Direct magnetic enhancement of electrocatalytic water oxidation in alkaline media

Felipe A. Garcés-Pineda; Marta Blasco-Ahicart; David Nieto-Castro; Núria López; José Ramón Galán-Mascarós

doi:10.1038/s41560-019-0404-4

journal article Jun 10, 2019

Direct magnetic enhancement of electrocatalytic water oxidation in alkaline media

Felipe A. Garcés-Pineda Marta Blasco-Ahicart David Nieto-Castro Núria López

José Ramón Galán-Mascarós

Nature Energy Vol. 4 No. 6 pp. 519-525 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Jun 10, 2019
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Felipe A. Garcés-Pineda

Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain

Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain

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José Ramón Galán-Mascarós

Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Paisos Catalans 16, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluis Companys, 23, E-08010, Barcelona, Spain

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Felipe A. Garcés-Pineda, Marta Blasco-Ahicart, David Nieto-Castro, et al. (2019). Direct magnetic enhancement of electrocatalytic water oxidation in alkaline media. Nature Energy, 4(6), 519-525. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-019-0404-4

Direct magnetic enhancement of electrocatalytic water oxidation in alkaline media

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