Nanoarchitectonics for Transition‐Metal‐Sulfide‐Based Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting
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Heterogenous electrocatalysts based on transition metal sulfides (TMS) are being actively explored in renewable energy research because nanostructured forms support high intrinsic activities for both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, it is described how researchers are working to improve the performance of TMS‐based materials by manipulating their internal and external nanoarchitectures. A general introduction to the water‐splitting reaction is initially provided to explain the most important parameters in accessing the catalytic performance of nanomaterials catalysts. Later, the general synthetic methods used to prepare TMS‐based materials are explained in order to delve into the various strategies being used to achieve higher electrocatalytic performance in the HER. Complementary strategies can be used to increase the OER performance of TMS, resulting in bifunctional water‐splitting electrocatalysts for both the HER and the OER. Finally, the current challenges and future opportunities of TMS materials in the context of water splitting are summarized. The aim herein is to provide insights gathered in the process of studying TMS, and describe valuable guidelines for engineering other kinds of nanomaterial catalysts for energy conversion and storage technologies.
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The grown nanosheets-in-flower possibly are newly generated Co(OH)2.
“It has been stated that metal sulfides/phosphides are easily oxidized to form metal hydroxides during HER process, thus the grown nanosheets-in-flower possibly are the new generated Co(OH)2 [69, 70].”
From Synthesis of Au/Co9S8 composite aerogels by one-step sol–gel method as hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts (2021) · cites this paper as [69]
Metal sulfides/phosphides are easily oxidized to form metal hydroxides during the HER process.
“It has been stated that metal sulfides/phosphides are easily oxidized to form metal hydroxides during HER process, thus the grown nanosheets-in-flower possibly are the new generated Co(OH)2 [69, 70].”
From Synthesis of Au/Co9S8 composite aerogels by one-step sol–gel method as hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts (2021) · cites this paper as [69]
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- Authors
- Guo, Y., Park, T., Yi, J. W., Henzie, J., Kim, J., Wang, Z., Jiang, B., Bando, Y., Sugahara, Y., Tang, J., & Yamauchi, Y.
- Affiliations
- Waseda University (JP)
- Korea Institute of Materials Science (KR)
- National Institute for Materials Science (JP)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Tang, Jing
- Yamauchi, Yusuke
- ORCID
- Venue
- Advanced Materials
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-02-21
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 17
- Pages
- e1807134-e1807134
- ISSN
- 0935-9648 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-4095
- OpenAlex
- W2915561739
- Cited by
- 1,402
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 103 · 2025: 142 · 2024: 179 · 2023: 214 · 2022: 254 · 2021: 237 · 2020: 212 · 2019: 61
- FWCI
- 7.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Advanced Materials (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Korea Institute of Materials Science (PNK5600)
- Australian Research Council (FT150100479)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17H05393, 17K19044)
- Suzuken Memorial Foundation
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Keywords
- transition metal sulfides, electrocatalysts, water splitting, hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, bifunctional electrocatalysts, nanoarchitectonics, nanostructured materials, catalyst preparation, energy storage and conversion
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