Enhancing the performance of Ni nanoparticle modified carbon felt towards glycerol electrooxidation: impact of organic additive
Mohamed E. Ghaith, Muhammad G. Abd El‐Moghny, Hafsa H. Alalawy, Mohamed E. El-Shakre, Mohamed S. El‐Deab
Abstract
) is much reduced from 140 to 87 ohm. The addition of glycerol to the deposition bath is believed to retard the growth of the formed Ni deposits while enhancing the nucleation rate and thus increases the particle density and, consequently, the distribution of deposited Ni over the entire CF is improved along with increasing the surface concentration and surface-active sites. This assumption is supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
Topics & Concepts
NucleationGlycerolCyclic voltammetryScanning electron microscopeX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyChemical engineeringElectrocatalystParticle sizeMaterials scienceElectrochemistryDeposition (geology)NanoparticleChemistryNuclear chemistryNanotechnologyElectrodeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryComposite materialPaleontologyBiologyEngineeringSedimentElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvancements in Battery Materials