NiCo2O4 hexagonal nanoplates anchored on reduced graphene oxide sheets with enhanced electrocatalytic activity and stability for methanol and water oxidation

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 213, Issue , 2016, Pages 717-729

  Umeshbabu, Ediga ^a   Ranga Rao, G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Hexagonal nanoplates; Methanol oxidation; NiCo2O4 rGO hybrid; Water oxidation

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYBRID MATERIALS; METHANOL; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND STABILITY; METHANOL OXIDATION; NANOPLATES; NICO2O4-RGO HYBRID; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; WATER OXIDATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84982794764     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.07.161     Document Type: Article

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