Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Dynamic evolution and reversibility of single-atom Ni(II) active site in 1T-MoS2 electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution

  • Brian Pattengale,
  • Yichao Huang,
  • Xingxu Yan,
  • Sizhuo Yang,
  • Sabrina Younan,
  • Wenhui Hu,
  • Zhida Li,
  • Sungsik Lee,
  • Xiaoqing Pan,
  • Jing Gu,
  • Jier Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17904-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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While single atom catalysis combines heterogeneous materials with molecular understanding, the role of the single atoms remains vague. Here, authors examine single Ni on MoS2 via in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy to reveal the intermediate and catalytically active species.