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Unlocking the Ultrahigh‐Current‐Density Hydrogen Evolution on 2H‐MoS2 via Simultaneous Structural Control across Seven Orders of Magnitude.

Authors :
Han, Wenqian
Ning, Jing
Long, Ying
Qiu, Junjie
Jiang, Wenfeng
Wang, Yun
Shah, Luqman Ali
Yang, Dong
Dong, Angang
Li, Tongtao
Source :
Advanced Energy Materials; 4/26/2023, Vol. 13 Issue 16, p1-9, 9p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Members of transition metal dichalcogenides, particularly molybdenum disulfide, have been recognized as promising efficient and durable earth‐abundant catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Despite the recent significant progress, the HER performance of MoS2 is still far from satisfactory, especially at high current densities. Here, a simultaneous multilevel structural control strategy is reported to cooperatively boost hydrogen evolution on 2H‐MoS2, unlocking its potential for practical hydrogen evolution at ampere‐level current densities. By confining the epitaxial growth of few‐layered, curved MoS2 nanosheets within a tubular mesoporous graphitic framework, one can achieve deliberate structural control of MoS2 across seven orders of magnitude on the length scale. The resulting MoS2@C supertubes, benefiting from their unique structural features across atomic‐to‐microscopic scales, are characterized by abundant edge sites and sulfur vacancies, facilitated charge and mass transport, and rapid gas bubble removal. As a consequence, such MoS2@C supertubes exhibit exceptional high‐current‐density HER activity surpassing previously reported 2H‐MoS2 catalysts and even commercial Pt/C catalysts. This work demonstrates the validity of multilevel structural engineering of 2H‐MoS2 by confinement growth, opening a viable route of developing low‐cost catalysts toward practical hydrogen evolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16146832
Volume :
13
Issue :
16
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Advanced Energy Materials
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
163336635
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202300145