Charge pumping enabling Co–NC to outperform benchmark Pt catalyst for pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction
Ziliang Chen, Huilin Qing, Ruirui Wang, Renbing Wu
Abstract
A strategy for charge pumping engineering has been developed to significantly enhance the intrinsic activity of Co-based catalysts, which outperform precious Pt catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction over a wide pH range.
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