Buse Ecevit, İzel Almira Öztürk, Yıldıray Topcu, Burak Tekin
{"title":"From sunflower shells to hybrid-power cells: Boron-enhanced carbon electrodes for next-generation Zn-ion supercapacitors","authors":"Buse Ecevit, İzel Almira Öztürk, Yıldıray Topcu, Burak Tekin","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors have emerged as a promising technology, combining the high energy density of batteries with the high-power density of supercapacitors. This study investigates the performance of zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors utilizing boron-doped (B-doped) and undoped activated carbon (AC) as electrode materials. Recognizing the importance of sustainability, we utilized activated carbon derived from locally abundant sunflower seed shells through a controlled pyrolysis process. The synthesized B-doped and undoped AC materials were comprehensively characterized using advanced techniques, including X-ray Diffraction (XRD) to confirm the amorphous carbon structure, Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to identify functional groups, and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) to assess the thermochemical properties and volatile matter content. Raman spectroscopy revealed that the intensity ratio of the D-band to G-band (I<sub>D</sub>/I<sub>G</sub>) was 0.938 for the B-doped AC and 0.832 for the undoped AC, indicating an increased level of disorder in the carbon lattice due to boron incorporation. This was further supported by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), which confirmed the presence of boron in the B-doped AC, validating the successful doping process. BET analysis revealed a significant increase in surface area for the B-doped AC (600 m<sup>2</sup>/g) compared to the undoped AC (200 m<sup>2</sup>/g), which contributed to the enhanced electrochemical performance of the B-doped material. Electrochemical performance was evaluated through methods such as Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), constant-current charge-discharge tests, and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). The study examined the influence of ZnSO₄ electrolyte concentration (ranging from 0.5 to 2 M) on the performance of the Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitor. Notably, the B-doped AC material exhibited superior performance, delivering a gravimetric capacitance of approximately 105 F/cm<sup>2</sup> in 1.5 M ZnSO₄ electrolyte at a current density of 0.1 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, with 100 % coulombic efficiency retained over 100 cycles. This performance was significantly enhanced compared to the undoped AC material, which delivered around 45 F/cm<sup>2</sup> under the same conditions. The findings underscore the potential of B-doping in improving the electrochemical properties of sustainable carbonaceous materials, offering an effective pathway toward high-performance zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors using locally available resources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"987 ","pages":"Article 119106"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143777081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xuzhang Lin , Dongbin Hong , Cheng Wu , Lujiao Mao , Yanqiong Shen , Qipeng Li , Jinjie Qian
{"title":"PtNi nanoparticles embedded in Ni-MOF-on-Zn-MOF derived carbon nanosheets for enhanced hydrogen evolution","authors":"Xuzhang Lin , Dongbin Hong , Cheng Wu , Lujiao Mao , Yanqiong Shen , Qipeng Li , Jinjie Qian","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119104","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119104","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a crucial step in water electrolysis with significant potential for converting intermittent renewable energy into storable hydrogen fuel. Metal-organic framework (MOF) derived metal‑carbon nanomaterials have garnered considerable attention as prominent HER electrocatalysts. In this work, we introduce ultrafine PtNi particles embedded in Ni-MOF-on-Zn-MOF-derived N-doped carbon materials, designated as NZBD-PtNi-NC. Benefiting from their large specific surface area, well-defined porous structure, and tunable chemical composition, the obtained NZBD-PtNi-NC exhibits a low overpotential of 51 mV at 10 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> and demonstrates high stability exceeding 30 h. The synergistic alloying of Pt and Ni not only boosts catalytic efficiency but also reduces Pt consumption, thereby enhancing the overall economic viability of the catalyst. These findings underscore the potential of MOF-derived low-loading precious metal-based carbon nanomaterials as highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for HER.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"987 ","pages":"Article 119104"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143777001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu Fu , Lijie Qi , Wanli Kang , Saule B. Aidarova , Hongbin Yang , Shujun Liu
