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Electrochemical characterization of nickel hydroxide nanomaterials as electrodes for Ni-MH batteries

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β-Nickel hydroxide was successfully synthesized by a hydrothermal method. Nano-nickel hydroxide material was characterized by X-ray diffraction, infrared absorption spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. They were employed as additives to the positive electrode of Ni-MH batteries. Working electrodes, with mixtures of commercial nickel hydroxide and nano-nickel hydroxide (0–10 wt.%) as active material, were prepared. Cyclic voltammetry, charge/discharge profiles, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies were carried out to evaluate the electrochemical performance of the nickel electrode, in 7 M KOH electrolyte, at 25 °C. The presence of nano-nickel hydroxide improves the electrochemical behavior of the active material. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results were analyzed employing a modified version of previously developed physicochemical model that takes into account the main structural and physicochemical parameters that control these systems.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), and Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN).

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  1. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, C.C.16, Suc. 4, (1900), La Plata, Argentina

    S. G. Real, M. G. Ortiz & E. B. Castro

  2. Centro de Investigación, Desarrollo en Ciencia y Tecnología de los Materiales (CITEMA), Facultad Regional La Plata, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Calle 60 y 124, La Plata, Argentina

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Real, S.G., Ortiz, M.G. & Castro, E.B. Electrochemical characterization of nickel hydroxide nanomaterials as electrodes for Ni-MH batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 21, 233–241 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-016-3355-8

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