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Mohamed ME, Abd-El-Nabey BA. Superhydrophobic Cobalt–Graphene Composite for the Corrosion Protection of Copper Bipolar Plates in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. JOURNAL OF ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE 2022; 19. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4053782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Superhydrophobic cobalt and cobalt–graphene films were fabricated on copper bipolar plates (BPPs) using potentiostatic electrodeposition to improve their corrosion resistance and surface conductivity. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to study the surface morphology of the prepared superhydrophobic films. The results show that the cobalt film modified by stearic acid (Co-SA) and cobalt–graphene composite modified by stearic acid (Co–G-SA) exhibit micro–nano structures. The results of the Fourier transforming infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer confirm that the copper substrate was coated by Co-SA and Co–G-SA films. The wettability results of the prepared superhydrophobic films demonstrate that the films display superhydrophobicity, where the fabricated Co-SA and Co–G-SA films have contact angles (CAs) of 159 deg and 165 deg, respectively. Chemical stability, mechanical abrasion resistance, surface conductivity, and corrosion resistance in a simulated proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) environment are significantly higher for copper coated by Co–G-SA film. Because the copper coated with Co–G-SA has a low interfacial contact resistance (ICR) value and a high corrosion resistance, it is thought to be a good choice for PEMFC bipolar plates.
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- Mohamed E. Mohamed
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Alexandria University, P. O. Box 426, Alexandria 21321, Egypt
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Alexandria University, P. O. Box 426, Alexandria 21321, Egypt
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Chen A, Yi Q, Sheng K, Wang Y, Chen J, Zhang Q, Xiang K, Tan G. Mesoporous N-P Codoped Carbon Nanosheets as Superior Cathodic Catalysts of Neutral Metal-Air Batteries. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:12616-12628. [PMID: 34672608 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Development of high-efficiency oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts under neutral conditions has made little research progress. In this work, we synthesized a three-dimensional porous N/P codoped carbon nanosheet composites (CNP@PNS) by high-temperature thermal treatment of dicyandiamide, starch, and triphenylphosphine and subsequent porous structure-making treatment using the NaCl molten salt template. In the neutral solution, the electrocatalytic performance of the CNP@PNS-4 catalyst exhibits an onset potential of 0.98 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode) and a half-wave potential of 0.91 V for ORR, which greatly surpasses commercial Pt/C (40%). Three kinds of neutral metal-air batteries (Zn-air, Al-air, and Fe-air) using the prepared samples as cathodic catalysts were constructed, corresponding to the maximum power density of 120.2, 78.3, and 18.9 mW·cm-2, respectively. Also, they reveal outstanding discharge stability under different current densities. The density functional theory calculation depicts the reduction of the free energy of the determining step and subsequent decline of the overpotential for ORR.
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- Aling Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Lab of Advanced Materials for New Energy Storage and Conversion, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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Du G, Xu Y, Zheng S, Xue H, Pang H. The State of Research Regarding Ordered Mesoporous Materials in Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1804600. [PMID: 30690873 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Ordered mesoporous materials, porous materials with a pore size of 2-50 nm which are prepared via the sol-gel process using surfactant molecular aggregates as a template to assemble channels through the interfacial action of organic and inorganic substances, have recently triggered a heated debate. In addition to applications in the catalytic cracking of heavy oils and residues, the manufacturing of graft materials, the purification of water, the conversion of automobile exhaust, biochips, and the treatment of environmental pollutants via photocatalysts, ordered mesoporous materials have drawn substantial attention in the field of electrochemical energy storage due to advantages such as large specific surface area, uniform and continuously adjustable pore size, and orderly arrangement. Here, a general summary and appraisal of the study of ordered mesoporous materials for batteries in recent years is given, including the synthesis methods, meso/nanostructural features, and electrochemical capabilities of such materials.
