Electrochemically fabricated NiCu alloy catalysts for hydrogen production in alkaline water electrolysis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 31, 2013, Pages 13493-13501

  Ahn, Sang Hyun ^a   Park, Hee Young ^a   Choi, Insoo ^a   Yoo, Sung Jong ^a   Hwang, Seung Jun ^a   Kim, Hyoung Juhn ^a   Cho, Eunae ^a   Yoon, Chang Won ^a   Park, Hansoo ^b   Son, Hyungbin ^b   Hernandez, Juan Martin ^b   Nam, Suk Woo ^a   Lim, Tae Hoon ^a   Kim, Soo Kil ^b   Jang, Jong Hyun ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alkaline water electrolysis; Electrodeposition; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Nickel copper alloy catalyst

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS; ALLOY COMPOSITIONS; CATALYST PARTICLE SIZE; DEPOSITION POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODEPOSITION METHODS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; NICKEL-COPPER ALLOYS;

ALLOYS; CATALYSTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEPOSITION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

COPPER ALLOYS;

EID: 84885057363     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.07.103     Document Type: Article

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