NiSe@NiOOH Core-Shell Hyacinth-like Nanostructures on Nickel Foam Synthesized by in Situ Electrochemical Oxidation as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 31, 2016, Pages 20057-20066

  Li, Xiao ^a   Han, Guan Qun ^a   Liu, Yan Ru ^a   Dong, Bin ^a   Hu, Wen Hui ^a   Shang, Xiao ^a   Chai, Yong Ming ^a   Liu, Chen Guang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

core shell structure; NiOOH; NiSe; oxidation; oxygen evolution reaction

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NICKEL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; NIOOH; NISE; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 84981295232     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05597     Document Type: Article

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