Electronic Structure of the (Undoped and Fe-Doped) NiOOH O2 Evolution Electrocatalyst

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 34, 2016, Pages 18999-19010

  Conesa, José C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; HYBRID MATERIALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DISPERSION INTERACTION; DISPROPORTIONATIONS; ELECTROCATALYTIC; ELECTRON TRANSFER; EVOLUTION PROCESS; MATERIAL SYNTHESIS; PROTON DISTRIBUTIONS; SYNTHESIS METHOD;

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EID: 84984923493     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b06100     Document Type: Article

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