Impedance study of adsorption phenomena on three-dimensional nano-nickel electrode deposited on silicon microchannel plate

Shaohui Xu, Mai Li, Yiping Zhu, Lianwei Wang, Pingxiong Yang, Paul K. Chu

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Abstract

Three-dimensional nano-nickel electrodes fabricated on silicon microchannel plates by electroless deposition are characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Compared to the nickel sheet, adsorption of cations and anions is detected due to the larger surface area of the porous nickel structure and three-dimensional architecture of the silicon microchannel plates. Adsorption is sensitive to the frequency and increasing step of the external voltage and different desorption rates of 0.003 and 0.027 A/cm2are observed from cations and anions, respectively. The experimental results indicate that adsorption is responsible for the anomalous increase of the impedance in the low frequency region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)165-171
Number of pages7
JournalElectrochimica Acta
Volume132
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jun 2014

Keywords

  • Adsorption phenomena
  • Impedance spectroscopy
  • Silicon microchannel plates
  • Three-dimensional nano-nickel electrode

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