Igwebu lenikelo linokusetyenziswa njengesixhobo sokucoca, umqhubi wemagnethi wokuqukuqela ukujongana namasuntswana kazibuthe kulwelo. Olunye usetyenziso lubandakanya usetyenziso kwindawo yokugcina i-hydrogen kunye nezibikezelo zokutshintsha ubushushu. I-nickel i-foam yimathiriyeli ekhupha isandi kunye nokusebenza okugqwesileyo, ene-coefficient ephezulu yokufumana isandi kwii-frequencies eziphezulu; ukusebenza kwayo okufunxa isandi kwizandi ezisezantsi kunokufezekiswa ngoyilo lwesakhiwo esifunxa isandi. I-nickel foam yenye yezinto ezilungileyo ze-electrode yokwenza iibhetri ze-cadmium-nickel kunye neebhetri ze-hydrogen-nickel. Inkqubo yokulungiselela i-nickel foam nge-electro-deposition technique yaphuhliswa ngempumelelo ngokusebenzisa imifuniselo. Izinto ezisisiseko ezisetyenzisiweyo yi-porous open-cell foam plastic. I-conductor layer ingalungiswa ngeendlela ezintathu: i-chemical nickel plating, i-vacuum nickel plating kunye ne-immersion conductive adhesive. Emva kwe-nicking yangaphambili, inokuthi ifakwe kwisisombululo esiqhelekileyo se-nickel sulfate. I-Nickel, emva kokutshisa, ukubuyiswa kunye nenkqubo yokucima, inokufumana izinto ze-nickel foam kunye nokusebenza okugqwesileyo.