Dominating Role of Ni0 on the Interface of Ni/NiO for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 7139-7147

  Wang, Jing ^a   Mao, Shanjun ^a   Liu, Zeyan ^a   Wei, Zhongzhe ^a   Wang, Haiyan ^a   Chen, Yiqing ^a   Wang, Yong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DFT; electrocatalysis; hydrogen evolution reaction; interface; NiOx based hybrids

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); YARN;

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; BAMBOO-LIKE CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYTIC ABILITY; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; METALLIC CATALYSTS; NIOX-BASED HYBRIDS;

NICKEL;

EID: 85014238018     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15377     Document Type: Article

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