A perovskite-type oxide, La0.8Sr0.2MnO3, was synthesized by the organic solvent sol-gel method. The desired metal cations were chelated in a solution by using citric acid as the chelating agent and absolute ethanol as...A perovskite-type oxide, La0.8Sr0.2MnO3, was synthesized by the organic solvent sol-gel method. The desired metal cations were chelated in a solution by using citric acid as the chelating agent and absolute ethanol as the solvent. The thermal decomposition of the metal carboxylate precursor gels was studied by thermogravimetric/differential thermal analyzer （TG/DTA） and the products derived from calcining the gels were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and transmission electronic microscope （TEM）. The polarization curves were acquired on an electrochemical workstation （LK98） and the discharge curves were acquired on a testing instrument of batteries （DC-5）, with a constant current discharge, less than 120 mA/cm^2. The results revealed that the nanometer perovskite-type powder with lesser particle size could be achieved with an organic solvent and had a better catalytic activity.展开更多
文摘A perovskite-type oxide, La0.8Sr0.2MnO3, was synthesized by the organic solvent sol-gel method. The desired metal cations were chelated in a solution by using citric acid as the chelating agent and absolute ethanol as the solvent. The thermal decomposition of the metal carboxylate precursor gels was studied by thermogravimetric/differential thermal analyzer （TG/DTA） and the products derived from calcining the gels were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and transmission electronic microscope （TEM）. The polarization curves were acquired on an electrochemical workstation （LK98） and the discharge curves were acquired on a testing instrument of batteries （DC-5）, with a constant current discharge, less than 120 mA/cm^2. The results revealed that the nanometer perovskite-type powder with lesser particle size could be achieved with an organic solvent and had a better catalytic activity.
