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Low-Pressure Plasma-Processed Ruthenium/Nickel Foam Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

Chen LiuChia-Yun TsengYing-Chyi WangI-Chun ChengJian-Zhang Chen
Published in: Materials (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
In this paper, low-pressure 95%Ar-5%H 2 , pure Ar, and 95%Ar-5%O 2 plasmas were used for post-treatment of ruthenium (Ru) deposited on nickel foam (NF) (Ru/NF). Ru/NF was then tested as a catalyst for a hydrogen evolution reaction. Significant improvement in electrocatalytic activity with the lowest overpotential and Tafel slope was observed in an alkaline electrolyte (1 M KOH) with 95%Ar-5%O 2 plasma processing on Ru/NF. Linear scanning electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) also indicate the lowest interfacial impedance and largest electrical double layer capacitance. Experimental results with 0.1 M phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 electrolytes were also demonstrated and compared.
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