Rational Design of Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Single Layers of WS2 Nanoplates Anchored to Hollow Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanofibers

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 51, 2015, Pages 28116-28121

  Yu, Sunmoon ^a   Kim, Jaehoon ^a   Yoon, Ki Ro ^a   Jung, Ji Won ^a   Oh, Jihun ^a   Kim, Il Doo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

electrocatalyst; hollow carbon nanofiber; hydrogen evolution reaction; single layer; tungsten disulfide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; CHARGE TRANSFER; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGEN;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COAXIAL ELECTROSPINNING; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; NANO-STRUCTURING; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBON NANOFIBERS; SINGLE LAYER; TUNGSTEN DISULFIDE;

CARBON NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84953315265     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09447     Document Type: Article

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