Co3?xMnxO4 is a bimetal oxide with excellent electrochemical activity in alkaline solution, has been regarded as a promising alternative in the field of ion-air batteries and proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Herein, we report a simple solvothermal-calcination method to fabricate Co3?xMnxO4 with tunable external Co3+/Co2+ and Mn3+/Mn2+ ratio. The tunable ratio of element valence in the bimetal results in a higher exposure of active center for oxygen redox reaction (ORR), and thus lead to a better ORR activity, which was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterizations and electrochemical measurements. Specially, Co1.8Mn1.2O4 with a Co3+/Co2+ ratio of 2.08 showed an overpotential of 0.37 V at benchmark ORR current density of 3 mA/cm2 in 0.1 M KOH, which is lower than that of pure oxide (Mn3O4 0.53 V and Co3O4 0.56 V). In addition, the as prepared Co1.8Mn1.2O4 exhibited a positive half-wave potential (0.83 V vs RHE) due to their more active sites, promotes charge transfer, adsorption and desorption of oxygen species. This work provides a strategy for the design and fabrication of earth-abundant, low-cost electrocatalysts for PEMFC in practical applications.
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Co3?xMnxO4 was fabricated by tuning external Co3+/Co2+ and Mn3+/Mn2+ ratio, and the activity initially shows a positive correlation with the ration of Co3+/Co2+ in Co3?xMnxO4.
Various lamellar orientations of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), due to competition between bulk nucleation and interfacial nucleation, have been realized in its melt drawn blends with isotactic polypropylene (iPP) upon cooling after subjected to 160 °C for 30 min. Directed crystallization, with heterogeneous nucleation in the bulk (within domains), is defined as lamellar growth along boundary of anisotropic domains and is favored in larger domains at higher temperature (slow cooling), since overgrowth of lamellae can feel the interface rather than impingement with neighbor ones as a result of scare nuclei at higher temperature. Moreover, lamellar growth caused by directed crystallization is dependent of dimension of confinement. Due to 2D confinement of cylindrical domains, lamellae can only grow along the axis of cylinder and thus b-axis orientation is formed. While in the layered domains with 1D confinement, however, lamellae grow with the normal of (110) plane along the melt drawn direction. On the other hand, epitaxial growth of HDPE chains onto iPP lamellae is related to the surface-induced crystallization and dominated by the interfacial nucleation. Only interfacial nucleation is preferred can epitaxial growth occur. Therefore, retarded crystallization, realized by either strong confinement in finer domains or rapid cooling or both, is favorable for it. 相似文献
Weanling male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed diets for four weeks which differed in their content of n−6 (corn oil; CO) and
n−3 fatty acids (fish oil; FO), but were similar in their content of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids and vitamin
E. At the end of the four-week feeding period, each dietary group was subdivided into two groups. One group received a single
placebo injection of α-tocopherol-stripped corn oil (TSCO); the other group received a single injection of the free radical
generator, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP), in TSCO. Twenty-four hours after injection, the effect of dietary oil and
MEKP treatment on endogenous lipid peroxide (LPO) production (measured as methylene blue formed by the “Determiner LPO” assay),
glutathione (GSH) and vitamin E content, and fatty acid composition of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine in
heart and liver from unfasted animals were measured. FO-fed rats had significantly heavier hearts and livers, increased levels
of n−3 fatty acids in membrane phospholipids, and higher liver LPO levels than CO-fed rats. MEKP treatment resulted in significantly
lower body weights and liver GSH levels. The data indicate that dietary n−3 fatty acids increase lipid peroxidation in liver
somewhat more than in heart. The study also demonstrates that the effect of induced oxidative stress due to a single dose
of MEKP on lipid peroxide formation and antioxidant status in tissues from unfasted animals was independent of the dietary
oils. 相似文献