{"title":"A bifunctional CoNi alloy for electrocatalytically coupled cathodic nitrate reduction and anodic HPAM oxidation","authors":"Yu Fu , Lijie Qi , Wanli Kang , Saule B. Aidarova , Hongbin Yang , Shujun Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The construction of electrocatalytic cathodic nitrate reduction and anodic polyacrylamide (HPAM) oxidation reactions is a promising new electrocatalytic reaction system, which promises simultaneous ammonia synthesis and HPAM degradation. Here, we synthesised an N-doped C nanotube-encapsulated CoNi nano-alloy and used it for electrocatalytic NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> reduction and HPAM oxidation reactions. Therein, CoNi-0.5 could achieve the maximum ammonia yield and Faraday efficiency of 5516.73 ± 66.07 μg h<sup>−1</sup> mg<sub>cat</sub><sup>−1</sup> and 94.71 ± 1.21 %, respectively. Meanwhile, the maximum degradation rate of HPAM was 73.02 ± 1.16 % at 2 h. By In-situ ATR-SEIRAS, in-situ DEMS demonstrated that *NOH is an important reaction intermediate in the ammonia synthesis process, and the bimetallic CoNi alloy can effectively reduce the reaction energy barrier for NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> reduction. This work presents a new strategy for constructing a coupled system for electrocatalytic NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> reduction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"987 ","pages":"Article 119105"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143777080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu Zhou, Xinyue Gao, Wenkai Gao, Tianchen Ma, Ya Qu, Shengqi Sui, Yunlong Yue, Junfeng Kang
{"title":"Controlled construction of polyaniline-modified amorphous vanadium pentoxide composite cathode for high performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries","authors":"Yu Zhou, Xinyue Gao, Wenkai Gao, Tianchen Ma, Ya Qu, Shengqi Sui, Yunlong Yue, Junfeng Kang","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119103","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119103","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have received widespread attention due to their high safety, low cost, and high energy density. However, challenges of cathode materials such as structural collapse, inadequate electronic conductivity, and sluggish Zn<sup>2+</sup> diffusion kinetics have limited the development of AZIBs. Herein, amorphous V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> (a-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>) is synthesized using a facile precipitation method for large-scale preparation, and decorated with polyaniline (PANI) nanoparticles for surface modification, resulting in the composite structure of a-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>@PANI. The highly disordered lattice structure and abundant structural defects of a-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> provide numerous active sites for Zn<sup>2+</sup> storage. Moreover, the conductive PANI adsorbs on the surface of a-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, which makes up for its inherently poor conductivity and improves the Zn<sup>2+</sup> diffusion kinetics. In addition, further electrochemical analysis and structure characterization confirm that the a-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>@PANI is favorable to form a highly active intermediate phase i.e. Zn<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>·2H<sub>2</sub>O during cycling, which presents excellent electrical conductivity and diffusion kinetics. Furthermore, the a-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>@PANI cathode exhibits high electrochemical reversibility and structural stability. As a result, the a-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>@PANI composite achieves an excellent high rate capability of 195.1 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at a current density of 10 A g<sup>−1</sup> and a long cycling life with the capacity retention of 88.3 % at a current density of 5 A g<sup>−1</sup> after 1000 cycles. This work provides a high-performance cathode material that can be prepared on a large scale for AZIBs and improves the understanding of amorphous vanadium oxides for Zn<sup>2+</sup> storage.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"986 ","pages":"Article 119103"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143769276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kangkang Zhao , Jiangwei Liu , Wencheng Liu , Xiaoxiao Zheng , Safia Khan , Yafei Ning , Hu Li , Kuihua Han
{"title":"Application of nitrogen-doped graphene-like cobalt nanoparticle composite catalysts in zinc-air batteries","authors":"Kangkang Zhao , Jiangwei Liu , Wencheng Liu , Xiaoxiao Zheng , Safia Khan , Yafei Ning , Hu Li , Kuihua Han","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119102","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Development of stable, active and noble-metal-free catalysts is substantial for leading-edge technology of high-efficiency zinc-air batteries. In this study, β-cyclodextrin is employed as the coating material as well as reducing agent to develop a nitrogen-doped carbon layer-encapsulated Co nanoparticle catalyst. The catalyst demonstrated a significant synergistic effect between Co nanoparticles and N-β-CD, exhibiting exceptional performance, durability, and methanol tolerance in both the oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction. Aqueous electrolyte ZAB demonstrated a high peak power density of 146.2 mW cm<sup>−2</sup>, a specific capacity of up to 783.3 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>, and long-term stability for over 500 h, thereby proposing a novel synthetic strategy for economical non-precious metal catalysts. Enormous potential of integrating the N-β-CD@CoNPs catalyst architecture is validated for advanced energy storage and conversion devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"986 ","pages":"Article 119102"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143760683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinyi Zhang , Luping Zhang , Jiahao Wu , Wenqi Bai , Houde Dai , Haijun Lin , Fu Zhang , Yuxiang Yang
{"title":"SOC estimation of lithium-ion batteries using equivalent circuit model and Nyquist plots from EIS data: A machine learning approach","authors":"Xinyi Zhang , Luping Zhang , Jiahao Wu , Wenqi Bai , Houde Dai , Haijun Lin , Fu Zhang , Yuxiang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119093","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are currently the most widely used new energy storage devices, whose state of charge (SOC) estimation is critical for their safe operation. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) reveals detailed characteristics of the LIB's electrochemical state, making it useful for SOC estimation. This paper proposes a SOC estimation method based on random forest (RF) combined with a convolutional neural network (CNN) (RF-CNN algorithm) using an equivalent circuit model (ECM) and Nyquist plots from EIS data. Firstly, the ECM parameters are fitted from the 1D EIS data. Then, CNNs are employed to extract the image features (shapes and edges) from the 2D Nyquist plot of EIS data. Finally, the fitted ECM parameters, along with the extracted image features, serve as inputs for the RF algorithm, in which Optuna is utilized for hyperparameter tuning to refine SOC estimation. Experiments on open-access EIS datasets of LIBs demonstrate that the proposed SOC estimation method achieves the best performance in terms of accuracy and speed with a determination coefficient of 0.9926 in 5-fold cross-validation. By integrating 1D ECM parameters with 2D Nyquist plot features, this paper establishes an effective SOC estimation method for LIBs based on the RF-CNN machine learning approach and has important reference values for battery SOC estimation based on small-sample EIS datasets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"987 ","pages":"Article 119093"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143777000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel 3D framework loaded with MnO2 for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion battery cathode","authors":"Haodong Ding, Yingying He, Xuelian Yu, Lijun Chen, Mingze Chen, Yongming Luo, Jiarun Li, Sichen Wei","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rising need for energy storage solutions has generated substantial interest in the exploration of advanced battery technologies. Due to their environmental sustainability and affordability, aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted significant attention. This research presents a MnO<sub>2</sub>@rGO@HCS cathode material featuring a distinctive ordered 3D hierarchical framework synthesized by the hydrothermal method. The non-template in-situ grown hollow carbon spheres (HCS) on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) create a comprehensive ordered network of channels that can serve as “highways” for electrolyte transport. MnO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles are then uniformly deposited within this framework, forming numerous “service stations” that provide ample ion storage sites along the transport pathways. This architecture not only accelerates ion transport but also significantly improves ion storage capacity. Electrochemical tests reveal that the MnO<sub>2</sub>@rGO@HCS cathode achieves exceptional performance with a specific capacity of 405 mA h·g<sup>−1</sup> at 0.2 A·g<sup>−1</sup> current density. This study offers a new approach for constructing a 3D ordered microstructure supported by HCS to efficiently load active materials as high-performance cathodes for AZIBs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"986 ","pages":"Article 119101"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent advances in surface oxophilicity modification of catalyst for promoting electrocatalytic alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction","authors":"Le Li , Donglei Yang , Li Ying , Shuanqiang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119100","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119100","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Improving the kinetics of alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) is the key point for developing anion-exchange membrane fuel cells. Surface oxophilicity modification of catalysts has been demonstrated to be an effective strategy for substantially accelerating the kinetics of alkaline HOR, while the mechanism of HOR and the influences of surface oxophilicity modification on the performance of catalysts is still unclear and under debate. Against this background, this review starts by discussing the HOR mechanism and the prevailing theories, including the hydrogen binding energy (HBE), bifunctional and some other theories. Next, the effects of surface oxophilicity on HOR activity are also emphasized, which include the regulation of HBE and hydroxyl binding energy (OHBE), weakening the binding strength of CO, and improving the antioxidation capability. Moreover, the applications of various electrocatalysts with high surface oxophilicity toward electrocatalytic HOR are also manifested. Lastly, the remaining controversies about the modification of surface oxophilicity and alkaline HOR mechanisms as well as the possible directions of this field are also outlined.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"986 ","pages":"Article 119100"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143760681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liufang He , Mengliang Hu , Yuanpeng Qian , Shuqi Cao , Yulan Lu , Meng Qin , Liping Li
