An electrochemical cell with vertical geometry for neutron reflectivity measurements

2018 ◽  
Vol 551 ◽  
pp. 270-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari Mizusawa ◽  
Kenji Sakurai ◽  
Dai Yamazaki ◽  
Masayasu Takeda
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Cell ◽  
Neutron Reflectivity

Electrochemical cell

1998 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
J Coetzer
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Cell

Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Mesoporous Membranes and Effect of Molecular Architecture on Thermo- and pH-Responsive Behavior of the grafted Block Copolymer brushes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanchun Tang ◽  
Kohzo Ito ◽  
Hideaki Yokoyama
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Diblock Copolymers ◽  
Neutron Reflectivity ◽  
Molecular Architecture ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Responsive Polymer ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Stable Part ◽  
Copolymer Brushes ◽  
Mesoporous Membranes

In this study, we prepared ultrafiltration membranes with a decoupled responses of filtration property to temperature and pH. The membrane preparation method was developed based on our previous work. We utilized methanol-supercritical carbon dioxide (methanol-scCO<sub>2</sub>) selective swelling method to introduce nanopores to block copolymers containing poly(diethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA), poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) and polystyrene (PS) blocks. Formation of the mesoporous barrier layer with PS being the mechanically stable part of the matrix was driven by selective swelling of the PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA-b-PDMAEMA domains. Due to the selective swelling of PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA or PDMAEMA domains to introduce pores, the interior of the pores are covered with PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA or PDMAEMA blocks after pore formation. The PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA-b-PDMAEMA polymer brushes are naturally attached on the pore walls and worked as functional gates. PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA is a non-toxic, neutral thermo-responsive polymer with LCST at 26 ᴼC. PDMAEMA is a typical weak polyelectrolyte with pK<sub>a</sub> value at 7.0-7.5 and also a thermo-responsive polymer revealed a LCST of 20-80 °C in aqueous solution. Therefore, these membranes were expected to have multi dimensions as function of the combination of temperature and pH. Moreover, to understand the detail of the temperature and pH depended conformation transitions of PMEO<sub>2</sub>MA-b-PDMAEMA brushes, those diblock copolymers were end-tethered on flat substrates and analyzed via neutron reflectivity (NR).

Battery Losses In a MMC for BEVS Application

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adolfo Dannier ◽  
Gianluca Brando ◽  
Ivan Spina ◽  
Diego Iannuzzi
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
System Architecture ◽  
Electrochemical Cell ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Modular Multilevel Converter ◽  
Voltage Reference ◽  
Sinusoidal Voltage ◽  
Current Waveform ◽  
Voltage Source Inverter ◽  
Multilevel Converter

Objective:This paper analyses the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) topology, where each individual Sub Module (SM), in half bridge configuration, is directly fed by an elementary electrochemical cell.Methods:The aim is to investigate how the reference voltages influence the cells currents waveforms, determining how the active powers and the losses are distributed among the cells. Considering a 2-level Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) topology working in the same conditions, the ratio between the MMC total cells losses and VSI total cells losses is calculated. After showing the system architecture and mathematical model, the cells current waveform investigation is presented and detailed both for triangular and sinusoidal voltage reference waveform.Results:Finally, the results are critically discussed with particular focus on the comparison between the MMC and the VSI topologies.

Photo-Current Enhancement at Cu/p-Cu2O/rGO- Electrolyte Interface

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S.P.A.U.K. Samarakoon ◽  
C.A.N. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Diffuse Reflectance ◽  
Electrochemical Cell ◽  
Time Development ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
Electrochemical Cells ◽  
Current Action ◽  
Electrolyte Interface ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Efficient Charge ◽  
Photo Current

A considerable photo-current enhancement was found at the Cu/p-Cu2O/rGO-electrolyte interface in a photo-electrochemical cell with compared to that of Cu/p-Cu2O-electrolyte interface. The reason for the photo-current enhancement may be due to the efficient charge separation process provided at Cu/p-Cu2O/rGO-electrolyte interface. Here rGO (reduced graphene oxide) acts as an electron acceptor for the photo-generated charge carriers as it readily accept electrons from the conduction band of p-Cu2O. rGO was synthesized using electro-phoretic deposition (EPD) technique. Fabricated samples were characterized using diffuse reflectance spectra, photo-current action spectra and the time development of the photocurrent of photo-electrochemical cells.

Structural Determination of High Density, ATRP Grown Polystyrene Brushes by Neutron Reflectivity

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (24) ◽  
pp. 9523-9527 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Ell ◽  
Dennis E. Mulder ◽  
Roland Faller ◽  
Timothy E. Patten ◽  
Tonya L. Kuhl
Keyword(s):  
High Density ◽  
Neutron Reflectivity ◽  
Structural Determination

scholarly journals Effect of water on the electroresponsive structuring and friction in dilute and concentrated ionic liquid lubricant mixtures

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (48) ◽  
pp. 28191-28201
Author(s):  
Georgia A. Pilkington ◽  
Rebecca Welbourn ◽  
Anna Oleshkevych ◽  
Seiya Watanabe ◽  
Patricia Pedraz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Neutron Reflectivity ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Liquid Lubricant ◽  
Effect Of Water ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Ambient Levels

The influence of ambient levels of water on the electroresponsive interfacial structuring and nanofriction of ionic liquid lubricant mixtures has been investigated by neutron reflectivity and atomic force microscopy.

scholarly journals Understanding contact electrification at liquid–solid interfaces from surface electronic structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingzi Sun ◽  
Qiuyang Lu ◽  
Zhong Lin Wang ◽  
Bolong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Electrochemical Cell ◽  
Cell Model ◽  
Electrostatic Charge ◽  
Direct Visualization ◽  
Solid Interface ◽  
Surface Electronic Structure ◽  
Contact Electrification ◽  
Triboelectric Nanogenerators

AbstractThe charge transfer phenomenon of contact electrification even exists in the liquid–solid interface by a tiny droplet on the solid surface. In this work, we have investigated the contact electrification mechanism at the liquid–solid interface from the electronic structures at the atomic level. The electronic structures display stronger modulations by the outmost shell charge transfer via surface electrostatic charge perturbation than the inter-bonding-orbital charge transfer at the liquid–solid interface, supporting more factors being involved in charge transfer via contact electrification. Meanwhile, we introduce the electrochemical cell model to quantify the charge transfer based on the pinning factor to linearly correlate the charge transfer and the electronic structures. The pinning factor exhibits a more direct visualization of the charge transfer at the liquid–solid interface. This work supplies critical guidance for describing, quantifying, and modulating the contact electrification induced charge transfer systems in triboelectric nanogenerators in future works.

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