H. Jung, Yongseok Jun, Kwanwoo Lee, Hyun S. Park, S. Cho, J. Jang
{"title":"Comparative Study on the Organic Solvent of IrO2–Ionomer Inks used for Spray Coating of Anode for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis","authors":"H. Jung, Yongseok Jun, Kwanwoo Lee, Hyun S. Park, S. Cho, J. Jang","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2023.00185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2023.00185","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, spray coating has attracted interest in the mass production of anode catalyst layers for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE). The solvent in the spray ink is a critical factor for the catalyst dispersion in ink, the microstructure of the catalyst layer, and the PEMWE performance. Herein, various pure organic solvents were examined as a substitute for conventional isopropanol-deionized water (IPA-DIW) mixture for ink solvent. Among the polar solvents that exhibited better IrO 2 dispersion over nonpolar solvents, 2-butanol (2-BuOH) was selected as a suitable candidate. The PEMWE single cells were fabricated using 2-BuOH at various ionomer contents, spray nozzle types","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47607788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hoeun Seong, Jinhee Kim, Kiyoung Chang, Hyun-woo Kim, Woojun Choi, Dongil Lee
{"title":"Ni Foam-Supported Ni Nanoclusters for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction","authors":"Hoeun Seong, Jinhee Kim, Kiyoung Chang, Hyun-woo Kim, Woojun Choi, Dongil Lee","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2023.00024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2023.00024","url":null,"abstract":"Developing oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts is essential to accomplish viable CO 2 and water electrolysis. Herein, we report the fabrication and OER performance of Ni-foam (NF)-immobilized Ni 6 nanoclusters (NCs) (Ni 6 /NF) prepared by a dip-coating process. The Ni 6 /NF electrode exhibited a high current density of 500 mA/cm 2 for the OER at an overpotential as low as 0.39 V. Ni 6 /NF exhibited high durability in an alkaline solution without corrosion. Electrokinetic studies revealed that OER can be easily initiated on Ni 6 NC with fast electron-transfer rates. Finally, we demonstrated stable CO 2 -to-CO electroreduction using an NC-based zero-gap CO 2 electrolyzer operated at a current density of 100 mA/cm 2 and a full-cell potential of 2.0 V for 12 h.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44706724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stabilizing Li2O-based Cathode/Electrolyte Interfaces through Succinonitrile Addition","authors":"Myeong Jun Joo, Y. Park","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2023.00087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2023.00087","url":null,"abstract":"Li 2 O-based cathodes utilizing oxide–peroxide conversion are innovative next-generation cathodes that have the potential to surpass the capacity of current commercial cathodes. However, these cathodes are exposed to severe cathode–electrolyte side reactions owing to the formation of highly reactive superoxides (O x-, 1 ≤ x < 2) from O 2-ions in the Li 2 O structure during charging. Succinonitrile (SN) has been used as a stabilizer at the cathode/electrolyte interface to mitigate cathode–electrolyte side reactions. SN forms a protective layer through decomposition during cycling, potentially reducing unwanted side reactions at the interface. In this study, a composite of Li 2 O and Ni-embedded reduced graphene oxide (LNGO) was used as the Li 2 O-based cathode. The addition of SN effectively thinned the interfacial layer formed during cycling. The presence of a N-derived layer resulting from the decomposition of SN was observed after cycling, potentially suppressing the formation of undesirable reaction products and the growth of the interfacial layer. The cell with the SN additive exhibited an enhanced electrochemical performance, including increased usable capacity and improved cyclic performance. The results confirm that incorporating the SN additive effectively stabilizes the cathode–electrolyte interface in Li 2 O-based cathodes.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49465032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Carbon Fiber Layer on Electrochemical Properties of Activated Carbon Electrode","authors":"","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2022.00948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2022.00948","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44418595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrochemical Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand Based on Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode","authors":"D. Latifah, Subin Jeon, I. Oh","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2023.00017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2023.00017","url":null,"abstract":"A rapid and environment-friendly electrochemical sensor to determine the chemical oxygen demand (COD) has been developed. The boron-doped diamond (BDD) thin-film electrode is employed as the anode, which fully oxidizes organic pollutants and provides a current response in proportion to the COD values of the sample solution. The BDD-based amperometric COD sensor is optimized in terms of the applied potential and the solution pH. At the optimized conditions, the COD sensor exhibits a linear range of 0 to 80 mg/L and the detection limit of 1.1 mg/L. Using a set of model organic compounds, the electrochemical COD sensor is compared with the conventional dichromate COD method. The result shows an excellent correlation between the two methods.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47859814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Maliki, Fatima Zohra Hadjadj, N. Laredj, H. Missoum
