An efficient nanostructured copper(I) sulfide-based hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst at neutral pH

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 215, Issue , 2016, Pages 366-373

  Fan, Meihong ^a   Gao, Ruiqin ^a   Zou, Yong Cun ^a   Wang, Dejun ^a,b   Bai, Ni ^c   Li, Guo Dong ^a   Zou, Xiaoxin ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIANGSU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

copper foam; Cu2S; electrocatalysis; hydrogen evolution reaction; water splitting

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COBALT DEPOSITS; COPPER; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; NANOSTRUCTURES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

COPPER FOAM; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; NANOSTRUCTURED COPPER; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; WATER SPLITTING;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

EID: 84987936670     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.08.129     Document Type: Article

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