Investigation of molybdenum carbide nano-rod as an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution in acidic and alkaline media

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 154-155, Issue , 2014, Pages 232-237

  Xiao, Peng ^a   Yan, Ya ^a   Ge, Xiaoming ^b   Liu, Zhaolin ^b   Wang, Jing Yuan ^c   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrocatalyst; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Molybdenum carbide; Nano rod; Nickel impregnation

Indexed keywords

CARBIDES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POROSITY;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; CATALYTIC BEHAVIOUR; COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE; COMPOSITE CATALYSTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; MOLYBDENUM CARBIDE;

NANORODS;

EID: 84895827131     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.02.020     Document Type: Article

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