Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERALS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS
Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 472-479Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12613-018-1593-8
Keywords
coatings; electrodeposition; nanocomposite; electrocatalysis
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The electrocatalytic activity of electrodeposited Ni and Ni-TiO2 coatings with regard to the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was investigated. The Ni coatings were electrodeposited from an acid chloride bath at different current densities, and their HER activities were examined in a 1.0-mol center dot L-1 KOH medium. The variations in the HER activity of the Ni coatings with changes in surface morphology and composition were examined via the electrochemical dissolution and incorporation of nanoparticles. Electrochemical analysis methods were used to monitor the HER activity of the test electrodes; this activity was confirmed via the quantification of gases that evolved during the analysis. The obtained results demonstrated that the Ni-TiO2 nanocomposite test electrode exhibited maximum activity toward the alkaline HER. The surface appearance, composition, and the phase structure of all developed coatings were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The improvement in the electrocatalytic activity of Ni-TiO2 nanocomposite coating toward HER was attributed to the variation in surface morphology and increased number of active sites.
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