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Electrochemical performance of catalyst couples M/stainless steel 430 (M: Ni, Co, and Cu) for the hydrogen production in KOH electrolyte

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In this work, three catalysts (nickel, cobalt, copper) are electrochemically deposited on stainless steel substrates AISI 430 and their performances as cathodes in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are investigated. The electrodes, characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), have been the subject of a study of their electrocatalytic efficiency in KOH (1 M) solution at 298 K through HER, stability, polarization curves, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results showed that the developed electrodes have a catalytic activity superior to that of untreated stainless steel AISI 430. The nickel coating exhibits the best HER performance. In addition, the rough Ni coating proved to be more efficient than smooth Ni-electrode, resulting in 320% reduction in the energy consumption of the electrolysis cell relative to the uncoated steel cathode.

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The authors are grateful to Prof A. Benchettara for his technical assistance in the electrochemistry.

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The work was financially supported by the Faculty of “Génie Mécanique et Génie des Procédés“, USTHB, Algeria.

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  1. Laboratoire de Technologie des Matériaux, Faculté de Génie Mécanique et Génie des Procédés, USTHB, Alger, Algeria

    A. Amrouche, F. Messaoud, N. Boutarek-Zaourar, S. Mansour & M. Slimane

  2. Institut Néel, CNRS, Grenoble, France

    P. David & E. Mossang

  3. Laboratory of Storage and Valorization of Renewable Energies, Faculty of Chemistry, USTHB, BP 32, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    M. Trari

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Amrouche, A., Messaoud, F., Boutarek-Zaourar, N. et al. Electrochemical performance of catalyst couples M/stainless steel 430 (M: Ni, Co, and Cu) for the hydrogen production in KOH electrolyte. J Solid State Electrochem 23, 2961–2968 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-019-04395-2

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