Electrode used in lithium-ion battery is invariably a composite of multifunctional components. The performance of the electrode is controlled by the interactive function of all components at mesoscale. Fundamental understanding of mesoscale phenomenon sets the basis for innovative designing of new materials. Here we report the achievement and origin of a significant performance enhancement of e...

Recently, Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (APEMFCs) have been attracting worldwide attention mainly due to the prospect of using non–platinum–group metal catalysts. In addition, there is growing evidence that these fuel cells can operate with the presence of carbonate. This mini review will introduce the state–of–the–art in understanding of alkaline anion–exchange membranes (AA...

a pvc membrane fe(iii) ion selective electrode has been constructed using a new macrocyclic asmembrane carrier.the electrode exhibits a good potentiometric response for fe(iii) over a wideconcentration range 1.0×10-4 to 1.0×10-1m with a slope 19.4±0.5 mv/decade a and a working phrange of 6.5-9.0. it has a fast response time ≤30s.the best performance was observed with themembrance having the 30....

we found that dibenzo-18-crown-6 (db18c6) can be used as an ionophore to make a tin (ii)-ionselectivemembrane electrode. the electrode exhibits a near nernstian response for sn2+ ions over aconcentration range from 1.0× 10-6 – 1.0× 10-2 m with a slope of 27.5 ± 0.6 mv per concentration decadein an acidic solution (ph=1). the limit of detection was 8.0× 10-7 m. it has a response time of < 20s an...

in order to study the cu(ii) ion selective electrode, an optimized membrane was prepared by mixing of 30 mg of pvc powdered, 5 mg of considered ionophore, 60 mg of plasticizer and 5 mg of additive. the sensor showed a near nernstian response for cu(ii) ions over a concentration range from 1.0×0-6 –1.0×0-2 m with a slope of 28.90.5 mv per concentration decade with a working ph range of 3.5-6.3. ...

Membrane degradation is a severe factor limiting the lifetime of polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Therefore, obtaining a deeper knowledge is fundamental in order to establish fuel cells as competitive product. A segmented single cell was operated under open circuit voltage with alternating relative humidity. The influence of the catalyst layer on membrane degradation was evaluated by measuring a...

We present a microfabricated affinity sensor using permittivity measurement for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). This device is based on a perforated electrode separated from a bottom electrode on a substrate by a solution of a synthetic glucose-sensitive polymer. Glucose permeates through the perforated electrode and binds with the polymer, leading to a change in the polymer solution permi...

Methods routinely utilized for detection of phenylalanine in new-born blood consist of enzymatic assays, lacking sensitivity and HPLC assays which are expensive and time-consuming to conduct. We, here, report for the first time, the construction of a phenylalanine sensitive electrode, on the basis of a selective molecularly imprinted polymer, offering sensitivity, economy and ease of use for th...

a pebax-nano zeolite x mixed matrix membrane was fabricated and operationally characterized using single gas (co2) permeation. x-ray diffraction (xrd) analysis was used to study the arrangement of polymer chains of mixed matrix membrane. the membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (sem) to study cross-sectional morphology. the single gas permeability were carried out for ne...