Electrochemical Study of the Energetics of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction at Nickel Iron (Oxy)Hydroxide Catalysts

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 33, 2015, Pages 19022-19029

  Swierk, John R ^a   Klaus, Shannon ^a,b   Trotochaud, Lena ^a   Bell, Alexis T ^a,b   Tilley, T Don ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NICKEL;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; ELECTROCATALYTIC BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; FE SITES; IRON-DOPED; NICKEL IRONS; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 84939864814     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05861     Document Type: Article

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