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Preparation and electrochemical properties of Ni-P-W-Mo hydrogen evolution electrode based on nickel foam |
DAI Xiaomei, HE Hanwei |
Powder Metallurgy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China |
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Abstract Nickel sulfate, sodium hypophosphite, sodium tungstate, and sodium molybdate were used as raw materials to synthesize Ni-P-W-Mo hydrogen evolution electrode on nickel foam by one-step galvanostatic electrodeposition method. The surface morphology, elemental composition, and electrochemical hydrogen evolution properties of the materials were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, SEM, Energy X-ray spectrometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electrochemical testing. The results show that Ni-P-W-Mo electrode has excellent catalytic activity and stability after catalyzed hydrogen evolution in alkaline solution. The current density of 10 mA/cm2 can be reached only at 92 mV over potential, which is 67 mV lower than that of Ni-P electrode. The double-layer capacitance of Ni-P-W-Mo electrode is 42.98 mF/cm2. After 2000 cyclic voltammetry cycles, the hydrogen evolution activity of the electrode decreases only slightly. The excellent catalytic performance of Ni-P-W-Mo electrode may be due to the addition of W and Mo elements to the Ni-P electrode which makes the electrode surface coarser, greatly increasing the electrochemical active surface area and active site of the electrode. Meanwhile, the self-supported electrode structure can effectively reduce the interfacial transmission resistance and improve the charge transmission efficiency.
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Received: 30 March 2022
Published: 27 January 2023
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