Design of Dual-Modified MoS2 with Nanoporous Ni and Graphene as Efficient Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Abstract
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ), a two-dimensional layered material, has attracted ever-growing interest as one of the most promising non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, its catalytic efficiency is far from that of the best-performing Pt-based catalysts due to insufficient active sites and poor conductivity. Herein, density functional theory (DFT) simulations indicate that the catalytic activity of MoS 2 could be improved through synergistic effects between the graphene substrate and Ni atom adsorption. Following this result, we designed and synthesized dual-modified MoS 2 nanosheets with nanoporous Ni and reduced graphite oxide, which show a low onset potential (85 mV), a small Tafel slope (71.3 mV dec –1 ), and a high cycling stability as HER catalysts. Both the DFT and experimental results demonstrate that the above superior performances are derived from a large number of edge active sites and fast electron transport. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the HER activity of MoS 2 and also a new strategy to design high-performance HER catalysts aided by DFT simulations.
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- Authors
- Chen, L. X., Chen, Z. W., Wang, Y., Yang, C. C., & Jiang, Q.
- Affiliations
- Jilin University (CN)
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, People’s Republic of China
- Corresponding author
- Yang, Chun Cheng
- Jiang, Qing
- Venue
- ACS Catalysis
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2018-07-24
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 8107-8114
- ISSN
- 2155-5435 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2883369579
- Cited by
- 174
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 34 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 5.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- ACS Catalysis (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province (20160101315JC)
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
- People's Government of Jilin Province
- Jilin University (2017TD-09)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51671092, 51631004)
- 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 › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
- Keywords
- MoS2, hydrogen evolution reaction, electrocatalysts, nanoporous nickel, graphene, reduced graphite oxide, synergistic effect, edge active sites, electron transport, non-noble metal catalysts, MoS2 nanosheets
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