Composition-Dependent Catalytic Activities of Noble-Metal-Free NiS/Ni3S4 for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 27, 2016, Pages 14581-14589

  Qin, Zhixiao ^a   Chen, Yubin ^a   Huang, Zhenxiong ^a   Su, Jinzhan ^a   Diao, Zhidan ^a   Guo, Liejin ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CHARGE TRANSFER; HYDROGEN; NICKEL; PRECIOUS METALS;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84978776863     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b05230     Document Type: Article

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