Sailing to the Ocean of Electrochemistry: the First Step of Experiment

Authors

Lian-Huan Han, 1. State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces; Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;2. Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;
Quan-Feng He, 1. State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces; Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;
Dong-Ping Zhan, 1. State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces; Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;Follow

Corresponding Author

Dong-Ping Zhan(dpzhan@xmu.edu.cn)

Abstract

Electrochemistry is the science on the conversion between chemical energy and electric energy, which is realized by the structure change of the electrified surface and interface, and/or the surface and interfacial charge transfer reactions. Taking the electrochemical energy devices as example, the former is the supercapacitor where the energy storage and release are performed by the structure change of the electric double layer; the latter is the battery where the energy storage and release are performed by the redox reaction of the electrode active materials. When investigating an electrochemical system, we have to pay attentions to two issues: the surface and interfacial structures and the charge transfer reactions wherein, and the former has crucial effects on the properties of the latter. Thus, the design and construct of electrode surface and interface are essential in electrochemical experiments, including the preparation and characterization of electrode, the modification and assembly of composite electrode, the choice and optimization of solvent and supporting electrolyte, the experimental environment, etc. The purpose of this paper is to give introductions on the preparations of electrochemical experiments and to help the juniors to judge the quality of experimental data. This would be helpful for the improvements of data reliability and work efficiency.

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Keywords

electrochemical experiment, experimental preparation, electrode pretreatment, electrode chracterization

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.201254

Publication Date

2021-06-28

Online Available Date

2021-06-28

Revised Date

2021-06-15

Received Date

2021-01-01

Recommended Citation

Lian-Huan Han, Quan-Feng He, Dong-Ping Zhan. Sailing to the Ocean of Electrochemistry: the First Step of Experiment[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2021 , 27(3): 311-315.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.201254
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol27/iss3/5

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