Recent advances in MoS{sub 2} nanostructured materials for energy and environmental applications – A review

Journal Article · Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSSC.2017.04.041· OSTI ID:22742018

Theerthagiri, J.; Senthil, R. A. ^[1]; Senthilkumar, B. ^[2]; Reddy Polu, Anji ^[3]; Ashokkumar, Muthupandian ^[4]

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1. Solar Energy Lab, Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore 632115, Tamilnadu (India)
2. Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012 (India)
3. Department of Physics, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad, 501218 Hyderabad, Telangana (India)
4. School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville campus, Melbourne VIC 3010 (Australia)

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS{sub 2}), a layered transition metal dichalcogenide with an analogous structure to graphene, has attracted enormous attention worldwide owing to its use in a variety of applications such as energy storage, energy conversion, environmental remediation and sensors. MoS{sub 2} and graphene have almost similar functional properties such as high charge carrier transport, high wear resistance and good mechanical strength and friction. However, MoS{sub 2} is advantageous over graphene due to its low-cost, abundancy, tailorable morphologies and tuneable band gap with good visible light absorption properties. In this review, we have focussed mainly on recent advances in MoS{sub 2} nanostructured materials for the applications in the broad area of energy and environment. Special attention has been paid to their applications in dye-sensitized solar cells, supercapacitor, Li-ion battery, hydrogen evolution reaction, photocatalysis for the degradation of organic pollutants, chemical/bio sensors and gas sensors. Finally, the challenges to design MoS{sub 2} nanostructures suitable for energy and environmental applications are also highlighted. - Highlights: • Applications of MoS{sub 2} nanostructures towards energy, environmental remediation and sensors were summarized. • Recent advances in the development of MoS{sub 2} nanostructured materials were systematically investigated. • Wide range of energy applications including DSSCs, supercapacitors, Li-ion batteries and HER were reviewed. • Key challenges and optimization of structure for superior performance associated with MoS{sub 2} nanostructures were discussed. • Advances of environmental remediation based on MoS{sub 2} nanostructures were significantly highlighted.

• OSTI ID: 22742018
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 252; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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