D. Islamov, V. Gritsenko, T. Perevalov, V. Aliev, A. Yelisseyev, V. Pustovarov, V. Nadolinny, E. Lomonova, A. Chin
{"title":"Oxygen Vacancies in Zirconium Oxide as the Blue Luminescence Centers and Traps Responsible for Charge Transport","authors":"D. Islamov, V. Gritsenko, T. Perevalov, V. Aliev, A. Yelisseyev, V. Pustovarov, V. Nadolinny, E. Lomonova, A. Chin","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3582138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3582138","url":null,"abstract":"The origin of luminescence centres and traps of charge carriers in ZrO<sub>2</sub> was studied using Raman scattering, luminescence spectroscopy, charge transport and quantum-chemical calculation. After the X-ray irradiation of the ZrO<sub>2</sub> film, the EPR spectra from an interstitial oxygen and a negatively charged oxygen vacancy are observed. The 2.7 eV luminescence band and 5.2 eV absorption/luminescence excitation band are associated with an oxygen vacancy. Half of the Stokes shift in blue photoluminescence spectra is equal to the trap thermal activation energy 1.25 eV estimated from the charge transport experiment. Within quantum-chemical simulations and experiments on the extraction of minority carriers from silicon substrates, it was demonstrated that both electrons and holes can be trapped on oxygen vacancies in ZrO<sub>2</sub>. Hence, oxygen vacancies are supposed to operate as traps responsible for the blue luminescence band and charge transport in ZrO<sub>2</sub>.","PeriodicalId":412570,"journal":{"name":"Electrochemistry eJournal","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127883086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. T. Nguyen, V. Phung, V. Mittova, H. Ngo, Thuan Ngoc Vo, My Linh Le Thi, V. Nguyen, I. Mittova, M. Le, Y. Ahn, I. Kim, Tuan Loi Nguyen
{"title":"Fabricating Nanostructured HoFeO 3 Perovskite for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes via Co-Precipitation","authors":"A. T. Nguyen, V. Phung, V. Mittova, H. Ngo, Thuan Ngoc Vo, My Linh Le Thi, V. Nguyen, I. Mittova, M. Le, Y. Ahn, I. Kim, Tuan Loi Nguyen","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3882746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3882746","url":null,"abstract":"Nanostructured HoFeO3 perovskite was successfully prepared via co-precipitation of Fe3+ and Ho3+ ions in ethanol, followed by heat treatment. Analysis revealed the orthorhombic structure, uniaxial orientation, and nanograin size. This anode material exhibited excellent electrochemical properties in lithium-ion batteries including high capacity retention and Coulombic efficiency, good cyclability, low charge transfer, high Li+ diffusion coefficient, and excellent rate performance. They delivered reversible capacity of 437 mAh g-1 after 120 cycles at current density of 0.1 A g-1, a charge capacity of 299 mAh g-1 even at high current density of 10 A g-1. Outstanding performance can be ascribed to unique nanostructured perovskite. Nanosized materials offer a larger electrode/electrolyte interface, and reduce Li-ion diffusion length, improving reaction kinetics. Perovskite structure effectively prevented anode degradation during cycling, demonstrating excellent reversible storage. Kinetics of electrochemical reactions were also studied. All indicate the great potential of HoFeO3 perovskite as an anode material in LIBs.","PeriodicalId":412570,"journal":{"name":"Electrochemistry eJournal","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122822576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sandwich−Based Immunosensor for Electrochemical and Fluorescent Detection of F17-Positive Escherichia Coli and its F17A Fimbrial Protein","authors":"Imed Salhi, Amal Rabti, Asma Dhehibi, N. Raouafi","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3929281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3929281","url":null,"abstract":"F17A protein, the major subunit of F17 fimbriae, is one of the most prevalent and crucial virulence factors among the pathogenic Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) isolated from diarrheic and septicemic animals of various species. Purification and detection of this protein is regarded as an interesting field of investigation due to its important role as a therapeutic target, such as vaccines, and as a diagnostic tool. In this context, polyclonal rabbit antibodies recognizing F17A protein were developed and validated by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot. Moreover, sandwich biosensor using anti−F17A/gold nanoparticles conjugate as capture probe and anti−F17A antibody labelled with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as signal amplification probe was developed for electrochemical and fluorescent detection of purified F17A protein and live E. coli bacteria positive for F17. Good specificity and sensitivity for detection of E. coli strains positive for F17 were obtained with a lower detection limit of 37 CFU/mL.","PeriodicalId":412570,"journal":{"name":"Electrochemistry eJournal","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121965254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrodeposition of Bulk Nanocrystalline Ni-Fe-P Alloys and Their Mechanical and Soft Magnetic Properties","authors":"I. Matsui, N. Omura","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3563938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3563938","url":null,"abstract":"Electrodeposited Ni-Fe alloys are expected to have an improved mechanical strength because of their nanocrystalline structure. However, unsatisfactory grain refinement yields a higher coercivity compared with conventional permalloys, which is undesirable in soft magnetic materials. We report electrodeposited Ni-Fe-P alloys that combine the mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials with soft magnetism that is achievable in coarse-grained permalloys. Up to 2.0 at% P, the resultant Ni-Fe-P alloys achieved a tensile strength of 2.1 GPa, along with a plastic deformability. The electrodeposited alloys exhibited a saturation magnetic flux density of 1.1 T and a coercivity of 8.4 A/m. Our approach indicates that graine refinement by the P alloying can result in a lower coercivity, according to the law of the grain size and coercivity.","PeriodicalId":412570,"journal":{"name":"Electrochemistry eJournal","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115007251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the Pathways of N-Doped Carbon Materials Active Sites During Oxygen Reduction Reaction","authors":"J. Quílez‐Bermejo, E. Morallón, D. Cazorla-Amorós","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3926130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3926130","url":null,"abstract":"N-doped carbon materials have been considered as one of the most promising options for the replacement of platinum-based electrocatalysts towards the oxygen reduction reaction. However, what is known about this kind of catalysts and the identification of the active sites is still contradictory. Most of the scientific literature focuses on experimental characterization before ORR testing, leading to a consistent lack of knowledge about the surface chemistry at operando conditions. The development of operando techniques is, up to now, not enough to unravel with accuracy the reasons why these catalysts are as active as platinum-based electrodes and to understand the deactivation with time of use. In this work, the changes occurring in the active sites of N-doped carbon catalysts have been analysed in detail through pre- and post-ORR extended characterization of selectively N-doped carbon materials, along with sophisticated computational modelling.","PeriodicalId":412570,"journal":{"name":"Electrochemistry eJournal","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132023794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrochemical Oxidation Assisted with the 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition for the Synthesis of the New Substituted Triazole","authors":"Sadegh Khazalpour, Maryam Mehrdadian, A. Amani","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3932110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3932110","url":null,"abstract":"The electrochemical reaction of 4-ethynylaniline ( 4-EA ) in the present of sodium azide in buffered solutions with the various pHs (buffer solution /acetonitrile (80/20 v/v)) was investigated for the first time. Our electrochemical data assert that the product of oxidation of 4-ethynylaniline enter in the chemical reaction with azide ion. In continues, after the 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition, electrochemical oxidation, dimerization and third step electrochemical oxidation a triazole ring was produced as a desired product in a simple undivided cell and using carbon anode. The critical aim in this study was applying a non-catalytic procedure for the synthesis of triazole ring in the room temperature that successfully achieved.","PeriodicalId":412570,"journal":{"name":"Electrochemistry eJournal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132347531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}