scholarly journals A Sol-Gel Process for the Synthesis of NiCo2O4Having Improved Specific Capacitance and Cycle Stability for Electrochemical Capacitors

2012 ◽  
Vol 159 (8) ◽  
pp. A1262-A1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mao-Cheng Liu ◽  
Ling-Bin Kong ◽  
Chao Lu ◽  
Xiao-Ming Li ◽  
Yong-Chun Luo ◽  
...  
1995 ◽  
Vol 393 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.R. Jow ◽  
J.P. Zheng

ABSTRACTRuthenium oxide thin films of an amorphous phase were successfully prepared on a titanium (Ti) substrate at temperatures below 160 °C. The sol-gel process using metal alkoxide precursor in nonaqueous solvents was used to prepare these films. The preliminary results showed that a specific capacitance of 430 F/g can be achieved for amorphous ruthenium oxide electrode in sulfuric acid. Films prepared by this method are compared with the films prepared by the thermal decomposition of the aqueous ruthenium chloride solution at temperatures above 300 °C. The specific capacitance, the crystalline structure, and the surface morphology of these films as a function of the preparation temperature were also discussed.


1999 ◽  
Vol 575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suh-Cern Pang ◽  
MarcA Anderson

ABSTRACTNanoparticulate MnO2thin films fabricated by the sol-gel process have been shown to be an outstanding novel electrode material for Ultracapacitors. The average specific capacitance of sol-gel-derived MnO2thin-films on nickel substrates as determined by cyclic voltammetry ranged from 566 to 698 F/g. These films also exhibited good cycling stability within the potential range of 0.0-0.9V (vs SCE) in unbuffered aqueous electrolyte. Both CV and XPS studies showed that MnO2films have remained chemically and structurally intact after 1,500 cycles. The XRD spectra and SEM micrographs showed that the microstructure of MnO2thin films are highly porous, and poorly crystalline or amorphous in nature. The high specific capacitance of MnO2may be predominantly due to pseudocapacitance associated with homogenous and reversible redox reactions of proton insertion into and out of the MnO2lattice. Any variation in the microstructure and thickness of films might affect proton mobility within the oxide matrix and thereby affecting their cycling behaviors. Further optimization of the cycling behaviors is envisaged with better microstructural and thickness control of these sol-gelderived nanoparticulate MnO2thin films.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Ying Tsai ◽  
Kanchan Mondal ◽  
S. Talapatra

ABSTRACTManganese oxide based nanoparticles were synthesized by sol-gel process. Methanol, ethanol, and propanol were used as alternative solvent during sol-gel process with manganese acetate as precursor for the preparation of pristine manganese oxide. Hybrid MnOx modified by additions of carbon nanotubes was further prepared. Smallest particle size was observed for manganese oxide prepared from propanol, with diameters range from 16 nm to 50nm. XRD results showed that the as prepared manganese oxide based samples at calcination temperature of 300°C and above were composed of Mn2O3 as dominant phase, with Mn3O4 as minor phase. Specific capacitance measured from two electrode systems of manganese oxide prepared from methanol, ethanol, and propanol at scan rate of 10 mV/s were 88.3, 66.0, 104.8 F/g and the result for the hybrid sample was 140.5 F/g. The highest capacitance of the MnOx revealed a specific capacitance of 231.4 F/g when a 1:1 mixture of propanaol and methanol was employed as the solvent for the sol preparation. Results from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) also showed superior electrochemical properties of the hybrid sample over pristine manganese oxide samples.


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 4631-4636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mao-Cheng Liu ◽  
Ling-Bin Kong ◽  
Chao Lu ◽  
Xiao-Ming Li ◽  
Yong-Chun Luo ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
J.M. Schwartz ◽  
L.F. Francis ◽  
L.D. Schmidt ◽  
P.S. Schabes-Retchkiman

Ceramic thin films and coatings are of interest for electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal barrier applications. Critical for improved properties in thin films is the development of specific microstructures during processing. To this end, the sol-gel method is advantageous as a versatile processing route. The sol-gel process involves depositing a solution containing metalorganic or colloidal ceramic precursors onto a substrate and heating the deposited layer to form a crystalline or non-crystalline ceramic coating. This route has several advantages, including the ability to create tailored microstructures and properties, to coat large or small areas, simple or complex shapes, and to more easily prepare multicomponent ceramics. Sol-gel derived coatings are amorphous in the as-deposited state and develop their crystalline structure and microstructure during heat-treatment. We are particularly interested in studying the amorphous to crystalline transformation, because many key features of the microstructure such as grain size and grain size distribution may be linked to this transformation.


1999 ◽  
Vol 606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keishi Nishio ◽  
Jirawat Thongrueng ◽  
Yuichi Watanabe ◽  
Toshio Tsuchiya

AbstructWe succeeded in the preparation of strontium-barium niobate (Sr0.3Ba0.7Nb2O6 : SBN30)that have a tetragonal tungsten bronze type structure thin films on SrTiO3 (100), STO, or La doped SrTiO3 (100), LSTO, single crystal substrates by a spin coating process. LSTO substrate can be used for electrode. A homogeneous coating solution was prepared with Sr and Ba acetates and Nb(OEt)5 as raw materials, and acetic acid and diethylene glycol monomethyl ether as solvents. The coating thin films were sintered at temperature from 700 to 1000°C for 10 min in air. It was confirmed that the thin films on STO substrate sintered above 700°C were in the epitaxial growth because the 16 diffraction spots were observed on the pole figure using (121) reflection. The <130> and <310> direction of the thin film on STO were oriented with the c-axis in parallel to the substrate surface. However, the diffraction spots of thin film on LSTO substrate sintered at 700°C were corresponds to the expected pattern for (110).


2000 ◽  
Vol 628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang-Way Jang ◽  
Ren-Jye Wu ◽  
Yuung-Ching Sheen ◽  
Ya-Hui Lin ◽  
Chi-Jung Chang

This work successfully prepared an UV curable organic-inorganic hybrid material consisting of organic modified colloidal silica. Applications of UV curable organic-inorganic hybrid materials include abrasion resistant coatings, photo-patternable thin films and waveguides. Colloidal silica containing reactive functional groups were also prepared by reacting organic silane and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) using sol-gel process. In addition, the efficiency of grafting organic moiety onto silica nanoparticles was investigated by applying TGA and FTIR techniques. Experimental results indicated a strong interdependence between surface modification efficiency and solution pH. Acrylate-SiO2 hybrid formation could result in a shifting of thermal degradation temperature of organic component from about 200°C to near 400°C. In addition, the stability of organic modified colloidal silica in UV curable formula and the physical properties of resulting coatings were discussed. Furthermore, the morphology of organic modified colloidal silica was investigated by performing TEM and SEM studies‥


2003 ◽  
Vol 771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Fardad ◽  
Wei Liang ◽  
Yadong Zhang ◽  
Bryson Case ◽  
Shibin Jiang ◽  
...  

AbstractFluorinated and photo-imageable precursors are synthesized through a Barbier-Grignard reaction for 1550-nm window. The precursors are used for the sol-gel process of integrated optic components for silica-on-silicon technology. Material compositions and process parameters are optimized to achieve internal absorptions >0.1 dB/cm and propagation losses of about 0.5 dB/cm at 1550 nm. Compact 1×16 Beam splitters are designed and fabricated which exhibit >0.3 dB power uniformity, >0.1 dB PDL and 1.5 dB coupling loss. By hybrid integration of the passive splitters and in-house fiber amplifiers, amplifying splitters are demonstrated at various signal intensities.


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