Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Nickel(II) oxide'

An electrochromic (EC) material is able to change colour under the influence of an electric potential. The development of energy efficient smart windows for architectural applications is at present the subject of intense research for both economic and environmental reasons. Thus there is now a considerable research effort to develop smart windows with natural colour switching properties, i.e. shades of grey. In this regard, a promising metal oxide with a brown-black anodic colouring state is NiO or hydrated nickel oxide (also called nickel hydroxide , Ni(OH)2). The present work outlines the preparation and optimisation of EC nickel oxide-based ceramic precursor films onto various conducting substrates towards smart window applications. The literature review chapter outlines the different methods used for generating ceramic materials, a review of electrochromism and history of nickel oxide-based EC materials are also provided. Thins films have been deposited by an electrochemical cathodic deposition and by aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) technique. For hydrated NiO films prepared by electrochemical cathodic deposition, various deposition factors at small-scale area (30 x 7 mm) have been investigated in order to optimise the films properties towards EC applications. With deposition on fluorine-doped tin oxide (SnO2:F, FTO) on glass, use of nickel nitrate (0.01 mol dm-3) solution at an applied current of -0.2 mA (-0.1 mA cm-2) for 800 s was optimal for preparing uniform deposits with a porous interconnecting flake-like structure, which is generally regarded as favourable for the intercalation/deintercalation of hydroxide ions during redox cycling. The as-deposited hydrated NiO films showed excellent transmittance modulation (Δ%T = 83.2 at 432 nm), with average colouration efficiency (CE) of 29.6 cm2 C-1 and low response times. However, after 50 voltammetric cycles, the cycle life was found to fade by 17.2% from charge measurements, and 28.8 % from in-situ transmittance spectra measurements. In an attempt to prepare films with improved durability, AACVD has been used for the first time in the preparation of thin-film EC nickel(II) oxide (NiO). The as-deposited films were confirmed to be cubic NiO from analysis of powder X-ray diffraction data, with an optical band gap that decreased from 3.61 to 3.48 eV with an increase in film thickness (in the range 330 820 nm). The EC properties of the films were investigated as a function of film thickness, following 50, 100 and 500 conditioning oxidative voltammetric cycles in aqueous KOH (0.1 mol dm-3). Light modulation of the films increased with the number of conditioning cycles. EC response times were < 10 s and generally longer for the colouration than the bleaching process. The films showed excellent stability when tested for up to 10000 colour/bleach cycles. Using a calculation method based on the integration of experimental spectral power distributions derived from in-situ visible region spectra over the CIE 1931 colour-matching functions, the colour stimuli of the NiO-based films, and the changes that take place on reversibly switching between the bleached and coloured forms have been calculated. Films prepared by both deposition techniques gave positive a* and b* values to produce orange. However, in combination with low L* values, the films were perceived as brown-grey. Hydrated NiO prepared via electrochemical cathodic deposition suffers from two well-known limitations; firstly, it shows catalytic properties towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which is a process very close to the Ni(II)/Ni(III) redox process. Secondly, hydrated NiO shows poor cycling durability in alkaline solution. The co-deposition of single or bimetallic additives is an effective way to overcome these problems. Electrochemical studies revealed that the combination of cobalt (10%) with lanthanum (5%) was found to be the optimal composition for preparing hydrated NiO films with improved film durability. Finally, the emphasis of this work was on scale-up of deposition. Therefore, optimised deposition conditions from small scale (3.0 x 0.7 cm) have been used to successfully deposit films on two different sized large-area (10 x 7.5 and 30 x 30 cm) conducting substrates.

