Reversible adapting layer produces robust single-crystal electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Tung, Ching Wei ^a   Hsu, Ying Ya ^b   Shen, Yen Ping ^a   Zheng, Yixin ^a   Chan, Ting Shan ^c   Sheu, Hwo Shuenn ^c   Cheng, Yuan Chung ^a   Chen, Hao Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; WATER;

CORRELATION; CRYSTAL; ELECTROKINESIS; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CURRENT DENSITY; DENSITY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84940562057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9106     Document Type: Article

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