Morphological variation of highly porous Ni-Sn foams fabricated by electro-deposition in hydrogen-bubble templates and their performance as pseudo-capacitors

Kai Zhuo, Myung Gi Jeong, Myung Sik Shin, Woo Won Chun, Jong Wook Bae, Pil Jin Yoo, Chan Hwa Chung

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Abstract

Ni-Sn alloy foams with different morphologies for pseudo-capacitor applications have been prepared by electro-deposition involving a hydrogen evolution reaction. The morphology depends upon the composition of electrolytes and the electro-deposition temperature. Among the several different structures of Ni-Sn foams, one that has been prepared at 45 °C represents the best electro-chemical performance of 1313 F g-1 at 1 A g-1 and it retained up to 91% of its initial performance even after 5000 cycles of charge-discharge. This Ni-Sn foam has a planar dendrite structure with bundles of flower-like tubes, providing highly porous foam with an extremely large surface area.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-20
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume322
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 2014

Keywords

  • Electro-deposition
  • Hydrogen-bubble template
  • Ni-Sn foams
  • Pseudo-capacitor

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