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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 46, 期 36, 页码 18866-18877出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.03.020
关键词
Copper nanowires; Plasma reduction; Hydrogen evolution reaction; XPS
资金
- KOC University, Turkey
- Higher Education Commission Pakistan
- NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
Metallic copper nanowires were synthesized and exhibited superior electrochemical performance in a neutral environment compared to bulk copper.
In this study, metallic copper (Cu) nanowires are synthesized by reducing thermally synthesized CuO nanowires under an indigenously developed hydrogen plasma system. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results of the plasma-synthesized nanowires indicate the presence of metallic copper [(111) and (200)] and the field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) further affirms the findings by presenting a stark difference in contrast of the nanowires before and after plasma treatment with diameters of 50 and 100 nm, respectively. The nanowires are studied for hydrogen evolution reaction in a neutral medium and they show excellent performance than the previously reported studies on bulk copper, with an overpotential of 210 mV at a current density of 10 mA/cm(2) and an exchange current density of 60 exp-5 A/cm(2) which is an order of magnitude larger than the reported values on bulk copper. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy indicates that the surface of the nanowires is highly rich in metallic copper resulting in better electrochemical performance of the metallic Cu nanowires in a neutral environment. (c) 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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