon dioxide and with nitrogen. It may be due to carbon monoxide formation by reverse shift reaction and poisoning of anode platinum catalyst. Use of Pt–Ru alloy catalyst was found to suppress the poisoning. The effects of hydrogen gas composition, temperature, current density, and anode catalyst on fuel cell performances were examined in this study.