Ultrathin platinum nanowires grown on single-layered nickel hydroxide with high hydrogen evolution activity

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Yin, Huajie ^a,b   Zhao, Shenlong ^a   Zhao, Kun ^a   Muqsit, Abdul ^a   Tang, Hongjie ^a   Chang, Lin ^a   Zhao, Huijun ^c   Gao, Yan ^a   Tang, Zhiyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXIDE; NANOWIRE; NICKEL HYDROXIDE; PLATINUM; ULTRATHIN PLATINUM NANOWIRE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; CATALYST; DESIGN; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROXIDE; NICKEL; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; GROWTH; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84923913932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7430     Document Type: Article

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