Fabrication of Robust Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst Using Ag2Se by Vacuum Evaporation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material Synthesis
2.2. Electrochemical Measurements
2.3. Characterizations
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Sample | Overpotential (mV vs. RHE) at 10 mA·cm−2 | Tafel Slope (mV·dec−1) | Exchange Current Density (j0, mA·cm−2) |
---|---|---|---|
Pt | 54 | 31 | 9.86 × 10−1 |
Ag2Se-200 | 367 | 53 | 1.02 × 10−3 |
Ag2Se-150 | 382 | 51 | 5.12 × 10−4 |
Ag2Se-100 | 390 | 55 | 6.45 × 10−4 |
Ag | 588 | 87 | 1.31 × 10−5 |
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Hussain, S.; Chae, J.; Akbar, K.; Vikraman, D.; Truong, L.; Naqvi, B.A.; Abbas, Y.; Kim, H.-S.; Chun, S.-H.; Kim, G.; et al. Fabrication of Robust Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst Using Ag2Se by Vacuum Evaporation. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1460. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9101460
Hussain S, Chae J, Akbar K, Vikraman D, Truong L, Naqvi BA, Abbas Y, Kim H-S, Chun S-H, Kim G, et al. Fabrication of Robust Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst Using Ag2Se by Vacuum Evaporation. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(10):1460. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9101460
Chicago/Turabian StyleHussain, Sajjad, Jinwoong Chae, Kamran Akbar, Dhanasekaran Vikraman, Linh Truong, Bilal Abbas Naqvi, Yawar Abbas, Hyun-Seok Kim, Seung-Hyun Chun, Gunn Kim, and et al. 2019. "Fabrication of Robust Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst Using Ag2Se by Vacuum Evaporation" Nanomaterials 9, no. 10: 1460. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9101460