Hydrogen evolution reaction from bare and surface-functionalized few-layered MoS₂ nanosheets in acidic and alkaline electrolytes.

ABSTRACT: Hydrogen is considered as an ideal and sustainable energy carrier because of its high energy density and carbon-free combustion. Electrochemical water splitting is the only solution for uninterrupted, scalable, and sustainable production of hydrogen without carbon emission. However, a large-scale hydrogen production through electrochemical water splitting depends on the availability of earth-abundant electrocatalysts and a suitable electrolyte medium. In this article, we demonstrate that hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance of electrocatalytic materials can be controlled by their surface functionalization and selection of a suitable electrolyte solution. Here, we report syntheses of few-layered MoS₂ nanosheets, NiO nanoparticles (NPs), and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (

SUBMITTER: Lai B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6936932 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature