Iridium-based double perovskites for efficient water oxidation in acid media

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Diaz Morales, Oscar ^a   Raaijman, Stefan ^a   Kortlever, Ruud ^a   Kooyman, Patricia J ^b,c   Wezendonk, Tim ^b   Gascon, Jorge ^b   Fu, W T ^a   Koper, Marc T M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; BARIUM; IRIDIUM; OXYGEN; PEROVSKITE; PRASEODYMIUM; WATER;

BENCHMARKING; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DEHYDRATION; ENERGY FLUX; IRIDIUM; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PEROVSKITE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CURRENT DENSITY; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN ENHANCEMENT RATIO; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84981320954     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12363     Document Type: Article

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