Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured Ni-IrO2 electrodes for water electrolysis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 30, 2014, Pages 16797-16805

  Battaglia, Mirko ^a   Inguanta, Rosalinda ^a   Piazza, Salvatore ^a   Sunseri, Carmelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline water electrolyser; Iridium oxide; Ni nanowires; Oxygen evolution; Template electrosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; FABRICATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; NICKEL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ALKALINE WATER; IRIDIUM OXIDES; NI NANOWIRES; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; TEMPLATE ELECTROSYNTHESIS;

IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84920403277     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.08.065     Document Type: Article

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