Homogenous Cr and C Doped 3D Self-Supporting NiO Cellular Nanospheres for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment
3. Result
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalysts | Electrolyte | j (mA∙cm−2) | η (mV) | References |
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5-Pt/Ni–P/NF | 1 M KOH | 10 | 22 | [50] |
Ir-Ni/NiO@CNT | 1 M KOH | 10 | 24.6 | [51] |
Er2O3/Ni-NiO | 1 M KOH | 10 | 39 | [52] |
NiO-Rh2P | 1 M KOH | 10 | 46 | [53] |
NiO/Al3Ni2 | 1 M KOH | 10 | 66 | [54] |
NiO-Cr-C/NF-3 | 1 M KOH | 10 | 69 | This work |
CuO-NiO/CN@GP | 1 M KOH | 10 | 76.2 | [55] |
NiOx@BCNTs | 1 M KOH | 10 | 79 | [22] |
NiO nanosheets | 1 M KOH | 10 | 83 | [56] |
Ni/NiO-cp | 1 M KOH | 10 | 124 | [57] |
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Tan, Z.; Li, C.; Wang, L.; Kang, M.; Wang, W.; Tang, M.; Li, G.; Feng, Z.; Yan, Z. Homogenous Cr and C Doped 3D Self-Supporting NiO Cellular Nanospheres for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Materials 2022, 15, 7120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15207120
Tan Z, Li C, Wang L, Kang M, Wang W, Tang M, Li G, Feng Z, Yan Z. Homogenous Cr and C Doped 3D Self-Supporting NiO Cellular Nanospheres for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Materials. 2022; 15(20):7120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15207120
Chicago/Turabian StyleTan, Zhaojun, Chuanbin Li, Lijun Wang, Mingjie Kang, Wen Wang, Mingqi Tang, Gang Li, Zaiqiang Feng, and Zhenwei Yan. 2022. "Homogenous Cr and C Doped 3D Self-Supporting NiO Cellular Nanospheres for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction" Materials 15, no. 20: 7120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15207120