Needle-like NiO protecting layers on NiCrAl alloy foam, used as support for hydrogen production, are introduced through electroplated Ni and subsequent microwave annealing. To improve the stability of the NiCrAl alloy foam, oxygen concentration of microwave annealing to form a needle-like NiO layer with good chemical stability and corrosion resistance is controlled in a range of 20 and 50 %. As the oxygen concentration increases to 50 %, needle-like NiO forms a dense coating layer on the NiCrAl alloy foam; this layer formation can be attributed to accelerated growth of the (200) plane. In addition, the increased oxygen concentration causes increased NiO/Ni ratio of the resultant coating layer on NiCrAl alloy foam due to improved rate of the oxidation reaction. As a result, the introduction of dense needle-like NiO layers formed at 50 % oxygen concentration improves the chemical stability of the NiCrAl alloy foam by protecting the direct electrochemical reaction between the electrolyte and the foam. Thus, needle-like NiO can be proposed as a superb protecting layer to improve the chemical stability of NiCrAl alloy form.

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• 이영근(서울과학기술대학교 신소재공학과) | Young-Geun Lee (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
• 신동요(서울과학기술대학교 의공학-바이오소재 융합 협동과정 신소재공학프로그램) | Dong-Yo Shin (Program of Materials Science & Engineering, Convergence Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
• 안효진(서울과학기술대학교 신소재공학과, 서울과학기술대학교 의공학-바이오소재 융합 협동과정 신소재공학프로그램) | Hyo-Jin Ahn (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Program of Materials Science & Engineering, Convergence Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) Corresponding author