Anionic redox reactions and structural degradation in a cation-disordered rock-salt Li1.2Ti0.4Mn0.4O2 cathode material revealed by solid-state NMR and EPR

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (32) ◽  
pp. 16515-16526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fushan Geng ◽  
Bei Hu ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Chong Zhao ◽  
Olivier Lafon ◽  
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The cation-disordered rock-salt Li1.2Ti0.4Mn0.4O2 is studied by solid-state NMR and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy during the first cycle. The anionic redox and structural degradation mechanism are discussed.

2015 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 866-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violetta Kozik ◽  
Krystyna Jarzembek ◽  
Agnieszka Jędrzejowska ◽  
Andrzej Bąk ◽  
Justyna Polak ◽  
...  

Abstract Pomegranate fruit (Punica granatum L.) is a source of numerous phenolic compounds, and it contains flavonoids such as anthocyanins, anthocyanidins, cyanidins, catechins and other complexes of flavonoids, ellagitannins, and hydrolyzed tannins. Pomegranate juice shows antioxidant, antiproliferative, and anti-atherosclerotic properties. The antioxidant capacity (TEAC) of the pomegranate juices was measured using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) as a source of free radicals, and the total phenolic (TP) content was measured using UV-Vis spectroscopy. All the examined pomegranate juices exhibited relatively high antioxidant properties. The TEAC values determined by means of EPR spectroscopy using Trolox (TE) as a free radical scavenger were in the range of 463.12 to 1911.91 μmol TE/100 mL juice. The TP content measured by the Folin-Ciocalteu method, using gallic acid (GA) as a free radical scavenger, widely varied in the investigated pomegranate juice samples and ranged from 1673.62 to 5263.87 mg GA/1 L juice. The strongest antioxidant properties were observed with the fresh pomegranate juices obtained from the fruits originating from Israel, Lebanon, and Azerbaijan. Correlation analysis of numerical data obtained by means of EPR spectroscopy (TEAC) and UV-Vis spectroscopy (TP) gave correlation coefficient (r) = 0.90 and determination coefficient (r2) = 0.81 (P <0.05).


Author(s):  
V. V. Ptushenko

This article describes the formation of the chemical electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy institute established by Academician Vladislav V. Voevodsky (1917–1967) along with the history of the development of the instrumentation basis for this field of science in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The design of the first EPR spectrometers for the chemical radio spectroscopy initiated the emergence of a new scientific instrumentation field in this country. Based on recollections shared by scientists and engineers and an examination of archive materials, the author reconstructs relevant events and identifies major participants in this process.


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