Enhanced electrochemical evolution of oxygen by using nanoflowers made from a gold and iridium oxide composite

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 107-114

  Zhao, Chenxing ^a   E , Yifeng ^a   Fan, Louzhen ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalytic activity; Evolution of oxygen; IrO x m Au; Nanoflowers; Turnover frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862642515     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-012-0818-1     Document Type: Article

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