Tuning orbital orientation endows molybdenum disulfide with exceptional alkaline hydrogen evolution capability

Yipeng Zang; Shuwen Niu; Yishang Wu; Xusheng Zheng; Jinyan Cai; Jian Ye; Yufang Xie; Yun Liu; Jianbin Zhou; Junfa Zhu; Xiaojing Liu; Gongming Wang; Yitai Qian

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09210-0

Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

Tuning orbital orientation endows molybdenum disulfide with exceptional alkaline hydrogen evolution capability

Yipeng Zang,
Shuwen Niu,
Yishang Wu,
Xusheng Zheng,
Jinyan Cai,
Jian Ye,
Yufang Xie,
Yun Liu,
Jianbin Zhou,
Junfa Zhu,
Xiaojing Liu,
Gongming Wang,
Yitai Qian

Affiliations

Yipeng Zang: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China
Shuwen Niu: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China
Yishang Wu: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China
Xusheng Zheng: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science & Technology of China
Jinyan Cai: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China
Jian Ye: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science & Technology of China
Yufang Xie: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China
Yun Liu: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China
Jianbin Zhou: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China
Junfa Zhu: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science & Technology of China
Xiaojing Liu: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China
Gongming Wang: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China
Yitai Qian: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09210-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Technologies allowing for sustainable hydrogen production will contribute to the decarbonization of the future energy supply. Here the authors report that carbon induced orbital modulation can facilitate the otherwise inert MoS2 electrocatalyst superior alkaline hydrogen evolution reactivity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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