Simple and Facile Fabrication of Anion-Vacancy-Induced MoO3−X Catalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Activity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Preparations of Materials
3.2. Material Characterization
3.3. Electrochemical Measurements
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Jo, S.; Lee, Y.-W.; Hong, J.; Sohn, J.I. Simple and Facile Fabrication of Anion-Vacancy-Induced MoO3−X Catalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Activity. Catalysts 2020, 10, 1180. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101180
Jo S, Lee Y-W, Hong J, Sohn JI. Simple and Facile Fabrication of Anion-Vacancy-Induced MoO3−X Catalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Activity. Catalysts. 2020; 10(10):1180. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101180
Chicago/Turabian StyleJo, Seunghwan, Young-Woo Lee, John Hong, and Jung Inn Sohn. 2020. "Simple and Facile Fabrication of Anion-Vacancy-Induced MoO3−X Catalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Activity" Catalysts 10, no. 10: 1180. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101180