Graphene oxide as a highly selective substrate to synthesize a layered MoS2 hybrid electrocatalyst

Edney G. S. Firmiano; Marcos A. L. Cordeiro; Adriano C. Rabelo; Cleocir J. Dalmaschio; Antonio N. Pinheiro; Ernesto C. Pereira; Edson R. Leite

doi:10.1039/C2CC33397J

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Graphene oxide as a highly selective substrate to synthesize a layered MoS₂ hybrid electrocatalyst†

Edney G. S. Firmiano,^a Marcos A. L. Cordeiro,^b Adriano C. Rabelo,^a Cleocir J. Dalmaschio,^a Antonio N. Pinheiro,^a Ernesto C. Pereira^a and Edson R. Leite*^ab

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Abstract

We merged the microwave synthesis approach with an extension of the nonhydrolytic sol–gel method to induce highly selective crystallization of MoS₂ layers over graphene sheets. This hybrid material showed superior electrocatalytic activity in hydrogen evolution reactions.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC33397J
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 10 May 2012
Accepted: 07 Jun 2012
First published: 13 Jun 2012

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Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 7687-7689

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Graphene oxide as a highly selective substrate to synthesize a layered MoS₂ hybrid electrocatalyst

E. G. S. Firmiano, M. A. L. Cordeiro, A. C. Rabelo, C. J. Dalmaschio, A. N. Pinheiro, E. C. Pereira and E. R. Leite, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 7687 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC33397J

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