Thesis / internship project (BSc or MSc)

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This research investigates the electrochemical properties of novel high specific surface area nickel electrodes, especially focusing on the effect of surface geometry on the catalytic activity towards the hydrogen evolution reaction.
Your task will be to operate an existing electrochemical system with the aim to characterise pillared nickel electrodes and optimize their design for H2 production via alkaline water electrolysis. You will investigate a number of material parameters (surface area/ porosity/ stability/ catalytic activity, etc.) and use suitable electrochemical techniques for the characterisation, including electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry, SEM analysis, etc., to obtain an all-round electrochemical characterisation of the electrodes.

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