Construction of an N-Decorated Carbon-Encapsulated W<sub>2</sub>C/WP Heterostructure as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution in Both Alkaline and Acidic Media
Peng Wei, Xueping Sun, Min Hui Wang, Jiahao Xu, Zhimin He, Xiaogang Li, Fangyuan Cheng, Yue Xu, Qing Li, Jiantao Han, Hui Yang, Yunhui Huang
Abstract
and maintain long durability of more than 12 h with a small cell voltage of 1.723 V. This work opens up new opportunities for exploring cost-efficient electrocatalysts in sustainable energy conversion.
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