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Unravelling critical role of metal cation engineering in boosting hydrogen evolution reaction activity of molybdenum diselenide

Authors: Saman Sajjad, Chao Wang, Cheng-Wei Deng, Feng Ji, Tariq Ali, Babar Shezad, Hao-Qing Ji, Cheng-Lin Yan

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 6/2022

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Title: Unravelling critical role of metal cation engineering in boosting hydrogen evolution reaction activity of molybdenum diselenide
Authors: Saman Sajjad
Chao Wang
Cheng-Wei Deng
Feng Ji
Tariq Ali
Babar Shezad
Hao-Qing Ji
Cheng-Lin Yan
Publication date: 20-03-2022
Publisher: Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in: Rare Metals / Issue 6/2022
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01948-1

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