In Situ Synthesis and Electrophoretic Deposition of NiO/Ni Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Its Application as Pseudocapacitor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of NiO Platelet Seeds and Metallic Ni (NPs)
2.2. Preparation of NiO/Ni Core/shell Nanoparticles
2.3. Electrochemical Tests
3. Results and Discusion
3.1. EPD Deposition
3.2. Sintering Study
3.3. Electrochemical Response
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Volume of Suspension, V | Electrophoretic Mobility, μe | Deposition Surface, S | Electric Field, E | Sticking Factor, f | Characteristic Time, T |
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30 mL | 0.7186 × 10−4 cm2 V−1 s−1 | 3.75 cm2 | 15 V/cm | 1 | 7422 s |
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Yus, J.; Ferrari, B.; Sanchez-Herencia, A.J.; Caballero, A.; Morales, J.; Gonzalez, Z. In Situ Synthesis and Electrophoretic Deposition of NiO/Ni Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Its Application as Pseudocapacitor. Coatings 2017, 7, 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings7110193
Yus J, Ferrari B, Sanchez-Herencia AJ, Caballero A, Morales J, Gonzalez Z. In Situ Synthesis and Electrophoretic Deposition of NiO/Ni Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Its Application as Pseudocapacitor. Coatings. 2017; 7(11):193. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings7110193
Chicago/Turabian StyleYus, Joaquin, Begoña Ferrari, Antonio Javier Sanchez-Herencia, Alvaro Caballero, Julian Morales, and Zoilo Gonzalez. 2017. "In Situ Synthesis and Electrophoretic Deposition of NiO/Ni Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Its Application as Pseudocapacitor" Coatings 7, no. 11: 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings7110193