Synthesis of MoWS2 on Flexible Carbon-Based Electrodes for High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Duc Anh Nguyen, Thi Suong Le, Dae Young Park, Dongseok Suh, Mun Seok Jeong

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Abstract

We directly synthesize MoWS2 nanosheets on conductive carbon nanotube yarn (MoWS2/CNTY) and carbon fiber cloth (MoWS2/CC) through a fast and low-temperature thermolysis method to obtain flexible catalyst electrodes that show high performance in the hydrogen evolution reaction. Small Tafel slopes of 41.8 and 46.7 mV dec-1 are achieved for MoWS2/CC and MoWS2/CNTY, respectively, by optimizing the density of the exposed active edge sites of vertically aligned MoWS2 on CNTY and CC. Furthermore, the catalyst electrodes demonstrate good electrocatalytic stability over 36 h. The proposed technique for fabricating high-performance, binder-free, and flexible catalyst electrodes is more accessible and faster than conventional methods.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37550-37558
Number of pages9
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume11
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Oct 2019

Keywords

  • carbon cloths
  • carbon nanotube yarns
  • electrocatalysts
  • hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)
  • molybdenum tungsten disulfide (MoWS)

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