简介:Theroleofpulseparametersonnanoparticlepropertyisinvestigatedself-consistentlybasedonacoupleoffluidmodelandaerosoldynamicsmodelinacapacitivelycoupledparallel-plateacetylene(C2H2)discharge.Inthismodel,themasscontinuityequation,momentumbalanceequation,andenergybalanceequationforneutralgasaretakenintoaccount.Thus,thethermophoreticforceariseswhenagastemperaturegradientexists.Thetypicalresultsofthismodelarepositiveandnegativeiondensities,electronimpactcollisionsrates,nanoparticledensity,andchargedistributions.Thesimulationisperformedfordutyratio0.4/0.7/1.0,aswellaspulsemodulationfrequencyfrom40kHzto2.7MHzforpureC2H2dischargesatapressureof500mTorr.Wefindthatthepulseparameters,especiallythedutyratio,haveagreataffectonthedissociativeattachmentcoefficientandthenegativedensity.Moreimportantly,bydecreasingthedutyratio,nanoparticlesstarttodiffusetothewall.Undertheactionofgasflow,nanoparticledensitypeakiscreatedinfrontofthepulseelectrode,wherethegastemperatureissmaller.
简介:ThefirststarsintheearlyUniversewereformedabout400millionyearsafterthebigbang.VerificationoftheexistenceofthesestarsisimportantforourunderstandingoftheevolutionoftheUniverse[1].IthasbeenpredictedthatforPopulation-IIIstellarproductionyields,theabundancesofodd-Zelementsareremarkablydeficientcomparedtotheiradjacenteven-Zelements[2].Astronomersaresearchingforlong-lived,lowmassstarswiththeuniquenucleosyntheticpatternmatchingthepredictedyields[3].
简介:Thedevelopmentofthehydrogenelectrodeisvitalfortheapplicationofalkalinepolymerelectrolytefuelcells(APEFCs).Inthisstudy,aseriesofNi(OH)2decoratedNi/Ccatalysts(Ni(OH)2-Ni/C)werepreparedbyathree-stepelectrochemicaltreatmentofNi/C.TheexistenceofNi(OH)2wasdemonstratedbyX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(XPS),andthesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Niofthesampleswasestimatedviaanelectrochemicalmethod.TheHORcatalyticactivityofthecatalystswasevaluatedbyarotationdiskelectrode(RDE)method,anda'volcanoplot'wasestablishedbetweentheHORexchangecurrent(j0)andthesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Ni.Ontopofthe'volcano',thesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Niis1.1:1,thej0ofwhichwas6.8timesofthatofNi/C.ThestabilityofthesamplestowardHORwasevaluatedtobegood.OurstudyaddedasystematicexperimentalevidencetotheHORresearch,showingthattheHORcatalyticactivityofNicanbedeliberatelycontrolledviadecorationofNi(OH)2,whichmayhelpunderstandingtheHORmechanismonNi.
简介:The12C+13Csystemhasbeenstudiedextensively,becauseofthesimilarityoftheentrancechanneltotheastrophysicallyimportant12C+12Creaction[1??3].Untilnow,threedifferentmethodshavebeenexploitedtoperformthefusioncrosssectionmeasurementsfor12C+13CundertheCoulombbarrier:(1)measuringtheyieldofcharacteristicrays,(2)thetotal-rayyieldsusingNaIsummingdetectorsand(3)theactivityofthereactionresidue24Na(T1=2=15.0h).Recently,thefusioncrosssectionof12C+13Chasbeenmeasureddownto0.9nbthroughtheactivitymeasurementbyourgroup[4].Althoughthestatisticalmodelcalculationsinallthesethreemethodshavebeenroutinelyusedtoconverttheobservedpartialcrosssectionsintothetotalfusioncrosssections[5],thesystematicuncertaintyinducedbythestatisticalcorrectionshasnotbeenstudiedverywell.
简介:APt-MoO3/Ccatalyst,aimedtoeliminatetheharmfuleffectofsulfurdioxide(SCb)ontheperformanceofPtnanoparticles(NPs)forcatalysisofoxygenreductionreaction(ORR)inprotonexchangemembranefuelcells(PEMFC),isdevelopedandcharacterizedbyTEM,XRDandXPS.TheresultsrevealthatPt-MoO3/Ccatalystexhibitsnotonlyahighercatalyticactivity,butalsoabetterSO2poisoningresistanceandabetterrecoveryperformancethanthecommercialPt/Ccatalystdoes.
