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Title: Understanding catalysis in a multiphasic two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide.

Abstract

Establishing processing–structure–property relationships for monolayer materials is crucial for a range of applications spanning optics, catalysis, electronics and energy. Presently, for molybdenum disulfide, a promising catalyst for artificial photosynthesis, considerable debate surrounds the structure/property relationships of its various allotropes. Here we unambiguously solve the structure of molybdenum disulfide monolayers using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy supported by density functional theory and show lithium intercalation to direct a preferential transformation of the basal plane from 2H (trigonal prismatic) to 1T' (clustered Mo). These changes alter the energetics of molybdenum disulfide interactions with hydrogen (ΔGH), and, with respect to catalysis, the 1T' transformation renders the normally inert basal plane amenable towards hydrogen adsorption and hydrogen evolution. Furthermore, we show basal plane activation of 1T' molybdenum disulfide and a lowering of ΔGH from +1.6 eV for 2H to +0.18 eV for 1T', comparable to 2H molybdenum disulfide edges on Au(111), one of the most active hydrogen evolution catalysts known.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [1];  [4];  [4]
  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
  3. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  4. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
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Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1236234
Report Number(s):
SAND-2015-5948J
Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723; 618380
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 08 HYDROGEN; chemical sciences; catalysis; materials science; physical chemistry

Citation Formats

Chou, Stanley Shihyao, Sai, Na, Lu, Ping, Coker, Eric Nicholas, Liu, Sheng, Artyushkova, Kateryna, Luk, Ting S., Kaehr, Bryan James, and Brinker, C. Jeffrey. Understanding catalysis in a multiphasic two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide.. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms9311.
Chou, Stanley Shihyao, Sai, Na, Lu, Ping, Coker, Eric Nicholas, Liu, Sheng, Artyushkova, Kateryna, Luk, Ting S., Kaehr, Bryan James, & Brinker, C. Jeffrey. Understanding catalysis in a multiphasic two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide.. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9311
Chou, Stanley Shihyao, Sai, Na, Lu, Ping, Coker, Eric Nicholas, Liu, Sheng, Artyushkova, Kateryna, Luk, Ting S., Kaehr, Bryan James, and Brinker, C. Jeffrey. Wed . "Understanding catalysis in a multiphasic two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide.". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9311. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1236234.
@article{osti_1236234,
title = {Understanding catalysis in a multiphasic two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide.},
author = {Chou, Stanley Shihyao and Sai, Na and Lu, Ping and Coker, Eric Nicholas and Liu, Sheng and Artyushkova, Kateryna and Luk, Ting S. and Kaehr, Bryan James and Brinker, C. Jeffrey},
abstractNote = {Establishing processing–structure–property relationships for monolayer materials is crucial for a range of applications spanning optics, catalysis, electronics and energy. Presently, for molybdenum disulfide, a promising catalyst for artificial photosynthesis, considerable debate surrounds the structure/property relationships of its various allotropes. Here we unambiguously solve the structure of molybdenum disulfide monolayers using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy supported by density functional theory and show lithium intercalation to direct a preferential transformation of the basal plane from 2H (trigonal prismatic) to 1T' (clustered Mo). These changes alter the energetics of molybdenum disulfide interactions with hydrogen (ΔGH), and, with respect to catalysis, the 1T' transformation renders the normally inert basal plane amenable towards hydrogen adsorption and hydrogen evolution. Furthermore, we show basal plane activation of 1T' molybdenum disulfide and a lowering of ΔGH from +1.6 eV for 2H to +0.18 eV for 1T', comparable to 2H molybdenum disulfide edges on Au(111), one of the most active hydrogen evolution catalysts known.},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms9311},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = 10,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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Wafer‐Scale and Low‐Temperature Growth of 1T‐WS 2 Film for Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
journal, January 2020


Recent progress in MoS2 for solar energy conversion applications
journal, May 2019


High-metallic-phase-concentration Mo1–xWxS2 nanosheets with expanded interlayers as efficient electrocatalysts
journal, February 2018


Interface confined hydrogen evolution reaction in zero valent metal nanoparticles-intercalated molybdenum disulfide
journal, February 2017

  • Chen, Zhongxin; Leng, Kai; Zhao, Xiaoxu
  • Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14548

High phase-purity 1T′-MoS2- and 1T′-MoSe2-layered crystals
journal, April 2018


Stable and scalable 1T MoS2 with low temperature-coefficient of resistance
journal, August 2018


Phase engineering of a multiphasic 1T/2H MoS 2 catalyst for highly efficient hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2017

  • Wang, Dezhi; Zhang, Xiangyong; Bao, Siyuan
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 5, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1039/c6ta09409k

Direct deposition of MoSe 2 nanocrystals onto conducting substrates: towards ultra-efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2017

