General urea-assisted synthesis of carbon-coated metal phosphide nanoparticles for efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 199, Issue , 2016, Pages 99-107

  Gao, Shuang ^a   Liu, Yipu ^a   Li, Guo Dong ^a   Guo, Yuchun ^a   Zou, Yongcun ^a   Zou, Xiaoxin ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carbon; electrocatalysis; hydrogen evolution reaction; metal phosphide; water splitting

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBONIZATION; CATALYSIS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; METABOLISM; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN; PRECIOUS METALS; SALTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); UREA;

DI-AMMONIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; METAL PHOSPHIDES; METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBONS; NON-PT ELECTROCATALYSTS; WATER SPLITTING;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84964370813     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.03.104     Document Type: Article

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