Tension-Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Vanadium Disulfide Monolayer

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-6

  Pan, Hui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

First principles calculation; Hydrogen evolution reduction; Tension; VS2 monolayer; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; FREE ENERGY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; MONOLAYERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROCESS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; TENSION; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84959227961     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1329-5     Document Type: Article

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