A thermodynamic assessment of the Cu-Cd system has been carried out by CALPHAD technique.The liquid phase, FCC_A1(Cu)and HCP_A3(Cd)terminal phases are described by a simple substitutional model,their excess Gibbs ener...A thermodynamic assessment of the Cu-Cd system has been carried out by CALPHAD technique.The liquid phase, FCC_A1(Cu)and HCP_A3(Cd)terminal phases are described by a simple substitutional model,their excess Gibbs energy is formulated with the Redlich-Kister expression.The system contains four intermediate compounds,includingβ(Cu2Cd),γ(Cu4Cd3), δ(Cu5Cd8)andε(Cu3Cd10).Theδphase is described by a two-sublattice model and the other three intermediate phases are treated as stoichiometric phases.The optimization is carried out in the Thermo-Calc package.A set of self-consistent thermodynamic parameters are obtained.The calculated phase diagram and thermodynamic properties agree well with the available experimental data.展开更多
The development of earth-abundant electrocatalysts with high performance for electrochemical CO_(2)reduction(ECR)is of great significance.Cu-based catalysts have been widely investigated for ECR due to their unique ab...The development of earth-abundant electrocatalysts with high performance for electrochemical CO_(2)reduction(ECR)is of great significance.Cu-based catalysts have been widely investigated for ECR due to their unique ability to generate various carbonaceous products,but directing selectivity toward one certain product and identifying the real active sites during ECR are still full of challenge.Here,after the incorporation of CdO into CuO,the Cu_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)-O catalyst achieves a 10.3-fold enhancement for CO selectivity in comparison with CuO,and a CO faradic efficiency nearly 90%with a current density around20 mA cm^(-2)could maintain at least 60 h.Interestingly,a wide CO/H_(2)ratio(0.07-10)is reached on Cu_(x)Cd_(1-x)-O catalysts by varying the Cu/Cd ratio,demonstrating the potential of syngas production using such catalysts.The results of ex situ XRD,XPS,and in situ Raman reveal that the real active sites of Cu_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)-O catalysts for CO production during ECR reaction are the reconstructed mixed phases of CuCd alloy and CdCO_(3).In situ FTIR and theoretical calculations further implicate the presence of Cd related species promotes the CO desorption and inhibits the H_(2)evolution,thus leading to an enhanced CO generation.展开更多
Thermoelectric Power Studies of Cadmium Substituted Copper Ferrites of various compositions were investigated from room temperature to well beyond the curie temperature by differential method. The Seebeck coefficient ...Thermoelectric Power Studies of Cadmium Substituted Copper Ferrites of various compositions were investigated from room temperature to well beyond the curie temperature by differential method. The Seebeck coefficient is negative for all compositions showing that these ferrites behave as n-type semi conductors. Plots of Seebeck coefficient verses tem- perature shows maximum at Curie temperature. On the basis of these results an explanation for the conduction mechanism in Cu-Cd mixed ferrites is suggested.展开更多
文摘A thermodynamic assessment of the Cu-Cd system has been carried out by CALPHAD technique.The liquid phase, FCC_A1(Cu)and HCP_A3(Cd)terminal phases are described by a simple substitutional model,their excess Gibbs energy is formulated with the Redlich-Kister expression.The system contains four intermediate compounds,includingβ(Cu2Cd),γ(Cu4Cd3), δ(Cu5Cd8)andε(Cu3Cd10).Theδphase is described by a two-sublattice model and the other three intermediate phases are treated as stoichiometric phases.The optimization is carried out in the Thermo-Calc package.A set of self-consistent thermodynamic parameters are obtained.The calculated phase diagram and thermodynamic properties agree well with the available experimental data.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China with grant number of 22172082 and 21978137。
文摘The development of earth-abundant electrocatalysts with high performance for electrochemical CO_(2)reduction(ECR)is of great significance.Cu-based catalysts have been widely investigated for ECR due to their unique ability to generate various carbonaceous products,but directing selectivity toward one certain product and identifying the real active sites during ECR are still full of challenge.Here,after the incorporation of CdO into CuO,the Cu_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)-O catalyst achieves a 10.3-fold enhancement for CO selectivity in comparison with CuO,and a CO faradic efficiency nearly 90%with a current density around20 mA cm^(-2)could maintain at least 60 h.Interestingly,a wide CO/H_(2)ratio(0.07-10)is reached on Cu_(x)Cd_(1-x)-O catalysts by varying the Cu/Cd ratio,demonstrating the potential of syngas production using such catalysts.The results of ex situ XRD,XPS,and in situ Raman reveal that the real active sites of Cu_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)-O catalysts for CO production during ECR reaction are the reconstructed mixed phases of CuCd alloy and CdCO_(3).In situ FTIR and theoretical calculations further implicate the presence of Cd related species promotes the CO desorption and inhibits the H_(2)evolution,thus leading to an enhanced CO generation.
文摘Thermoelectric Power Studies of Cadmium Substituted Copper Ferrites of various compositions were investigated from room temperature to well beyond the curie temperature by differential method. The Seebeck coefficient is negative for all compositions showing that these ferrites behave as n-type semi conductors. Plots of Seebeck coefficient verses tem- perature shows maximum at Curie temperature. On the basis of these results an explanation for the conduction mechanism in Cu-Cd mixed ferrites is suggested.
