Leonardo Salgado

Effect of Sn precursor on the synthesis of SnO2 and Sb-doped SnO2 particles via polymeric precursor method

SnO2 and Sb-doped SnO2 particles were synthesized using the polymeric precursor method with different Sn salt precursors: SnCl2·2H2O, SnCl4·5H2O, or Sn citrate. Sb2O3 was used as the precursor of Sb, and the molar ratio of nSn:nSb was held constant. FTIR and TGA/DTA were used to examine the influence of the Sn precursor on the formation and thermal decomposition of the Sn and Sn-Sb complexes. The calcination products obtained from heating the Sn and Sn-Sb complexes at 500°C in air were analyzed using XRD and TEM analysis. The results revealed that the SnO2 and Sb-doped SnO2 formation temperatures depended on the nature of the Sn precursor. The calcination products were found to be SnO2 and Sb-doped SnO2 particles, which crystallized in a tetragonal cassiterite structure with a highly preferred (110) planar orientation. The Sn precursor and the presence of Sb in the SnO2 matrix strongly influenced the crystallinity and lattice parameters.

Solar absorptance of black cobalt and black cobalt–silver films and its relation with roughness coefficient

Cobalt oxide and cobalt oxide–silver selective surfaces were prepared in a galvanostatic mode by means an electrodeposition bath, using different deposition times, on stainless steel substrates. Later, the roughness factor of the selective surfaces, were determined in order to establish one relation with the electrodeposition time and the solar absorptance of the black cobalt and black cobalt–silver coatings.

Influence of samarium on the electrocatalytic activity of platinum electrodes for the hydrogenation of benzene

The hydrogenation of benzene on platinum electrodes in 0.5 M sulfuric acid as supporting electrolyte has been studied in the presence and the absence of samarium in solution. The hydrogenation overpotential of preadsorbed benzene was diminished to ∼ 90 mV with samarium in the solution and the hydrogenation current was significatively increased. These results are interpreted in terms of a synergic effect of samarium on hydrogen adsorption and, consequently, on the electrocatalytic activity of the platinum electrode for the hydrogenation of benzene.

Effect of the roughness factor on the surface oxidation of ruthenium catalysts

The surface oxidation of ruthenium catalysts with different roughness factor values has been analyzed. It is shown that electro formation of oxidized species on the exposed surface of ruthenium is strongly affected by the rougher characteristics of the surface. This effect has been explained through the addition and removal of protons to and from the oxidized species.AbstractАнализировали поверхностное окисление рутениевых катализаторов с различным фактором рифлености. Показано, что образование окисленных частиц на поверхности за счет электричества сильно зависит от ее рифлености. Этот эффект объясняли на основе присоединения к и удаления с поверхности протонов.