Exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets as efficient catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 269-275

  Ji, Shanshan ^a   Yang, Zhe ^a   Zhang, Chao ^a   Liu, Zhenyan ^a   Tjiu, Weng Weei ^b   Phang, In Yee ^b   Zhang, Zheng ^b   Pan, Jisheng ^b   Liu, Tianxi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysts; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Nanosheets

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; NANOSHEETS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EFFICIENT CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; GLASS CARBON ELECTRODES; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; LIQUID EXFOLIATIONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL NANOSHEETS;

MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84884575137     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.094     Document Type: Article

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