Porous cobalt phosphide nanorod bundle arrays as hydrogen-evolving cathodes for electrochemical water splitting

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 56, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-60

  Niu, Zhiguo ^a   Jiang, Jing ^a   Ai, Lunhong ^a  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cobalt phosphide; Electrocatalyst; Hydrogen evolution; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; COBALT; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; NANORODS; SLOPE STABILITY;

ADVANCED ELECTRODES; COBALT PHOSPHIDE; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; LONG TERM STABILITY; OVERPOTENTIAL; WATER SPLITTING; WIDE PH RANGE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84928653189     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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