{"title":"MoS2 nanosheets decorated MoO2 on carbon electrode with electron-abundant reinforcement effect for boosting electrocatalytic hydrogen production","authors":"Liufang He , Mengliang Hu , Yuanpeng Qian , Shuqi Cao , Yulan Lu , Meng Qin , Liping Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Advancing electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution technologies critically depends on the development of inexpensive, high-performance electrocatalysts. Although molybdenum dioxide (MoO<sub>2</sub>) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) are regarded as promising non-precious metal electrocatalysts, their limited catalytic activity and low electrical conductivity hinder their broader application in electrocatalytic water splitting. In this work, a high-performance electrode, MoS<sub>2</sub>-decorated MoO<sub>2</sub> grown on carbonized wood (MoS<sub>2</sub>-MoO<sub>2</sub>/CW), was fabricated through a combined hydrothermal and chemical vapor phase deposition (CVD) strategy. The synergistic formation of the heterostructure between MoS<sub>2</sub> and MoO<sub>2</sub> endows the electrode with superior performance compared to individual catalysts, thereby significantly accelerating the hydrogen evolution efficiency. Specifically, XPS analysis reveals that the coupling of MoS<sub>2</sub> and MoO<sub>2</sub> facilitates rapid electron transfer on the electrode surface. This not only accelerates the escape rate of H<sub>2</sub> but also enhances the catalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). As a result, the well-designed electrode exhibies a low overpotential (106 mV) to drive 10 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>, high double-layer capacitance, and excellent long-term stability of 100 h at a constant current density. The results offer useful guidelines for the development and fabrication of transition metal-based composite HER electrocatalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"986 ","pages":"Article 119099"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143760682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of hydrogen evolution kinetics of metal-doped MoS2 electrocatalysts by exploring the charge transfer coefficients","authors":"Nayana K , Sunitha A.P.","doi":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119095","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelechem.2025.119095","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Charge transfer coefficient (α) is an intrinsic activity parameter of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), as it deals with the fraction of supplied energy used to increase the HER kinetics. This article investigated the HER kinetics of MoS<sub>2</sub>, aluminium (Al-MoS<sub>2</sub>) and tin (Sn-MoS<sub>2</sub>) doped MoS<sub>2</sub> nanostructures by estimating the exact values of α. This article proposes a simple method of the least square curve fitting of the Butler-Volmer equation on the experimentally produced polarization curve of HER to derive α. Since the charge transfer coefficient depends on the current density, in curve fitting, values of α are determined at three different current density regions. The correctness of the estimated α was verified by comparing it with the same derived from Tafel plots of experimental values. Overpotential, Tafel slope, Turnover frequency (TOF), double layer capacitance, electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) and exchange current densities were estimated to confirm the reliability of obtained α values. All electrocatalytic parameters show that Al-MoS<sub>2</sub> has excellent HER activity with overpotential: 249 mV at 10 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, Tafel slope: 67 mV/Dc, TOF: 0.32 s<sup>−1</sup>, double layer capacitance: 17 mF/cm<sup>2</sup>, ECSA: 425/cm<sup>2</sup> and Exchange current density: 1.38 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>. The estimated value of α for Al-MoS<sub>2</sub> is 0.89 at the current density region −5 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and − 15 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> which exhibit the excellent electrocatalytic activity of the catalyst. Estimation of the exact value of α will help to understand the exact electrocatalytic mechanism of the catalyst.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry","volume":"986 ","pages":"Article 119095"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143739272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}