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Study of intercalation properties of negative electrode materials
Minda, Jozef ; Kazda, Tomáš (referee) ; Libich, Jiří (advisor)
The bachelor thesis deals with the research of intercalating properties of negative electrode materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion accumulators. The main focus of this work is on the kinetic aspects associated with the diffusion processes of lithium in graphitic negative electrode material and sodium in titanates materials in relation to the electrochemical parameters. By comparing the materials in terms of kinetic properties expressed by the diffusion coefficient with using of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in the state of the base material and after creating the passive layer on the electrode, it is possible to determine the application possibilities of the materials and the dependence on the electrochemical parameters. In the thesis is designed a procedure for electrodes preparation, measurement and evaluation of monitored parameters. Within the experimental part, the structural and electrochemical parameters and diffusion coefficients of the studied materials are determined by the proposed method.
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Improving of use properties of lead-acid accumulator
Szabó, Jaroslav ; Tonar, Karel (referee) ; Abraham, Pavel (advisor)
Lead-acid accumulators are the oldest and most common type of secondary cells. There are still some problems to solve. Grid corrosion in sulphuric acid is one of them, which reduced lifetime of lead-acid accumulators. The first part of work is focusing on a general theoretic description of lead – acid accumulators. Following is a description of the workstation and method of measuring. The final part of the text is measuring on an experimental cell.
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Evaluation of corrosion properties of biodegradable ZE41 magnesium alloy
Honč, Jiří ; Minda, Jozef (referee) ; Tkacz, Jakub (advisor)
This thesis deals with evaluation of corrosion properties of biodegradable magnesium alloy ZE41. Corrosion characteristics of ZE41 wrought magnesium alloy specimens with polished and grinded surface were examined by electrochemical methods. 0,1M NaCl solution was used as corrosive environment. Short-term tests were performed using linear polarization method, by which the corrosion potential, corrosion current density and corrosion rate was determined. Long-term evolution of corrosion behavior in terms of polarization resistance was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) during 168 hours. Also, the corrosion products were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Based on the results, the influence of phase composition and surface treatment on corrosion characteristics was discussed.
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Evaluation of electrochemical properties of wrought Mg-Al-Zn type magnesium alloys
Slouková, Karolína ; Hadzima, Branislav (referee) ; Tkacz, Jakub (advisor)
The aim of this master’s thesis is electrochemical characteristics evaluation of magnesium alloys. The theoretical part describes the properties of magnesium and its alloys and their corrosion characteristics. In the experimental part are presented results of corrosion resistance measurement of two types of wrought magnesium alloys. It was AZ31 and AZ61 magnesium alloys, which were measured in Hank’s solutions with addition of ions Ca2+ and Mg2+ (SBF+) and without addition of the ions (SBF). The solution temperature during the measurement was 37 ± 1 °C. The experiments were used electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic tests using linear polarization (LP). EIS measurements were done in times of 5 minutes, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 168 hours. Potentiodynamic tests were only short-term and they started after 5 minutes of stabilization. Both methods were used for measuring the electrochemical characteristics of polished and ground surface of the samples. The most important measurement results were polarization resistance, corrosion potential and corrosion current density. The electrochemical measurements are used to estimate the chemical composition influence and alloy’s structure of the corrosion resistance.
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Evaluation of corrosion properties of biodegradable ZE41 magnesium alloy in simulated body fluid
Handlíř, Tadeáš ; Minda, Jozef (referee) ; Tkacz, Jakub (advisor)
The bachelor thesis is focused on the evaluation of the effect of processing of biodegradable magnesium alloy ZE41 on its corrosion properties. The corrosion properties of ZE41 wrought magnesium alloy specimens with polished and ground surface were evaluated based on the results of the electrochemical characteristics that took place in the simulated body fluid. Short-term tests were performed using linear polarization method, by which the corrosion potential, corrosion current density and corrosion rate was determined. Long-term evolution of corrosion behavior in terms of polarization resistance was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) during 168 hours. Also, the corrosion products were studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Based on the results, the influence of surface treatment and phase composition on corrosion characteristics was evaluated.
