PLATINUM COMPOUNDS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR MAKING DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20200381186A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-03

    申请号:US16425621

    申请日:2019-05-29

    Abstract: Platinum films can be obtained by AACVD using a class of Pt-dialkyldithiocarbamates complexes, of the formula Pt(S2CNR2), wherein R is independently alkyl, such as isobutyl, aryl, or alkaryl, such as benzyl, particularly as single source precursors. The catalytic performance of the resulting Pt-films allows their use as counter electrodes in dye sensitized solar cells, for example. The efficiency of the AACVD-produced electrodes can be better than a conventionally used Pt-counter electrodes made by the doctor blade's method. The Pt(S2CNR2)-derived films have well connected and defect free surface topography and better catalytic performance, likely due to their high conductivity and reflectivity. A simple and low cost method employing such dithiocarbamate precursors can generate Pt-films and electrodes of broad applicability.

    MANGANESE OXIDE OVER NICKEL FOAM AS AN ELECTROCATALYST FOR WATER OXIDATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240425991A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18340094

    申请日:2023-06-23

    Abstract: A method of generating oxygen including applying a potential of greater than 0 to 2.0 V to an electrochemical cell that is at least partially submerged in an aqueous solution such that on applying the potential the aqueous solution is oxidized thereby forming oxygen. The electrochemical cell includes an electrocatalyst and a counter electrode. The electrocatalyst includes a nickel foam substrate and a layer of particles of manganese oxide having a formula of MnxOy on a surface of the nickel foam substrate, where x is an integer from 1 to 7, and where y is an integer from 1 to 13. The particles of MnO have a spherical shape with an average diameter of 5-15 nanometers (nm) and are aggregated with an average aggregate size of 500-1,000 nm in the shape of a cauliflower.

    METHOD OF PREPARING CARBON PARTICLES FROM OIL ASH

    公开(公告)号:US20210276870A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US16812798

    申请日:2020-03-09

    Abstract: A method of producing submicron carbon particles from oil ash. The method comprises pyrolyzing the oil ash to produce a pyrolyzed oil ash and milling the pyrolyzed oil ash to produce carbon particles having a mean particle size in the submicron regime. The method produces submicron carbon particles which have a very high carbon content (90 to 99 atom %) and a very low content of oxygen, the particles having a ratio of carbon to oxygen ratio of 10:1 to 99:1. The size of the particles may be controlled by the duration of the milling. The submicron carbon particles are devoid of functionalities containing carbon-oxygen double bonds as measured by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

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