{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["He M"],"funding":["Harbin Institute of Technology","National Natural Science Foundation of China"],"pagination":["14369-14376"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9079879"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(26)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) is a promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but only edges and S-vacancies are catalytic active sites for the HER. Therefore, it is crucial to increase edge sites and S-vacancies for enhancing the HER activity of MoS<sub>2</sub>. Here, we report an enhanced HER activity of MoS<sub>2</sub> by combing vertical nanosheets and H<sub>2</sub> annealing. Compared to horizontal MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets, pristine vertical MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets showed better HER activity due to a larger amount of edges. H<sub>2</sub> annealing further enhanced the HER activity of vertical MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets remarkably. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) w"],"journal":["RSC advances"],"pubmed_title":["Enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction activity of hydrogen-annealed vertical MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets."],"pmcid":["PMC9079879"],"funding_grant_id":["21473046","21203046","11374074","New Faculty Start-up Funds"],"pubmed_authors":["Lv Z","Gao B","Yin G","He M","Kong F","Sun X","Shi H"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction activity of hydrogen-annealed vertical MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets.","description":"Molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) is a promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but only edges and S-vacancies are catalytic active sites for the HER. Therefore, it is crucial to increase edge sites and S-vacancies for enhancing the HER activity of MoS<sub>2</sub>. Here, we report an enhanced HER activity of MoS<sub>2</sub> by combing vertical nanosheets and H<sub>2</sub> annealing. Compared to horizontal MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets, pristine vertical MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets showed better HER activity due to a larger amount of edges. H<sub>2</sub> annealing further enhanced the HER activity of vertical MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets remarkably. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) w","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Apr","modification":"2025-04-19T09:18:57.414Z","creation":"2025-04-19T09:18:57.414Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9079879","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35540761"],"doi":["10.1039/c8ra01147h"]}}