Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology 1 article published in JoVE Chemistry Simple Methods for the Preparation of Non-noble Metal Bulk-electrodes for Electrocatalytic Applications Kai junge Puring1,2, Stefan Piontek1, Mathias Smialkowski1, Jens Burfeind2, Stefan Kaluza2, Christian Doetsch2, Ulf-Peter Apfel1 1Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry I, Ruhr-University Bochum, 2Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology, UMSICHT A facile preparation method of electrodes using the bulk material Fe4.5Ni4.5S8 is presented. This method provides an alternative technique to conventional electrode fabrication and describes prerequisites for unconventional electrode materials including a straightforward electrocatalytic testing method.
