Amorphous molybdenum sulfides as hydrogen evolution catalysts

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2671-2681

  Morales Guio, Carlos G ^a   Hu, Xile ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84906224151     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar5002022     Document Type: Article

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