Three-Dimensional Au(NiMo)/Ti Catalysts for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

In this study, NiMo catalysts that have different metal loadings in the range of ca. 28–106 µg cm(−2) were electrodeposited on the Ti substrate followed by their decoration with a very low amount of Au-crystallites in the range of ca. 1–5 µg cm(−2) using the galvanic displacement method. The catalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was evaluated on the NiMo/Ti and Au(NiMo)/Ti catalysts in an alkaline medium. It was found that among the investigated NiMo/Ti and Au(NiMo)/Ti catalysts, the Au(NiMo)/Ti-3 catalyst with the Au loading of 5.2 µg cm(−2) gives the lowest overpotential of 252 mV for the HER to reach a current density of 10 mA·cm(−2). The current densities for HER increase ca. 1.1–2.7 and ca. 1.1–2.2 times on the NiMo/Ti and Au(NiMo)/Ti catalysts, respectively, at −0.424 V, with an increase in temperature from 25 °C to 75 °C.