Cobalt-Doped FeSe2-RGO as Highly Active and Stable Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 28, 2016, Pages 18036-18042

  Xu, Xiaowei ^a   Ge, Yuancai ^a   Wang, Man ^a   Zhang, Zhuqing ^a   Dong, Pei ^b   Baines, Robert ^b   Ye, Mingxin ^a   Shen, Jianfeng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

electrocatalysis; FeSe2; hybrid catalyst; hydrogen evolution reaction; water splitting

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; GRAPHENE;

ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FESE2; HYBRID CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; METAL-FREE ELECTROCATALYSTS; RENEWABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; WATER SPLITTING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84979268236     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b03849     Document Type: Article

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