Pub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118733
Xuefeng Zhang , Haiqin Lin , Huaqing Peng , Wenrui Li , Ting Wang , Jianpeng Li , Qiancheng Xiong , Yong Liu , Xudong Liu
MXenes have immense potential in electrochemical energy storage owing to their outstanding physicochemical properties such as their oxygen-containing groups that impart additional pseudocapacitance to acidic electrolytes. However, during electrode assembly, MXene nanosheets undergo restacking because of hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces, which causes electrolyte ions to traverse long diffusion pathways between the long and narrow nanosheets. Exploiting the oxidative properties of Ti3C2Tx, a hierarchical porous MXene film with micro-, meso- and macroporous structures was successfully prepared using a simple hydrothermal oxidation and etching process to create micro- and mesoporous structures, followed by ice templating to prepare three-dimensional (3D) linked macroporous structures. Because these hierarchical pores have synergistic effects on electrochemical activity and electrolyte ion diffusion, the film attained a specific capacitance of 539F/g at a current density of 2 A/g when it was used as a supercapacitor electrode, which corresponds to one of the highest values reported for MXene-based electrodes. The film retained 83% of its specific capacitance when the current density was increased to 40 A/g, and exhibited excellent cycling stability. By using this multi-porous MXene design, synergistic improvement in ion diffusion was successfully realized and thus a new strategy to prepare high-performance supercapacitor electrode materials was developed.
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In this study, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) is prepared as cathode material by hydrothermal synthesis method and the combined effect of doping and capping is applied to co-modify it. We thoroughly investigate how Zn2+ doping and PA capping layer affect the crystal structure, microscopic morphology, and electrochemical properties of LFP cathode materials. The experimental results show that when co-modified with 5 % Zn2+ doping combined with 7 % PA capping layer, the resulting cathode material exhibits a discharge specific capacity of 165.5 mAh g−1, and the capacity retention rate can still be maintained at a high level of 98.6 % after 200 charge–discharge cycles.
本研究采用水热合成法制备了磷酸铁锂(LFP)正极材料,并应用掺杂和封盖的联合效应对其进行了共修饰。我们深入研究了 Zn2+ 掺杂和 PA 封盖层如何影响磷酸铁锂正极材料的晶体结构、微观形貌和电化学性能。实验结果表明,当掺杂 5% 的 Zn2+ 并结合 7% 的 PA 盖层进行共修饰时,所得到的阴极材料的放电比容量为 165.5 mAh g-1,并且在 200 次充放电循环后,容量保持率仍能保持在 98.6% 的高水平。
{"title":"Synergistic enhancement of lithium iron phosphate electrochemical performance by organic zinc source doping and crystalline carbon layer capping","authors":"Chengyu Pan, Bowen Li, Weicheng Xie, Haoyan Yin, Yanmin Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118716","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118716","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) is prepared as cathode material by hydrothermal synthesis method and the combined effect of doping and capping is applied to co-modify it. We thoroughly investigate how Zn<sup>2+</sup> doping and PA capping layer affect the crystal structure, microscopic morphology, and electrochemical properties of LFP cathode materials. The experimental results show that when co-modified with 5 % Zn<sup>2+</sup> doping combined with 7 % PA capping layer, the resulting cathode material exhibits a discharge specific capacity of 165.5 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>, and the capacity retention rate can still be maintained at a high level of 98.6 % after 200 charge–discharge cycles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"975 ","pages":"Article 118716"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118732
Changxin Han , Juanjuan Cheng , Yun Ou , Longfei Liu , Yuxuan Xiao , Shuang Du , Changzhang Jian
Manganese oxides (MnOx) have attracted much attention due to abundant resource, low cost and eco-friendliness. In this study, birnessite type manganese dioxide/expanded graphite composites (KMO/EG) with a reduced lattice spacing of nanoflower and nanowire heterostructure KMO have been synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method. The morphology of KMO has transformed from nanoflower to nanowire with a reduced lattice spacing due to nucleation sites on the surface of EG. The KMO/EG achieves a specific capacity of 444.5mAh g−1 and remains at 387.9mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 0.1 A g −1 for Zn-ion battery. The enhanced specific capacity of KMO/EG is mainly attributed to the capacity contribution of EG and the good stability is related to the more stable structure of KMO caused by reduced lattice spacing.