{"title":"Assessment and Correlation of Saline Soil Characteristics using Electrical Resistivity","authors":"M. Maliki, Fatima Zohra Hadjadj, N. Laredj, H. Missoum","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2022.00871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2022.00871","url":null,"abstract":"Soil salinity is becoming one of the most devastating environmental hazards over the years. Soil investigation involves fast, low cost and non disturbing methods to measure soil characteristics for both construction projects as well as for agricultural use. The electrical resistivity of saline soils is greatly governed by salt concentration and the presence of moisture in soil matrix. Experimental results of this investigation highlight that there is a significant relationship between the electrical resistivity of soil samples mixed with chloride solutions (NaCl, KCl, and MgCl 2 ) at various concentrations, and soil physical properties. Correlations represented by quadratic functions were obtained between electrical resistivity and soil characteristics, namely, water content, degree of saturation and salt concentration. This research reveals that the obtained correlations between electrical resistivity, salt concentration, water content and degree of saturation are effective for predicting the characteristics of salt affected soils in practice, which constitute a governing element in the assessment of saline lands sustaining infrastructure.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49602363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistically Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Catalysis with Surface Modified Halloysite Nanotube","authors":"Hyeongwon Jeong, B. Sharma, Jae‐ha Myung","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2022.00906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2022.00906","url":null,"abstract":"Synergistically increased oxygen evolution reaction (OER) of manganese oxide (MnO<sub>2</sub>) catalyst is introduced with surface-modified halloysite nanotube (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-HNTs) structure. The flake shaped MnO<sub>2</sub> catalyst is attached on the nanotube template (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-HNTs) by series of wet chemical and hydrothermal method. The strong interaction between MnO<sub>2</sub> and Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-HNTs maximized active surface area and inter-connectivity for festinate charge transfer reaction for OER. The synergistical effect between Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> layer and MnO<sub>2</sub> catalyst enhance the Mn<sup>3+</sup>/Mn<sup>4+</sup> ratio by partial replacement of Mn ions with Fe. The relatively increased Mn<sup>3+/</sup>Mn<sup>4+</sup> ratio on MnO<sub>2</sub>@FHNTs induced <italic>σ</italic><italic><sup>*</sup></italic> orbital (e<sub>g</sub>) occupation close to single electron, improving the OER performances. The MnO<sub>2</sub>@FHNTs catalyst exhibited the reduced overpotential of 0.42 V (E <italic>vs</italic>. RHE) at 10 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and Tafel slope of (99 mV/dec), compared with that of MnO<sub>2</sub> with unmodified HNTs (0.65 V, 219 mV/dec) and pristine MnO<sub>2</sub> (0.53 V, 205 mV/dec). The present study provides simple and innovative method to fabricate nano fiberized OER catalyst for a broad application of energy conversion and storage systems.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44422621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Wu, Chunxia Zhang, Shanyu Han, Juan An, Wen-tang Xia
{"title":"Effect of Electrolysis Parameters on the Fractal Structure of Electrodeposited Copper","authors":"N. Wu, Chunxia Zhang, Shanyu Han, Juan An, Wen-tang Xia","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2022.00878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2022.00878","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46610904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improvement in Cycle Characteristics using PVP Based Direct Carbon Coating During High-Rate Charge and Discharge of Li[Ni0.93Co0.07]O2 Nanofibers: Application for Lithium Secondary Batteries","authors":"H. Kim, Hyun-Ju Jang, E. Park, Thuy Tran, J. Son","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2022.00409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2022.00409","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49432393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrocatalysis of Selective Chlorine Evolution Reaction: Fundamental Understanding and Catalyst Design","authors":"T. Lim, Jinjong Kim, S. Joo","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2022.01032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2022.01032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47357132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}