Coupled molybdenum carbide and reduced graphene oxide electrocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Li, Ji Sen ^a,b   Wang, Yu ^a   Liu, Chun Hui ^a   Li, Shun Li ^a   Wang, Yu Guang ^b   Dong, Long Zhang ^a   Dai, Zhi Hui ^a   Li, Ya Fei ^a   Lan, Ya Qian ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE OXIDE; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM CARBIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; POLYOXOMETALATE; POLYPYRROLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBON; CATALYST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; MOLYBDENUM; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; OXIDE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT DENSITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCATALYST; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLARIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE AREA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84962808543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11204     Document Type: Article

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