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Article

Preparation of Nickel Nanoparticles by Direct Current Arc Discharge Method and Their Catalytic Application in Hybrid Na-Air Battery

by
Fengmei Su
1,
Xuechao Qiu
1,
Feng Liang
1,2,*,
Manabu Tanaka
3,
Tao Qu
1,2,
Yaochun Yao
1,
Wenhui Ma
1,2,
Bin Yang
1,2,
Yongnian Dai
1,2,
Katsuro Hayashi
4 and
Takayuki Watanabe
3
1
Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
2
State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clear Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
3
Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
4
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nanomaterials 2018, 8(9), 684; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090684
Submission received: 7 August 2018 / Revised: 28 August 2018 / Accepted: 28 August 2018 / Published: 1 September 2018
(This article belongs to the Collection The Fourth State of Engineering: Nanoengineered Materials and Coatings Facilitated by Plasma Techniques)
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Abstract

Nickel nanoparticles were prepared by the arc discharge method. Argon and argon/hydrogen mixtures were used as plasma gas; the evaporation of anode material chiefly resulted in the formation of different arc-anode attachments at different hydrogen concentrations. The concentration of hydrogen was fixed at 0, 30, and 50 vol% in argon arc, corresponding to diffuse, multiple, and constricted arc-anode attachments, respectively, which were observed by using a high-speed camera. The images of the cathode and anode jets were observed with a suitable band-pass filter. The relationship between the area change of the cathode/anode jet and the synchronous voltage/current waveform was studied. By investigating diverse arc-anode attachments, the effect of hydrogen concentration on the features of nickel nanoparticles were investigated, finding that 50 vol% H2 concentration has high productivity, fine crystallinity, and appropriate size distribution. The synthesized nickel nanoparticles were then used as catalysts in a hybrid sodium–air battery. Compared with commercial a silver nanoparticle catalyst and carbon black, nickel nanoparticles have better electrocatalytic performance. The promising electrocatalytic activity of nickel nanoparticles can be ascribed to their good crystallinity, effective activation sites, and Ni/NiO composite structures. Nickel nanoparticles prepared by the direct current (DC) arc discharge method have the potential to be applied as catalysts on a large scale.
Keywords: nickel nanoparticle; arc discharge method; arc-anode attachment; catalyst; Na-air battery nickel nanoparticle; arc discharge method; arc-anode attachment; catalyst; Na-air battery
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Su, F.; Qiu, X.; Liang, F.; Tanaka, M.; Qu, T.; Yao, Y.; Ma, W.; Yang, B.; Dai, Y.; Hayashi, K.; et al. Preparation of Nickel Nanoparticles by Direct Current Arc Discharge Method and Their Catalytic Application in Hybrid Na-Air Battery. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 684. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090684

AMA Style

Su F, Qiu X, Liang F, Tanaka M, Qu T, Yao Y, Ma W, Yang B, Dai Y, Hayashi K, et al. Preparation of Nickel Nanoparticles by Direct Current Arc Discharge Method and Their Catalytic Application in Hybrid Na-Air Battery. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(9):684. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090684

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Su, Fengmei, Xuechao Qiu, Feng Liang, Manabu Tanaka, Tao Qu, Yaochun Yao, Wenhui Ma, Bin Yang, Yongnian Dai, Katsuro Hayashi, and et al. 2018. "Preparation of Nickel Nanoparticles by Direct Current Arc Discharge Method and Their Catalytic Application in Hybrid Na-Air Battery" Nanomaterials 8, no. 9: 684. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090684

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Su, F., Qiu, X., Liang, F., Tanaka, M., Qu, T., Yao, Y., Ma, W., Yang, B., Dai, Y., Hayashi, K., & Watanabe, T. (2018). Preparation of Nickel Nanoparticles by Direct Current Arc Discharge Method and Their Catalytic Application in Hybrid Na-Air Battery. Nanomaterials, 8(9), 684. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090684

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