Issue 20, 2016

Facile surfactant-assisted synthesis of CTAB-incorporated MoS2 ultrathin nanosheets for efficient hydrogen evolution

Abstract

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has emerged as a promising electrocatalyst for catalyzing protons to hydrogen via the so-called hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In order to enhance the HER activity, CTAB (cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide)-incorporated MoS2 ultrathin nanosheets with high specific surface area and more catalytic active sites have been successfully synthesized via a facile surfactant-assisted hydrothermal approach. Adding CTAB to the hydrothermal process can effectively regulate both structural and electronic benefits by controllable disorder engineering and simultaneous CTAB incorporation in MoS2 catalysts, leading to a higher specific surface area, more catalytic active sites and better electrical conductivity for improving HER activity. The optimized CTAB-incorporated MoS2 ultrathin nanosheets exhibit excellent activity for HER with a small onset potential of 88 mV, a low Tafel slope of 55 mV dec−1, and relatively good stability.

Graphical abstract: Facile surfactant-assisted synthesis of CTAB-incorporated MoS2 ultrathin nanosheets for efficient hydrogen evolution

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Dec 2015
Accepted
03 Feb 2016
First published
03 Feb 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 16730-16735

Facile surfactant-assisted synthesis of CTAB-incorporated MoS2 ultrathin nanosheets for efficient hydrogen evolution

Z. Guo, Q. Ma, Z. Xuan, F. Du and Y. Zhong, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 16730 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA26689K

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