Self-supported cedarlike semimetallic Cu3P nanoarrays as a 3D high-performance Janus electrode for both oxygen and hydrogen evolution under basic conditions

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 35, 2016, Pages 23037-23048

  Hou, Chun Chao ^a   Chen, Qian Qian ^a   Wang, Chuan Jun ^a   Liang, Fei ^b   Lin, Zheshuai ^b   Fu, Wen Fu ^a,c   Chen, Yong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^c YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

copper phosphide; electrocatalysis; hydrogen evolution; oxygen evolution; water splitting

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; IONIZATION OF GASES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; COPPER PHOSPHIDE; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; ROUGHNESS FACTOR; SURFACE OXIDATIONS; WATER SPLITTING;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

EID: 84986557823     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b06251     Document Type: Article

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