Metal dichalcogenides monolayers: Novel catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen production

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Pan, Hui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

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EID: 84903648181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05348     Document Type: Article

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