Low surface energy plane exposed Co3O4 nanocubes supported on nitrogen-doped graphene as an electrocatalyst for efficient water oxidation

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 442-451

  Singh, Santosh K ^a,b   Dhavale, Vishal M ^a,b   Kurungot, Sreekumar ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Electrocatalyst; Low index planes; Nanocubes; Water oxidation

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; DISPERSIONS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; GRAPHENE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; LOW INDEX PLANE; NANOCUBES; NITROGEN DOPED GRAPHENE; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION; WATER OXIDATION;

COBALT;

EID: 84921317025     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am506450c     Document Type: Article

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