Investigating Catalyst–Support Interactions To Improve the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity of Thiomolybdate [Mo 3 S 13 ] 2– Nanoclusters

Hellstern, Thomas R.; Kibsgaard, Jakob; Tsai, Charlie; Palm, David W.; King, Laurie A.; Abild-Pedersen, Frank; Jaramillo, Thomas F.

doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b02133

Title: Investigating Catalyst–Support Interactions To Improve the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity of Thiomolybdate [Mo ₃ S ₁₃ ] ^2– Nanoclusters

Journal Article · Fri Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · ACS Catalysis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b02133· OSTI ID:1426436

Hellstern, Thomas R. ^[1]; Kibsgaard, Jakob ^[2]; Tsai, Charlie ^[1]; Palm, David W. ^[1];

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Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States); Technical Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby (Denmark)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Molybdenum sulfides have been identified as promising materials for catalyzing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acid, with active edge sites that exhibit some of the highest turnover frequencies among nonpreciousmetal catalysts. The thiomolybdate [Mo₃S₁₃]^2- nanocluster catalyst contains a structural motif that resembles the active site of MoS₂ and has been reported to be among the most active forms of molybdenum sulfide. Herein, we improve the activity of the [Mo₃S₁₃]^2- catalysts through catalyst-support interactions. We synthesize [Mo₃S₁₃]^2- on gold, silver, glassy carbon, and copper supports to demonstrate the ability to tune the hydrogen binding energy of [Mo₃S₁₃]^2- using catalyst-support electronic interactions and optimize HER activity.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; EE006670; 9455; 1433442

OSTI ID:: 1426436

Journal Information:: ACS Catalysis, Vol. 7, Issue 10; ISSN 2155-5435

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