Green and sustainable bifunctional carbonized wood electrodes decorated with controlled nickel/α(β)-nickel(<scp>ii</scp>) hydroxide to boost overall water splitting
Jun Yang, Jae Gyu Ahn, Boemjin Ko, Taeyoung Park, Soon‐Jik Hong, Kwi Nam Han, Dongju Lee, Cheng Ai Li, Sung Ho Song
Abstract
For highly efficient bifunctional electrodes, flower-shaped Ni/α-Ni(OH) 2 particles and nanosheet-shaped Ni/α&β-Ni(OH) 2 arrays are in situ grown on 3D carbonized wood to accelerate mass transfer and release generated bubbles during overall water splitting.
Topics & Concepts
BifunctionalNickelNanosheetCarbonizationMaterials scienceHydroxideElectrodeChemical engineeringWater splittingMetallurgyNanotechnologyChemistryInorganic chemistryComposite materialCatalysisOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryScanning electron microscopeEngineeringPhotocatalysisElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication