journal article·2023-04

Unlocking the Ultrahigh‐Current‐Density Hydrogen Evolution on 2H‐MoS2 via Simultaneous Structural Control across Seven Orders of Magnitude

Wenqian Han, Jing Ning, Ying Long, Junjie Qiu, Wenfeng Jiang, Yun Wang, Luqman Ali Shah, Dong Yang, Angang Dong, Tongtao Li

Advanced Energy Materials· Volume 13· Issue 16
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Abstract

Abstract Members of transition metal dichalcogenides, particularly molybdenum disulfide, have been recognized as promising efficient and durable earth‐abundant catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Despite the recent significant progress, the HER performance of MoS2 is still far from satisfactory, especially at high current densities. Here, a simultaneous multilevel structural control strategy is reported to cooperatively boost hydrogen evolution on 2H‐MoS2, unlocking its potential for practical hydrogen evolution at ampere‐level current densities. By confining the epitaxial growth of few‐layered, curved MoS2 nanosheets within a tubular mesoporous graphitic framework, one can achieve deliberate structural control of MoS2 across seven orders of magnitude on the length scale. The resulting MoS2@C supertubes, benefiting from their unique structural features across atomic‐to‐microscopic scales, are characterized by abundant edge sites and sulfur vacancies, facilitated charge and mass transport, and rapid gas bubble removal. As a consequence, such MoS2@C supertubes exhibit exceptional high‐current‐density HER activity surpassing previously reported 2H‐MoS2 catalysts and even commercial Pt/C catalysts. This work demonstrates the validity of multilevel structural engineering of 2H‐MoS2 by confinement growth, opening a viable route of developing low‐cost catalysts toward practical hydrogen evolution.
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OpenAlex topics: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion · MXene and MAX Phase Materials · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

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Affiliations

Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials iChEM Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China

State Key Laboratory of Molecule Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China

Polymer Laboratory National Centre of Excellence in Physical Chemistry University of Peshawar Peshawar 25120 Pakistan

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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