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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
卷 120, 期 29, 页码 16059-16068出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b12741
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资金
- European Research Council [ERC-2009-AdG 247143-QUANTIF]
- Royal Society
- University of Warwick
- Warwick-China Scholarship Council
- Brazilian agency CAPES
- Brazilian agency CNPq
- Brazilian agency Fundacao Araucaria [308/2014]
The use of two different electrodeposition approaches to form nickel hydroxide, Ni(OH)(2), nanoparticles (NPs) of different crystallographic orientations on single-walled carbon nanotubes is demonstrated via: (i) the electrochemical generation of OH- (similar to mM), in the presence of Ni2+, resulting in the formation of disordered alpha-phase Ni(OH)(2) NPs by precipitation (direct approach); (ii) the electrodeposition of Ni NPs that are converted to Ni(OH)(2) through potential cycling in alkaline media to form the more thermodynamically favorable, ordered beta-phase Ni(OH)(2) NPs (indirect approach). NPs produced by the direct approach exhibit remarkable electrocatalytic activity toward both methanol and ethanol oxidation, with excellent specific activities (SAs) of similar to 2.8 kA g(-1) for 0.5 M methanol and similar to 3.7 kA g(-1) for 0.5 M ethanol. In contrast, NPs produced by the indirect approach show SA values about an order of magnitude lower. This study demonstrates the capability of electrochemistry for the tailored synthesis of Ni(OH)(2) nanostructures for electrocatalytic applications and a powerful, but simple, combinatorial approach for quick activity screening.
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