Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Catalysis Using 3D-Structured Nickel Phosphosulfide Nanosheets in Alkaline Media
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Lin, L.; Fu, Q.; Hu, J.; Wang, R.; Wang, X. Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Catalysis Using 3D-Structured Nickel Phosphosulfide Nanosheets in Alkaline Media. Molecules 2023, 28, 315. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28010315
Lin L, Fu Q, Hu J, Wang R, Wang X. Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Catalysis Using 3D-Structured Nickel Phosphosulfide Nanosheets in Alkaline Media. Molecules. 2023; 28(1):315. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28010315
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Lei, Qiang Fu, Junbei Hu, Ran Wang, and **anjie Wang. 2023. "Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Catalysis Using 3D-Structured Nickel Phosphosulfide Nanosheets in Alkaline Media" Molecules 28, no. 1: 315. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28010315