Ni-MoO2 Composite Coatings Electrodeposited at Porous Ni Substrate as Efficient Alkaline Water Splitting Cathodes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- the metallic type of conductivity that MoO2 exhibits (10−2 S cm−1 at room temperature according to literature data [37]); therefore, it cannot be considered a non-metallic particle;
- in our previous investigations, MoO2 powders were obtained by the rheological process [8], most probably containing not only MoO2 particles but also an unknown amount of other non-stoichiometric Mo oxides, while in this case pure MoO2 powder (commercially available) was used.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Electrodeposition of Ni-MoO2 Composite Coatings on Ni Foam
2.2. Physico-Chemical Characterization
2.3. HER Investigation
2.4. Zero-Gap Single Cell Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Physico-Chemical Characterization
Cross-Section Light Microscopy (LM)
3.2. HER Polarization Curves in 1.0 M KOH at 25 °C
3.3. HER Investigation in 30% KOH at 70 °C
3.4. Investigations in a Single, Zero-Gap Membrane Cell
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Petričević, A.; Gojgić, J.; Bernäcker, C.I.; Rauscher, T.; Bele, M.; Smiljanić, M.; Hodnik, N.; Elezović, N.; Jović, V.D.; Krstajić Pajić, M.N. Ni-MoO2 Composite Coatings Electrodeposited at Porous Ni Substrate as Efficient Alkaline Water Splitting Cathodes. Coatings 2024, 14, 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14081026
Petričević A, Gojgić J, Bernäcker CI, Rauscher T, Bele M, Smiljanić M, Hodnik N, Elezović N, Jović VD, Krstajić Pajić MN. Ni-MoO2 Composite Coatings Electrodeposited at Porous Ni Substrate as Efficient Alkaline Water Splitting Cathodes. Coatings. 2024; 14(8):1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14081026
Chicago/Turabian StylePetričević, Aleksandar, Jelena Gojgić, Christian I. Bernäcker, Thomas Rauscher, Marjan Bele, Milutin Smiljanić, Nejc Hodnik, Nevenka Elezović, Vladimir D. Jović, and Mila N. Krstajić Pajić. 2024. "Ni-MoO2 Composite Coatings Electrodeposited at Porous Ni Substrate as Efficient Alkaline Water Splitting Cathodes" Coatings 14, no. 8: 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14081026