Partially oxidized sub-10 nm MnO nanocrystals with high activity for water oxidation catalysis

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Jin, Kyoungsuk ^a   Chu, Arim ^a   Park, Jimin ^a   Jeong, Donghyuk ^a   Jerng, Sung Eun ^a   Sim, Uk ^a   Jeong, Hui Yun ^a   Lee, Chan Woo ^a   Park, Yong Sun ^a   Yang, Ki Dong ^a   Pradhan, Gajendra Kumar ^a   Kim, Donghun ^b   Sung, Nark Eon ^c   Kim, Sun Hee ^b   Nam, Ki Tae ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^c POSTECH   (South Korea)

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EID: 84930225409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep10279     Document Type: Article

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