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Title: Impacts of ruthenium valence state on the electrocatalytic activity of ruthenium ion-complexed graphitic carbon nitride/reduced graphene oxide nanosheets towards hydrogen evolution reaction
Award ID(s):
1900235 2003685
NSF-PAR ID:
10388379
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume:
629
Issue:
PB
ISSN:
0021-9797
Page Range / eLocation ID:
591 to 597
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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