MoS₂ yolk–shell microspheres with a hierarchical porous structure for efficient hydrogen evolution

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• 作者：Qiqi Zhang ; Hua Bai ; Qing Zhang ; Qiang Ma ; Yahui Li ; Chongqing Wan…
• 关键词：yolk–shell structure hydrogen ; molybdenum sulfide ; photoelectrochemical ; electrochemical
• 刊名：Nano Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：9
• 期：10
• 页码：3038-3047
• 全文大小：4,096 KB
• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Chinese Library of Science
  Chemistry
  Nanotechnology
  
• 出版者：Tsinghua University Press, co-published with Springer-Verlag GmbH
• ISSN：1998-0000
• 卷排序：9

文摘

Yolk–shell architectures have attracted extensive attention owing to their unique structure and infusive applications. MoS₂ is regarded as one of the most promising catalytic materials for hydrogen evolution by the splitting of water. In this work, a simple self-template solvothermal approach is developed for the synthesis of novel MoS₂ yolk–shell microspheres with a hierarchical porous structure by reacting MoO₂ microspheres with L-cysteine. A dissolutionrecrystallization formation mechanism is proposed for the MoS₂ yolk–shell microspheres. Owing to structural superiority, the new material architecture exhibits improved photoelectrochemical properties, including efficient hydrogen evolution reaction catalytic activities, a high photocurrent density, a small overpotential, and a low charge-transfer resistance.