Interfacial Electronic Engineering of NiSe–Anchored Ni–N–C Composite Electrocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Materials
3.2. Synthesis of NiSe/Ni–N–C
3.3. Synthesis of NiSe/N–C
3.4. Synthesis of Ni–N–C
3.5. Materials Characterizations
3.6. Electrochemical Measurements
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Che, S.; Ta, N.; Yang, F.; Yang, Y.; Li, Y. Interfacial Electronic Engineering of NiSe–Anchored Ni–N–C Composite Electrocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. Catalysts 2022, 12, 1525. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121525
Che S, Ta N, Yang F, Yang Y, Li Y. Interfacial Electronic Engineering of NiSe–Anchored Ni–N–C Composite Electrocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. Catalysts. 2022; 12(12):1525. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121525
Chicago/Turabian StyleChe, Sai, Na Ta, Fan Yang, Yulong Yang, and Yongfeng Li. 2022. "Interfacial Electronic Engineering of NiSe–Anchored Ni–N–C Composite Electrocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution" Catalysts 12, no. 12: 1525. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121525