Magnetic metal phosphide nanorods as effective hydrogen-evolution electrocatalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 33, 2014, Pages 18919-18928

  Lu, Aolin ^a   Chen, Yuanzhi ^a   Li, Hengyi ^a   Dowd, Annette ^b   Cortie, Michael B ^b   Xie, Qingshui ^a   Guo, Huizhang ^a   Qi, Qiongqiong ^a   Peng, Dong Liang ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cobalt phosphide; Electrolysis; HER; Hydrogen evolution; Nanorods; Nickel phosphide

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COBALT COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; GLASS; GLASS MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; NANOMAGNETICS; NANORODS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM;

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; COBALT PHOSPHIDE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRIC; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; GLASSY CARBON ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; NICKEL PHOSPHIDE; PT-BASED CATALYST;

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84908229731     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.104     Document Type: Article

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