Lei Liu, Xin Zhou, Xinzhuo Wang, Ning Liu*, Chengna Dai, Ruinian Xu, Gangqiang Yu, Ning Wang and Biaohua Chen,
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摘要
开发高效、经济的非贵金属电催化剂是推进电解析氢反应产业化的关键。WS2以其独特的物理化学性质和潜在的应用前景,已成为高温环境研究的热点。本文以H2为结构导向剂(SDA)制备了一系列具有丰富硫空位的Mo-WS2-n (n = 0、0.3、0.5和1.0,代表H2压力)样品。其中,具有丰富硫空位的Mo-WS2-0.5样品在10 mA cm-2下的过电位为146 mV, Tafel斜率为46.8 mV dec1,表现出最佳的酸性HER性能,优于大多数报道的ws2基电催化剂。此外,Mo-WS2-0.5表现出良好的稳定性,证明了其在实际应用中的潜力。在合成过程中,H2可以有效地去除WS2中的S原子,形成硫空位。理论计算表明,Mo掺杂和硫空位都能显著降低WS2的氢原子吸附吉布斯自由能(ΔGH)。该研究不仅为理解WS2中金属掺杂和硫空位对酸性HER的影响提供了新的见解,而且为设计低成本、高性能的非贵金属电催化剂提供了一种实用的方法。
H2 Regulates the Sulfur Vacancy of Mo-Doped WS2 for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
The development of efficient and economical nonprecious metal electrocatalysts is crucial for advancing the industrialization of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in water electrolysis. WS2 has become a hotspot in HER research due to its unique physicochemical properties and potential applications. In this work, a series of Mo-WS2-n (n = 0, 0.3, 0.5 and 1.0, representing H2 pressure) samples with abundant sulfur vacancies were prepared by utilizing H2 as the structure directing agent (SDA). Among them, the Mo-WS2-0.5 sample possessing abundant sulfur vacancies demonstrated best acidic HER performance by displaying an overpotential of 146 mV at 10 mA cm–2 and the Tafel slope of 46.8 mV dec–1, which is superior to most reported WS2-based electrocatalysts. Furthermore, Mo-WS2-0.5 exhibits good stability, proving its potential in practical applications. During the synthesis process, H2 can effectively remove S atoms from WS2 to create sulfur vacancies. Theoretical calculations unravel that both Mo doping and sulfur vacancies can significantly reduce the Gibbs free energy of hydrogen atom adsorption (ΔGH) of WS2. This study not only offers new insights into understanding the effects of metal doping and sulfur vacancies in WS2 on acidic HER, but also provides a practical approach for designing low-cost and high-performance non-noble metal electrocatalysts.
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Energy & Fuels publishes reports of research in the technical area defined by the intersection of the disciplines of chemistry and chemical engineering and the application domain of non-nuclear energy and fuels. This includes research directed at the formation of, exploration for, and production of fossil fuels and biomass; the properties and structure or molecular composition of both raw fuels and refined products; the chemistry involved in the processing and utilization of fuels; fuel cells and their applications; and the analytical and instrumental techniques used in investigations of the foregoing areas.