Microstructure and Electrochemical Properties of Ni-Ti-O Nanosheets Supported on Ni Foam

Abstract:

Ni-Ti-O nanosheets were fabricated on 3D porous nickel foam by hydrothermal synthesis and thermal diffusion metallizing. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) were used to investigate the micro morphology and phase of NiO and Ni-Ti-O nanostructure. The methanol catalytsis performance and capacitance properties of these electrodes were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and charge- discharge tests. The results show that the phase of Ni-Ti-O nanosheets fabricated on 3D porous nickel foam are NiO and TiO with polycrystalline form; The permeation of Ti result in oxygen vacancies in NiO nanosheets and produce synergistic effect with Ni, which makes that the electrocatalytic property of methanol oxidation of Ni-Ti-O nanosheet electrode is much larger than that of Ni(OH)2 and NiO electrode; When the the mass ratio of Ni foam and Ti powder (RNi/Ti) is 1:24, at a current density of 5 mA?cm-2, the area specific capacitance of Ni-Ti-O electrode is 2.15 F?cm-2, which is 3 times more than that of Ni(OH)2/Ni foam electrode (0.67 F?cm-2).

Key words:Ni-Ti-O nanosheet; microstructure; hydrothermal synthesis; methanol catalysis; capacitance property