{"title":"Reduced lattice spacing of birnessite type manganese dioxide/ expanded graphite cathode for stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries","authors":"Changxin Han , Juanjuan Cheng , Yun Ou , Longfei Liu , Yuxuan Xiao , Shuang Du , Changzhang Jian","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118732","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118732","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Manganese oxides (MnO<sub>x</sub>) have attracted much attention due to abundant resource, low cost and eco-friendliness. In this study, birnessite type manganese dioxide/expanded graphite composites (KMO/EG) with a reduced lattice spacing of nanoflower and nanowire heterostructure KMO have been synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method. The morphology of KMO has transformed from nanoflower to nanowire with a reduced lattice spacing due to nucleation sites on the surface of EG. The KMO/EG achieves a specific capacity of 444.5mAh g<strong><sup>−</sup></strong><sup>1</sup> and remains at 387.9mAh g<strong><sup>−</sup></strong><sup>1</sup> after 100 cycles at 0.1 A g <strong><sup>−</sup></strong><sup>1</sup> for Zn-ion battery. The enhanced specific capacity of KMO/EG is mainly attributed to the capacity contribution of EG and the good stability is related to the more stable structure of KMO caused by reduced lattice spacing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"975 ","pages":"Article 118732"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-21DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118731
Su-Yeon Park , Dong-Hyuk Park , Haekyun Park , Bum-Jin Chung
The critical current density (CCD), which limits the hydrogen production rate was measured by forming micro-porous structures on the cathode electrode in a low-temperature water electrolysis. Several micro-porous structures were formed by the electrodeposition method varying the current density during the deposition. A maximum 54% enhancement of the CCD was recorded compared to the plain surface. With the micro-porous structures, the superior capillary wicking effect allowed the electrolyte to penetrate the structure, resulting in the increased number of hydrogen nucleation sites. The increased hydrogen nucleation sites led to the decreased hydrogen bubble size and increased departed bubble density, which delayed formation of the hydrogen film leading to the CCD. The surface morphology revealed that the multiple pore layers with the interconnected pores exhibited superior capillary wicking effect compared to the open type single pore layer. It is expected that the results of present work stimulate further research regarding electrode surface design in the low-temperature water electrolysis.
{"title":"Enhancement of critical current density using micro-porous structure in a low-temperature water electrolysis","authors":"Su-Yeon Park , Dong-Hyuk Park , Haekyun Park , Bum-Jin Chung","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118731","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118731","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The critical current density (CCD), which limits the hydrogen production rate was measured by forming micro-porous structures on the cathode electrode in a low-temperature water electrolysis. Several micro-porous structures were formed by the electrodeposition method varying the current density during the deposition. A maximum 54% enhancement of the CCD was recorded compared to the plain surface. With the micro-porous structures, the superior capillary wicking effect allowed the electrolyte to penetrate the structure, resulting in the increased number of hydrogen nucleation sites. The increased hydrogen nucleation sites led to the decreased hydrogen bubble size and increased departed bubble density, which delayed formation of the hydrogen film leading to the CCD. The surface morphology revealed that the multiple pore layers with the interconnected pores exhibited superior capillary wicking effect compared to the open type single pore layer. It is expected that the results of present work stimulate further research regarding electrode surface design in the low-temperature water electrolysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"975 ","pages":"Article 118731"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The development of high-performance electrode materials is crucial for advancing supercapacitor technology. The two-dimensional layered structure of MXene (Ti3C2Tx) presents high conductivity, abundant surface functional groups and accessible ion interaction between layers. However, the MXene suffers from the layer aggregation. To overcome this issue, we synthesized a composite material combining MXene with cobalt oxide (Co3O4) to enhance electrochemical performance in supercapacitors. MXene’s two-dimensional layered structure, high conductivity, and abundant surface functional groups allow for efficient ion intercalation, while Co3O4 contributes high theoretical capacitance and rich oxidation states. The resulted MXene/Co3O4 composite exhibits an impressive areal capacitance of 6.456F/cm2 at a current density of 3 mA/cm2, maintaining 90.52 % capacitance retention at 30 mA/cm2, and 81.37 % capacity after 5000 charge–discharge cycles. Additionally, the asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) device fabricated using the MXene/Co3O4 composite achieves a power density of 6.41 mW/cm2 at an energy density of 0.37 mWh/cm2, with 82.3 % capacitance retention after 5000 cycles. These results demonstrate that the MXene/Co3O4 composite material is a promising candidate for high-performance supercapacitors, offering significant improvements in rate capability and long-term cycling stability.
