Maghemite nanorods anchored on a 3D nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes substrate as scalable direct electrode for water oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 69-78

  Sharifi, Tiva ^a   Kwong, Wai Ling ^a   Berends, Hans Martin ^a   Larsen, Christian ^a   Messinger, Johannes ^a   Wågberg, Thomas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3D electrode; Hybrid catalyst; Maghemite; Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes; Water oxidation

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; NANOTUBES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PAPER; TIN OXIDES; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; YARN;

3-D ELECTRODES; HYBRID CATALYSTS; MAGHEMITES; NITROGEN DOPED CARBON NANOTUBES; WATER OXIDATION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84954491982     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.11.165     Document Type: Article

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