Nickel and nickel phosphide nanoparticles embedded in electrospun carbon fibers as favourable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 303, Issue , 2016, Pages 167-181

  Streckova, M ^a   Mudra, E ^a   Orinakova, R ^b   Markusova Buckova, L ^b   Sebek, M ^a   Kovalcikova, A ^a   Sopcak, T ^a   Girman, V ^b   Dankova, Z ^c   Micusik, M ^d   Dusza, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Slovakia)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^d POLYMER INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Carbon fibers; Electrocatalysis; Electrospinning; Fibers; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CARBON FIBERS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

CALCINATIONS TEMPERATURE; ELECTROSPINNING METHOD; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); TEMPERATURE SCHEDULES;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

EID: 84978772066     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.05.147     Document Type: Article

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