Ni-Co electrodes prepared by electroless-plating deposition. A study of their electrocatalytic activity for the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 51-61

  Perez Alonso F J ^a   Adan C ^a,b   Rojas, S ^a   Pena M A ^a   Fierro, J L G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Durability test; Electroless plating; Electrolyzer; HER and OER; Ni Co electrodes; Water alkaline electrolysis

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DURABILITY; ELECTROLESS PLATING; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROGEN; NICKEL;

ALKALINE ELECTROLYSIS; DURABILITY TEST; ELECTROLESS; ELECTROLYZERS; HER AND OER;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84916227960     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.015     Document Type: Article

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