We synthesized nickel–iron layered double hydroxide ([NiFe]-LDH) nanosheets with different interlayer anions to probe their role in water oxidation catalysis. In alkaline electrolyte in ambient air, carbonate rapidly replaced other interlayer anions and catalytic activity was highest. Electrocatalytic water oxidation in virtually carbonate-free alkaline electrolyte revealed that activity was a ...

Proton conducting materials having reasonable proton conductivity at low humidification conditions are critical for decrease in system complexity and improvement of power density for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. This study shows that polyelectrolyte brushes on titanate nanotubes formed through surface-initiated free radical polymerization exhibit less humidity-dependent proton condu...

A new frontal electroelution approach that can be used for the preconcentration of amino acids in in-line solid-phase extraction-capillary electrophoresis (SPE-CE) has been developed. A single capillary was employed featuring a short monolithic SPE column created inside the capillary via photo-initiated, free-radical polymerisation of 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate monomers. ...

Numerous circuit models have been proposed to represent the electrode–electrolyte interface (EEI) impedance and bulk medium of conducting media. Following a review, two suitable are constructed behavior conduction in electrolytes soils, respectively. Both incorporate constant phase element parallel with an apparent Faradaic resistance, which is found reproduce EEI accurately. For electrolyte mo...

All-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (ASSLIBs) are promising alternatives to conventional organic electrolyte-based due their higher safety and energy densities. Despite advantages, ASSLIBs suffer from issues like high charge transfer resistances the brittleness of inorganic solid electrolyte chemical instabilities at lithium/electrolyte interface. Within this work, we investigate composite el...

Steady-state spectroscopic studies have been performed with three intramolecular charge-transfer molecules, 4-(1-azetidinyl)benzonitrile (P4C), 4-(1-pyrrolidinyl)benzonitrile (P5C), and 4-(1-piperidinyl)benzonitrile (P6C), in ethyl acetate and acetonitrile in presence of lithium perchlorate (LiClO(4)) at room temperature to investigate the effects of electrolytes on excited-state intramolecular...

Fuel cells convert chemical energy directly into electrical energy with high efficiencies and environmental benefits, as compared with traditional heat engines. Yttria-stabilized zirconia is perhaps the material with the most potential as an electrolyte in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), owing to its stability and near-unity ionic transference number. Although there exist materials with superio...