Enhancement of electrocatalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction by boron-modified nickel nanoparticles

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 14984-14991

  Adan C ^a   Perez Alonso F J ^a   Rojas, S ^a   Pena M A ^a   Fierro, J L G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Nickel nanoparticles; Nickel Boron alloys

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEDIUM; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; HIGH ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; NANO-SIZED NICKEL; NICKEL NANOPARTICLES; TAFEL;

BORIDES; BORON; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROEMULSIONS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTRONS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NICKEL;

EID: 84866468640     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.094     Document Type: Article

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