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Zhu K, Zhang H, Zhu L, Tian T, Tang H, Lu X, He B, Wu F, Tang H. Porous Transport Layers with Laser Micropatterning for Enhanced Mass Transport in PEM Water Electrolyzers. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:10656-10663. [PMID: 39157960 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c03112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Efficient electrochemical energy conversion technologies, such as fuel cells and water electrolyzers, require high current densities to lower the capital cost for large-scale commercialization but are often limited by mass transport. In this study, we demonstrated exceptional electrochemical performances in proton electrolyte membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs) creating micropatterned pore channels in the porous transport layer (MPC PTL) using a picosecond laser. This approach yielded an impressive performance of 1.82 V @ 2 A·cm-2, which is better than commercial PTL of 1.90 V @ 2 A cm-2. The significant performance enhancement is attributed to the micropatterned porous channel structure, facilitating the efficient expulsion of oxygen bubbles and input of reactant water. This work provides valuable insights for the design of PTL responsible for biphasic transport in electrochemical energy conversion technologies.
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- Kuang Zhu
- National Engineering Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing for Large Metallic Components, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing for Large Metallic Components, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing for Large Metallic Components, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Metal oxides are excellent candidates for the detection of various gases; however, the issues such as the limited operating temperature and selectivity are the most important ones requiring the comprehensive understanding of gas adsorption kinetics on the sensing layer surfaces. To this context, the present study focuses mainly on the fabrication of a Pt/Cr-TiO2/Pt type sensor structure that is highly suitable in reducing the operating temperature (from 400 to 200 °C), extending the lower limit NO2 gas concentration (below 10 ppm) with fast response (37 s) and recovery (24 s) times. This illustrates that the sensor performance is not only solely dependent on the nature of sensing material, but also, it is significantly enhanced by using such a new kind of electrode geometry. Moreover, Cr doping into TiO2 culminates in altering the sensor response from n- to p-type and thus contributes to sensor performance enhancement by detecting low NO2 concentrations selectively at reduced operating temperatures. In addition, the NO2 surface adsorption kinetics are studied by fitting the obtained sensor response curves with Elovich, inter-particle diffusion, and pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order adsorption models. It is found that a pseudo first-order reaction model describes the best NO2 adsorption kinetics toward 7–170 ppm NO2 gas at 200 °C. Finally, the sensing mechanism is discussed on the basis of the obtained results.
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Bohač M, Čižmar T, Kojić V, Marčec J, Juraić K, Grčić I, Gajović A. Novel, Simple and Low-Cost Preparation of Ba-Modified TiO 2 Nanotubes for Diclofenac Degradation under UV/Vis Radiation. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:2714. [PMID: 34685154 PMCID: PMC8538042 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel low-cost synthesis of barium-modified TiO2 nanotube (TNT) arrays was used to obtain an immobilized photocatalyst for degradation of diclofenac. TNT arrays were prepared by electrochemical anodization of titanium thin films deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass by magnetron sputtering, ensuring transparency and immobilization of the nanotubes. The Ba-modifications were obtained by annealing solutions of Ba(OH)2 spin coated on top of TNT. Three different concentrations of Ba(OH)2 were used (12.5 mM, 25 mM and 50 mM). The crystalline structure, morphology and presence of Ba were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, respectively. Ba-modified TiO2 nanotubes (BTNT) were tested for photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac under UV/Vis radiation and it was proven that all of the Ba-modified samples showed an increase in photocatalytic activity with respect to the unmodified TNTs. The most efficient photocatalyst was the sample prepared with 25 mM Ba(OH)2 which showed 90% diclofenac degradation after 60 min. This result was in agreement with cyclic voltammetry measurements that showed the largest increase in photo-oxidation current densities for the same sample due to the increased generation of •OH radicals obtained by a more efficient photogenerated charge separation.
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- Mario Bohač
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Zagreb, Hallerova aleja 7, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Zagreb, Hallerova aleja 7, 42000 Varaždin, Croatia
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- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Zhang Q, Yu L, Yang B, Xu C, Zhang W, Xu Q, Diao G. Magnetic Fe3O4@Ru-doped TiO2 nanocomposite as a recyclable photocatalyst for advanced photodegradation of methylene blue in simulated sunlight. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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