Hydrogen evolution by a metal-free electrocatalyst
10.1038/ncomms4783
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Zheng, Y., Jiao, Y., Zhu, Y., Li, L. H., Han, Y., Chen, Y., Du, A., Jaroniec, M., & Qiao, S. Z. (2014). Hydrogen evolution by a metal-free electrocatalyst. Nature Communications, 5(1).

Authors 9
  1. Yao Zheng (first)
  2. Yan Jiao (additional)
  3. Yihan Zhu (additional)
  4. Lu Hua Li (additional)
  5. Yu Han (additional)
  6. Ying Chen (additional)
  7. Aijun Du (additional)
  8. Mietek Jaroniec (additional)
  9. Shi Zhang Qiao (additional)
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@article{Zheng_2014, title={Hydrogen evolution by a metal-free electrocatalyst}, volume={5}, ISSN={2041-1723}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4783}, DOI={10.1038/ncomms4783}, number={1}, journal={Nature Communications}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Zheng, Yao and Jiao, Yan and Zhu, Yihan and Li, Lu Hua and Han, Yu and Chen, Ying and Du, Aijun and Jaroniec, Mietek and Qiao, Shi Zhang}, year={2014}, month=apr }