Nickel hydroxide electrode with a monolayer of nanocup arrays as an effective electrocatalyst for enhanced electrolysis of urea

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-199

  Wu, Mao Sung ^a   Ji, Ren Yu ^a   Zheng, Yo Ru ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

electrolysis of urea; nanocup arrays; nickel hydroxide catalysts; polystyrene spheres; pore arrays

Indexed keywords

NANOCUP ARRAYS; NICKEL HYDROXIDE ELECTRODE; NICKEL HYDROXIDES; POLYSTYRENE SPHERES; PORE ARRAYS;

EID: 84906963238     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.08.098     Document Type: Article

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