3D arrays of molybdenum sulphide nanosheets on Mo meshes: Efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 174, Issue , 2015, Pages 653-659

  Xu, Yan ^a   Zheng, Chong ^a   Wang, Sibo ^a   Hou, Yidong ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen evolution; Molybdenum sulphide; Nanosheets

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; NANOSHEETS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HIGH ACTIVITY; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; OVERPOTENTIAL; THIOUREA SOLUTIONS;

MOLYBDENUM;

EID: 84934976369     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.06.040     Document Type: Article

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