화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.79, 255-260, November, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.06.049  Export Citation
Facile fabrication of nanostructured NiMo cathode for high-performance proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer
Jung Hwan Kim, Jooyoung Kim, Hyunki Kim, Junhyeong Kim, and Sang Hyun Ahn†
  • School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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Clean hydrogen production via water electrolyzer connected with renewable energies is an essential technology for a sustainable energy in future. To realize the system, development of high-performance electrode remains a challenge. In this study, simple cathodic electrodepositions allow for the facile fabrication of a nanostructured non-noble metal cathode. Under optimized deposition condition, the NiMo catalyst supported by Cu foam exhibits overpotential of 68.7 mV at -10 mA/cm2 for hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic medium. The proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer employing the cathode demonstrates a remarkable current density of ~2.0 A/cm2 at 2.0 V, which is the highest performance among state-of-the-art non-noble cathodes reported to date. The results presented herein indicate a promising cost-effective cathode for practical applications.
Keywords:Water electrolysis;Proton exchange membrane water;electrolyzer;Gas diffusion electrode;Electrocatalyst;Hydrogen evolution reaction;Electrodeposition
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