Hydrogen production via water electrolysis on an active electrocatalyst rGONi nanocomposite

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 1 - 5, 30.06.2023

Didem Balun Kayan

https://doi.org/10.32571/ijct.1199967

Abstract

The development of inexpensive and effective electrocatalyses are all-important for hydrogen production from water electrolysis. In this study, a facile design of a reduced graphene oxide (rGO) based electrocatalyst decorated with nickel nanoparticles is described. The voltammetric results and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) kinetics showed that the as-prepared nanocomposite is an effective and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen production with a small Tafel slope of 152 mVdec-1 and long-term continuous durability (over 24 h) in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. Also, the enhanced HER activity was confirmed by characterization results with the porous/greater electroactive surface area. The remarkable increase in electrocatalytic activity was due to the surface roughness and the synergetic chemical coupling effects between rGO and Ni nanoparticles.

Keywords

Hydrogen energy, water electrolysis, reduced graphene oxide, nickel nanoparticles

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