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The electro-oxidation of ethanol was evaluated on a pyrolytic graphite electrode (PGE) chemically modified with the nickel(II)-bis(1,10-phenanthroline) complex (Ni(II)(Phen)2) supported on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) (rGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2/PGE). The Ni(II)(Phen)2 complex, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and the rGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2 composite were prepared and characterized by the techniques of Spectroscopy in the UV-Vis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Diffraction of X-rays. The electrocatalytic activity of the material was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. In alkaline solution, the voltamograms obtained for rGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2/PGE showed the formation of well defined redox peaks associated with the Ni(II)/Ni(III) redox couple. The results showed that the RGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2 composite significantly increases the electrocatalytic activity for ethanol oxidation compared to the electrode modified only with the Ni(II)(Phen)2 complex. Using the Laviron theory, the charge transfer rate constant (ks) and the electron transfer coefficient (α) of the electrode reaction were calculated to be 0.56 s-1 and 0.61, respectively. A investigation of the electro-oxidation of ethanol was performed by evaluating the effect of different parameters such as potential scan rate, OH- concentration and alcohol concentration. The chronoamperometric experiments were used to determine the diffusion coefficient of ethanol (D = 4.7 Χ 10-6 cm2 s-1) and the catalytic rate constant (kcat = 1.26 Χ 107 cm3 mol-1 s-1). The results obtained in this study clearly indicate the viability of rGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2/PGE as an electrocatalyst for ethanol oxidation.
A eletro-oxidação do etanol foi avaliada em um eletrodo de grafite pirolítico (PGE) quimicamente modificado com o complexo de níquel(II)-bis(1,10-fenantrolina) (Ni(II)(Phen)2) suportado em óxido de grafeno reduzido (rGO) (rGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2/PGE). O complexo Ni(II)(Phen)2, o óxido de grafeno reduzido (rGO), e o compósito rGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2 foram preparados e caracterizados pelas técnicas de Espectroscopia na região do UV-Vis, Espectroscopia de Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier e Difração de Raios X. A atividade eletrocatalítica do material foi avaliada por voltametria cíclica e cronoamperometria. Em solução alcalina, os voltamogramas obtidos para rGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2/PGE mostraram processos redox bem definidos associados ao par redox Ni(II)/Ni(III). Os resultados mostraram que o compósito rGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2 aumenta significativamente a atividade eletrocatalítica para a oxidação do etanol em comparação com o eletrodo modificado apenas com o complexo Ni(II)(Phen)2 adsorvido na superfície do eletrodo. Usando a teoria de Laviron, a constante de velocidade de transferência de carga (ks) e o coeficiente de transferência de elétrons (α) da reação do eletrodo foram calculados sendo 0,56 s-1 e 0,61, respectivamente. Uma investigação da eletro-oxidação do etanol foi realizada avaliando o efeito de diferentes parâmetros, como a velocidade de varredura do potencial, a concentração de OH- e a concentração de álcool. Os experimentos cronoamperométricos foram utilizados para determinar o coeficiente de difusão do etanol (D = 4,7 Χ 10-6 cm2 s-1) e a constante de velocidade catalítica (kcat = 1,26 Χ 107 cm3 mol-1 s-1). Os resultados obtidos neste estudo indicam, claramente, a viabilidade do rGO/Ni(II)(Phen)2/PGE como eletrocatalisador da oxidação de etanol.

Photoelectrodes and photovoltaic devices have been prepared via multiple thin film deposition methods. Aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD), electrodeposition (ED), chemical bath deposition (CBD) and doctor blade technique (DB) have been used to deposit binary and ternary metal oxide films on FTO glass substrates. The prepared thin films were characterised by a combination of SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), powder X-ray diffraction, mechanical strength tests and photochemical measurements. Nickel oxide (NiO) thin films prepared by AACVD were determined to have good mechanical strength . with a photocurrent of 7.6 μA cm-2 at 0 V and an onset potential of about 0.10 V. This contrasted with the dark current density of 0.3 μA cm-2 at 0 V. These NiO samples have very high porosity with crystalline columns evidenced by SEM. In comparison with the AACVD methodology, NiO films prepared using a combination of ED and DB show good mechanical strength but a higher photocurrent of 24 μA cm-2 at 0 V and an onset potential of about 0.10 V with a significantly greater dark current density of 7 μA cm-2 at 0 V. The characteristic features shown in the SEM are smaller pores compared to the AACVD method. Copper (II) oxide (CuO) and copper (I) oxide (Cu2O) films were fabricated by AACVD by varying the annealing temperature between 100-325°C in air using a fixed annealing time of 30 min. It was shown by photocurrent density (J-V) measurements that CuO produced at 325 °C was most stable and provided the highest photocurrent of 173 μA cm-2 at 0 V with an onset potential of about 0.23 V. The alignment of zinc oxide (ZnO) nano-rods and nano-tubes fabricated by CBD have been shown to be strongly affected by the seed layer on the FTO substrate. SEM images showed that AACVD provided the best seed layer for aligning the growth of the nano-rods perpendicular to the surface. Nano-rods were successfully altered into nano-tubes using a potassium chloride bath etching method. NiO prepared by both AACVD and the combined ED/DB method were sensitized to absorb more of the solar spectrum using AACVD to deposit CuO over the NiO. A large increase in the photocurrent was observed for the p-type photoelectrode. These p-type photoelectrode showed a photocurrent density of approximately 100 μA cm-2 at 0 V and an onset potential of 0.3 V. This photocathode was then used as a base to produce a solid state p-type solar cell. For the construction of the solid state solar cells several n-type semiconductors were used, these were ZnO, WO3 and BiVO4. WO3 and BiVO4 were successfully produced with BiVO4 proving to be the optimum choice. This cell was then studied more in depth and optimised by controlling the thickness of each layer and annealing temperatures. The best solid state solar cell produced had a Jsc of 0.541 μA cm-2 (541 nA) and a Voc of 0.14 V, TX146 made up of NiO 20 min, CuFe2O4 50 min, CuO 10 min, BiVO4 27 min, using AACVD and then annealed for 30 min at 600°C.

