{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["N S"],"funding":["Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council","European Regional Development Fund"],"pagination":["14654-14664"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8697857"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(24)"],"pubmed_abstract":["We present the facile synthesis of Ni/NiO nanocomposites, <i>via</i> a solution combustion methodology, where the composition of metallic Ni within NiO is controlled by varying the annealing time, from 4 minutes up to 8 hours. The various Ni/NiO nanocomposites are studied <i>via</i> electrically wiring them upon screen-printed graphite macroelectrodes by physical deposition. Subsequently their electrochemical activity, towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), is assessed within (ultra-pure) alkaline media (1.0 M KOH). An optimal annealing time of 2 hours is found, which gives rise to an electrochemical oxidation potential (recorded at 10 mA cm<sup>-2</sup>) of 231 mV (<i>vs.</i> Ag/AgCl 1.46 <i>vs.</i> RHE). These values show the Ni/NiO nanocomposites to be significantly more electroca"],"journal":["RSC advances"],"pubmed_title":["Facile synthesis of Ni/NiO nanocomposites: the effect of Ni content in NiO upon the oxygen evolution reaction within alkaline media."],"pmcid":["PMC8697857"],"funding_grant_id":["EP/P007767/1","EP/N0011877/1"],"pubmed_authors":["N S","C M","S A","Rowley-Neale SJ","Hughes JP","Banks CE","Adarakatti PS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Facile synthesis of Ni/NiO nanocomposites: the effect of Ni content in NiO upon the oxygen evolution reaction within alkaline media.","description":"We present the facile synthesis of Ni/NiO nanocomposites, <i>via</i> a solution combustion methodology, where the composition of metallic Ni within NiO is controlled by varying the annealing time, from 4 minutes up to 8 hours. The various Ni/NiO nanocomposites are studied <i>via</i> electrically wiring them upon screen-printed graphite macroelectrodes by physical deposition. Subsequently their electrochemical activity, towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), is assessed within (ultra-pure) alkaline media (1.0 M KOH). An optimal annealing time of 2 hours is found, which gives rise to an electrochemical oxidation potential (recorded at 10 mA cm<sup>-2</sup>) of 231 mV (<i>vs.</i> Ag/AgCl 1.46 <i>vs.</i> RHE). These values show the Ni/NiO nanocomposites to be significantly more electroca","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Apr","modification":"2025-04-04T09:00:21.558Z","creation":"2025-04-04T09:00:21.558Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8697857","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35424017"],"doi":["10.1039/d0ra10597j"]}}