简介:PtRu/SnO2/Ccatalystwaspreparedinapolyolprocess,followedbyreductiontreatmentandalkalineetching.X-raydiffraction,transmissionelectronmicroscopewithenergydispersivespectrometerandXrayphotoelectronspectroscopywereusedtocharacterizethemorphology,structureandcompositionofthecatalysts.COandmethanolelectro-oxidationactivitiesofthecatalystswereevaluatedbyCOstrippingvoltammetry,cyclicvoltammetryandchronoamperometrymeasurements.ReductiontreatmentofthepreparedPtRuSnO2/CcatalystinapolyolprocessinducedtheenrichmentofSnonthesurface,inhibitingmethanoldissolutionandCOadsorptiononPt.AlkalineetchingremovedSnorSnOxandthusexposedPtRuonthesurface,resultinginenhancedactivitiesforCOandmethanolelectro-oxidationduetothesynergyeffectsofPtRuonthesurfaceandSnspeciesbeneath.
简介:AfacilehydrothermalmethodwasdevelopedforthepreparationofFe2O3@CnanocompositesusingFeCl3·6H2Oasironsourceandglucoseascarbonsourceunderalkalinecondition.Themorphologyandstructureoftheas-preparedproductwereidentifiedbytransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),highresolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscopy(HRTEM),field-emissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(FESEM),X-raydiffraction(XRD),Ramanspectroscopy,FourierTransforminfraredspectroscopy(FTIR),andthermogravimetricanalysis(TGA).Theas-prepareα-Fe2O3@Cnanocompositeswereemployedforsupercapacitorelectrodematerial.Thesynergisticcombinationofcarbonelectricaldouble-layercapacitanceandα-Fe2O3pseudo-capacitanceestablishedsuchnanocompositesasversatileplatformforhighperformancesupercapacitors.Thesynthesismethoddevelopedhereisexpectedtoobtainothermetaloxide/carboncomposite.
简介:Cu-Fecompositeoxideswerepreparedbyco-precipitationmethodandtestedforhigheralcoholsynthesisfromsyngas.TheselectivitytoC2+OHandC6+OHinalcoholdistributionwasveryhighwhilethemethaneproductfractioninhydrocarbondistributionwasratherlow,demonstratingapromisingpotentialinhigheralcoholssynthesisfromsyngas.ThedistributionofalcoholsandhydrocarbonsapproximatelyobeyedAnderson-Schulz-Florydistributionwithsimilarchaingrowthprobability,indicatingalcoholsandhydrocarbonsderivedfromthesameintermediates.TheeffectsofCu/Femolarratio,reactiontemperatureandgashourlyspacevelocity(GHSV)oncatalyticperformancewerestudiedindetail.ThesamplewithaCu/Femolarratioof10/1exhibitedthebestcatalyticperformance.Higherreactiontemperatureacceleratedwater-gas-shiftreactionandledtolowertotalalcoholsselectivity.GHSVshowedgreateffectoncatalyticperformanceandhigherGHSVincreasedthetotalalcoholselectivity,indicatingthereexistedvisibledehydrationreactionofalcoholintohydrocarbon.
简介:Theoreticalmodelsofstellarevolutionpredictnegligiblequantitiesof6Li,9Be,and11Binthehydrogenburningphasesofastar’sevolution[1].TheprimordialBig-Bangnucleosynthesis(BBN)modelmightbemoregenerousinitsproductionoftheseelements[2].Theradiative-capturecrosssectionforprotoncaptureon11Bleadingto12CissmallatastrophysicallyinterestingenergiesbecauseofthelargeCoulombbarrier.
简介:ThisstudyshowsthepreparationofaTiO_2coatedPt/C(TiO_2/Pt/C)byatomiclayerdeposition(ALD),andtheexaminationofthepossibilityforTiO_2/Pt/Ctobeusedasadurablecathodecatalystinpolymerelectrolytefuelcells(PEFCs).CyclicvoltammetryresultsrevealedthatTiO_2/Pt/Ccatalystwhichhas2nmprotectivelayershowedsimilaractivityfortheoxygenreductionreactioncomparedtoPt/Ccatalystsandtheyalsohadgooddurability.TiO_2/Pt/Cpreparedby10ALDcyclesdegraded70%after2000Accelerateddegradationtest,whilePt/Ccorroded92%inthesameconditions.TiO_2ultrathinlayerbyALDisabletoachieveagoodbalancebetweenthedurabilityandactivity,leadingtoTiO_2/Pt/CasapromisingcathodecatalystforPEFCs.ThemechanismoftheTiO_2protectivelayerusedtopreventthedegradationofPt/Cisdiscussed.