Alkaline electrolyte and fe impurity effects on the performance and active-phase structure of niooh thin films for OER catalysis applications

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 11475-11481

  Michael, John D ^a   Demeter, Ethan L ^a   Illes, Steven M ^a   Fan, Qingqi ^a   Boes, Jacob R ^a   Kitchin, John R ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CESIUM; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROLYTES; NICKEL; PURIFICATION; SODIUM; THIN FILMS;

ALKALINE ELECTROLYTES; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROLYTE EFFECT; FE IMPURITY; GAUSSIAN FUNCTIONS; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; PEAK POSITION; SATURATED CONDITIONS;

PHASE STRUCTURE;

EID: 84930662492     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b02458     Document Type: Article

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