Low-dimensional hyperthin FeS2 nanostructures for efficient and stable hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis

Jasion, Daniel; Qiao, Qiao; Barforoush, Joseph M.; Zhu, Yimei; Ren, Shenqiang; Leonard, Kevin C.

doi:10.1021/acscatal.5b01637

Title: Low-dimensional hyperthin FeS₂ nanostructures for efficient and stable hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis

Journal Article · Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · ACS Catalysis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5b01637· OSTI ID:1241482

Jasion, Daniel ^[1]; Qiao, Qiao ^[2]; Barforoush, Joseph M. ^[1]; Zhu, Yimei ^[2]; Ren, Shenqiang ^[3]; Leonard, Kevin C. ^[1]

Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (United States); Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)

We report a scalable, solution-processing method for synthesizing low-dimensional hyperthin FeS₂ nanostructures, and we show that 2D FeS₂ disc nanostructures are an efficient and stable hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst. By changing the Fe:S ratio in the precursor solution, we were able to preferentially synthesize either 1D wire or 2D disc nanostructures. The 2D FeS₂ disc structure has the highest electrocatalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction, comparable to platinum in neutral pH conditions. Moreover, the ability of the FeS₂ nanostructures to generate hydrogen was confirmed by scanning electrochemical microscopy, and the 2D disc nanostructures were able to generate hydrogen for over 125 h.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for the Computational Design of Functional Layered Materials (CCDM)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; SC0012575

OSTI ID:: 1241482

Report Number(s):: BNL-111798-2016-JA; R&D Project: MA015MACA; KC0201010

Journal Information:: ACS Catalysis, Vol. 5, Issue 11; ISSN 2155-5435

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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