کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1285428 | 973139 | 2008 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
In order to estimate the effect of the dispersion of nano-carbon species into a composite electrode, ultrasonic pretreatments under various conditions have been carried out for two kinds of nano-carbons, vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF) and acetylene black, before preparing a composite electrode with iron powder. The cyclic voltammetry behavior of the resulting Fe/nano-carbon composite electrodes is significantly influenced by the kind of nano-carbon and the pretreatment conditions in spite of as a low content of nano-carbon as 20 wt.%. The largest redox current at initial cycle is obtained for Fe/VGCF composite electrode with the 30 min pretreatment of VGCF in ethanol. The dispersion of nano-carbon verifies the apparent density of the composite, and then affects the feature of three-phase interface among the ion-conducting electrolyte, the redox reaction surface, and the electron conductor.
Journal: Journal of Power Sources - Volume 183, Issue 1, 15 August 2008, Pages 399–402