Search results for electrodeposition

Analytical Chemistry Jul 8, 2024

Novel two-step electrolysis of water proposed for hydrogen production

A research team led by Prof. Chen Changlun from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, developed advanced cobalt-doped nickel hydroxide bipolar electrodes ...

Nanomaterials May 7, 2024

Researchers establish commercially viable process for manufacturing with promising new class of metals

Nanostructured high entropy alloys—metals made from a chaotic mix of several different elements—show a lot of promise for use in industries such as aerospace and automotive because of their strength and stability at high ...

Materials Science May 16, 2024

Experiment leads to material modified for use in solar-driven water splitting to produce hydrogen

Research conducted in Brazil at the Center for Development of Functional Materials (CDMF) and the Center for Innovation in New Energies (CINE) has developed a novel approach to the plasma treatment of antimony tri-selenide ...

Materials Science Nov 6, 2019

Electrodeposited surfaces with reversibly switching interfacial properties

Materials engineering technologies aim to control wettability and liquid repellence of material surfaces for diverse applications in and beyond the field of materials science. In a recent report on Science Advances, Yue Liu ...

Materials Science Mar 24, 2017

Electrodeposition and annealing used to allow for adjusting hardness in nanograined metals

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from China and France have adjusted the hardness of nanograined metals by applying electrodeposition and annealing. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes their ...

Nanophysics Dec 6, 2012

New atomic-layer electrodeposition method yields surprising results

(Phys.org)—A new method for creating very thin layers of materials at the atomic scale, reported in the latest issue of the journal Science, could "unlock an important new technology" for creating nanomaterials, according ...

Nanophysics Aug 27, 2007

Palladium Nanoparticle Electrodeposition on Nanotubes Results in New Flexible Hydrogen Sensors

In comparison to current hydrogen sensors, which are rigid and use expensive, pure palladium, Argonne's new sensors are flexible and use single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as supports to improve efficiency and reduce ...

Sep 14, 2004

Improved Electrodes: Electrodeposition Process Creates Nanoporous Structures for Improved Fuel Cells, Batteries & Sensor

Taking advantage of an electrochemical phenomenon that had previously been considered a nuisance, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new class of three-dimensional nanoporous electrodes that ...

Nanophysics Aug 29, 2014

Simpler process to grow germanium nanowires could improve lithium ion batteries

(Phys.org) —Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed what they call "a simple, one-step method" to grow nanowires of germanium from an aqueous solution. Their process could make it more ...

Nanophysics Jan 23, 2019

Expanding the capacity of hydrogen engines and solar cells with mesoporous nickel

Scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), together with Russian and foreign colleagues, developed samples of nickel mesoporous film structures, which have a useful surface area up to 400 time greater than their ...

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