ZnO nanorod electrodes for hydrogen evolution and storage

S. Harinipriya; B. Usmani; D. J. Rogers; V. E. Sandana; F. Hosseini Teherani; A. Lusson; P. Bove; H. J. Drouhin; M. Razeghi

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ZnO nanorod electrodes for hydrogen evolution and storage

S. Harinipriya^*, B. Usmani, D. J. Rogers, V. E. Sandana, F. Hosseini Teherani, A. Lusson, P. Bove, H. J. Drouhin, M. Razeghi

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Due to the attractive combination of a relatively high specific heat of combustion with a large specific energy capacity, molecular hydrogen (H ₂) is being investigated for use as an alternative to fossil fuels. Energy-efficient H ₂ production and safe storage remain key technical obstacles to implementation of an H ₂ based economy, however. ZnO has been investigated for use as an alternative photocatalytic electrode to TiO ₂ for solarpowered photo-electro-chemical (PEC) electrolysis, in which H ₂ is generated by direct water splitting in a cell with a metal cathode and a semiconducting anode. In this investigation, ZnO NR grown on Si (100) substrates by pulsed laser deposition were investigated for use as electrodes in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER). The electrochemical potential and Fermi energy of the ZnO NR were estimated from the electrochemical current density in acid and alkaline solutions via phenomenological thermodynamic analysis. As well as acting as an effective electrocalytic cathode, the ZnO NR appear to operate as a hydrogen reservoir. These results indicate that the ZnO NR have excellent potential for the storage of evolved H ₂.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Oxide-Based Materials and Devices III
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927622
State	Published - Mar 23 2012
Event	Oxide-Based Materials and Devices III - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Jan 22 2012 → Jan 25 2012

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8263
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Oxide-Based Materials and Devices III
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	1/22/12 → 1/25/12

Keywords

Cyclic Voltammetry
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Nanowires
Pulsed Laser Deposition
ZnO

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Harinipriya, S, Usmani, B, Rogers, DJ, Sandana, VE, Teherani, FH, Lusson, A, Bove, P, Drouhin, HJ & Razeghi, M 2012, ZnO nanorod electrodes for hydrogen evolution and storage. in Oxide-Based Materials and Devices III., 82631Y, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 8263, Oxide-Based Materials and Devices III, San Francisco, CA, United States, 1/22/12. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927622

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