Cold-rolled aluminum foil on nickel mesh as a route to high-performance Raney nickel electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2026

A novel route to produce Raney-nickel-coated electrodes for industrial alkaline water electrolysis is presented, in which aluminum foil is cold-rolled onto a nickel mesh, followed by heat treatment and selective leaching. This process requires no specialized equipment and shows high potential for cost-effective and scalable fabrication of supported Raney nickel electrodes. Structural analysis with SEM and synchrotron MicroCT confirms the presence of a microporous Raney nickel layer uniformly coating the substrate. Electrochemical characterization reveals superior electrode activity compared to commercial Raney Ni. In 3-electrode setup, overpotentials of 117 mV and 142 mV were recorded at -0.5 A/cm2 and -1 A/cm2, respectively. Used as cathode in a single cell, a stable cell voltage of 1.65 V at 0.5 A/ cm2 after 45 h was measured. A cell voltage of 1.77 V at 1 A/cm2 confirms the excellent activity under industrial conditions.

Alkaline water electrolysis

Hydrogen evolution

Electrode development

Raney nickel

Författare

Matthias Gramlich

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Florian Jürries

Chalmers, Industri- och materialvetenskap, Material och tillverkning

Sebastian Hilbert

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Thomas Rauscher

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Felix Heubner

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Christian Bernacker

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Thomas Weissgarber

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Technische Universität Dresden

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

0360-3199 (ISSN)

Vol. 218 153918

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2025)

Materialkemi

Annan kemiteknik

Annan medicinsk bioteknologi

Styrkeområden

Energi

Materialvetenskap

DOI

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.153918

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