Research Article

Spiky Nickel Electrodes for Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Catalysis by Femtosecond Laser Structuring

Table 2

Overview of key indications: double layer capacitance and the corresponding roughness factor as well as the oxygen evolution overpotential @ 10 mA cm−2 of the tempered Ni electrode and the laser-structured samples Ni CLPs 0° and Ni CLPs 45°as prepared and activated.

Sample name 10 mA cm−2  as prepared 10 mA cm−2  activated

Ni tempered0.02 mF cm−210.387 V0.371 V
Ni CLPs 0°0.97 mF cm−2490.328 V0.204 V
Ni CLPs 45°1.74 mF cm−2870.289 V0.226 V