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Pure and stable metallic phase molybdenum disulfide nanosheets for hydrogen evolution reaction.

ABSTRACT: Metallic-phase MoS2 (M-MoS2) is metastable and does not exist in nature. Pure and stable M-MoS2 has not been previously prepared by chemical synthesis, to the best of our knowledge. Here we report a hydrothermal process for synthesizing stable two-dimensional M-MoS2 nanosheets in water. The metal-metal Raman stretching mode at 146 cm(-1) in the M-MoS2 structure, as predicted by theoretical calculations, is experimentally observed. The stability of the M-MoS2 is associated with the adsorption of a monolayer of water molecules on both sides of the nanosheets, which reduce restacking and prevent aggregation in water. The obtained M-MoS2 exhibits excellent stability in water and superior activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction, with a current density of 10 mA cm(-2) at a low potential of -175 mV and a Tafel slope of 41 mV per decade.

SUBMITTER: Geng X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4749985 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pure and stable metallic phase molybdenum disulfide nanosheets for hydrogen evolution reaction.

Geng Xiumei X Sun Weiwei W Wu Wei W Chen Benjamin B Al-Hilo Alaa A Benamara Mourad M Zhu Hongli H Watanabe Fumiya F Cui Jingbiao J Chen Tar-Pin TP

Nature communications 20160210

Metallic-phase MoS2 (M-MoS2) is metastable and does not exist in nature. Pure and stable M-MoS2 has not been previously prepared by chemical synthesis, to the best of our knowledge. Here we report a hydrothermal process for synthesizing stable two-dimensional M-MoS2 nanosheets in water. The metal-metal Raman stretching mode at 146 cm(-1) in the M-MoS2 structure, as predicted by theoretical calculations, is experimentally observed. The stability of the M-MoS2 is associated with the adsorption of ...[more]

PMID: 26861766

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