Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 39, Issue 11, 1254(2024)

3D Core-shell Structured NiMoO4@CoFe-LDH Nanorods: Performance of Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Overall Water Splitting

Quanxin YUE1,2,3, Ruihua GUO1,2,3、*, Ruifen WANG1,2,3, Shengli AN1,2,3, Guofang ZHANG1, and Lili GUAN1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou 014010, China
  • 22. Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramic Materials and Devices, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou 014010, China
  • 33. Key Laboratory of Green Extraction & Efficient Utilization of Light Rare-Earth Resources, Ministry of Education, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou 014010, China
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    Quanxin YUE, Ruihua GUO, Ruifen WANG, Shengli AN, Guofang ZHANG, Lili GUAN. 3D Core-shell Structured NiMoO4@CoFe-LDH Nanorods: Performance of Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Overall Water Splitting [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(11): 1254

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    Received: Mar. 4, 2024

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    Published Online: Jan. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: Ruihua GUO (grh7810@163.com)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240098

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