Enhanced water oxidation catalysis of nickel oxyhydroxide through the addition of vacancies

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 44, 2016, Pages 25405-25410

  Fidelsky, Vicky ^a   Toroker, Maytal Caspary ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; NICKEL; SURFACE DEFECTS;

CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; HYDROGEN VACANCIES; NICKEL OXYHYDROXIDES; OPERATING CONDITION; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; WATER OXIDATION;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85020052233     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07931     Document Type: Article

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