Abstract
The paper aims to investigate the Ni/TiO2 nanocomposite layers with different concentrations of TiO2 nanoparticles (mean diameter size of 10 nm) for electrocatalytic activity of hydrogen evolution reaction in 0.5 M NaOH solution by cathodic linear polarization measurements (LP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) performed at cathodic potentials. Knowing that nickel and nickel alloys have good electrocatalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and good resistance to corrosion in alkaline environment, the research work compares the electrocatalytic activity of Ni/TiO2 nanocomposite layers with pure nickel coating. The results show an improving of electrocatalytic activity by adding nano dispersed TiO2 particles into nickel matrix..
Keywords
Nanocomposite layers, Nickel, TiO2, Electrocatalytic activity, Hydrogen evolution reaction, Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy.
Citation
L. BENEA, A. I. PAVLOV, Ni-TiO2 nanocomposite coatings as cathode material for hydrogen evolution reaction, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 7, 11-12, November-December 2013, pp.895-899 (2013).
Submitted at: July 4, 2013
Accepted at: Nov. 7, 2013