Preparation of high surface area nickel electrodeposit using a liquid crystal template technique

Ganesh, V.; Lakshminarayanan, V.

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dc.contributor.author	Ganesh, V.	-
dc.contributor.author	Lakshminarayanan, V.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-06-13T08:49:52Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-06-13T08:49:52Z	-
dc.date.issued	2004-09-01	-
dc.identifier.citation	Electrochimica Acta, 2004, Vol.49, p3561-3572	en
dc.identifier.issn	0013-4686	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2797	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We show in this work that template electrodeposition of nickel at room temperature from a nickel sulphamate bath prepared in a new hexagonal liquid crystalline phase of water–Triton X-100–poly (acrylic acid) results in a highly porous surface. The roughness factor value of about 3620 obtained for this coating is the highest value reported in the literature for any electrodeposited nickel. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) pictures show the formation of porous deposit with granular features in between the pores. The single electrode double layer capacitance value measured for the deposit is 338 mF cm−2, which translates into a specific capacitance of 50 F g−1 without any post-thermal treatment of the electrode, suggesting its utility in super capacitors. Electrochemical studies using cyclic voltammetry (CV), Tafel plots and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and comparison of these results with some existing high surface area Ni catalysts show that the material has potential application as an excellent hydrogen evolving cathode.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2004.03.024	en
dc.rights	2004 Elsevier B.V.	en
dc.subject	Template electrodeposition;	en
dc.subject	Liquid crystalline phase;	en
dc.subject	Roughness factor;	en
dc.subject	Nanoparticles;	en
dc.subject	Electrochemical capacitors;	en
dc.subject	Electrocatalysis	en
dc.title	Preparation of high surface area nickel electrodeposit using a liquid crystal template technique	en
dc.type	Article	en
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