Electrocatalytic Property for H₂O₂ Reduction of β-Ni(OH)₂ Nanosheets

Abstract:

The β-Ni(OH)2 nanosheets are fabricated by a hydrothermal method. The products are characterized in detail by multiform techniques: X-ray diffraction(XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis(EDS), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The results show that the obtained products are nanosheets with diameters of 100-200 nm, and thickness ranging from 10nm to 15 nm . The prepared β-Ni(OH)2 nanosheets are used as electrode materials to study the electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in 0.5 M NaOH solution.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 476-478)
• Pages: 1361-1364
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.476-478.1361
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Li Jin Feng, Xia Wang, Zhi Ai Yang, Xu Chun Song
• Keywords: Electrocatalytic, H₂O₂, Nanosheets, β-Ni(OH)₂

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