Mo2c nanoparticles embedded within bacterial cellulose-derived 3d n-doped carbon nanofiber networks for efficient hydrogen evolution

NPG Asia Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Wu, Zhen Yu ^a   Hu, Bi Cheng ^a   Wu, Ping ^a   Liang, Hai Wei ^a   Yu, Zhi Long ^a   Lin, Yue ^a   Zheng, Ya Rong ^a   Li, Zhenyu ^a   Yu, Shu Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDES; CARBON NANOFIBERS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; PRECIOUS METALS; SCALABILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; MOLYBDENUM CARBIDE; NANO-STRUCTURED; SCALABLE METHODS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

CARBIDES; CARBON; EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN; MEDIA; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NETWORKS; PRECIOUS METALS;

EID: 85087294628     PISSN: 18844049     EISSN: 18844057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/am.2016.87     Document Type: Article

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