Dynamic restructuring of nickel sulfides for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction.

ABSTRACT: Transition metal chalcogenides have been identified as low-cost and efficient electrocatalysts to promote the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media. However, the identification of active sites and the underlying catalytic mechanism remain elusive. In this work, we employ operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy and near-ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to elucidate that NiS undergoes an in-situ phase transition to an intimately mixed phase of Ni₃S₂ and NiO, generating highly active synergistic dual sites at the Ni₃S₂/NiO interface. The interfacial Ni is the active site for water dissociation and OH* adsorption while the interfacial S acts as the active site for H* adsorption and H₂ evolution. Accordingly, the in-

SUBMITTER: Ding X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11196257 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature