Amorphous nickel-cobalt complexes hybridized with 1T-phase molybdenum disulfide via hydrazine-induced phase transformation for water splitting

Haoyi Li; Shuangming Chen; Xiaofan Jia; Biao Xu; Haifeng Lin; Haozhou Yang; Li Song; Xun Wang

doi:10.1038/ncomms15377

Nature Communications (May 2017)

Amorphous nickel-cobalt complexes hybridized with 1T-phase molybdenum disulfide via hydrazine-induced phase transformation for water splitting

Haoyi Li,
Shuangming Chen,
Xiaofan Jia,
Biao Xu,
Haifeng Lin,
Haozhou Yang,
Li Song,
Xun Wang

Affiliations

Haoyi Li: Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University
Shuangming Chen: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China
Xiaofan Jia: Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia
Biao Xu: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University
Haifeng Lin: Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University
Haozhou Yang: Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University
Li Song: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China
Xun Wang: Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15377
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Electrocatalysts based on earth-abundant elements have emerged as promising candidates to replace noble metal materials. Here, the authors develop porous hybrid nanostructures combining amorphous Ni-Co complexes with 1T phase MoS2for enhanced electrocatalytic activity for overall water splitting.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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