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- Guangyu Du
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangling College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangling College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangling College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangling College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangling College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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Luo XD, Yin YZ, Yuan M, Zeng W, Lin G, Huang B, Li Y, Xiao SH. High performance composites of spinel LiMn2O4/3DG for lithium ion batteries. RSC Adv 2018; 8:877-884. [PMID: 35538995 PMCID: PMC9076992 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra12613a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A highly crystalline nanosized spinel LiMn2O4/3DG composite cathode material for high rate lithium ion batteries was successfully prepared by mixing spinel LiMn2O4 particles with reduced graphene oxide (3DG). Spinel LiMn2O4 and reduced three-dimensional graphene oxide were synthesized using a hydrothermal method and freeze-drying technology, respectively. The structure, morphology and electrochemical performance of the synthesized materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and galvanostatic charge–discharge techniques. The results showed that the LiMn2O4/3DG composites exhibited excellent rate capability and stable cycling performance. The discharge capacity was 131 mA h g−1 and the capacity remains at 89.3% after 100 cycles at a 0.5 C rate, while the discharge capacity was 90 mA h g−1 at 10 C. Compared with spinel LiMn2O4 materials, the LiMn2O4/3DG composites showed obvious improvement in electrochemical performance. 3DG/LiMn2O4 composites exhibit a high specific capacity and excellent rate performance.![]()
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- X. D. Luo
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- China
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- Qinzhou University
- Qinzhou Key Laboratory of Selenium-enriched Functional Utilization of Biowaste Resources
- College of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering
- Qinzhou 535011
- China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- China
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Arani HF, Mirhabibi AR, Collins S, Daroughegi R, Khalife Soltani A, Naghizadeh R, Riahi-Noori N, Aghababazadeh R, Westwood A. Enhancement in graphitization of coal tar pitch by functionalized carbon nanotubes. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra25441a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this study, the influence of the addition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon black (CB) on the graphitization temperature and microstructure of coal tar pitch (CTP) are investigated.
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- H. F. Arani
- Non-Metallic Materials Group
- Chemistry and Materials Division
- Niroo Research Institute
- Tehran
- Iran
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- School of Materials
- Iran University of Science and Technology
- Tehran
- Iran
- Institute for Materials Research
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- Institute for Materials Research
- Leeds University
- UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Kashan
- Kashan
- Iran
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- School of Materials
- Iran University of Science and Technology
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Non-Metallic Materials Group
- Chemistry and Materials Division
- Niroo Research Institute
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Institute for Materials Research
- Leeds University
- UK
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Xue H, Zhao J, Tang J, Gong H, He P, Zhou H, Yamauchi Y, He J. High-Loading Nano-SnO2
Encapsulated in situ in Three-Dimensional Rigid Porous Carbon for Superior Lithium-Ion Batteries. Chemistry 2016; 22:4915-23. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201504420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hairong Xue
- College of Materials Science and Technology; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Nanjing 210016 P.R. China
- Energy Technology Research Institute; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); Tsukuba 305-8568 Japan
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- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering; Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- World Premier International Center for Materials, Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA); National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba 305-0044 Japan
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- College of Materials Science and Technology; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Nanjing 210016 P.R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Center of Energy Storage Materials and Technology; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
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- Energy Technology Research Institute; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); Tsukuba 305-8568 Japan
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Center of Energy Storage Materials and Technology; Nanjing University; Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
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- World Premier International Center for Materials, Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA); National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba 305-0044 Japan
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- College of Materials Science and Technology; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Nanjing 210016 P.R. China
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Zhao X, Zhang P, Chen Y, Su Z, Wei G. Recent advances in the fabrication and structure-specific applications of graphene-based inorganic hybrid membranes. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:5080-93. [PMID: 25735233 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr00084j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The preparation and applications of graphene (G)-based materials are attracting increasing interests due to their unique electronic, optical, magnetic, thermal, and mechanical properties. Compared to G-based hybrid and composite materials, G-based inorganic hybrid membrane (GIHM) offers enormous advantages ascribed to their facile synthesis, planar two-dimensional multilayer structure, high specific surface area, and mechanical stability, as well as their unique optical and mechanical properties. In this review, we report the recent advances in the technical fabrication and structure-specific applications of GIHMs with desirable thickness and compositions. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of the methods utilized for creating GIHMs are discussed in detail. Finally, the potential applications and key challenges of GIHMs for future technical applications are mentioned.
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- Xinne Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, China.
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Mani SP, Anandan C, Rajendran N. Formation of a protective nitride layer by electrochemical nitridation on 316L SS bipolar plates for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra05412e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In the present study, an attempt has been made to increase the corrosion resistance of 316L stainless steel (SS) bipolar plates (Bp) through electrochemical nitridation using a nitrate bearing electrolyte solution of 0.1 M HNO3 and 0.5 M KNO3.
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- S. Pugal Mani
- Department of Chemistry
- Anna University
- Chennai-25
- India
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- Surface Engineering Division
- CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories
- Bangalore
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Anna University
- Chennai-25
- India
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