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ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ADVANCED MAGNESIUM ALLOYS PROCESSED BY POWDER METALURGY
Minda, Jozef ; Nový, František (referee) ; Stoulil, Jan (referee) ; Hadzima,, Branislav (advisor)
The subject of the present dissertation is basic research in the field of advanced magnesium-based materials with high potential for medical applications prepared by powder metallurgy. These materials are evaluated in terms of corrosion behaviour in corrosive media by chemical composition and set conditions simulating the physiological environment of the human body (Hank's Balanced Salt Solution was used in this work). The aim is to analyze the influence of the processing parameters, chemical composition and structure on electrochemic characteristics of theprepared materials. For this purpose, a deeper of the the corrosion behavior, to obtain electrochemical characteristics and to investigate the degradation properties of the studied materials by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), with elemental analysis by energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and other complementary methods. The materials for the experiments are prepared using powder metallurgy, which allows the formation of composites with compositions that do not match conventional manufacturing technologies. Thus, pure Mg samples were prepared at process parameters with pressing pressures of 100 and 500 MPa at 400 °C and also samples pressed at 500 MPa and room temperature were tested. Furthermore, MgZn composites prepared at a pressing pressure of 500 MPa and a temperature of 300 °C with a Zn content of 1, 5, 10 and 15 wt.% or MgZn composites pressed at a pressure of 500 MPa and a temperature of 400 °C with a Zn content of 1, 5 and 10 wt.%. Composites of the Mg-hydroxyapatite binary system pressed at 500 MPa and 400 °C with hydroxyapatite contents of 10, 20, 30 and 40 wt.% were also studied. The degradation mechanisms of these materials were investigated using the above mentioned methods and the basic electrochemical parameters and their evolution during the time of exposure were determined. From the results, the influence of process parameters, chemical composition and the corrosive environment itself on the studied materials is evaluated. Several materials that appear to be most suitable for the medical application are described and the causes of degradation behaviour at the level of the structure of the materials and their electrochemical interaction with the corrosive environment are also discussed in the dissertation thesis. Compaction and densification positively influenced pure Mg samples, where samples pressed at 500 MPa and 400 °C are further selected as reference material. Increasing Zn content positively electrochemically affects the corrosion resistance of MgZn series of samples pressed at 500 MPa and 300 °C, on the contrary, in the combination of electrochemical - microgalvanic and structural effects, low Zn content is optimal for MgZn composites pressed at 500 MPa and 400 °C. For Mg-hydroxyapatite materials, in agreement with the literature, it was shown that the most stable corrosion product layers with the best corrosion properties and evolution in time are formed for samples with hydroxyapatite content up to 10 wt.%.
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Study of intercalation properties of negative electrode materials
Minda, Jozef ; Kazda, Tomáš (referee) ; Libich, Jiří (advisor)
The bachelor thesis deals with the research of intercalating properties of negative electrode materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion accumulators. The main focus of this work is on the kinetic aspects associated with the diffusion processes of lithium in graphitic negative electrode material and sodium in titanates materials in relation to the electrochemical parameters. By comparing the materials in terms of kinetic properties expressed by the diffusion coefficient with using of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in the state of the base material and after creating the passive layer on the electrode, it is possible to determine the application possibilities of the materials and the dependence on the electrochemical parameters. In the thesis is designed a procedure for electrodes preparation, measurement and evaluation of monitored parameters. Within the experimental part, the structural and electrochemical parameters and diffusion coefficients of the studied materials are determined by the proposed method.
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Evaluation of corrosion properties of biodegradable ZE41 magnesium alloy in simulated body fluid
Handlíř, Tadeáš ; Minda, Jozef (referee) ; Tkacz, Jakub (advisor)
The bachelor thesis is focused on the evaluation of the effect of processing of biodegradable magnesium alloy ZE41 on its corrosion properties. The corrosion properties of ZE41 wrought magnesium alloy specimens with polished and ground surface were evaluated based on the results of the electrochemical characteristics that took place in the simulated body fluid. Short-term tests were performed using linear polarization method, by which the corrosion potential, corrosion current density and corrosion rate was determined. Long-term evolution of corrosion behavior in terms of polarization resistance was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) during 168 hours. Also, the corrosion products were studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Based on the results, the influence of surface treatment and phase composition on corrosion characteristics was evaluated.
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Evaluation of corrosion properties of biodegradable ZE41 magnesium alloy
Honč, Jiří ; Minda, Jozef (referee) ; Tkacz, Jakub (advisor)
This thesis deals with evaluation of corrosion properties of biodegradable magnesium alloy ZE41. Corrosion characteristics of ZE41 wrought magnesium alloy specimens with polished and grinded surface were examined by electrochemical methods. 0,1M NaCl solution was used as corrosive environment. Short-term tests were performed using linear polarization method, by which the corrosion potential, corrosion current density and corrosion rate was determined. Long-term evolution of corrosion behavior in terms of polarization resistance was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) during 168 hours. Also, the corrosion products were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Based on the results, the influence of phase composition and surface treatment on corrosion characteristics was discussed.
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Evaluation of electrochemical properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy prepared by sqeeze casting
Mikulášová, Kristýna ; Drábiková, Juliána (referee) ; Tkacz, Jakub (advisor)
The bachelor thesis deals with electrochemical characterization of corrosion properties of magnesium alloy AZ31. This alloy produced by squeeze casting method was exposed to a corrosive environment of 0,1 M solution of NaCl. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with elemental analysis measured by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) was used for the evaluation of the AZ31 magnesium alloy’s surface. Consequently, short term corrosion tests (5 min) were undertaken by potentiodynamic tests. Long term tests (168 h) were measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The effects of different alloy surface treatment (grinding and polishing) on the corrosion rate of the AZ31 magnesium alloy produced by squeeze casting method were evaluated by measured results.
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