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Nanoporous Ni with High Surface Area for Potential Hydrogen Storage Application.

ABSTRACT: Nanoporous metals with considerable specific surface areas and hierarchical pore structures exhibit promising applications in the field of hydrogen storage, electrocatalysis, and fuel cells. In this manuscript, a facile method is demonstrated for fabricating nanoporous Ni with a high surface area by using SiO? aerogel as a template, i.e., electroless plating of Ni into an SiO? aerogel template followed by removal of the template at moderate conditions. The effects of the prepared conditions, including the electroless plating time, temperature of the structure, and the magnetism of nanoporous Ni are investigated in detail. The resultant optimum nanoporous Ni with a special 3D flower-like structure exhibited a high specific surface area of about 120.5 m²/g. The special nanoporous Ni exhibited a promising prospect in the field of hydrogen storage, with a hydrogen capacity of 0.45 wt % on 4.5 MPa at room temperature.

SUBMITTER: Zhou X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6027325 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

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Nanoporous Ni with High Surface Area for Potential Hydrogen Storage Application.

Zhou Xiaocao X Zhao Haibo H Fu Zhibing Z Qu Jing J Zhong Minglong M Yang Xi X Yi Yong Y Wang Chaoyang C

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) 20180601 6

Nanoporous metals with considerable specific surface areas and hierarchical pore structures exhibit promising applications in the field of hydrogen storage, electrocatalysis, and fuel cells. In this manuscript, a facile method is demonstrated for fabricating nanoporous Ni with a high surface area by using SiO₂ aerogel as a template, i.e., electroless plating of Ni into an SiO₂ aerogel template followed by removal of the template at moderate conditions. The effects of the prepared conditions, inc ...[more]

PMID: 29865186

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