Chemical etching induced microporous nickel backbones decorated with metallic Fe@hydroxide nanocatalysts: an efficient and sustainable OER anode toward industrial alkaline water-splitting
Nabeen K. Shrestha, Supriya A. Patil, Jonghoon Han, Sangeun Cho, Akbar I. Inamdar, Hyungsang Kim, Hyunsik Im
Abstract
An efficient and sustainable gas diffusible OER anode toward industrial alkaline water-splitting is fabricated by simply immersing Ni foam in ethanolic FeCl 3 etchant, which produces a microporous Ni backbone decorated with nanocatalysts.
Topics & Concepts
Nanomaterial-based catalystMicroporous materialAnodeNickelMaterials scienceHydroxideChemical engineeringEtching (microfabrication)Water splittingAlkali metalInorganic chemistryMetalMetallurgyChemistryCatalysisNanotechnologyElectrodeOrganic chemistryComposite materialPhysical chemistryEngineeringLayer (electronics)PhotocatalysisElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvancements in Battery Materials