Carbon nanotube (CNT) is an attractive material for needle-like conducting electrodes because it has high electrical conductivity and mechanical strength. However, CNTs cannot provide the desired properties in certain applications. To obtain micro- and nanoneedles having the desired properties, it is necessary to fabricate functional needles using various other materials. In this study, functio...

Details are outlined of an electrochemical investigation of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at passive oxide covered polycrystalline Co electrodes in aqueous alkaline solution. Kinetic studies on electrodes subjected to different pre-treatment routines, yielded different values of the Tafel slope and the reaction order with respect to OH activity. Only one mechanistic pathway could account ...

We report on the synthesis and electrochemical properties of oriented NiO-TiO(2) nanotube (NT) arrays as electrodes for supercapacitors. The morphology of the films prepared by electrochemically anodizing Ni-Ti alloy foils was characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopies, X-ray diffraction, and photoelectron spectroscopies. The morphology, crystal structure, and composition ...

Electrooxidation of urea plays a substantial role in the elimination urea-containing wastewater and industrial urea. Here, we report electrodeposition nickel hydroxide catalyst on commercial carbon paper (CP) electrodes from dimethyl sulphoxide solvent (Ni(OH)2-DMSO/CP) for electrooxidation under alkaline conditions. The physicochemical features Ni(OH)2-DMSO/CP catalysts using scanning electron...

Ni-rich positive electrodes for Li-ion batteries can provide enhanced initial discharge capacity yet suffer from significant degradation upon cycling. Fluorination of NMC811 results in a retention more than 90% after 100 cycles cycling to 4.4 VLi. The increased stability F-modified be attributed the modification oxide electronic structures, where density functional theory calculations shows tha...

We have prepared Ni-V(2)O(5).nH(2)O core-shell nanocable arrays for Li(+) intercalation applications. Ni-V(2)O(5).nH(2)O nanocables were prepared via formation of Ni nanorod arrays through the template based electrochemical deposition, followed by coating of V(2)O(5).nH(2)O on Ni nanorods through electrophoretic deposition. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrograph clearly shows the Ni ...