Activating cobalt(II) oxide nanorods for efficient electrocatalysis by strain engineering
oleh: Tao Ling, Dong-Yang Yan, Hui Wang, Yan Jiao, Zhenpeng Hu, Yao Zheng, Lirong Zheng, Jing Mao, Hui Liu, Xi-Wen Du, Mietek Jaroniec, Shi-Zhang Qiao
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01 |
Deskripsi
The efficiencies of materials-based catalysts are determined by the surface atomic and electronic structures, but harnessing this relationship can be challenging. Here, by engineering strain into cobalt oxide, the authors transform a once poor hydrogen evolution catalyst into one that is competitive with the state of the art.