Journal of Surface Science and Engineering (한국표면공학회지)

The Korean Institute of Surface Engineering (한국표면공학회)
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A Study on the Fabrication of Porous Nickel Substrates

다공성 니켈지지체의 제조에 관한 연구

  • 신동엽 (서울대학교, 금속공학과) ;
  • 조원일 (한국과학기술연구원, 화공연구부 전기화학연구팀) ;
  • 백지흠 (한국과학기술연구원, 화공연구부 전기화학연구팀) ;
  • 조병원 (한국과학기술연구원, 화공연구부 전기화학연구팀) ;
  • 강탁 (서울대학교, 금속공학과) ;
  • 윤경석 (한국과학기술연구원, 화공연구부 전기화학연구팀)
  • Published : 1995.06.01
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Abstract

While a nickel mesh and an expanded nickel sheet are used as current collectors for supporting active anode materials in rechargeable batteries, a porous nickel substrate is studied extensively for its 3-dimensional structure which has high capabilities for active materials and current collection. Optimum plating conditions were studied by polarization measurement. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) showed that both electroless-and electro-plated nickel on an urethane substrate were highly porous and consisted of nearly spherical pores. The diameter and the channel size of the pores were found to be 300~500 $\mu\textrm{m}$ and 50~200$\mu\textrm{m}$, respectively. The shape of skeleton resembled a triangular prism with length extending about 50~100 $\mu\textrm{m}$.

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