The resistivity behaviour of high porosity nickel foam as a function of porosity has been investigated experimentally. The results were compared with a number of empirical and theoretical models. It was found that a new model based on structural properties gave the closest fit to the experimental data. This provides a convenient means of controlling the resistivity of porous metals in production and thus enables manufacture of better porous electrodes.
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