Recent advances in metal sulfides: from controlled fabrication to electrocatalytic, photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting and beyond

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Recent developments of molybdenum and tungsten sulfides as hydrogen evolution catalysts

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Core–shell MoO3–MoS2 Nanowires for Hydrogen Evolution: A Functional Design for Electrocatalytic Materials

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MoS2/Graphene Cocatalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Evolution under Visible Light Irradiation

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Fe, Co, and Ni ions promote the catalytic activity of amorphous molybdenum sulfide films for hydrogen evolution

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The role of electronic coupling between substrate and 2D MoS2 nanosheets in electrocatalytic production of hydrogen

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High yield exfoliation of two-dimensional chalcogenides using sodium naphthalenide

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Hollow Cobalt-Based Bimetallic Sulfide Polyhedra for Efficient All-pH-Value Electrochemical and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

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Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production by MoS x Grown on Graphene‐Protected 3D Ni Foams

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Electrodeposited Cobalt-Sulfide Catalyst for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation from Water

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Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution on CdS Loaded with WS 2 as Cocatalyst under Visible Light Irradiation

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A 3D hybrid of layered MoS 2 /nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheet aerogels: an effective catalyst for hydrogen evolution in microbial electrolysis cells

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Highly Active 2D Layered MoS 2 -rGO Hybrids for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications

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Bifunctional Heterostructured Transition Metal Phosphides for Efficient Electrochemical Water Splitting

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Precious Metal Free Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Design and Application

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Recent Progress of Metal Sulfide Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Conversion

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