Different weights of amorphous Ni–P alloy with same P contents were electrodeposited on nickel plate with same area used as cathode for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER). The amorphous Ni–P alloy coatings were charac...Different weights of amorphous Ni–P alloy with same P contents were electrodeposited on nickel plate with same area used as cathode for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER). The amorphous Ni–P alloy coatings were characterized for their surface morphology and composition through Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS) techniques, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and X-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis. The electrocatalytic activity for HER in alkaline medium is determined by linear scan voltammetry(LSV) and a relationship between HER activity and capacitance is established. The capacitance varies with the loading of the Ni–P on Ni plate but the activity for HER is directly proportional to the capacitance in alkaline and vice versa. 3#Ni–P/Ni containing 3.85 mg Ni–P alloy with highest capacitance performs the best catalytic activity. This work provides direct evidence to explore the capacitance influence on the electrocatalystic activity for the HER.展开更多
Amorphous Ni-P coating was plated on AZ31 magnesium alloy via the electroless plating technique, and the plated alloy was subsequently annealed. X-ray dif- fraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energ...Amorphous Ni-P coating was plated on AZ31 magnesium alloy via the electroless plating technique, and the plated alloy was subsequently annealed. X-ray dif- fraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used to characterize the coating. The results show that the hardness of the coating is much higher than that of bare magnesium alloy, which further increases after crystallization. The electrochemical polarization and salt spray tests show that the coating exhibits a much higher corrosion resistance than that of the bare magnesium alloy. Moreover, the crystallized coating still exhibits a much stronger corrosion resistance than that of the bare magnesium alloy, although its corrosion resistance is lower than that of the as-plated one.展开更多
Electroless deposition has been used to deposit Ni-P films on glass slides using the reducing agent sodium hypophosphite. This has been done with a purpose to use Ni-P films as back contact for silicon carbide radiati...Electroless deposition has been used to deposit Ni-P films on glass slides using the reducing agent sodium hypophosphite. This has been done with a purpose to use Ni-P films as back contact for silicon carbide radiation detectors. By keeping deposition time, temperature, pH and concentration of the precursor solution constant, the film deposition has been done. XPS studies were done to analyze the composition and stoichiometry of Ni-P thin films.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:21576032 and 21376283)
文摘Different weights of amorphous Ni–P alloy with same P contents were electrodeposited on nickel plate with same area used as cathode for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER). The amorphous Ni–P alloy coatings were characterized for their surface morphology and composition through Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS) techniques, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and X-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis. The electrocatalytic activity for HER in alkaline medium is determined by linear scan voltammetry(LSV) and a relationship between HER activity and capacitance is established. The capacitance varies with the loading of the Ni–P on Ni plate but the activity for HER is directly proportional to the capacitance in alkaline and vice versa. 3#Ni–P/Ni containing 3.85 mg Ni–P alloy with highest capacitance performs the best catalytic activity. This work provides direct evidence to explore the capacitance influence on the electrocatalystic activity for the HER.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2010CB731600)the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 51121061/51171163)the Appling Basic Research Program of Hebei (No. 10965124D)
文摘Amorphous Ni-P coating was plated on AZ31 magnesium alloy via the electroless plating technique, and the plated alloy was subsequently annealed. X-ray dif- fraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used to characterize the coating. The results show that the hardness of the coating is much higher than that of bare magnesium alloy, which further increases after crystallization. The electrochemical polarization and salt spray tests show that the coating exhibits a much higher corrosion resistance than that of the bare magnesium alloy. Moreover, the crystallized coating still exhibits a much stronger corrosion resistance than that of the bare magnesium alloy, although its corrosion resistance is lower than that of the as-plated one.
文摘Electroless deposition has been used to deposit Ni-P films on glass slides using the reducing agent sodium hypophosphite. This has been done with a purpose to use Ni-P films as back contact for silicon carbide radiation detectors. By keeping deposition time, temperature, pH and concentration of the precursor solution constant, the film deposition has been done. XPS studies were done to analyze the composition and stoichiometry of Ni-P thin films.