title: Hydrogen evolution by tungsten carbonitride nanoelectrocatalysts synthesized by the formation of a tungsten acid/polymer hybrid in situ.
abstract: A step forward for tungsten: Nitrogen-rich tungsten carbonitride (WCN) nanomaterials can act as stable and efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts with a much higher activity than conventional WCN materials. The use of a polymerization process provides a unique synthetic route to H2 WO4 nanoparticles, which can then be used to synthesize the WCN-derived catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan).
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
keywords: electrocatalysts; hydrogen evolution; nanostructures; tungsten carbonitride