Facile synthesis of urchin-like NiCo2O4 hollow microspheres with enhanced electrochemical properties in energy and environmentally related applications

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3689-3695

  Yu, Xin Yao ^a   Yao, Xian Zhi ^a,b   Luo, Tao ^a   Jia, Yong ^a   Liu, Jin Huai ^a   Huang, Xing Jiu ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

heavy metal ions; hollow microspheres; methanol electrooxidation; solvothermal; urchin like

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROOXIDATION; HEAVY METALS; METAL IONS; METHANOL; MICROSPHERES;

HOLLOW MICROSPHERE; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; SOLVOTHERMAL; URCHIN-LIKE;

BOROPHOSPHATE GLASS;

EID: 84896369715     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am4060707     Document Type: Article

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