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Although hydrogen is considered by many to be the green fuel of the future, nowadays it is primarily produced through steam reforming, which is a process far from ecological. Therefore, emphasis is being put on the development of electrodes capable of the efficient production of hydrogen and oxygen from water. To make the green alternative possible, the solution should be cost-efficient and well processable, generating less waste which is a huge challenge. In this work, the laser-based modification technique of the titania nanotubes containing sputtered transition metal species (Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) was employed. The characteristics of the electrodes are provided both for the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, where the influence of the laser treatment has been found to have the opposite effect. The structural and chemical analysis of the substrate material provides insight into pathways towards more efficient, low-temperature water splitting. Laser-assisted integration of transition metal with the tubular nanostructure results in the match-like structure where the metal species are accumulated at the head. The electrochemical data indicates a significant decrease in material resistance that leads to an overpotential of only +0.69 V at 10 mA/cm2 for nickel-modified material.
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Emerson Coy
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Siuzdak Katarzyna dr hab. inż
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- Articles
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
no. 33,
ISSN: 0957-4484 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Bibliographic description:
- Wawrzyniak J., Karczewski J., Coy E., Ryl J., Grochowska K., Katarzyna S.: Nanostructure of the laser-modified transition metal nanocomposites for water splitting// NANOTECHNOLOGY -Vol. 33,iss. 20 (2022), s.205401-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1088/1361-6528/ac512a
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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