Sponge-like nickel phosphide–carbon nanotube hybrid electrodes for efficient hydrogen evolution over a wide pH range

Nano Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 415-425

  Wang, Shuying ^a,b   Zhang, Li ^b   Li, Xiao ^b   Li, Changli ^b   Zhang, Rujing ^b   Zhang, Yingjiu ^a   Zhu, Hongwei ^b  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; electrocatalyst; electrodeposition; hydrogen evolution reaction; nickel phosphide; water splitting

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PH;

CARBON NANOTUBE HYBRIDS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRIC; ELECTROLYSIS OF WATERS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; NICKEL PHOSPHIDE; PHOSPHATE BUFFER SOLUTIONS; WATER SPLITTING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84992694494     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1301-9     Document Type: Article

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