A study of the formation of silica-supported mixed magnesium-manganese spinel oxides from multicomponent gels

The effects of thermal treatment on composite materials prepared by the gelation of sols comprising large concentrations of metal oxide precursor salts have been investigated, in order to determine the compositional and thermal requirements for forming spinel magnesium manganates in such systems. The preparative technique has been found to give rise to derived gel materials in which the metal oxide phase, in the form of regular spherical particles, is dispersed throughout a continuous silica matrix. Silica-supported mixed magnesium and manganese spinel oxide phases were obtained for systems comprising at least 30 wt% metal nitrate after heating to temperatures between 700 and 850°C, but not without concomitant formation of Mn₂O₃ and modification of the silica network by magnesium.     

Synthesis and characterization of LiCo<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Mn<Subscript>2−<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> powder by a novel CAM microwave-assisted sol–gel method for Li ion battery

LiMn₂O₄-based spinels are of great interest as positive electrode materials for lithium ion batteries. LiCo _x Mn_2−x O₄ (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) spinel phases have been synthesized by novel citric acid-modified microwave-assisted sol–gel method. The structural properties of the synthesized products have been investigated by X-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. To improve the recharge capacity of Li/LiCo _x Mn_2−x O₄ cells, the electrochemical features of LiCo _x Mn_2−x O₄ compounds have been evaluated as positive electrode materials. The structural properties of Co-doped oxides are very similar to LiMn₂O₄ electrode. Techniques like cyclic voltammetry, charge–discharge and cycle life are also used to characterize the LiCo _x Mn_2−x O₄ (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) electrodes.     

二价与四价金属离子等摩尔共掺杂的锂离子电池正极材料LiMn1.9Mg0.05Ti0.05O4的制备与表征

以氢氧化锂、乙酸锰、硝酸镁和钛酸丁酯为原料, 以柠檬酸为螯合剂, 采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了二价镁离子与四价钛离子等摩尔共掺杂的尖晶石型锂离子电池正极材料LiMn_1.9Mg_0.05Ti_0.05O₄. 采用热重分析(TGA), X射线衍射(XRD), 扫描电子显微镜(SEM), 透射电子显微镜(TEM)和电化学性能测试(包括循环伏安(CV)和电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)测试)对所得样品的结构、形貌及电化学性能进行了表征. 结果表明: 780℃下煅烧12 h 得到了颗粒均匀细小的尖晶石型结构的LiMn_1.9Mg_0.05Ti_0.05O₄材料, 该材料具有良好的电化学性能, 在室温下以0.5C倍率充放电, 在4.35-3.30 V电位范围内放电比容量达到126.8 mAh·g^-1, 循环50 次后放电比容量仍为118.5mAh·g^-1, 容量保持率为93.5%. 在55℃高温下循环30次后的放电比容量为111.9 mAh·g^-1, 容量保持率达到91.9%, 远远高于未掺杂的LiMn₂O₄的容量保存率. 二价镁离子与四价钛离子等摩尔共掺杂LiMn₂O₄, 改善了尖晶石锰酸锂的电子导电和离子导电性能, 使其倍率性能和高温性能都得到了明显的提高.     

Transport properties and magnetoresistance in La0.8Te0.2MnO3/ZrO2 composites

The transport properties and magnetoresistance of electron-doped manganate / insulator composites (La_0.8Te_0.2MnO₃)_{1 - x}/(ZrO₂)_x (x=0, 0.3, and 0.5) are investigated. It is found that the metal-insulator transition temperature of this system shifts to a lower value as the ZrO₂ content increases. The introduction of ZrO₂ enhances both the domain scattering and electron relative scattering in the metal transport region. In the adiabatic small polaron hopping transport region, the thermal activation energy seems invariable regardless of the ZrO₂ content. The application of a magnetic field promotes the charge transportation capabilities of the composites, and the magnetoresistance is enhanced with an increase of the ZrO₂ content. This could be attributed to the more remarkable modification effect of magnetic field on ordering degree in the composites than in pure La_0.8Te_0.2MnO₃.     

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction by lanthanum-strontium manganate

The electrocatalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction by lanthanum-strontium manganate La_0.5Sr_0.5MnO₃ (LSM) has been studied by cyclic voltammetry using the rotating ring-disc electrode technique (RRDE) in alkaline medium. From the ring-disc data and other kinetic parameters it was concluded that the oxygen reduction occurs by dissociative chemisorption at low overpotentials. At higher overpotentials, the formation of hydrogen peroxide (HO₂⁻ in this case) on the electrocatalyst has been observed. The apparent exchange current density for oxygen reduction on LSM has been found to be 2 × 10⁻⁷ A cm⁻², while the corresponding Tafel slope is 0.100 V per decade. The possible reaction mechanism for electroreduction of oxygen on this oxide catalyst has been discussed. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 7, pp. 919–923. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Properties of Na2MnO2

