Hollow Fe4C/FeP Nanoboxes with Heterostructure and Carbon Armor for Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Evolution
- Corresponding author: Da-Peng Liu, liudp@upc.edu.cn Bin Dong, dongbin@upc.edu.cn
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Jing-Yi Xie, Hui-Ying Zhao, Yi-Wen Dong, Yang Wu, Da-Peng Liu, Yong-Ming Chai, Bin Dong. Hollow Fe4C/FeP Nanoboxes with Heterostructure and Carbon Armor for Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Evolution[J]. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry,
;2022, 41(7): 220705.
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10.14102/j.cnki.0254-5861.2022-0102
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