Eb. Castro et al., AN ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE STUDY ON THE KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF THE HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION ON NICKEL MOLYBDENITE ELECTRODES, Electrochimica acta, 42(6), 1997, pp. 951-959
Electrodeposited Ni/NiMoS2 electrodes have shown good electrocatalytic
activity towards the hydrogen evolution reaction as well satisfactory
long-term operational performance. The hydrogen evolution reaction on
these electrodes, which in previous investigations using steady-state
polarizations, cyclic voltammetry and scanning electron microscopy re
vealed high surface area and a very heterogeneous surface morphology,
has been studied by applying electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (E
IS). The kinetics and mechanism of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HE
R) on electrodeposited Ni/NiMoS2 electrodes have been investigated in
the frequency range 5 mHz less than or equal to f less than or equal t
o 10 kHz. A detailed dynamic system analysis is presented taking into
account the contributions of Tafel-Volmer-Heyrovsky reaction steps as
well as the absorption and diffusion of hydrogen atoms into the electr
ode material. For comparison results obtained for the HER on electrode
posited Ni electrodes are also discussed. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier
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