Charge Redistribution of Co9S8/MoS2 Heterojunction Microsphere Enhances Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Characterizations
2.2. Electrochemical Measurements
2.3. DFT Calculations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Morphological Characterization
3.2. Electrocatalytic Performance
3.3. DFT Calculations
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalysts | Overpotential (mV) @10 mA cm−2 | Tafel slope (mV dec−1) | Reference |
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Co9S8/MoS2 | 118 | 92.6 | This work |
MoS2/FeCo2S4/CC | 161 | 98.4 | [35] |
MoS2@CoS2/G | 118 | 53 | [36] |
Co(PO3)2@NPC/MoS2 | 119 | 142 | [34] |
MoO2/MoS2/Co9S8 | 160 | 80 | [37] |
Co(OH)2/1T-MoS2 | 151 | 94 | [38] |
S-Co9S8/MoS2/CNFs | 122 | 66 | [39] |
Co9S8@MoS2/N-doped hollow carbon | 126 | 74.1 | [40] |
CoS2@MoS2@NiS2 | 156 | 81 | [41] |
Co9S8-MoS2/NF | 110 | 81.7 | [24] |
Co9S8/MoS2 | 173 | 71.5 | [42] |
Co-MoS2 | 197 | 61 | [43] |
Co9S8/MoS2@NSOC | 194 | 118 | [44] |
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Zhang, L.; Zhang, J.; Xu, A.; Lin, Z.; Wang, Z.; Zhong, W.; Shen, S.; Wu, G. Charge Redistribution of Co9S8/MoS2 Heterojunction Microsphere Enhances Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Biomimetics 2023, 8, 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8010104
Zhang L, Zhang J, Xu A, Lin Z, Wang Z, Zhong W, Shen S, Wu G. Charge Redistribution of Co9S8/MoS2 Heterojunction Microsphere Enhances Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Biomimetics. 2023; 8(1):104. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8010104
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Lili, Jitang Zhang, Aijiao Xu, Zhiping Lin, Zongpeng Wang, Wenwu Zhong, Shijie Shen, and Guangfeng Wu. 2023. "Charge Redistribution of Co9S8/MoS2 Heterojunction Microsphere Enhances Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution" Biomimetics 8, no. 1: 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8010104