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

Damien Voiry,Raymond Fullon,Jieun Yang,Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva,Rajesh Kappera,Ibrahim Bozkurt,Daniel Kaplan,Maureen J. Lagos,Philip E. Batson,Gautam Gupta,Aditya D. Mohite,Liang Dong,Dequan Er,Vivek B. Shenoy,Tewodros Asefa,Manish Chhowalla

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

2016

Damien Voiry
Raymond Fullon
Jieun Yang
Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva
Rajesh Kappera
Ibrahim Bozkurt
Daniel Kaplan
Maureen J. Lagos
Philip E. Batson
Gautam Gupta
Aditya D. Mohite
Liang Dong
Dequan Er
Vivek B. Shenoy
Tewodros Asefa
Manish Chhowalla

Increasing the edge concentration of metallic MoS2 nanosheets will improve their electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen evolution. The activity of MoS2 can now be enhanced by facilitating electron injection from the electrode to the catalyst.

Keywords:

Nanotechnology
Materials science
Electrode
Substrate (chemistry)
Hydrogen
Electrocatalyst
Metal
Catalysis
Coupling
electron injection

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