{"title":"Synergistic effects of MXene and Co3O4 in composite electrodes: High-performance energy storage solutions","authors":"Jiawei Wu , Yuanqing Chen , Xujiang Liang , Muslum Demir , Weibai Bian","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118720","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118720","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of high-performance electrode materials is crucial for advancing supercapacitor technology. The two-dimensional layered structure of MXene (Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>) presents high conductivity, abundant surface functional groups and accessible ion interaction between layers. However, the MXene suffers from the layer aggregation. To overcome this issue, we synthesized a composite material combining MXene with cobalt oxide (Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) to enhance electrochemical performance in supercapacitors. MXene’s two-dimensional layered structure, high conductivity, and abundant surface functional groups allow for efficient ion intercalation, while Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> contributes high theoretical capacitance and rich oxidation states. The resulted MXene/Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> composite exhibits an impressive areal capacitance of 6.456F/cm<sup>2</sup> at a current density of 3 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, maintaining 90.52 % capacitance retention at 30 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, and 81.37 % capacity after 5000 charge–discharge cycles. Additionally, the asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) device fabricated using the MXene/Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> composite achieves a power density of 6.41 mW/cm<sup>2</sup> at an energy density of 0.37 mWh/cm<sup>2</sup>, with 82.3 % capacitance retention after 5000 cycles. These results demonstrate that the MXene/Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> composite material is a promising candidate for high-performance supercapacitors, offering significant improvements in rate capability and long-term cycling stability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"975 ","pages":"Article 118720"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MoO2 is considered as a promising cathode for zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) due to its high electronic conductivity, high theoretical capacity, and other advantages. However, MoO2 shows significant volume changes during ion insertion/de-insertion, leading to a decrease in battery cycling performance. In this paper, a novel P-MoO2/C heterostructure was prepared by introducing carbon skeleton in situ and phosphorus doping subsequently. Due to the rigid carbon structure and oxygen vacancies, the structural degradation of MoO2 was inhibited during the zinc ions intercalation/de-intercalation. Compared with the undoped MoO2/C and commercial MoO2, P-MoO2/C demonstrates a superior cycle stability including a high initial discharge specific capacity of 197.3 mAh·g−1 at 0.1A·g−1 and 60.8 % capacity retention after 200 cycles at 1A·g−1. This works provides a new pathway for the design of specialized structures as well as the enhancement of zinc storage capabilities of MoO2.
{"title":"The formation of three-dimensional phosphorus-doped MoO2/C nanostructures for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries","authors":"Xiao Zhang, Peng Huang, Mengjie Li, Chuxin Deng, Shilei Xie, Dong Xie, Peng Liu, Min Zhang, Faliang Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118729","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118729","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>MoO<sub>2</sub> is considered as a promising cathode for zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) due to its high electronic conductivity, high theoretical capacity, and other advantages. However, MoO<sub>2</sub> shows significant volume changes during ion insertion/de-insertion, leading to a decrease in battery cycling performance. In this paper, a novel P-MoO<sub>2</sub>/C heterostructure was prepared by introducing carbon skeleton <em>in situ</em> and phosphorus doping subsequently. Due to the rigid carbon structure and oxygen vacancies, the structural degradation of MoO<sub>2</sub> was inhibited during the zinc ions intercalation/de-intercalation. Compared with the undoped MoO<sub>2</sub>/C and commercial MoO<sub>2</sub>, P-MoO<sub>2</sub>/C demonstrates a superior cycle stability including a high initial discharge specific capacity of 197.3 mAh·g<sup>−1</sup> at 0.1A·g<sup>−1</sup> and 60.8 % capacity retention after 200 cycles at 1A·g<sup>−1</sup>. This works provides a new pathway for the design of specialized structures as well as the enhancement of zinc storage capabilities of MoO<sub>2.</sub></div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"975 ","pages":"Article 118729"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-20DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118718
Vitaliy A. Kislenko , Sergey A. Kislenko , Victoria A. Nikitina
The electrochemical reduction is a promising process for capturing the emitted carbon dioxide by converting into value-added chemicals. Although copper-based catalysts have a unique ability to produce multi-carbon products, they suffer from poor selectivity. Copper-based alloys and, in particular, single atom alloys, hold promise for fine-tuning the selectivity of reduction reaction. In this study, we applied the grand canonical density functional theory in combination with the implicit solvent to model electroreduction with the formation of CO and on copper and highly diluted copper-tin alloys. We demonstrate that the insertion of a substitutional Sn atom introduces a destabilization effect for all intermediates and completely disrupts the adsorption positions of the CO, H, and H/ co-adsorption. However, the influence of Sn on intermediate adsorption energies is primarily localized in its immediate vicinity. We demonstrate that sparsely distributed single Sn atoms do not account for the experimentally observed significant reduction in formate and hydrogen generation across the entire Sn-substituted Cu surface. This discrepancy underscores the need to reevaluate the proposed surface structure and the nature of the active sites on CuSn single-atom surface alloys.
