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Selvanathan S, Meng Woi P, Selvanathan V, Karim MR, Sopian K, Akhtaruzzaman M. Transition Metals-Based Water Splitting Electrocatalysts on Copper-Based Substrates: The Integral Role of Morphological Properties. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300228. [PMID: 37857549 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting is a promising alternative to produce high purity hydrogen gas as the green substitute for renewable energy. Thus, development of electrocatalysts for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are vital to improve the efficiency of the water splitting process particularly based on transition metals which has been explored extensively to replace the highly active electrocatalytic activity of the iridium and ruthenium metals-based electrocatalysts. In situ growth of the material on a conductive substrate has also been proven to have the capability to lower down the overpotential value significantly. On top of that, the presence of substrate has given a massive impact on the morphology of the electrocatalyst. Among the conductive substrates that have been widely explored in the field of electrochemistry are the copper based substrates mainly copper foam, copper foil and copper mesh. Copper-based substrates possess unique properties such as low in cost, high tensile strength, excellent conductor of heat and electricity, ultraporous with well-integrated hierarchical structure and non-corrosive in nature. In this review, the recent advancements of HER and OER electrocatalysts grown on copper-based substrates has been critically discussed, focusing on their morphology, design, and preparation methods of the nanoarrays.
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- Shankary Selvanathan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43000, Kajang, Malaysia
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (CEREM), Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Saud University, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
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- The Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Islamic University of Madinah, 42351, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
- Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Malaysia
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Sabir AS, Pervaiz E, Khosa R, Sohail U. An inclusive review and perspective on Cu-based materials for electrochemical water splitting. RSC Adv 2023; 13:4963-4993. [PMID: 36793292 PMCID: PMC9924225 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07901a] [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: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in developing green and renewable alternate energy sources as a solution to the energy and environmental problems produced by conventional fossil fuel use. As a very effective energy transporter, hydrogen (H2) is a possible candidate for the future energy supply. Hydrogen production by water splitting is a promising new energy option. Strong, efficient, and abundant catalysts are required for increasing the efficiency of the water splitting process. Cu-based materials as an electrocatalyst have shown promising results for application in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) and Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) in water splitting. In this review, our aim is to cover the latest developments in the synthesis, characterisation, and electrochemical behaviour of Cu-based materials as a HER, and OER electrocatalyst, highlighting the impact that these advances have had on the field. It is intended that this review article will serve as a roadmap for developing novel, cost-effective electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting based on nanostructured materials with particular emphasis on Cu-based materials for electrocatalytic water splitting.
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- Abdul Shakoor Sabir
- Heterogeneous Catalysis Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad 44000 Pakistan
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- Heterogeneous Catalysis Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad 44000 Pakistan
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- Heterogeneous Catalysis Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad 44000 Pakistan
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- Heterogeneous Catalysis Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad 44000 Pakistan
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Velpandian M, Ummethala G, Malladi SK, Meduri P. Heterostructures of tin and tungsten selenides for robust overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 623:561-573. [PMID: 35598485 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Layered transition metal selenides have garnered increased attention in recent times as non-noble metal bifunctional electrocatalysts for electrochemical water splitting. Tungsten diselenide @ tin diselenide heterostructures in the present study significantly increase the electrochemical performance of oxygen evolution reaction with a low overpotential of 250 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and high stability for 16 h (8.9 % loss), hydrogen evolution reaction with a low overpotential of 180 mV at 10 mA cm-2 with a 21.9% loss in 16 h. The overall water splitting using a lab-size electrolyzer shows a low cell voltage (1.52 V @ 10 mA cm-2) and high durability for 50 h (15.2% loss @ 10 mA cm-2 and 4.4% loss @ 50 mA cm-2). As a result, the heterostructures have demonstrated their ability to handle multiple challenges in energy conversion systems due to their unique properties.
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- Muthuraja Velpandian
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy 502285, Telangana, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy 502285, Telangana, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy 502285, Telangana, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy 502285, Telangana, India.
