General Formation of M-MoS3 (M = Co, Ni) Hollow Structures with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution

Le Yu; Bao Yu Xia; Xin Wang; Xiong Wen Lou

doi:10.1002/adma.201504024

General Formation of M-MoS3 (M = Co, Ni) Hollow Structures with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution

Adv Mater. 2016 Jan 6;28(1):92-7. doi: 10.1002/adma.201504024. Epub 2015 Nov 5.

Authors

Le Yu¹, Bao Yu Xia¹, Xin Wang¹, Xiong Wen Lou¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore.

PMID: 26539882
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504024

Abstract

Complex molybdenum-based ternary or multinary sulfides hollow structures are developed via a fast precipitation process, together with a subsequent annealing treatment. Benefiting from the merits of high-curvature surfaces with excellent intrinsic catalytic activity, the obtained unique hollow structures exhibit enhanced performance as electrocatalysts for hydrogen production in acidic media.

Keywords: electrocatalysts; hollow structures; hydrogen evolution; hydrogen production; molybdenum sulfides.