Controlled morphology evolution of electrospun carbon nanofiber templated tungsten disulfide nanostructures

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 176, Issue , 2015, Pages 255-264

  Zou, Meiling ^a   Jiang, Ying ^a   Wan, Meng ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a   Zhu, Han ^a   Yang, Tingting ^a   Du, Mingliang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chemical vapor deposition; hydrogen evolution reaction; sulfur vapor; tungsten disulfide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBONIZATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; NANOFIBERS; NANOFLOWERS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYACRYLONITRILES; TUNGSTEN;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROSPUN CARBON NANOFIBERS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; POLYACRYLONITRILE NANOFIBERS; PRE-OXIDATION TREATMENTS; SULFUR VAPORS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TUNGSTEN DISULFIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84937140956     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.07.033     Document Type: Article

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