Enhanced Interactions between Gold and MnO2 Nanowires for Water Oxidation: A Comparison of Different Chemical and Physical Preparation Methods

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2049-2057

  Zhang, Haojie ^a,b   Lin, Chao ^b   Du, Fuping ^b   Zhao, Yonghui ^b   Gao, Peng ^b   Chen, Hao ^b   Jiao, Zheng ^a   Li, Xiaopeng ^b   Zhao, Tiejun ^b   Sun, Yuhan ^b,c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c SHANGHAITECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Au nanoparticles; Manganese oxide nanowire; Oxygen evolution reaction (OER); Trivalent manganese; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MANGANESE OXIDE; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; OXIDES; OXYGEN; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SPUTTERING; UREA;

AU NANOPARTICLE; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; CONDUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT; DEPOSITION PRECIPITATION; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

GOLD;

EID: 84941045158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00324     Document Type: Article

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