Une étude thermodynamique et cinétique systématique a été entreprise sur l'extraction liquide-liquide du nickel(II) par la 2-ethylhexanal oxime (EHO) seule ou en mélange avec l'acide di-(2-éthylhexyl) phosphorique (D2EHPA) en solution dans le dodécane.
La caractérisation des différentes agrégations de la EHO et du D2EHPA par osmométrie VPO a montré l'existence de monomères (notés respectivement HOx et HA), de dimères et de trimères ainsi que l'absence d'espèce mixte EHO-D2EHPA.
L'étude de l'extraction du nickel par l'oxime seule à partir de différents milieux aqueux a montré que la cinétique est relativement lente et que seuls les chlorure permettent l'extraction en milieu acide. Les différents types de complexes organiques extraits ont été mis en évidence. En l'absence de sel ou avec NH4NO3, les complexes extraits sont respectivement Ni(Ox)2(HOx)n où n vaut 3 ou 4 pour de plus fortes concentrations en oxime. En présence de chlorure, les complexes extraits sont NiCl2(HOx)n en milieu acide (pH<4) ou NiCl(Ox)(HOx)n pour un milieu moins acide, n valant 3 ou 4 selon la concentration de l'oxime.
L'étude cinétique, conduite dans une cellule agitée de type Rushton, a montré que le processus est contrôlé par une étape interfaciale. Elle correspond à la réaction de solvatation du complexe neutre NiCl2(H2O), (pH<4), ou NiCl(Ox)(H2O) adsorbé, (pH>4), par une molécule d'oxime dans le cas des chlorures ; pour les autres électrolytes, il s'agit de l'échange cationique entre Ni(Ox)(H2O)5+ et HOx.
L'ajout d'un co-extractant (D2EHPA) provoque une accélération cinétique significative. Le complexe extrait est NiA2(HOx), confirmé par ailleurs par une étude iso-moléculaire. L'étape limitante est une réaction interfaciale d'échange cationique entre NiA(H2O)5+ adsorbé et HA. Pour comparaison, l'étude cinétique a été également conduite dans une cellule à aire interfaciale constante de type Armollex et a permis une estimation de l'aire interfaciale spécifique développée dans la cellule agitée.

碩士
國立中正大學
化學所
96
We have successfully synthesized the organonickel Lewis acid complex, [HO(CH2)11N(H)P(O)(2-py)2]NiBr2 (3) in quantitative yield. A mixture of (DME)NiBr2 and HO(CH2)11N(H)P(O)(2-py)2¬ in CH3CN was allowed to stir at 25 oC for 12 hours. The resulting solution was concentrated and a small portion of hexane acting as diffusion solvent was added at 0 oC to give [HO(CH2)11N(H)P(O)(2-py)2]NiBr2 as green precipitates. The green powdered products were obtained by decanting off the supernatant followed by drying under vacuum. The complex 3 was very stable against moisture and air. Its solid form can be stored in air for months and when dissolving in solution it can also stay unchanged for at least 48 hours without any decomposition. The NMR analysis of complex 3 showed the occurrence of obvious contact shift and broadening of all proton signals. The EPR spectral analysis and SQUID dada also indicated a paramagnetism of a triplet spin state associated with a tetrahedral Ni (II) center for complex 3. We have also used FT-IR and FAB-MS spectrometry to further verify the composition and the coordination linkage of nickel with pyridyl nitrogen atoms. In the second part of this thesis, an emphasis was made on the application of this organonickel Lewis acid as catalyst for a series of thioacetalization condensation reactions. The thioacetalization condensation reactions of various aldehydes and dithiols (1,2-ethanedithiol and 1,3-propanedithiol) in a mixed solvent system of CH2Cl2 and MeOH in a volume ratio of 5:1 were catalyzed by 10 mol% of complex catalysts 3 at ambient temperature and at reflux. The catalytic systems were found very efficient to give excellent yields in minutes. In addition, when the 脉–carbon next to aldehyde baring an electron-withdrawing substituent would provide better reactivity in the following order: para-hydroxybenzaldehyde > benzaldehyde > para-nitrobenzaldehyde. In addition, the increase of steric hindrance around aldehydic carbonyl would certainly decrease the reactivity as expected. Moreover, our target organonickel catalyst [HO(CH2)11N(H)P(O)(2-py)2]NiBr2 (3) can be reused many times in thioacetalization condensation reactions.

碩士
國立中興大學
化學系所
103
This thesis divides into two parts. In the first part, a series of copper(II) complexes (1-3) and nickel(II) complexes (4-5) chelated with N,O,N-Schiff base ligands were synthesized, respectively. All metal complexes are characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV-vis, CV, EPR and X-ray diffractometer. The second part is the study their activity in the copolymerization of anhydride with epoxide ring-opening copolymerization. Experimental results display copper(II) complex 1 reveals effective catalysis, well controlled polymerization and yielding polyesters with low molecular weight. In addition, nickel(II) complexes 4-5 show low catalytic activity in copolymerization. It is probably due to nickel center of six-coordinated sterically crowded.