Controllable Synthesis of MoS 2 /Carbon Nanotube Hybrids with Enlarged Interlayer Spacings for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
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Abstract Hydrogen, as a clean, affordable and reliable energy, is one of the important roles in clean energy conversion. In order to meet the demand of current energy, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has attracted considerable attention as an effective process to produce hydrogen from water. Herein, we report a simple solvothermal synthesis of molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 )/carbon nanotube (CNT) hybrids with enlarged interlayer distances ranging from 8.9 to 9.7 Å through controlling the CNTs loadings. The synergistic effects between CNTs and the layered MoS 2 result in the high electrocatalytic activity for HER. MoS 2 /CNT‐2 catalyst with the enlarged lattice spacing of 9.7 Å shows the enhanced overpotential with 210 mV to reach the current density of 10 mA cm −2 , 56 mV dec −1 Tafel slope, and good stability over 1000 cycles. This work provides a facile way to the fabrication of efficient MoS 2 ‐based catalysts via modulating the interlayer spacing of MoS 2 nanosheets.
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The incorporation of MoS2 as a composite electrocatalyst with various carbon architectures resulted in a significant improvement in their HER performances.
“The incorporation of MoS2 as a composite electrocatalyst in conjunction with various carbon architectures resulted in a significant improvement in their HER performances [41,42,43].”
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- Authors
- Xu, W., Dong, X., Wang, Y., Zheng, N., Zheng, B., Lin, Q., & Zhao, Y.
- Affiliations
- Dalian Polytechnic University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Dong, Xiaoli
- Wang, Yu
- Venue
- ChemistrySelect
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-11-18
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 43
- Pages
- 13603-13608
- ISSN
- 2365-6549 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3103244230
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- ChemistrySelect (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21878031)
- Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (20180550770)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
- Keywords
- MoS2, carbon nanotubes, hydrogen evolution reaction, electrocatalysis, interlayer spacing, solvothermal synthesis, hydrogen production, Tafel slope, catalyst stability
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