Synergistic WO3·2H2O Nanoplates/WS2 Hybrid Catalysts for High-Efficiency Hydrogen Evolution

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 13966-13972

  Yang, Lun ^a   Zhu, Xiaobin ^a   Xiong, Shijie ^a   Wu, Xinglong ^a   Shan, Yun ^a,b   Chu, Paul K ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING XIAOZHUANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

hydrogen evolution; spillover effect; synergism; WO3 2H2O; WS2

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; CARBON DISULFIDE; CARBON FIBERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYDROGEN; NANOCATALYSTS; NANOSTRUCTURES; REACTION KINETICS;

HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; HYDROGEN INTERCALATION; HYDROGEN SPILL OVERS; NON-PRECIOUS METALS; PROTON DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; SPILLOVER EFFECTS; SYNERGISM;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84973643887     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04045     Document Type: Article

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