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Wang R, Lee JM. High-Energy Facet Engineering for Electrocatalytic Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2401546. [PMID: 38705853 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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The design of high-energy facets in electrocatalysts has attracted significant attention due to their potential to enhance electrocatalytic activity. In this review, the significance of high-energy facets in various electrochemical reactions are highlighted, including oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), and carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CRR). Their importance in various electrochemical reactions and present strategies for constructing high-energy facets are discussed, including alloying, heterostructure formation, selective etching, capping agents, and coupling with substrates. These strategies enable control over crystallographic orientation and surface morphology, fine-tuning electrocatalytic properties. This study also addresses future directions and challenges, emphasizing the need to better understand fundamental mechanisms. Overall, high-energy facets offer exciting opportunities for advancing electrocatalysis.
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- Rui Wang
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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Islam F, Ahsan M, Islam N, Hossain MI, Bahadur NM, Aziz A, Al-Humaidi JY, Rahman MM, Maiyalagan T, Hasnat MA. Recent Advancements in Ascribing Several Platinum Free Electrocatalysts Pertinent to Hydrogen Evolution from Water Reduction. Chem Asian J 2024:e202400220. [PMID: 38654594 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The advancement of a sustainable and scalable catalyst for hydrogen production is crucial for the future of the hydrogen economy. Electrochemical water splitting stands out as a promising pathway for sustainable hydrogen production. However, the development of Pt-free electrocatalysts that match the energy efficiency of Pt while remaining economical poses a significant challenge. This review addresses this challenge by highlighting latest breakthroughs in Pt-free catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Specifically, we delve into the catalytic performance of various transition metal phosphides, metal carbides, metal sulphides, and metal nitrides toward HER. Our discussion emphasizes strategies for enhancing catalytic performance and explores the relationship between structural composition and the performance of different electrocatalysts. Through this comprehensive review, we aim to provide insights into the ongoing efforts to overcome barriers to scalable hydrogen production and pave the way for a sustainable hydrogen economy.
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- Fahamidul Islam
- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
- Division of Chemistry, Department of Science and Humanities, Military Institute of Science and Technology, Mirpur Cantonment-, 1216, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. BOX 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) & Chemistry department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamilnadu, India
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
- International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
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Zhao W, Cao H, Ruan L, He S, Xu Z, Zhang W. High-performance self-supporting AgCoPO 4/CFP for hydrogen evolution reaction under alkaline conditions. RSC Adv 2022; 12:15751-15758. [PMID: 35685712 PMCID: PMC9131870 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra02621j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Electrochemical water decomposition to produce hydrogen is a promising approach for renewable energy storage. It is vital to develop a catalyst with low overpotential, low cost and high stability for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) under alkaline conditions. Herein, we used a simple hydrothermal method to obtain a AgCo(CO)4 precursor on the surface of carbon fiber paper (CFP). After thermal phosphorization, the self-supporting catalyst AgCoPO4/CFP was obtained, which greatly improved the HER catalytic performance under alkaline conditions. At 10 mA cm-2, it showed an overpotential of 32 mV. The Tafel slope was 34.4 mV dec-1. The high catalytic performance of AgCoPO4/CFP may be due to the hydrophilic surface promoting effective contact with the electrolyte and the synergistic effect of the two metals, which accelerated electron transfer and thus promoted hydrogen evolution reaction. In addition, it showed an outstanding urea oxidation reaction (UOR) activity. After adding 0.5 M urea, the over-potential of the AgCoPO4/CFP assembled electrolytic cell was only 1.45 V when the current density reached 10 mA cm-2, which was much lower than that required for overall water splitting. This work provides a new method for the design and synthesis of efficient HER electrocatalysts.
