• 文献标题:   Synthesis of nickel hydroxide/reduced graphene oxide composite thin films for water splitting application
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BABAR PT, PAWAR BS, AHMED AA, SEKAR S, LEE SJ, SANKAPAL BR, IM H, KIM JH, PAWAR SM
  • 作者关键词:   composite thin film, dipcoating, electrodeposition, oxygen evolution reaction
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   0363-907X EI 1099-114X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Dongguk Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1002/er.5627 EA JUL 2020
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Facile synthesis of highly efficient and low-cost electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is important for large-scale hydrogen production. Herein, nickel hydroxide/reduced graphene oxide (Ni(OH)(2)/rGO) composite thin film was fabricated using dip-coating followed by electrodeposition method on Ni foam substrate at room temperature. The deposited composite film shows amorphous nature with ultra-thin Ni(OH)(2)nanosheets vertically coated on rGO surface, which provides large electrochemical surface area and abundant catalytically active sites. It exhibits a low overpotential of 260 mV @10 mA cm(-2)as compared to the pristine electrodes and excellent long-term stability up to 20 hours in 1 M KOH solution. The electrochemical active surface area and Tafel slope of the composite electrode are 20.2 mF cm(-2)and 35 mV dec(-1), respectively. The superior water oxidation performance is a result of high catalytically active sites and improved conductivity of the composite electrode.