IrNi nanoparticle-decorated flower-shaped NiCo2O4nanostructures: controllable synthesis and enhanced electrochemical activity for oxygen evolution reaction

Science China Materials

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 119-130

  Chen, Zhifan ^a   Zhao, Hongbin ^a   Zhang, Jiujun ^a   Xu, Jiaqiang ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

bimetal; electrocatalysis; OER

Indexed keywords

BIMETALS; BINARY ALLOYS; COBALT ALLOYS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC MECHANISM; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; RATE DETERMINING STEP; TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY; TURNOVER FREQUENCY;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 85015344046     PISSN: 20958226     EISSN: 21994501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40843-016-5134-5     Document Type: Article

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