Hollow core-shell structured Ni-Sn@C nanoparticles: A novel electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 9098-9102

  Lang, Leiming ^b   Shi, Yi ^a   Wang, Jiong ^a   Wang, Feng Bin ^a   Xia, Xing Hua ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING XIAOZHUANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell structure; Electrocatalysis; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Ni Sn; Porous carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIOUS METALS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOL-GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE; TIN; TIN ALLOYS;

CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; LOW TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); NON-NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS; POROUS CARBONS; REACTION MECHANISM;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 84928895439     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b00873     Document Type: Article

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