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- Wan Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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Zhang W, Han N, Luo J, Han X, Feng S, Guo W, Xie S, Zhou Z, Subramanian P, Wan K, Arbiol J, Zhang C, Liu S, Xu M, Zhang X, Fransaer J. Critical Role of Phosphorus in Hollow Structures Cobalt-Based Phosphides as Bifunctional Catalysts for Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2103561. [PMID: 34761518 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cobalt phosphides electrocatalysts have great potential for water splitting, but the unclear active sides hinder the further development of cobalt phosphides. Wherein, three different cobalt phosphides with the same hollow structure morphology (CoP-HS, CoP2 -HS, CoP3 -HS) based on the same sacrificial template of ZIF-67 are prepared. Surprisingly, these cobalt phosphides exhibit similar OER performances but quite different HER performances. The identical OER performance of these CoPx -HS in alkaline solution is attributed to the similar surface reconstruction to CoOOH. CoP-HS exhibits the best catalytic activity for HER among these CoPx -HS in both acidic and alkaline media, originating from the adjusted electronic density of phosphorus to affect absorption-desorption process on H. Moreover, the calculated ΔGH* based on P-sites of CoP-HS follows a quite similar trend with the normalized overpotential and Tafel slope, indicating the important role of P-sites for the HER process. Moreover, CoP-HS displays good performance (cell voltage of 1.67 V at a current density of 50 mA cm-2 ) and high stability in 1 M KOH. For the first time, this work detailly presents the critical role of phosphorus in cobalt-based phosphides for water splitting, which provides the guidance for future investigations on transition metal phosphides from material design to mechanism understanding.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08010, Spain
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- School of Applied Physics and Materials, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, 529020, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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Lee MG, Yang JW, Kwon HR, Jang HW. Crystal facet and phase engineering for advanced water splitting. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00585a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review covers the principles and recent advances in facet and phase engineering of catalysts for photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, and electrochemical water splitting. It suggests the basis of catalyst design for advanced water splitting.
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- Mi Gyoung Lee
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University, Suwon, 16229, Republic of Korea
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Chang X, Yang B, Ding X, Ma X, Zhang M. One-dimensional CoP/MnO hollow nanostructures with enhanced oxygen evolution reaction activity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 610:663-670. [PMID: 34848056 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cobalt-based transition metal phosphides are flourishing as OER electrocatalysts. In this study, the CoP/MnO hollow nanofibers with the advantages of a more extensive contact interface were successfully synthesized. We found that the construction of hollow nanostructures and the composite of oxides are effective strategies to optimize the OER catalytic performance of transition metal phosphides. The template of the precursor can adjust the hollow nanostructure and keep it stable during the phosphating process. It is worth noting that the CoP/MnO composite material only needs an overpotential of 230 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. In addition, it maintains the overpotential 263.5 mV after 5000 cycles of voltammetry measurements. In short, this research provides a simple solution for the design and realization of nanostructured electrocatalysts with excellent electrochemical performance.
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- Xin Chang
- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, People's Republic of China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 45001, PR China.
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Karaman C, Karaman O, Atar N, Yola ML. Tailoring of cobalt phosphide anchored nitrogen and sulfur co-doped three dimensional graphene hybrid: Boosted electrocatalytic performance towards hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cao H, Li Z, Xie Y, Xiao F, Wang H, Wang X, Pan K, Cabot A. Hierarchical CoP Nanostructures on Nickel Foam as Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:1094-1102. [PMID: 33369250 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A highly active and cheap catalyst is also key to hydrogen production by water splitting. However, most of the high-efficiency catalysts reported to date only are catalytically active for either the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) or the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which makes the development of multifunctional catalysts more meaningful. Here, for the first time, Co(CO3 )0.5 OH. 0.11 H2 O (CHCH) as precursor with different microstructures on the surface of nickel foam (NF) was obtained using a facile hydrothermal method. The CoP/NF catalyst was obtained after thermal phosphating that retained the microhierarchical structure of the precursor and greatly improved the catalytic performance, with a highly efficiency performance as HER and OER dual-functional catalyst. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations showed that the possible reason for the excellent performance of the CoP/NF layered structure is an increase in the number of of surface defects and an increased active surface area. The results reported in this paper show that CoP/NF, a layered bifunctional electrocatalyst, is a cost-effective and efficient water-splitting electrode. This finding can offer the opportunity for the commercial use of excess electric energy for large-scale water splitting hydrogen production.
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- Hongshuai Cao
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), 08930, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Pg. Lluís Companys 23S, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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Zhang Y, Gao X, Lv L, Xu J, Lin H, Ding Y, Wang C. Tailoring π-symmetry electrons in cobalt–iron phosphide for highly efficient oxygen evolution. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Jin Y, Zhao C, Jiang Q, Ji C. Hierarchically mesoporous micro/nanostructured CoP nanowire electrodes for enhanced performance supercapacitors. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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