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105. Yu Z-Y, Lang C-C, Gao M-R, Chen Y, Fu Q-Q, Duan Y, Yu S-H (2018) Ni–Mo–O nanorodderived composite catalysts for efficient alkaline water-to-hydrogen conversion via urea electrolysis. Energy Environ Sci 11(7):1890–1897. https ://doi.org/10.1039/c8ee0 0521d
106. Zhang X, Liu Y, Xiong Q, Liu G, Zhao C, Wang G, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Zhao H (2017) Vapourphase hydrothermal synthesis of Ni 2 P nanocrystallines on carbon fiber cloth for high-efficiency
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org/10.1016/j.elect acta.2017.09.097
107. Chen YY, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Tang T, Luo H, Niu S, Dai ZH, Wan LJ, Hu JS (2017) Self-templated fabrication of MoNi 4 /MoO 3-x nanorod arrays with dual active components for highly efficient hydrogen evolution. Adv Mater. https ://doi.org/10.1002/adma.20170 3311
108. Fang M, Gao W, Dong G, Xia Z, Yip S, Qin Y, Qu Y, Ho JC (2016) Hierarchical NiMo-based
3D electrocatalysts for highly-efficient hydrogen evolution in alkaline conditions. Nano Energy
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109. Gao MR, Liang JX, Zheng YR, Xu YF, Jiang J, Gao Q, Li J, Yu SH (2015) An efficient molybdenum disulfide/cobalt diselenide hybrid catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation. Nat Commun 6:5982. https ://doi.org/10.1038/ncomm s6982
110. Zhang J, Wang T, Liu P, Liao Z, Liu S, Zhuang X, Chen M, Zschech E, Feng X (2017) Efficient
hydrogen production on MoNi 4 electrocatalysts with fast water dissociation kinetics. Nat Commun
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111. Caban-Acevedo M, Stone ML, Schmidt JR, Thomas JG, Ding Q, Chang HC, Tsai ML, He JH, Jin
S (2015) Efficient hydrogen evolution catalysis using ternary pyrite-type cobalt phosphosulphide.
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112. Wang W, Chai D, Zhang J, Xue S, Wang Y, Lei Z (2017) Ni 5 Sm-P/C ternary alloyed catalyst as
highly efficient electrocatalyst for urea electrooxidation. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 80:326–332.
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113. Wang G, Ye K, Shao J, Zhang Y, Zhu K, Cheng K, Yan J, Wang G, Cao D (2018) Porous Ni 2 P
nanoflower supported on nickel foam as an efficient three-dimensional electrode for urea electrooxidation in alkaline medium. Int J Hydrog Energy 43(19):9316–9325. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.
ijhyd ene.2018.03.221
114. Liu D, Liu T, Zhang L, Qu F, Du G, Asiri AM, Sun X (2017) High-performance urea electrolysis
towards less energy-intensive electrochemical hydrogen production using a bifunctional catalyst
electrode. J Mater Chem A 5(7):3208–3213. https ://doi.org/10.1039/c6ta1 1127k
115. Xie L, Liu Q, Luo Y, Liu Z, Xu Y, Asiri AM, Sun X, Xie F (2017) Bimetallic NiCoP nanosheets
array for high-performance urea electro-oxidation and less energy-intensive electrolytic hydrogen
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116. Zhu W, Ren M, Hu N, Zhang W, Luo Z, Wang R, Wang J, Huang L, Suo Y, Wang J (2018) Traditional NiCo 2 S 4 phase with porous nanosheets array topology on carbon cloth: a flexible, versatile and fabulous electrocatalyst for overall water and urea electrolysis. ACS Sustain Chem Eng
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117. Wang X, Wang J, Sun X, Wei S, Cui L, Yang W, Liu J (2017) Hierarchical coral-like NiMoS
nanohybrids as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall urea electrolysis. Nano Res
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118. Tang C, Zhao ZL, Chen J, Li B, Chen L, Li CM (2017) Se–Ni(OH) 2 -shelled vertically oriented
NiSe nanowires as a superior electrocatalyst toward urea oxidation reaction of fuel cells. Electrochim Acta 248:243–249. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.elect acta.2017.06.159
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Topics in Current Chemistry (2018) 376:42
101. Forslund RP, Mefford JT, Hardin WG, Alexander CT, Johnston KP, Stevenson KJ (2016) Nanostructured LaNiO 3 perovskite electrocatalyst for enhanced urea oxidation. ACS Catal 6(8):5044–
5051. https ://doi.org/10.1021/acsca tal.6b004 87
102. Wang L, Li M, Huang Z, Li Y, Qi S, Yi C, Yang B (2014) Ni–WC/C nanocluster catalysts for urea
electrooxidation. J Power Sources 264:282–289. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpows our.2014.04.104
103. Ding R, Qi L, Jia M, Wang H (2014) Facile synthesis of mesoporous spinel NiCo 2 O 4 nanostructures as highly efficient electrocatalysts for urea electro-oxidation. Nanoscale 6(3):1369–1376.
