Boosting Electrochemical Performance of Hematite Nanorods via Quenching-Induced Alkaline Earth Metal Ion Doping
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Fabrication of α-Fe2O3@CC
2.3. Fabrication of Sr-Fe2O3@CC
2.4. Fabrication of Ba-Fe2O3@CC
2.5. Fabrication of Mg-Fe2O3@CC
2.6. Fabrication of Ca-Fe2O3@CC
2.7. Characterization
2.8. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results
3.1. Characterization
3.2. Electrochemical Performances of M-Fe2O3@CC Electrode
3.3. Formatting of Mathematical Components
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | M2+ (mg/Kg) | M2+ (wt. %) |
---|---|---|
Sr-Fe2O3@CC | 3365 | 0.34 |
Ba-Fe2O3@CC | 12,965 | 1.30 |
Mg-Fe2O3@CC | 1691 | 0.17 |
Ca-Fe2O3@CC | 9023 | 0.90 |
Sample | BET Surface Area (m2 g−1) |
---|---|
α-Fe2O3@CC | 77.18 |
Sr-Fe2O3@CC | 79.60 |
Ba-Fe2O3@CC | 74.65 |
Mg-Fe2O3@CC | 77.52 |
Ca-Fe2O3@CC | 53.06 |
Sample | CDL (mF) | ECSA (cm2) |
---|---|---|
α-Fe2O3@CC | 0.2050 | 5.12 |
Sr-Fe2O3@CC | 0.4450 | 11.13 |
Ba-Fe2O3@CC | 0.2800 | 7.00 |
Mg-Fe2O3@CC | 0.3800 | 9.50 |
Ca-Fe2O3@CC | 0.0046 | 0.12 |
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Chen, Q.; Chong, Y.; Rao, M.; Su, M.; Qiu, Y. Boosting Electrochemical Performance of Hematite Nanorods via Quenching-Induced Alkaline Earth Metal Ion Doping. Processes 2021, 9, 1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9071102
Chen Q, Chong Y, Rao M, Su M, Qiu Y. Boosting Electrochemical Performance of Hematite Nanorods via Quenching-Induced Alkaline Earth Metal Ion Doping. Processes. 2021; 9(7):1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9071102
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Qin, Yanan Chong, Mumin Rao, Ming Su, and Yongcai Qiu. 2021. "Boosting Electrochemical Performance of Hematite Nanorods via Quenching-Induced Alkaline Earth Metal Ion Doping" Processes 9, no. 7: 1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9071102