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Ni–Fe Cathode Catalyst in Zero-Gap Alkaline Water Electrolysis

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Ni–Fe cathode catalyst for zero-gap alkaline water electrolysis was studied. Ni–Fe coatings on nickel foam were prepared by direct current (DC) and pulse current (PC) electrodeposition. The influence of different plating conditions and composition of the electrolyte on the morphology of the samples was studied. It was found that under DC electrodeposition, iron is dominant in the coating. Under PC plating conditions, Ni is the dominant element in Ni–Fe coatings. Ni–Fe coatings prepared under DC electrodeposition provide an effective catalyst in zero-gap electrolysis. Increasing Fe content in the coatings improves the catalytic activity of Ni–Fe catalyst. The study of convenient parameters of PC electrodeposition seems to be complex to reach a highly active surface area.

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This work was financially supported by the grant of the Slovak Scientific Grant Agency VEGA under the contract number 1/0747/21 and VEGA 02/0006/22.

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  1. Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Technology and Materials, Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Jana Záchenská, Vladimír Jorík & Matilda Zemanová

  2. Centre for Nanodiagnostics, STU in Bratislava, Vazovova 5, 812 43, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Ľubomír Vančo

  3. Polymer Institute, SAS in Bratislava, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 41, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Matej Mičušík

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Záchenská, J., Jorík, V., Vančo, Ľ. et al. Ni–Fe Cathode Catalyst in Zero-Gap Alkaline Water Electrolysis. Electrocatalysis 13, 447–456 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12678-022-00734-6

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