Molybdenum phosphide-graphite nanomaterials for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen production

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 490, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-107

  Aravind, S S Jyothirmayee ^a   Ramanujachary, Kandalam ^a   Mugweru, Amos ^a   Vaden, Timothy D ^a  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ball milling; Electrochemical catalysts; Graphite nanosheets; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Molybdenum phosphide

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAPHITE; MILLING (MACHINING); MOLYBDENUM; NANOSHEETS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BET SURFACE AREA MEASUREMENT; ELECTRO-CATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONS; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CATALYST; GRAPHITE NANO-SHEETS; HYDROGEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; MOLYBDENUM PHOSPHIDE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84916631545     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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