电化学二氧化碳还原法是将二氧化碳转化为高附加值化学品,从而捕获排放的二氧化碳的一种前景广阔的工艺。虽然铜基催化剂具有生产多碳产品的独特能力,但其选择性较差。铜基合金,尤其是单原子合金,有望微调二氧化碳还原反应的选择性。在本研究中,我们结合隐式溶剂,运用大规范密度泛函理论,模拟了在铜和高稀释铜锡合金上形成 CO 和 HCOO- 的 CO2 电还原反应。我们证明,插入一个取代的 Sn 原子会对所有中间产物产生不稳定效应,并完全破坏 CO、H 和 H/CO2 共吸附的吸附位置。然而,锡对中间产物吸附能的影响主要集中在其附近。我们证明,稀疏分布的单个锡原子并不能解释实验观察到的整个锡取代铜表面甲酸根和氢生成量显著减少的原因。这种差异突出表明,有必要重新评估所提出的表面结构以及铜锡单原子表面合金上活性位点的性质。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118725
Long Shen , Zuming He , Kai Lin , Jiangbin Su , Jun Yi , Longlong Chen , Yongmei Xia
Lithium titanate (LTO) can be a very promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LSBs) due to its inherent ability to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites as well as its unique “zero-strain” properties. Unfortunately, the low electronic conductivity of LTO leads to serious shortcomings in higher electrochemical demands. In this work, the Ce3+-doped C@Li4Ti5-xCexO12 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2) anode materials synthesized by the hydrothermal method using carbon spheres as templates showed more significant improvement in both structural and electrochemical properties. The results demonstrate that electronic conductivity, lithium-ion diffusion rate, discharge specific capacity, discharge rate capability, and significant improvement stability of C@Li4Ti5-xCexO12 (x = 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2) electrodes. Among them, C@Li4Ti4.85Ce0.15O12 electrode exhibits the highest initial discharge specific capacity (250.86 mAh/g) at 0.1C, which is 1.28-fold that of C@ Li4Ti5O12 (195.94 mAh/g), and initial discharge capacity from 205.96 mAh/g to 170.39 mAh/g after 500 cycles, corresponding to 82.7 % of the initial stable discharge capacity. The outstanding performance of C@Li4Ti4.85Ce0.15O12 can be attributed to the lower interfacial impedance, higher electronic conductivity, high oxygen vacancy concentration, and moderate amount of Ce3+ doping can enhance the electrochemical activity. In addition, carbon sphere surface defects shown to be effective in improving lithium-ion storage. This work demonstrates that Ce3+ doping is an effective method to improve the electrochemical performance of LTOs and provides a more effective guide for designing and optimizing anode electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
{"title":"Core-shell structure and high rate performance of Ce-doped Li4Ti5O12 for lithium-ion battery anode materials","authors":"Long Shen , Zuming He , Kai Lin , Jiangbin Su , Jun Yi , Longlong Chen , Yongmei Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118725","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118725","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lithium titanate (LTO) can be a very promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LSBs) due to its inherent ability to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites as well as its unique “zero-strain” properties. Unfortunately, the low electronic conductivity of LTO leads to serious shortcomings in higher electrochemical demands. In this work, the Ce<sup>3+</sup>-doped C@Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>5</sub>-<em><sub>x</sub></em>Ce<em><sub>x</sub></em>O<sub>12</sub> (<em>x</em> = 0, 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2) anode materials synthesized by the hydrothermal method using carbon spheres as templates showed more significant improvement in both structural and electrochemical properties. The results demonstrate that electronic conductivity, lithium-ion diffusion rate, discharge specific capacity, discharge rate capability, and significant improvement stability of C@Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>5</sub>-<em><sub>x</sub></em>Ce<em><sub>x</sub></em>O<sub>12</sub> (<em>x</em> = 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2) electrodes<em>.