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The effect of the structure and the specific surface area of carbon materials, contained in positive electrodes, on the peculiarities of cycling of lithium-sulfur cells (the depth of electrochemical reduction of sulfur and lithium polysulfides, the changes in capacity and Coulomb efficiency of cycling) was studied.

Electrochemical characteristics of electrodes based on various carbon materials such as expanded graphite, nanotubes, black carbon for hybrid supercapacitors C/PbO₂ with acid electrolyte were investigated. It was shown that the highest values of the capacitive characteristics were obtained using TUBALL graphene nanotubes (LLC OCSiAl.ru, Novosibirsk).

The use of heat of low-temperature sources dissipated into the environment for the production of useful energy is an urgent scientific and technical task. The article discusses the electrochemical principle of collecting the heat of low potential sources (temperature less than 100°C) and converting it into electricity using a thermoelectrochemical cell based on complex salts of potassium ferri/ferrocyanide redox electrolyte. The efficiency of converting low-grade heat into useful energy in the studied cell type largely depends on the electrolyte concentration.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1608-4039-2018-18-3-128-132

A kinetics of formic acid anodic oxidation at electrodes consisting from composites of palladium with polyaniline is studied. It was found that the contact of palladium with polyaniline does not result in the electrocatalytic activity enhancement, that differs such composites from composites of palladium with polyelectrolytes.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1608-4039-2017-17-1-29-36

A various features of the electrochemical behavior of number superfine carbon materials in electrolyte based on an ionic liquid 1-methyl-3-butilimidazolium tetrafluorineborate (1Me3BuImBF4) were determined by voltammetry and impedance methods. A comparative analysis of the effect of the type and nature of the electrolyte material on the main electrochemical characteristics of carbon electrodes which may be used in supercapacitors was done.

Ethanol electrooxidation catalyst PtSn (3:1, 40% Pt) on pyrolytic double-walled carbon nanotubes as a carrier was synthesized by means of modified polyol method. Electrocatalytic activity of the synthesized catalyst in model conditions (0.5М H₂SO₄ + 1М С₂Н₅ОН) is higher than that for analogous catalyst on XC 72 carbon and equals to 70 mA/mg_cat (E = 0.4 V). Tolerant cathode catalysts based on nonmetal (S, P, Bi) modified Pt and platinum-free cathode catalysts PdСо and RuСоSe were synthesized by means of high temperature method. Enhanced efficiency and tolerance of these systems were shown in oxygen reduction reaction in presence of ethanol. PdCo (20% Pd, 6% Co) and PtBi (9:1, 40% Pt) showed the highest ethanol tolerance. Model tests results have been confirmed by low temperature ethanol-oxygen fuel cell tests data for MEAs with considered catalysts.

By cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode investigated the stability of the composite catalyst Pt/C–CNT from electrochemical action through multiple changes of the electrode potential from –150 to 1000 mV vs. silver chloride reference electrode. Investigated: the dynamics of the electrochemically active surface area of platinum and electrode in whole, change of amount of quinone groups, change in density of the kinetic current reduction of air oxygen on the surface of the catalyst. With the use of the method of differential thermal analysis studied the oxidation processes and the mechanisms of change of the physicochemical properties of the material under electrochemical action.