Colloidal synthesis of MoSe2 nanonetworks and nanoflowers with efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen-evolution activity

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 231, Issue , 2017, Pages 69-76

  Guo, Weibin ^a   Chen, Yuanzhi ^a   Wang, Laisen ^a   Xu, Jin ^a   Zeng, Deqian ^a   Peng, Dong Liang ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysis; Hydrogen evolution reaction; MoSe2; Nanosheets

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYSIS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METALS;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; FLOWER-LIKE MORPHOLOGIES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; LAYERED TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; MOLYBDENUM HEXACARBONYL; MOSE2; ULTRATHIN NANOSHEETS;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 85012973911     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.02.048     Document Type: Article

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