Mesoporous Nickel Oxide Nanowires: Hydrothermal Synthesis,Characterisation and Applications for Lithium‐Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors with Superior Performance

Mesoporous nickel oxide nanowires were synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction and subsequent annealing at 400 °C. The porous one‐dimensional nanostructures were analysed by field‐emission SEM, high‐resolution TEM and N₂ adsorption/desorption isotherm measurements. When applied as the anode material in lithium‐ion batteries, the as‐prepared mesoporous nickel oxide nanowires demonstrated outstanding electrochemical performance with high lithium storage capacity, satisfactory cyclability and an excellent rate capacity. They also exhibited a high specific capacitance of 348 F g^?1 as electrodes in supercapacitors.     

Laser-MBE of nickel nanowires using AAO template: a new active substrate of surface enhanced Raman scattering

The highly ordered anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template was fabricated using aluminum anodizing in electrolytes with two-step method, which apertures were about 50-80nm. The nickel nanowires with about 40-70nm in diameter was prepared on the AAO template by laser-MBE (molecular beam epitaxy). And high quality Raman spectra of SudanII were obtained on the glass covered with the nickel nanowires. On the nickel nanowires there are both surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and tip enhanced Raman scattering (TERS). The new observations not only enlarge the range of SERS applications, but also imply a possible new enhancement mechanism. Otherwise the Raman and SERS frequencies of SudanII molecule were calculated using, respectively, DFT and B3PW91.     

化学沉积法制备Ni-P纳米线与纳米管有序阵列

以多孔氧化铝膜为模板, 在室温下的酸性化学镀镍槽中通过化学沉积法生长出纳米线与纳米管有序阵列. 分别用X射线衍射仪(XRD)与透射电子显微镜(TEM)对纳米线、纳米管阵列进行表征. 并通过对纳米线与纳米管的生长方式进行分析比较, 系统地研究了多孔氧化铝模板的前处理对纳米阵列生长的影响. 结果表明, 生成的纳米线与纳米管均为非晶态的镍磷合金. 室温下镍纳米管的生成主要取决于敏化、活化过程, 而当纳米管的厚度达到一定程度后就不再随时间变化.     

Topochemical synthesis of cobalt oxide-based porous nanostructures for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

Two kinds of topochemical conversion routes from cobalt hydroxide precursors to cobalt oxide-based porous nanostructures are presented: pyrolysis in air and hydrothermal treatment by the Kirkendall diffusion effect. These cobalt hydroxide precursors were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal approach with sodium acetate as mineralizer at 200 °C. Detailed proof indicates that the process of cobalt hydroxide precursor growth is dominated by a nucleation, dissolution, renucleation, growth, and exfoliation mechanism. By the topochemical conversion processes several Co(3)O(4) nanostructures, such as cobalt oxide-coated cobalt hydroxide carbonate nanowires, cobalt oxide nanotubes, hollow cobalt oxide spheres, and porous cobalt oxide nanowires, have been synthesized. The obtained Co(3)O(4) nanostructures have also been evaluated as the anode materials in lithium-ion batteries. It was found that the as-prepared Co(3)O(4) nanostructures exhibited high reversible capacity and good cycle performance due to their porous structure and small size.     

Electroless Deposition of Nickel Nanowire and Nanotube Arrays as Supports for Pt-Pd Catalyst for Ethanol Electrooxidation

Nickel nanowire and nanotube arrays as supports for Pt-Pd catalyst were prepared by electroless deposition with anodic aluminum oxide template. Pt-Pd composite catalyst was deposited on the arrays by displacement reaction. SEM images show that the nickel nanowires have an average diameter of 100 nm and the nickel nanotubes have an average inner diameter of 200 nm. EDS scanning reveals that elemental Pt and Pd disperse uniformly on the arrays. Cyclic voltammetry study indicates that the nickel nanotube array loaded with Pt-Pd possesses a higher electrochemical activity for ethanol oxidation than the nickel nanowire array with Pt-Pd.     

