Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1997, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (3): 184-187.

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Ti_2Ni HYDRIDE COMPOSITE AS HYDROGEN CATHODE FOR ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS

W K Hu;H、T Yuan;F.P. Wangand Y、S. Zhang (Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China)   

  • Received:1997-06-25 Revised:1997-06-25 Online:1997-06-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: A new cathode with Ti2 Ni alloys and Ni/Mo electrocatalyst has been developed for alkaline water electrolysis. The characterization for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)is carried out in a 30 wt% potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution. The cathode shows a low hydrogen overpotential(η=60 mV at 70℃ in 30 wt% KOH) and ezcellent stability under conditions of continuous electrolysis and intermittent electrolysis with power interruption .

Key words: composite, hydrogen cathode, hydrogen evolution reaction, polarization curve