CoP Nanoparticles in Situ Grown in Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Nanoporous Carbons as Superior Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 32, 2016, Pages 20720-20729

  Yuan, Weiyong ^a   Wang, Xiaoyan ^a   Zhong, Xiaoling ^a   Li, Chang Ming ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CoP nanoparticles; hydrogen evolution; in situ growth; three dimensional hierarchical nanoporous carbon; transition metal phosphides

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CATALYSTS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PRECIOUS METALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; TRANSITION METALS;

EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; IN-SITU GROWTH; NANOPOROUS CARBONS; REACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TRANSITION METAL PHOSPHIDE;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84983044975     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05304     Document Type: Article

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