Synthesis of nickel hydroxide/reduced graphene oxide composite thin films for water splitting application
Pravin T. Babar
Optoelectronic Convergence Research Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorBharati S. Pawar
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorAbu Talha Aqueel Ahmed
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSankar Sekar
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSejoon Lee
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorBabasaheb R. Sankapal
Department of Physics, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
Search for more papers by this authorHyunsik Im
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJin Hyeok Kim
Optoelectronic Convergence Research Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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Sambhaji M. Pawar
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
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Sambhaji M. Pawar, Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, South Korea.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorPravin T. Babar
Optoelectronic Convergence Research Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorBharati S. Pawar
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorAbu Talha Aqueel Ahmed
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSankar Sekar
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSejoon Lee
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorBabasaheb R. Sankapal
Department of Physics, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
Search for more papers by this authorHyunsik Im
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJin Hyeok Kim
Optoelectronic Convergence Research Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Sambhaji M. Pawar
Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea
Correspondence
Sambhaji M. Pawar, Division of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, South Korea.
Email: [email protected]
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Facile synthesis of highly efficient and low-cost electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is important for large-scale hydrogen production. Herein, nickel hydroxide/reduced graphene oxide (Ni(OH)2/rGO) composite thin film was fabricated using dip-coating followed by electrodeposition method on Ni foam substrate at room temperature. The deposited composite film shows amorphous nature with ultra-thin Ni(OH)2 nanosheets vertically coated on rGO surface, which provides large electrochemical surface area and abundant catalytically active sites. It exhibits a low overpotential of 260 mV @10 mA cm−2 as compared to the pristine electrodes and excellent long-term stability up to 20 hours in 1 M KOH solution. The electrochemical active surface area and Tafel slope of the composite electrode are 20.2 mF cm−2 and 35 mV dec−1, respectively. The superior water oxidation performance is a result of high catalytically active sites and improved conductivity of the composite electrode.
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