Reduced graphene oxide/O-MWCNT hybrids functionalized with p-phenylenediamine as high-performance MoS2 electrocatalyst support for hydrogen evolution reaction

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1478-1487

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

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON; GRAPHENE; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; YARN;

CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES; ELECTROCATALYST SUPPORT; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; LARGE CURRENT DENSITY; P-PHENYLENE DIAMINES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES;

ELECTROCATALYSTS;

EID: 84956669330     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b09523     Document Type: Article

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