Ultraefficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Strain-Engineered, Multilayer MoS2

Authors
Rhuy, DohyunLee, YoujinKim, Ji YoonKim, ChansooKwon, YongwooPreston, Daniel J.Kim, In SooOdom, Teri W.Kang, KibumLee, DongwookLee, Won-Kyu
Issue Date
2022-07
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Citation
Nano Letters, v.22, no.14, pp.5742 - 5750
Abstract
This paper reports an approach to repurpose low-cost, bulk multilayer MoS2 for development of ultraefficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts over large areas (>cm(2)). We create working electrodes for use in HER by dry transfer of MoS2 nano- and microflakes to gold thin films deposited on prestrained thermoplastic substrates. By relieving the prestrain at a macroscopic scale, a tunable level of tensile strain is developed in the MoS2 and consequently results in a local phase transition as a result of spontaneously formed surface wrinkles. Using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, we verified that electrochemical activation of the strained MoS2 lowered the charge transfer resistance within the materials system, achieving HER activity comparable to platinum (Pt). Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy show that desulfurization in the multilayer MoS2 was promoted by the phase transition; the combined effect of desulfurization and the lower charge resistance induced superior HER performance.
Keywords
MONOLAYER MOS2; GRAPHENE; CATALYST; FILMS; TRANSITION; MULTISCALE; NANOSHEETS; OXIDATION; MEMBRANES; ACTIVE EDGE SITES; Water electrolysis; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Catalytic materials; Transition metal chalcogenides; Strain engineering; Electrochemical processes
ISSN
1530-6984
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/76678
DOI
10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00938
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