  • Damien, Dijo; Anil, Athira; Chatterjee, Dipanwita
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 5, Issue 26
  • DOI: 10.1039/c6ta09645j

Observation of superconductivity in 1T′-MoS 2 nanosheets
journal, January 2017

  • Guo, Chenguang; Pan, Jie; Li, Hui
  • J. Mater. Chem. C, Vol. 5, Issue 41
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7tc03749j

A new phase of the two-dimensional ReS 2 sheet with tunable magnetism
journal, January 2018

  • Sun, Zhongti; Lv, Haifeng; Zhuo, Zhiwen
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 6, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7tc05303g

Novel structured transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets
journal, January 2018

  • Zhang, Xiao; Lai, Zhuangchai; Ma, Qinglang
  • Chemical Society Reviews, Vol. 47, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00094h

Stable 1T-phase MoS 2 as an effective electron mediator promoting photocatalytic hydrogen production
journal, January 2018

  • Shi, Jian-Wen; Zou, Yajun; Ma, Dandan
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 19
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8nr00017d

Oxygen incorporated WS 2 nanoclusters with superior electrocatalytic properties for hydrogen evolution reaction
journal, January 2018

  • Sarma, Prasad V.; Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar; Radhakrishnan, Sruthi
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 20
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8nr00253c

Nitrogen-rich 1T′-MoS 2 layered nanostructures using alkyl amines for high catalytic performance toward hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2018

  • Kwak, In Hye; Kwon, Ik Seon; Abbas, Hafiz Ghulam
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 30
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03661f

Simultaneous edge and electronic control of MoS 2 nanosheets through Fe doping for an efficient oxygen evolution reaction
journal, January 2018

  • Tang, Baoshan; Yu, Zhi Gen; Seng, Hwee Leng
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 43
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8nr06659k

Two dimensional MoS 2 meets porphyrins via intercalation to enhance the electrocatalytic activity toward hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2019

  • Kwon, Ik Seon; Kwak, In Hye; Abbas, Hafiz Ghulam
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 11, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8nr10165e

Identifying the high activity of the basal plane in 1T′-phase MoS 2 towards electrochemical hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2018

  • Shi, Yanmei; Zhang, Bin
  • Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Vol. 5, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8qi00317c

Dynamic tungsten diselenide nanomaterials: supramolecular assembly-induced structural transition over exfoliated two-dimensional nanosheets
journal, January 2018

  • Muhabie, Adem Ali; Ho, Ching-Hwa; Gebeyehu, Belete Tewabe
  • Chemical Science, Vol. 9, Issue 24
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8sc01778f

Stable methylammonium-intercalated 1T′-MoS 2 for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2018

  • Kwak, In Hye; Kwon, Ik Seon; Abbas, Hafiz Ghulam
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 14
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta00700d

Intercalated complexes of 1T′-MoS 2 nanosheets with alkylated phenylenediamines as excellent catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2019

  • Kwak, In Hye; Kwon, Ik Seon; Abbas, Hafiz Ghulam
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta11085a

Superhydrophobic states of 2D nanomaterials controlled by atomic defects can modulate cell adhesion
journal, January 2019

  • Jaiswal, Manish K.; Singh, Kanwar Abhay; Lokhande, Giriraj
  • Chemical Communications, Vol. 55, Issue 60
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00547a

Enhancing the electrocatalytic activity of 2H-WS 2 for hydrogen evolution via defect engineering
journal, January 2019

  • Wu, Longfei; van Hoof, Arno J. F.; Dzade, Nelson Y.
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 21, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00722a

Ligand induced structure and property changes of 1T-MoS 2
journal, January 2019

  • Linghu, Yaoyao; Li, Na; Du, Yaping
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 21, Issue 18
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00917e

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides as promising anodes for potassium ion batteries from first-principles prediction
journal, January 2019

  • Zhang, Zixiang; Yang, Mingye; Zhao, Ni
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 21, Issue 42
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03948a

Recent progress of TMD nanomaterials: phase transitions and applications
journal, January 2020

  • Huang, H. H.; Fan, Xiaofeng; Singh, David J.
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 12, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08313h

Metal–organic framework-derived hierarchical MoS 2 /CoS 2 nanotube arrays as pH-universal electrocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2019

  • Tang, Baoshan; Yu, Zhi Gen; Zhang, Yaoxin
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 21
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta00545e

A highly efficient alkaline HER Co–Mo bimetallic carbide catalyst with an optimized Mo d-orbital electronic state
journal, January 2019

  • Liu, Gejun; Bai, Haipeng; Ji, Yujin
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 20
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta02886b

C 3 N 4 -digested 3D construction of hierarchical metallic phase MoS 2 nanostructures
journal, January 2019

  • Wang, