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Effect of Ni/Rh ratios on characteristics of Ni_xRh_y nanosponges towards high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction.

ABSTRACT: The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled "NiRh Nanosponges with Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Performance for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (N.-A. Nguyen et al., 2019) [1]. This article reports a facile method to prepare various Ni_xRh_y nanosponges while using NaBH₄ as a reducing agent without using any surfactant. The structural and chemical properties of the obtained Ni_xRh_y nanosponges are investigated.

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC6502737 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

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Effect of Ni/Rh ratios on characteristics of NixRhy nanosponges towards high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction.

Nguyen Ngoc-Anh NA Choi Ho-Suk HS

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The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled "NiRh Nanosponges with Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Performance for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (N.-A. Nguyen et al., 2019) [1]. This article reports a facile method to prepare various NixRhy nanosponges while using NaBH4 as a reducing agent without using any surfactant. The structural and chemical properties of the obtained NixRhy nanosponges are investigat ...[more]

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