Hierarchical Ni-Mo-S nanosheets on carbon fiber cloth: A flexible electrode for efficient hydrogen generation in neutral electrolyte

Science Advances

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Miao, Jianwei ^a   Xiao, Fang Xing ^a   Bin Yang, Hong ^a   Khoo, Si Yun ^a   Chen, Jiazang ^a   Fan, Zhanxi ^b   Hsu, Ying Ya ^c   Ming Chen, Hao ^c   Zhang, Hua ^b   Liu, Bin ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOSHEETS; NICKEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRODE; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; NEUTRAL ELECTROLYTES; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85034092298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23752548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500259     Document Type: Article

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