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Kundu A, Adak MK, Kumar Y, Chakraborty B. Electrochemically Derived Crystalline CuO from Covellite CuS Nanoplates: A Multifunctional Anode Material. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:4995-5009. [PMID: 35293211 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In the present era, electrochemical water splitting has been showcased as a reliable solution for alternative and sustainable energy development. The development of a cheap, albeit active, catalyst to split water at a substantial overpotential with long durability is a perdurable challenge. Moreover, understanding the nature of surface-active species under electrochemical conditions remains fundamentally important. A facile hydrothermal approach is herein adapted to prepare covellite (hexagonal) phase CuS nanoplates. In the covellite CuS lattice, copper is present in a mixed-valent state, supported by two different binding energy values (932.10 eV for CuI and 933.65 eV for CuII) found in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, and adopted two different geometries, that is, trigonal planar preferably for CuI and tetrahedral preferably for CuII. The as-synthesized covellite CuS behaves as an efficient electro(pre)catalyst for alkaline water oxidation while deposited on a glassy carbon and nickel foam (NF) electrodes. Under cyclic voltammetry cycles, covellite CuS electrochemically and irreversibly oxidized to CuO, indicated by a redox feature at 1.2 V (vs the reversible hydrogen electrode) and an ex situ Raman study. Electrochemically activated covellite CuS to the CuO phase (termed as CuSEA) behaves as a pure copper-based catalyst showing an overpotential (η) of only 349 (±5) mV at a current density of 20 mA cm-2, and the TOF value obtained at η349 (at 349 mV) is 1.1 × 10-3 s-1. A low Rct of 5.90 Ω and a moderate Tafel slope of 82 mV dec-1 confirm the fair activity of the CuSEA catalyst compared to the CuS precatalyst, reference CuO, and other reported copper catalysts. Notably, the CuSEA/NF anode can deliver a constant current of ca. 15 mA cm-2 over a period of 10 h and even a high current density of 100 mA cm-2 for 1 h. Post-oxygen evolution reaction (OER)-chronoamperometric characterization of the anode via several spectroscopic and microscopic tools firmly establishes the formation of crystalline CuO as the active material along with some amorphous Cu(OH)2 via bulk reconstruction of the covellite CuS under electrochemical conditions. Given the promising OER activity, the CuSEA/NF anode can be fabricated as a water electrolyzer, Pt(-)//(+)CuSEA/NF, that delivers a j of 10 mA cm-2 at a cell potential of 1.58 V. The same electrolyzer can further be used for electrochemical transformation of organic feedstocks like ethanol, furfural, and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to their respective acids. The present study showcases that a highly active CuO/Cu(OH)2 heterostructure can be constructed in situ on NF from the covellite CuS nanoplate, which is not only a superior pure copper-based electrocatalyst active for OER and overall water splitting but also for the electro-oxidation of industrial feedstocks.
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- Avinava Kundu
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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Wu Y, Deng X, Yuan H, Yang X, Wang J, Wang X. Engineering Bimetallic Copper‐Tin Based Core‐Shell Alloy@Oxide Nanowire as Efficient Catalyst for Electrochemical CO
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Reduction. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yifan Wu
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Energy Electrochemistry Institute of New Carbon Materials College of Materials Science & Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Energy Electrochemistry Institute of New Carbon Materials College of Materials Science & Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Energy Electrochemistry Institute of New Carbon Materials College of Materials Science & Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
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- Yancheng Teachers University Yancheng 224000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies College of Materials Science & Engineering Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Energy Electrochemistry Institute of New Carbon Materials College of Materials Science & Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Gas Energy Efficient and Clean Utilization Taiyuan 030024 China
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Walter C, Menezes PW, Driess M. Perspective on intermetallics towards efficient electrocatalytic water-splitting. Chem Sci 2021; 12:8603-8631. [PMID: 34257861 PMCID: PMC8246119 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01901e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Intermetallic compounds exhibit attractive electronic, physical, and chemical properties, especially in terms of a high density of active sites and enhanced conductivity, making them an ideal class of materials for electrocatalytic applications. Nevertheless, widespread use of intermetallics for such applications is often limited by the complex energy-intensive processes yielding larger particles with decreased surface areas. In this regard, alternative synthetic strategies are now being explored to realize intermetallics with distinct crystal structures, morphology, and chemical composition to achieve high performance and as robust electrode materials. In this perspective, we focus on the recent advances and progress of intermetallics for the reaction of electrochemical water-splitting. We first introduce fundamental principles and the evaluation parameters of water-splitting. Then, we emphasize the various synthetic methodologies adapted for intermetallics and subsequently, discuss their catalytic activities for water-splitting. In particular, importance has been paid to the chemical stability and the structural transformation of the intermetallics as well as their active structure determination under operating water-splitting conditions. Finally, we describe the challenges and future opportunities to develop novel high-performance and stable intermetallic compounds that can hold the key to more green and sustainable economy and rise beyond the horizon of water-splitting application.
