Development of nano IrO2 composite-reinforced nickel–phosphorous electrodes for hydrogen evolution reaction

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 11 - Trang 1119-1126 - 2007
S. M. A. Shibli1, V. S. Dilimon1
1Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India

Tóm tắt

Electroless and electroplated nickel electrodes are extensively used for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In the present work, TiO2-supported IrO2 mixed oxide composite was prepared and used to reinforce Ni–P electroless plates to be used as catalytic electrodes for HER. The electrodes exhibited high electrocatalytic activity when the electrodes were used for HER. All the parameters including particle size of the catalyst, surface roughness, and surface active sites were studied. The particle size of the IrO2 catalyst in the mixed oxide was found to have high influence on the catalytic activity of the electrodes. Low overpotential as low as 70 mV at a current density of 200 mA cm−2 was achieved with the mixed oxide-reinforced Ni–P electrodes.

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