Highly active and stable hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts based on molybdenum compounds on carbon nanotube-graphene hybrid support

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 5164-5173

  Youn, Duck Hyun ^a   Han, Suenghoon ^b   Kim, Jae Young ^a   Kim, Jae Yul ^a   Park, Hunmin ^b   Choi, Sun Hee ^b   Lee, Jae Sung ^a  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CNT graphene hybrid; hydrogen evolution reaction; molybdenum carbide; molybdenum nitride; nonprecious metal electrocatalysts

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CARBIDES; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; SLOPE STABILITY; UREA;

CNT-GRAPHENE HYBRID; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; MOLYBDENUM CARBIDE; MOLYBDENUM NITRIDE; NON-PRECIOUS METALS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84901659591     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn5012144     Document Type: Article

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