Synergetic effects of NaAlH4-TiF3 co-additive on dehydriding reaction of Mg(AlH4)2

The effects of Na Al H4, Ti F3 and Na Al H4-Ti F3co-additive on dehydriding reaction of Mg(Al H4)2are systematically investigated. The onset dehydrogenation temperature of the co-doped Mg(Al H4)2composites decreased to 74°C, which is about 59°C lower than that of pure Mg(Al H4)2. The dehydrogenation kinetics of Na Al H4-Ti F3co-doped Mg(Al H4)2sample was also improved, which released about 94%hydrogen within 48 min, but no visible hydrogen was released from pure Mg(Al H4)2under the same conditions. The activation energy of co-doped Mg(Al H4)2was 85.6 k J mol-1, which was significantly lower than that of additive-free Mg(Al H4)2sample. The synergetic effects of Na Al H4 and Ti F3 on the dehydrogenation performance of Mg(Al H4)2were confirmed. In addition, a possible catalytic mechanism is discussed, regarding the different roles of Na Al H4 and Ti F3 on Mg(Al H4)2.     

Synergetic effects of NaA1H4-TiF3 co-additive on dehydriding reaction of Mg（A1H4）2

The effects of NaA1H4, TiF3 and NaA1H4-TiF3 co-additive on dehydriding reaction of Mg（A1H4）2 are systematically investigated. The on- set dehydrogenation temperature of the co-doped Mg（A1H4）2 composites decreased to 74 ℃, which is about 59 ℃ lower than that of pure Mg（A1H4）2. The dehydrogenation kinetics of NaA1H4-TiF3 co-doped Mg（A1H4）2 sample was also improved, which released about 94% hydrogen within 48 min, but no visible hydrogen was released from pure Mg（A1H4）2 under the same conditions. The activation energy of co-doped Mg（A1H4）2 was 85.6 kJ.mol-t, which was significantly lower than that of additive-free Mg（A1H4）2 sample. The synergetic effects of NaA1H4 and TiF3 on the dehydrogenation performance of Mg（A1H4）2 were confirmed. In addition, a possible catalytic mechanism is discussed, regarding the different roles of NaA1H4 and TiF3 on Mg（A1H4）2.     

4,4′-Diaminodiphenylsulfone; an efficient co-additive in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cells

The effect of 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DADPS) as a co-additives in iodide/triiodide redox electrolyte on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell based on the 2-cyano-3-(4-(diphenylamino)phenyl)acrylic acid (TPA) and 2-cyano-3-(2΄-(5΄,10΄,15΄,20΄- tetraphenylporphyrinato Zinc (II)yl) acrylic acid (Zn-1) dyes have been investigated. Compared withstandard electrolyte (0.1 M LiI, 0.05 M I₂, 0.6 M 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium iodide (BDMII) and TBP (0.5, 1 M)), adding 0.5 M of DADPS, as a co-additive, into the electrolyte system has caused increasing short current density (J_sc) and open-circuit potential (V_oc) consequently the energy conversion (η) improved. Electrochemical impedance results indicate adsorbing of DADPS on the titanium dioxide surface leads to an increase in the lifetime (τ). Adsorbing of DADPS on the semiconductor surface retards the interfacial charge recombination that has a beneficial effect on the V_oc and J_sc. The results showed that amine groups of DADPS attach to the conduction band (CB) of TiO₂ film and suppress the electron recombination process and as a result, it can be applied as a promising co-additive in DSSCs.