https ://doi.org/10.1039/c3nr0 5359h
104. Periyasamy S, Subramanian P, Levi E, Aurbach D, Gedanken A, Schechter A (2016) Exceptionally
active and stable spinel nickel manganese oxide electrocatalysts for urea oxidation reaction. ACS
Appl Mater Interfaces 8(19):12176–12185. https ://doi.org/10.1021/acsam i.6b024 91
105. Yu Z-Y, Lang C-C, Gao M-R, Chen Y, Fu Q-Q, Duan Y, Yu S-H (2018) Ni–Mo–O nanorodderived composite catalysts for efficient alkaline water-to-hydrogen conversion via urea electrolysis. Energy Environ Sci 11(7):1890–1897. https ://doi.org/10.1039/c8ee0 0521d
106. Zhang X, Liu Y, Xiong Q, Liu G, Zhao C, Wang G, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Zhao H (2017) Vapourphase hydrothermal synthesis of Ni 2 P nanocrystallines on carbon fiber cloth for high-efficiency
H 2 production and simultaneous urea decomposition. Electrochim Acta 254:44–49. https ://doi.
org/10.1016/j.elect acta.2017.09.097
107. Chen YY, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Tang T, Luo H, Niu S, Dai ZH, Wan LJ, Hu JS (2017) Self-templated fabrication of MoNi 4 /MoO 3-x nanorod arrays with dual active components for highly efficient hydrogen evolution. Adv Mater. https ://doi.org/10.1002/adma.20170 3311
108. Fang M, Gao W, Dong G, Xia Z, Yip S, Qin Y, Qu Y, Ho JC (2016) Hierarchical NiMo-based
3D electrocatalysts for highly-efficient hydrogen evolution in alkaline conditions. Nano Energy
27:247–254. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoe n.2016.07.005
109. Gao MR, Liang JX, Zheng YR, Xu YF, Jiang J, Gao Q, Li J, Yu SH (2015) An efficient molybdenum disulfide/cobalt diselenide hybrid catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation. Nat Commun 6:5982. https ://doi.org/10.1038/ncomm s6982
110. Zhang J, Wang T, Liu P, Liao Z, Liu S, Zhuang X, Chen M, Zschech E, Feng X (2017) Efficient
hydrogen production on MoNi 4 electrocatalysts with fast water dissociation kinetics. Nat Commun
8:15437. https ://doi.org/10.1038/ncomm s1543 7
111. Caban-Acevedo M, Stone ML, Schmidt JR, Thomas JG, Ding Q, Chang HC, Tsai ML, He JH, Jin
S (2015) Efficient hydrogen evolution catalysis using ternary pyrite-type cobalt phosphosulphide.
Nat Mater 14(12):1245–1251. https ://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4 410
112. Wang W, Chai D, Zhang J, Xue S, Wang Y, Lei Z (2017) Ni 5 Sm-P/C ternary alloyed catalyst as
highly efficient electrocatalyst for urea electrooxidation. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 80:326–332.
https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice .2017.07.017
113. Wang G, Ye K, Shao J, Zhang Y, Zhu K, Cheng K, Yan J, Wang G, Cao D (2018) Porous Ni 2 P
nanoflower supported on nickel foam as an efficient three-dimensional electrode for urea electrooxidation in alkaline medium. Int J Hydrog Energy 43(19):9316–9325. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.
ijhyd ene.2018.03.221
114. Liu D, Liu T, Zhang L, Qu F, Du G, Asiri AM, Sun X (2017) High-performance urea electrolysis
towards less energy-intensive electrochemical hydrogen production using a bifunctional catalyst
electrode. J Mater Chem A 5(7):3208–3213. https ://doi.org/10.1039/c6ta1 1127k
115. Xie L, Liu Q, Luo Y, Liu Z, Xu Y, Asiri AM, Sun X, Xie F (2017) Bimetallic NiCoP nanosheets
array for high-performance urea electro-oxidation and less energy-intensive electrolytic hydrogen
production. ChemistrySelect 2(31):10285–10289. https ://doi.org/10.1002/slct.20170 2071
116. Zhu W, Ren M, Hu N, Zhang W, Luo Z, Wang R, Wang J, Huang L, Suo Y, Wang J (2018) Traditional NiCo 2 S 4 phase with porous nanosheets array topology on carbon cloth: a flexible, versatile and fabulous electrocatalyst for overall water and urea electrolysis. ACS Sustain Chem Eng
6(4):5011–5020. https ://doi.org/10.1021/acssu schem eng.7b046 63
117. Wang X, Wang J, Sun X, Wei S, Cui L, Yang W, Liu J (2017) Hierarchical coral-like NiMoS
nanohybrids as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall urea electrolysis. Nano Res
11(2):988–996. https ://doi.org/10.1007/s1227 4-017-1711-3
118. Tang C, Zhao ZL, Chen J, Li B, Chen L, Li CM (2017) Se–Ni(OH) 2 -shelled vertically oriented
NiSe nanowires as a superior electrocatalyst toward urea oxidation reaction of fuel cells. Electrochim Acta 248:243–249. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.elect acta.2017.06.159
Reprinted from the journal
77