Phase-selective synthesis of nickel phosphide in high-boiling solvent for all-solid-state lithium secondary batteries

Nickel phosphide particles were synthesized by thermal decomposition of a nickel precursor in a mixed solution of trioctylphosphine and trioctylphosphine oxide. The crystal phase and morphology of samples prepared by changing the solvents, the amount of trioctylphosphine as a phosphorus source, the reaction temperature, and the nickel precursor were characterized using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Spherical Ni(5)P(4) particles with diameters of 500 nm were obtained using nickel acetylacetonate as a nickel precursor at 360 °C for 1 h in trioctylphosphine oxide. NiP(2) particles with diameters of 200-500 nm were obtained using nickel acetate tetrahydrate at 360 °C for 5 h in trioctylphosphine oxide. All-solid-state cells were fabricated using NiP(2) particles as an active material and 80Li(2)S·20P(2)S(5) (mol %) glass-ceramic as a solid electrolyte. The Li-In/80Li(2)S·20P(2)S(5)/NiP(2) cell exhibited an initial discharge capacity of 1100 mAh g(-1) at a current density of 0.13 mA cm(-2) and retained a discharge capacity of 750 mAh g(-1) after 10 cycles.     

Structural characterization of nickel oxide nanowires by X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy

Nickel oxide nanowires modified by poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) were synthesized via a simple chemical pattern. For the first time NiO nanowires with diameters ranging from 40 to 100 nm with the expected ratio (length vs diameter) ranging from 54 to 90 were grown using a simple solution-phase approach (mild method). These nickel nanowires exhibited unique photoluminescence features and displayed a significant UV luminescence. X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy has been used to characterize the local Ni environment and identify the electronic structure. Comparing experimental and theoretical spectra at the Ni and O K edges, we determine the lattice distortion via the analysis of the characteristic preedge features and the multiple-scattering structures detected in the X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectra. The correlation between experimental features and the disordered or distorted local structures is also discussed.     

Sol–gel route to prepare well-ordered nanowires with anodic aluminum oxide template

In this work, we report a sol?Cgel route to fabricate oxide nanowires of BiFeO₃ using two-step anodic aluminum oxide as template. We prepared oxide nanowires with uniform dimensions that can vary from 35 to 100?nm in diameter and with 4???m in length, as confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy measurements. Magnetization measurements, performed in a vibrating sample magnetometer, show that this nanostructures present ferromagnetism at room temperature.     

Hollow nanodendritic nickel oxide networks prepared by dealloying of nickel–copper alloy

Three-dimensional hollow nanorod network of nickel has been produced by a dealloying process of the electrodeposited nickel–copper alloy with nanodendritic structure. The nanostructured nickel was subsequently heat treated to form the nickel oxide with little change in the original structure. The resulting sample was tested as the high rate anode in a rechargeable lithium battery. It shows the exceptional rate capability, far exceeding that of the counterpart of nickel–copper oxide network with normal solid branches: reversible capacity at the rate of 20.9 A g^?1 is approximately 70 % of the capacity at 0.26 A g^?1 rate.     

Growth of single-crystalline Ni and Co nanowires via electrochemical deposition and their magnetic properties

Single-crystalline Ni nanowires have been successfully fabricated with anodic aluminum oxide as template by electrodeposition. Structural characterization (X-ray diffraction, XRD, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, HRTEM) shows that the single-crystalline Ni nanowire has a preferred orientation along the [220] direction. The effects of electrochemical deposition conditions on the structure of Ni nanowires are systematically studied to investigate the growth mechanism. Possible reasons for the growth of the single-crystalline Ni nanowires were discussed on the basis of electrochemistry and thermodynamics. These single-crystalline Ni nanowires have exhibited excellent magnetic properties (large anisotropy, large coercivity, and high remanence). By a similar process, single-crystalline Co nanowires with hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure were achieved, also having large anisotropy, large coercivity (1.8 kOe), and high remanence ratio (80.8%).     