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- Carsten Walter
- Derpartment of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin Strasse des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. C2 Berlin 10623 Germany
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- Derpartment of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin Strasse des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. C2 Berlin 10623 Germany
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- Derpartment of Chemistry: Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin Strasse des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. C2 Berlin 10623 Germany
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Rajput A, Kundu A, Chakraborty B. Recent Progress on Copper‐Based Electrode Materials for Overall Water‐Splitting. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Anubha Rajput
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas 110016 New Delhi India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas 110016 New Delhi India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas 110016 New Delhi India
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Karmakar A, Karthick K, Kumaravel S, Sankar SS, Kundu S. Enabling and Inducing Oxygen Vacancies in Cobalt Iron Layer Double Hydroxide via Selenization as Precatalysts for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:2023-2036. [PMID: 33480247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Production of hydrogen by water electrolysis is an environment-friendly method and comparatively greener than other methods of hydrogen production such as stream reforming carbon, hydrolysis of metal hydride, etc. However, sluggish kinetics of the individual half-cell reactions hinders the large-scale production of hydrogen. To minimize this disadvantage, finding an appropriate, competent, and low-cost catalyst has attracted attention worldwide. Layer double hydroxide (LDH)-based materials are promising candidates for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) but not fruitful and their hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity is very poor, due to the lack of ionic conductivity. The inclusion of chalcogenide and generation of inherent oxygen vacancies in the lattice of LDH lead to improvement of both OER and HER activities. The presence of rich oxygen vacancies was confirmed using both the Tauc plot (1.11 eV, vacancy induction) and the photoluminescence study (peak at 426 nm, photoregeneration of oxygen). In this work, we have developed vacancy-enriched, selenized CoFe-LDH by the consequent wet-chemical and hydrothermal routes, respectively, which was used for OER and HER applications in 1 M KOH and 0.5 M H2SO4 electrolytes, respectively. For OER, the catalyst required only 251 mV overpotential to reach a 50 mA/cm2 current density with a Tafel slope value of 47 mV/dec. For HER, the catalyst demanded only 222 mV overpotential for reaching a 50 mA/cm2 current density with a Tafel slope value of 126 mV/dec. Hence, generating oxygen vacancies leads to several advantages from enhancing the exposed active sites to high probability in obtaining electrocatalytically active species and subsequent assistance in oxygen and hydrogen molecule cleavage.
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- Arun Karmakar
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.,Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.,Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.,Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.,Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.,Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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Kannimuthu K, Sangeetha K, Sam Sankar S, Karmakar A, Madhu R, Kundu S. Investigation on nanostructured Cu-based electrocatalysts for improvising water splitting: a review. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi01060j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this review, various forms of Cu based nanostructures have been explored in terms of improvise and enhancing their activity and durability with vast investigation for OER, HER and TWS applications.
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- Karthick Kannimuthu
- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) division
- CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)
- Karaikudi-630003
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) division
- CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)
- Karaikudi-630003
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) division
- CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)
- Karaikudi-630003
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) division
- CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)
- Karaikudi-630003
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) division
- CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)
- Karaikudi-630003
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) division
- CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)
- Karaikudi-630003
- India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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Kumaravel S, Karthick K, Thiruvengetam P, Johny JM, Sankar SS, Kundu S. Tuning Cu Overvoltage for a Copper–Telluride System in Electrocatalytic Water Reduction and Feasible Feedstock Conversion: A New Approach. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:11129-11141. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Sangeetha Kumaravel
- Materials Electrochemistry Division (MED), CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghazizbad 201002, India
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- Materials Electrochemistry Division (MED), CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghazizbad 201002, India
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- Materials Electrochemistry Division (MED), CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Materials Electrochemistry Division (MED), CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghazizbad 201002, India
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- Materials Electrochemistry Division (MED), CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghazizbad 201002, India
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Parkash A. Doping of Fe on room-temperature-synthesized CoNi layered double hydroxide as an excellent bifunctional catalyst in alkaline media. JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13738-020-01970-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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