Co-Doped MoS2 Nanosheets with the Dominant CoMoS Phase Coated on Carbon as an Excellent Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 49, 2015, Pages 27242-27253

  Dai, Xiaoping ^a   Du, Kangli ^a,b   Li, Zhanzhao ^a   Liu, Mengzhao ^a   Ma, Yangde ^a   Sun, Hui ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Yang, Ying ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b Sichuan Tianyi Science and Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Co doping; CoMoS phase; deposition precipitation method; hydrogen evolution reaction; MoS2

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; CATALYSTS; DEPOSITION; ELECTROCATALYSTS; NANOSHEETS; PRECIOUS METALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SLOPE STABILITY;

CO-DOPING; COMOS PHASE; DEPOSITION PRECIPITATION METHODS; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84950266603     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08420     Document Type: Article

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