Phase-controlled synthesis and comparative study of α- and β-WP2 submicron particles as efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 216, Issue , 2016, Pages 304-311

  Pi, Mingyu ^a   Wu, Tianli ^a   Zhang, Dingke ^b   Chen, Shijian ^a   Wang, Shuxia ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

hydrogen evolution reaction; monoclinic tungsten diphosphide; orthorhombic tungsten diphosphide; phase controlled synthesis

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; CATALYSTS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; PRECIOUS METALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TRANSITION METALS; TUNGSTEN;

CATHODIC CURRENT DENSITY; CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; MONOCLINIC TUNGSTEN DIPHOSPHIDE; ORTHORHOMBIC TUNGSTEN DIPHOSPHIDE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84987678733     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.09.038     Document Type: Article

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