Published 1984 | Version v1
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Influence of cobalt hydroxide addition on the properties of the nickel hydroxide electrode during charge/discharge cycles

  • 1. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (Argentina). Inst. de Quimica Fisica
  • 2. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquimicas Teoricas y Aplicadas, La Plata (Argentina)

Description

Voltametry and open circuit measurements of coprecipitated (nickel+cobalt) hydroxide electrodes, cobalt hydroxide+nickel hydroxide electrodes and nickel hydroxide+cobalt hydroxide electrodes in 0.1 M KOH at 250C were made. Coprecipitated electrodes exhibit an overpotential decrease for the Ni(II)/Ni(III) redox reactions and an overpotential increase for the oxygen evolution reaction. The behaviour of the different electrodes is interpreted in terms of a catalytic effect of the Co(II)/Co(III) reaction on the Ni(II)/Ni(III) reaction through hydroxide ions inserted into the metal hydroxide layer. (C.L.B.)

Abstract (Portuguese)

Foram feitas medidas voltametricas e de circuito aberto, de: eletrodos de hidroxido de (niquel+cobalto) coprecipitado, eletrodos de hidroxido de cobalto+hidroxido de niquel e eletrodos de hidroxido de niquel+hidroxido de cobalto, em 0,1M de KOH a 250C. Os eletrodos coprecipitados apresentam um decrescimo de potencial para as reacoes de oxirreducao Ni(II)/Ni(III) e um aumento de potencial para a reacao com evolucao de oxigenio. O comportamento dos diferentes eletrodos e interpretado em termos do efeito catalitico da reacao Co(II)/Co(III) sobre a reacao Ni(II)/Ni(III) atraves da insercao dos ions hidroxido na camada do hidroxido metalico. (C.L.B.)

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Original title (no language)
Anais do 4. Simposio Brasileiro de Eletroquimica e Eletroanalitica.

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Annals of the 4. Brazilian Symposium on Electrochemistry and Electroanalytics
Imprint Pagination
611 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 143-148.
Report number
INIS-BR--175

Conference

Title
4. Brazilian Symposium on Electrochemistry and Electroanalytics.
Dates
15-18 Apr 1984.
Place
Sao Carlos, SP (Brazil).

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Notes
Imprint:Anais do 4. Simposio Brasileiro de Eletroquimica e Eletroanalitica.