</em> Among them, C@Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>4.85</sub>Ce<sub>0.15</sub>O<sub>12</sub> electrode exhibits the highest initial discharge specific capacity (250.86 mAh/g) at 0.1C, which is 1.28-fold that of C@ Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub> (195.94 mAh/g), and initial discharge capacity from 205.96 mAh/g to 170.39 mAh/g after 500 cycles, corresponding to 82.7 % of the initial stable discharge capacity. The outstanding performance of C@Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>4.85</sub>Ce<sub>0.15</sub>O<sub>12</sub> can be attributed to the lower interfacial impedance, higher electronic conductivity, high oxygen vacancy concentration, and moderate amount of Ce<sup>3+</sup> doping can enhance the electrochemical activity. In addition, carbon sphere surface defects shown to be effective in improving lithium-ion storage. This work demonstrates that Ce<sup>3+</sup> doping is an effective method to improve the electrochemical performance of LTOs and provides a more effective guide for designing and optimizing anode electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"974 ","pages":"Article 118725"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142561142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118726
Huiling Huang , Tianyu Chen , Xinyu Qin , Bo Quan , Sun Ha Paek , Wang Zhang , Yuanzhe Piao
In this study, a new strategy was presented to enhance glucose sensor performance by modifying a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with Ag@Au alloy nanoparticles. The synthesis process was designed with a simple replacement reaction to grow the gold layer onto the silver nanparticles to form a core–shell nanostructure. The resulting nanocomposite modified electrode exhibited superior electrocatalytic activity and stability in glucose sensing. Electrochemical measurements were undertaken to assess the performance of the as-synthesized Ag@Au/GCE. The Ag@Au core–shell nanoparticles modified GCE exhibited outstanding catalytic activity towards glucose detection, resulting in a high current response and a robust linear relationship between concentrations (10 μM–10 mM); the detection limit was remarkably low, at 0.04 μM. This sensor demonstrated a wide linear range, low detection limit, and high levels of selectivity and stability, rendering it suitable for accurate glucose quantification in biological samples.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2024.118727
Gloria Zlatić , Ivana Martinović , Zora Pilić , Janez Kovač , Stipe Čelan
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC1) of Al 5083 caused by P. aeruginosa was inhibited by A. annua aqueous extract (AAE2). Electrochemical measurements revealed that the adsorption of AAE on the electrode surface protected Al 5083 from MIC in a simulated marine environment with inhibition efficiency of 78 %. The adsorption layer was formed due to ionized chlorogenic acid interacting with charged Al 5083 surface, preventing bacterial adhesion and growth. Adding AAE promoted the formation of a protective Al2O3, and decreased the surface layer porosity. The pitting corrosion reduced considerably when AAE was added to biotic seawater, supporting the ICP-OES results.
A. annua 水提取物(AAE2)抑制了铜绿微囊藻对 Al 5083 的微生物腐蚀(MIC1)。电化学测量结果表明,在模拟海洋环境中,AAE 在电极表面的吸附保护了 Al 5083 免受 MIC 的腐蚀,其抑制效率为 78%。吸附层的形成是由于电离的绿原酸与带电的 Al 5083 表面相互作用,阻止了细菌的粘附和生长。添加 AAE 可促进保护性 Al2O3 的形成,并降低表面层的孔隙率。在生物海水中添加 AAE 后,点蚀现象大大减少,这与 ICP-OES 的结果相吻合。
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