Unveiling the active site of an electrocatalyst is fundamental for the development of efficient electrode material.For the two-electron water oxidation to produce H_(2)O_(2),competitive reactions,including four-and on...Unveiling the active site of an electrocatalyst is fundamental for the development of efficient electrode material.For the two-electron water oxidation to produce H_(2)O_(2),competitive reactions,including four-and one-electron water oxidation and surface reconstruction derived from the high-oxidative environment co-existed,leading to great challenges to identify the real active sites on the electrode.In this work,Ti/TiO_(2)-based electrodes calcined under air,nitrogen,or urea atmospheres were selected as electrocatalysts for two-electron water oxidation.Electrochemical analyses were applied to evaluate the catalytic activity and selectivity.The morphological and current change on the electrode surface were determined by scanning electrochemical microscopy,while the chemical and valence evolutions with depth distributions were tested by XPS combined with cluster argon ion sputtering.The results demonstrated that Ti/TiO_(2) nanotube arrays served as the support,while the functional groups of carbonyl groups and pyrrolic nitrogen derived from the co-pyrolysis with urea were the active sites for the H_(2)O_(2) production.This finding provided a new horizon to design efficient catalysts for H_(2)O_(2) production.展开更多
To study the alternating current （AC） impedance properties of Ag/AgC1 electrocardiograph （ECG） electrodes, the electrode pair was gel-to-gel connected, and then the electrical potential was recorded after a safe s...To study the alternating current （AC） impedance properties of Ag/AgC1 electrocardiograph （ECG） electrodes, the electrode pair was gel-to-gel connected, and then the electrical potential was recorded after a safe stimulating current passes through the electrode pair, so the AC impedance data of ECG electrodes were obtained. Varying the frequency and value of stimulating current, the detailed comparison and analysis of AC impedance properties of the electrodes were performed, and the stability was further characterized by using the continuous measurement within 24 h. The experimental results show that the AC impedance values of electrodes decreased, and then slightly increased with the increase of frequency of stimulating current. The minimum AC impedance value was obtained when the frequency was changed to 10 kHz. When the stimulating current increased, the AC impedance values of electrodes showed a slight decrease, but did not change significantly. Besides, the continuous measurement results show that the impedance value presented a significant increase in the initial 30 min, and then was stabilized in the following measuring process.展开更多
基金Project(2021JJ30792) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(52170031) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China。
文摘Unveiling the active site of an electrocatalyst is fundamental for the development of efficient electrode material.For the two-electron water oxidation to produce H_(2)O_(2),competitive reactions,including four-and one-electron water oxidation and surface reconstruction derived from the high-oxidative environment co-existed,leading to great challenges to identify the real active sites on the electrode.In this work,Ti/TiO_(2)-based electrodes calcined under air,nitrogen,or urea atmospheres were selected as electrocatalysts for two-electron water oxidation.Electrochemical analyses were applied to evaluate the catalytic activity and selectivity.The morphological and current change on the electrode surface were determined by scanning electrochemical microscopy,while the chemical and valence evolutions with depth distributions were tested by XPS combined with cluster argon ion sputtering.The results demonstrated that Ti/TiO_(2) nanotube arrays served as the support,while the functional groups of carbonyl groups and pyrrolic nitrogen derived from the co-pyrolysis with urea were the active sites for the H_(2)O_(2) production.This finding provided a new horizon to design efficient catalysts for H_(2)O_(2) production.
基金Project(111gpy06) supported by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,ChinaProject(101055807) supported by the Innovative Experiment Plan for College Students of Sun Yat-sen University,ChinaProject(KF201115) supported by the Opening Fund of Laboratory Sun Yat-sen University,China
文摘To study the alternating current （AC） impedance properties of Ag/AgC1 electrocardiograph （ECG） electrodes, the electrode pair was gel-to-gel connected, and then the electrical potential was recorded after a safe stimulating current passes through the electrode pair, so the AC impedance data of ECG electrodes were obtained. Varying the frequency and value of stimulating current, the detailed comparison and analysis of AC impedance properties of the electrodes were performed, and the stability was further characterized by using the continuous measurement within 24 h. The experimental results show that the AC impedance values of electrodes decreased, and then slightly increased with the increase of frequency of stimulating current. The minimum AC impedance value was obtained when the frequency was changed to 10 kHz. When the stimulating current increased, the AC impedance values of electrodes showed a slight decrease, but did not change significantly. Besides, the continuous measurement results show that the impedance value presented a significant increase in the initial 30 min, and then was stabilized in the following measuring process.
