近年來具有一維通道結構的二氧化錳被廣泛的研究,因為其應用價值相當高,可以作為分子篩、燃料電池中的催化劑、也可作為鋰離子電池的陰極材料;不同的結構相有不同的應用領域。而中心孔洞的大小可以藉由不同的合成方式來控制生成。本研究為利用電化學方法來取代傳統水熱法,在室溫中合成具有2×2結構相的二氧化錳,並且探討在製程中影響中心孔洞大小的因素。研究中發現兩項常壓下會影響一維結構的主要因素,分別為電解液中陽離子半徑的大小以及[MnO4-] / [Mn+2]的比值。為了要在中性水溶液中生成α-MnO2中心陽離子大小必須大於1.41 Å,而在酸性條件下一維結構的大小除了離子尺寸影響外也與[MnO4-] / [Mn+2]的濃度比值大小有關。而在酸性溶液中,以H+、Li+、Na+做為中心陽離子且電解電壓定為2.2V時所合成的二氧化錳為γ-MnO2,當電解電壓提高為2.8V時所生成的二氧化錳為α與γ的混合相,當電壓提高到大於5V的時候所生成的二氧化錳為α相。化學滴定說明,錳離子的平均價態隨著電壓高低而增減,表示隨著電壓的改變電解液中[MnO4-] / [Mn+2]的值也跟著改變,最後得到含氧缺陷的非計量二氧化錳。
The α- and γ-phases of MnO2 prepared by an electrochemical method under ambient conditions have been systematically studied. The structures of MnO2, formed under different pH and electrochemical potential (pH-Ev) conditions, are found to depend on the radius of counter cation and the [MnO4-] / [Mn+2] concentration ratio. In order to achieve the α phase for MnO2 formation under neutral pH condition, the radius of counter cation must be equal to or greater than 1.41 Å, the size of the K+ cation. The [MnO4-] / [Mn+2] concentration ratio, which is related to the pH-Ev conditions, also affects the structure of MnO2 produced. For samples prepared under acidic condition with the counter ions of H+, Li+, or Na+ at 2.2 V, the structure of electrolysis products display the γ-MnO2 phase while those prepared at 2.8 V electrolysis produce a mixture of γ-MnO2 and α-MnO2 phases. Furthermore, the valence state of manganese was found to decrease as the applied potential was reduced from 5.0 volts to 2.2 volts. This implies that the lower [MnO4-] / [Mn+2] ratio or the less oxidative condition is responsible for the non-stoichiometric MnO2 structure with oxygen deficiency.