We report a straightforward tool to investigate insulator-metal transition in RCo[Formula: see text] (R = Pr, and Nd) nanoparticles prepared by sol–gel technique. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of the as-prepared gel is performed get lowest possible calcination temperature nanoparticles. The Rietveld refinement powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns for both samples shows that crystallize or...

Thin film microfabrication technique was employed to fabricate a platinum based parallel-electrode structured impedance sensor. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and equivalent circuit analysis of the small amplitude (±5 mV) AC impedance measurements (frequency range: 1 MHz to 0.1 Hz) at ambient temperature were carried out. Testing media include 0.001 M, 0.01 M, 0.1 M NaCl and KCl s...

The Electricity Division at the Nationals Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly NBS) has developed the capability to characterize capacitance and dissipation factor for four terminal-pair (4TP) air dielectric capacitors at frequencies from 1 kHz to 10 MHz. The method, based on work by Cutkosy and Jones of NBS and recent developments by Hewlett-Packard Japan, involves single-port...

Basic fundamentals of AC electrogravimetry are introduced. Their main requirements and characteristics are detailed to establish the design of an electronic system that allows the appropriate extraction of data needed to determine the electrogravimetric transfer function (EGTF) and electrochemical impedance (EI), in an experimental set-up for the AC electrogravimetry technique.

The compound CsH2PO4 has emerged as a viable electrolyte for intermediate temperature (200-300 degrees C) fuel cells. In order to settle the question of the high temperature behavior of this material, conductivity measurements were performed by two-point AC impedance spectroscopy under humidified conditions (p[H2O] = 0.4 atm). A transition to a stable, high conductivity phase was observed at 23...

In this paper we develop an analytical framework for the study of 2 electrochemical impedance of mixed ionic and electronic conductors 3 (MIEC). The framework is based on first-principles and it features 4 the coupling of electrochemical reactions, surface transport and bulk 5 transport processes. We utilize this work to analyze two-dimensional 6 systems relevant for fuel cell science via finit...

Acid extract of Solanum tuberosum was tested as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1 M HCl and H2SO4 media using different techniques: Weight loss (in different temperatures viz., 303, 313 and 323 K), Potentiodynamic polarization, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and SEM techniques. The studies reveal that the plant extract act as good inhibitors in both...

aisi 304l austenitic stainless steel with different grain sizes of 0.5 -12 μm was obtained through the martensiticprocess. corrosion behavior of different samples was investigated in a 0.5m hcl solution using open circuitpotential, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests. also, the correlationbetween the grain size and pitting corrosion resistance was asses...

electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (eis) is a suitable and powerful diagnostic testing method for fuel cells (fcs) since it is non-destructive and provides useful information about fc performance and its components. in this study, for the first time, a 500w cascade type 4 cells stack with integrated humidifier, water separator and internal manifolds was designed, fabricated and tested. the ...

In this work, the morphology of ZnO nanostructures is engineered to demonstrate enhanced supercapacitor characteristics of ZnO nanocones (NCs) compared to ZnO nanowires (NWs). ZnO NCs are obtained by chemically etching ZnO NWs. Electrochemical characteristics of ZnO NCs and NWs are extensively investigated to demonstrate morphology dependent capacitive performance of one dimensional ZnO nanostr...