Na₂MnO₂ was prepared via the azide/nitrate route. Stoichiometric mixtures of the precursors (Mn₂O₃, NaN₃ and NaNO₃) were heated in an appropriate regime up to 390 °C and annealed at this temperature for 20 h, in specially designed silver containers. As the most prominent feature, the crystal structure of Na₂MnO₂ (C2/c, Z = 12, a = 12.5026(9), b = 12.1006(9), c = 6.0939(4) Å, β = 117.94(0)°, 1556 independent reflections, R₁ = 3.83 % (all data)) forms a three dimensional framework polyanion of corner sharing MnO₄‐tetrahedra. The connectivity pattern of the tetrahedral building units corresponds to the moganite structure, a rare SiO₂ modification. According to measurements of the magnetic susceptibility in the temperature range from 2 to 750 K, Na₂MnO₂ shows antiferromagnetic ordering below 250 K. Evaluation of the high temperature data employing the Curie‐Weiss law revealed a magnetic moment of μ_eff = 5.93 μ_B, confirming the presence of divalent manganese.     

Heteronukleare Komplexverbindungen mit Metall—Metall-Bindungen. IX [1]. Amin-kupfer(I)-carbonylmetallate mit Cobalt,Eisen oder Mangan

Heteronuclear Coordination Compounds with Metal—Metal Bonds. IX. Amine Copper(I) Carbonyl Metalates with Cobalt, Iron, or Manganese Colourless crystals of the carbonyl copper complex [(NH₃)₃(CO)Cu][Co(CO)₄] ( 1 a ) are formed in the reaction of [Cu(NH₃)₄]Cl and Na[Co(CO)₄] (T < ? 8°C, p_CO = 1 bar); above ?5°C and under N₂-atmosphere 1 a converts to [(NH₃)₂CuCo(CO)₄] ( C ), which serves as a starting material for the synthesis of new copper cobaltates: the amines N-amino piperidine, N,N-dimethyl ethylenediamine (dmed) and N-benzyl N,N′-dimethyl ethylenediamine (bn-dmed) replace NH₃ to form [(C₅H₁₀N? NH₂)₃CuCo(CO)₄] ( 1 b ), [(dmed)CuCo(CO)₄] ( 1 c ), [(bn-dmed)CuCo(CO)₄] ( 1 d ) the Cu? Co-bond remaining intact. [(NH₃)₂CuFe(CO)₃NO] ( 2 a ) is isosteric with C ; it is synthesized from [Cu(NH₃)₄]Cl and Na[Fe(CO)₃NO] in aqueous solution; 2 a reacts with N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl ethylenediamine (tmed) to form [(tmed)(NH₃)CuFe(CO)₃NO] ( 2b ). The [Mn(CO)₅]^? ion reacts with ammine copper ions to form the tetranuclear cluster [{(NH₃)CuMn(CO)₅}₂] ( 3 ). All new compounds have been investigated by X-ray structure analysis.     

二价与四价金属离子等摩尔共掺杂的锂离子电池正极材料LiMn_(1.9)Mg_(0.05)Ti_(0.05)O_4的制备与表征

以氢氧化锂、乙酸锰、硝酸镁和钛酸丁酯为原料,以柠檬酸为螯合剂,采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了二价镁离子与四价钛离子等摩尔共掺杂的尖晶石型锂离子电池正极材料Li Mn1.9Mg0.05Ti0.05O4.采用热重分析(TGA),X射线衍射(XRD),扫描电子显微镜(SEM),透射电子显微镜(TEM)和电化学性能测试(包括循环伏安(CV)和电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)测试)对所得样品的结构、形貌及电化学性能进行了表征.结果表明:780°C下煅烧12 h得到了颗粒均匀细小的尖晶石型结构的Li Mn1.9Mg0.05Ti0.05O4材料,该材料具有良好的电化学性能,在室温下以0.5C倍率充放电,在4.35-3.30 V电位范围内放电比容量达到126.8 m Ah·g-1,循环50次后放电比容量仍为118.5m Ah·g-1,容量保持率为93.5%.在55°C高温下循环30次后的放电比容量为111.9 m Ah·g-1,容量保持率达到91.9%,远远高于未掺杂的Li Mn2O4的容量保存率.二价镁离子与四价钛离子等摩尔共掺杂Li Mn2O4,改善了尖晶石锰酸锂的电子导电和离子导电性能,使其倍率性能和高温性能都得到了明显的提高.     

全自动电位滴定法测定镍钴锰酸锂中残余的碳酸锂含量

采用自动电位滴定法测定镍钴锰酸锂中残余的碳酸锂含量。试样经搅拌水浸出其中的残余碳酸锂,用盐酸进行滴定。对试样进行11次平行测定,相对标准偏差(RSD)小于3.2%。在镍钴锰酸锂试样中加入基准物质无水碳酸钠进行碳酸根的加标回收实验,碳酸根的加标回收率在97.7%~103%。方法测定结果准确、可靠。