Fabrication and characterization of NiCoZn-M (M: Ag, Pd and Pt) electrocatalysts as cathode materials for electrochemical hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 12079-12087

  Solmaz, Ramazan ^a   Kardaş, Gülfeza ^b  

^a BINGOL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Electrochemical deposition; Electrolysis; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Noble metals; Raney electrode

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE LEACHING; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; CATHODE MATERIALS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CODEPOSITION; COPPER SURFACE; CURRENT-POTENTIAL CURVES; EDX ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTROLYSIS TEST; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; KOH SOLUTION; OPERATION TIME; POROUS SURFACE; TERNARY COATINGS; TIME STABILITY; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; MODIFIED ELECTRODES;

ALKALINITY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATHODES; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COBALT; COPPER; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LEACHING; MORPHOLOGY; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACES; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; COMPOSITE COATINGS; DEPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; NICKEL;

COMPOSITE COATINGS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 80052788043     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.06.101     Document Type: Article

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