Shape controllable MoS₂ nanocrystals prepared by the single precursor route for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution.

ABSTRACT: MoS₂ has attracted great attention as a prospective electrocatalyst for generating hydrogen via water electrolysis due to its abundant and inexpensive sources. However, bulk MoS₂ has weak electrocatalytic activity because of its low electrical conductivity and few edge-active sites. Controllable synthesis of MoS₂ with ultrasmall size or complex morphology may be an available strategy to boost its conductivity and edge-active sites. Herein, a facile single-precursor strategy was developed to prepare nanoscale MoS₂ with various morphologies, including quantum dots, nanorods, nanoribbons, and nanosheets. In-depth studies show that the formation of MoS₂ with various shapes is determined by both kinetic and thermodynamic factors such

SUBMITTER: Wu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389383 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature