Fabrication and functionalization of nanostructured metallic foams for energy storage applications - NANOFOAM

Project summary

The project aims at fabricating highly porous nanostructured Ni-based metallic foams for application as redox electrodes in asymmetric supercapacitors and as catalytic surfaces for hydrogen production. The innovative approach is that the nanofoams can be functionalized and tailored to optimise their electrochemical response and enhance their efficiency when used as electrodes for energy storage devices (redox asymmetric supercapacitors) and for electrochemical production of hydrogen via water electrolysis and borohydride hydrolysis. Thus, this original approach brings a multi-target material that will allow leveraging of commonalities and synergies between the envisaged applications, accelerating the development of innovative materials for energy storage. The project outcomes can produce disruptive knowledge towards the implementation of the European Materials roadmap enabling low carbon energy technologies.