In situ electrochemically converting Fe2O3-Ni(OH)2 to NiFe2O4-NiOOH: a highly efficient electrocatalyst towards water oxidation

Science China Materials

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 324-334

  Zhang, Fang ^a   Shi, Yanmei ^a   Xue, Tao ^a   Zhang, Jingfang ^a   Liang, Yu ^a   Zhang, Bin ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chemical transformation; electrocatalysis; nanosheet array; oxygen evolution reaction; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON COMPOUNDS; NANOSHEETS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; CO-OPERATIVE EFFECTS; CONVERTED PRODUCTS; ELECTRODE SURFACES; IN-SITU FORMATIONS; NANOSHEET ARRAYS; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; POTENTIAL-DEPENDENT;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85021700059     PISSN: 20958226     EISSN: 21994501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40843-017-9017-6     Document Type: Article

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