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Title: In Situ Modification of a Delafossite-Type PdCoO 2 Bulk Single Crystal for Reversible Hydrogen Sorption and Fast Hydrogen Evolution
Award ID(s):
1719875
PAR ID:
10151918
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Energy Letters
Volume:
4
Issue:
9
ISSN:
2380-8195
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2185 to 2191
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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