氢氧化镍纳米线/三维石墨烯复合材料的制备及其电化学性能

采用水热法制备了氢氧化镍纳米线/三维石墨烯复合材料及作为比较的三维石墨烯、氢氧化镍纳米线、还原氧化石墨烯和氢氧化镍纳米线/还原氧化石墨烯, 通过X射线衍射、扫描电镜、热失重分析和氮气吸脱附表征了材料的形貌、结构和组成, 并采用循环伏安法和恒电流充放电测试了复合材料的电化学性能. 结果表明: 氢氧化镍纳米线/三维石墨烯复合材料中直径为20-30 nm的氢氧化镍纳米线和三维结构的石墨烯紧密结合, 相互交联形成网状结构, 其比表面积达到136 m²·g^-1, 孔径分布20-50 nm, 氢氧化镍纳米线的含量达到88% (w,质量分数). 在6 mol·L^-1的KOH电解液中, 复合材料的比电容在1 A·g^-1电流密度下达到1664 F·g^-1, 在1 A·g^-1电流密度下循环3000 次后的比电容保持率为93%. 将复合材料的比电容和循环性能与氢氧化镍纳米线、氢氧化镍纳米线/还原氧化石墨烯、三维石墨烯和还原氧化石墨烯的性能进行比较, 发现三维石墨烯较还原氧化石墨烯具有更高的比表面积和三维多孔结构, 可以更大地提高活性物质的利用率, 进而提高复合材料的比电容和稳定性.     

Easy Room Temperature Synthesis of High Surface Area Anatase Nanowires with Different Morphologies

Anatase nanowires were synthesized in solution by using a simple mixing of titanium diisopropoxide bis(acetylacetonate), lactic acid and sodium hydroxide at room temperature. We discuss effects of reaction parameters and post treatment (annealing) on the nanowire morphology, surface area, and crystallinity, as well as the competing morphology directing effects of lactic acid and sodium hydroxide. Then the room temperature nanowires were directly grown onto fluoride doped tin oxide (FTO) glass to form photoanodes. Photoelectrochemical measurements of the different nanowires were performed and compared to conventional nanowires produced by high temperature synthesis. Clearly the nanowires introduced in this work show a significant increase in the maximum photocurrent, compared to classic hydrothermal nanowire layers.     

Synthesis of manganese oxide electrodes with interconnected nanowire structure as an anode material for rechargeable lithium ion batteries

Manganese oxide electrodes composed of interconnected nanowires are electrochemically synthesized in manganous acetate solution at room temperature without any template and catalyst. Annealing temperature affects the electrode morphology, crystallization, and electrochemical performance. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) results show that nanowires are uniformly distributed and sizes are about 12-18 nm in diameter; the diameter decreases to about 8-12 nm after annealing at 300 degrees C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) images indicate that nanowires have poor crystalline characteristics. The higher the annealing temperature, the higher the crystalline degree is in manganese oxide. The synthesized anode material shows a much larger capacity than the traditional graphite materials for lithium storage. After annealing at 300 degrees C, the electrode's reversible capacity reaches 800 mAhg(-1), and the specific capacity retention remains nearly constant after 100 cycles.     

Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nickel Oxide Nanosheets for Lithium‐Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors with Excellent Performance

Nickel oxide nanosheets have been successfully synthesized by a facile ethylene glycol mediated hydrothermal method. The morphology and crystal structure of the nickel oxide nanosheets were characterized by X‐ray diffraction, field‐emission SEM, and TEM. When applied as electrode materials for lithium‐ion batteries and supercapacitors, nickel oxide nanosheets exhibited a high, reversible lithium storage capacity of 1193 mA h g^?1 at a current density of 500 mA g^?1, an enhanced rate capability, and good cycling stability. Nickel oxide nanosheets also demonstrated a superior specific capacitance of 999 F g^?1 at a current density of 20 A g^?1 in supercapacitors.     

Co、Ni及其合金纳米线阵列的制备及磁性研究

采用交流电化学沉积法,在多孔阳极氧化铝(AAO）模板孔洞中成功组装了铁磁性金属Co、Ni、CoNi合金纳米线阵列并采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM）、X射线衍射(XRD）等对样品进行表征。结果表明,Co、Ni及CoNi合金阵列体系中纳米线均匀有序,形状各向异性较大(长径比达30以上）,有显著的结晶择优取向。对Co、Ni、CoNi合金纳米线阵列体系进行磁性分析,振动样品磁强计(VSM）测试结果显示,纳米线有明显的磁各向异性,适合用作垂直磁记录介质。纳米线阵列退火后沿纳米线方向矫顽力和矩形比减小,样品的垂直磁各向异     

Functionalization of silicon nanowires by iron oxide and copper for degradation of phenol

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Iron oxide (Fe3O4) and copper-functionalized silicon nanowires (SiNWs) from silicon powder mesh?<?500 with a spherical structure have been...     

