Facile Synthesis of Ni-MgO/CNT Nanocomposite for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis Procedure
2.3. Characterizations
2.3.1. Electrode Fabrication
2.3.2. Electrochemical Analysis Parameters
2.3.3. Material Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Phases and Chemical Structure Analysis
3.2. Microstructural/Nanostructural Analysis
3.3. Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalyst | Electrolyte | j (mA/cm2) | ɳ (mV) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ni-N-C-250/Pt | KOH | 10 | 400 | [58] |
Ni/NiFe2O4@PPy | KOH | 10 | 127 | [59] |
Ni-Cu-Ti/CNTs-Ni | KOH | 100 | 140 | [60] |
Ni/0.1CePO4catalyst | KOH | 10 | 120 | [61] |
Ni-MSACs | KOH | 10 | 270 | [62] |
NS-Ni/Mo2C@NF | KOH | 100 | 151 | [63] |
Ni3S2@NiS-250/NF | KOH | 10 | 129 | [64] |
CNS/PHS/CP | KOH | 10 | 186 | [65] |
Ni-MgO/CNT | KOH | 10 | 117 | Present study |
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Mohana, P.; Isacfranklin, M.; Yuvakkumar, R.; Ravi, G.; Kungumadevi, L.; Arunmetha, S.; Han, J.H.; Hong, S.I. Facile Synthesis of Ni-MgO/CNT Nanocomposite for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 280. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14030280
Mohana P, Isacfranklin M, Yuvakkumar R, Ravi G, Kungumadevi L, Arunmetha S, Han JH, Hong SI. Facile Synthesis of Ni-MgO/CNT Nanocomposite for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(3):280. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14030280
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohana, Panneerselvam, Melkiyur Isacfranklin, Rathinam Yuvakkumar, Ganesan Ravi, Lakshmanan Kungumadevi, Sundaramoorthy Arunmetha, Jun Hyun Han, and Sun Ig Hong. 2024. "Facile Synthesis of Ni-MgO/CNT Nanocomposite for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction" Nanomaterials 14, no. 3: 280. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14030280