Hierarchically Porous Ni3S2 Nanorod Array Foam as Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 174, Issue , 2015, Pages 297-301

  Ouyang, Canbin ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Wang, Chen ^a   Zhang, Xiaoxu ^a   Wu, Jianghong ^a   Ma, Zhaoling ^a   Dou, Shuo ^a   Wang, Shuangyin ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalyst; hydrogen evolution reaction; Ni3S2; oxygen evolution reaction; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; NANORODS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PRECIOUS METALS;

BIFUNCTIONAL ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; HIERARCHICALLY POROUS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; NI3S2; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84930932648     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.05.186     Document Type: Article

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