氧化铝模板中直流电沉积镍纳米线

氧化铝模板中直流电沉积镍纳米线;多孔阳极氧化铝模板;镍纳米线;电沉积     

Recent progress on electrolyte functional additives for protection of nickel-rich layered oxide cathode materials

In advantages of their high capacity and high operating voltage,the nickel(Ni)-rich layered transition metal oxide cathode materials(LiNi_xCo_yMn_zO₂(NCMxyz,x+y+z=1,x≥0.5)and LiNi_0.8Co_0.15Al_0.05O₂(NCA))have been arousing great interests to improve the energy density of LIBs.However,these Nirich cathodes always suffer from rapid capacity degradation induced by unstable cathode-electrolyte interphase(CEI)layer and destruction of bulk crystal structure.Therefore,varied electrode/electrolyte interface engineering strategies(such as electrolyte formulation,material coating or doping)have been developed for Ni-rich cathodes protection.Among them,developing electrolyte functional additives has been proven to be a simple,effective,and economic method to improve the cycling stability of Nirich cathodes.This is achieved by removing unfavorable species(such as HF,H₂O)or constructing a stable and protective CEI layer against unfavorable reactive species(such as HF,H₂O).Herein,this review mainly introduces the varied classes of electrolyte functional additives and their working mechanism for interfacial engineering of Ni-rich cathodes.Especially,key favorable species for stabilizing CEI layer are summarized.More importantly,we put forward perspectives for screening and customizing ideal functional additives for high performance Ni-rich cathodes based LIBs.     

A study on Zn-based catal-sorbents for the simultaneous removal of hydrogen sulfide and ammonia at high temperature

To simultaneously remove hydrogen sulfide and ammonia from hot coal gases, the ammonia decomposition abilities of various metal oxide catalysts were tested in the absence/presence of hydrogen sulfide, at 650 °C. Cobalt oxide, molybdenum oxide, and nickel oxide have high ammonia decomposition abilities (>95%) in the absence of hydrogen sulfide, but such abilities rapidly decreased during the reaction in the presence of hydrogen sulfide. To improve the simultaneous removal abilities of metal oxides, Zn-based catal sorbents were prepared via impregnation with various metals, such as cobalt, nickel, and molybdenum, on zinc oxide. The CZ-30 (promoted with 30 wt% cobalt oxide on zinc oxide) and NZ-30 (promoted with 30 wt% nickel oxide on zinc oxide) catal sorbents showed excellent sulfur removal capacities, which, calculated until the breakthrough point, were 0.35 and 0.39 g S/g catal sorbent, respectively, while MZ-30 promoted with molybdenum showed a low sulfur removal capacity of 0.08 g S/g catal sorbent. The ammonia decomposition ability of CZ-30, however, increased more than 18 times compared with Co₃O₄, whose ammonia decomposition ability was more than 95% until 465 min, even though the ammonia decomposition ability of NZ-30 sharply decreased after 30 min. The CZ catal sorbent is a good candidate for the simultaneous removal of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.     

ZnO-聚苯胺同轴纳米线及其列阵的制备和表征

以阳极氧化铝膜 (AAO)作模板 ,制备聚苯胺 (PANI)纳米管和PANI纳米管列阵 ;同时利用溶胶_凝胶法制备ZnO_PANI同轴纳米线和同轴纳米线列阵 .PANI纳米管和ZnO_PANI同轴纳米线的形貌通过透射电子显微镜表征 .PANI纳米管的外径约 3 0nm ,内径约 1 0nm ;ZnO_PANI同轴纳米线直径约 60nm .实验发现 ,较之ZnO纳米线 ,同轴AAO模板中纳米线列阵的可见光发射谱带兰移 ,强度显著增强 ,这可能和PANI链上的NH基团与表面Zn2 +离子之间的相互作用有关 ,以及由于ZnO纳米微粒在PANI上富集、PANI的光生载流子部分转移给ZnO微粒所致 .实验还发现分散在NaOH溶液中的同轴纳米线 ,其可见光发射谱带比AAO模板中同轴纳米线的谱带兰移更甚