Mesoporous NiCo2O4 Nanoplates on Three-Dimensional Graphene Foam as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 42, 2016, Pages 28274-28282

  Tong, Xili ^a   Chen, Shuai ^a   Guo, Congxiu ^a   Xia, Xinhui ^b   Guo, Xiang Yun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

electrocatalysis; graphene foam; mesoporous structure; NiCo2O4; oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXYGEN; REDUCTION; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; GRAPHENE FOAMS; HIERARCHICAL POROUS STRUCTURES; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; NICO2O4; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHENE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84994052063     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10044     Document Type: Review

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