Hydrothermal synthesized delafossite CuGaO2 as an electrocatalyst for water oxidation

Han Gao; Miao Yang; Xing Liu; Xianglong Dai; Xiao-Qing Bao; Dehua Xiong

doi:10.1007/s12200-022-00014-7

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