Efficiency and stability of transition metal electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction using ionic liquids as electrolytes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-90

  Loget, Gabriel ^a   Padilha, Janine Carvalho ^a   Martini, Emilse Agostini ^a   de Souza, Michèle Oberson ^a   de Souza, Roberto Fernando ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Corrosion; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Ionic liquid; Iron alloys; Molybdenum; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALLOYS; CHROMIUM; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON TUBES; HYDROGEN; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; IRON ALLOYS; MANGANESE; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; NICKEL ALLOYS; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; TRANSITION METAL ALLOYS; TRANSITION METALS;

CATHODIC POTENTIALS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE; RESISTANCE TO CORROSIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURES; TAFEL PLOTS; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; TO MANY; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 57949107711     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.10.032     Document Type: Article

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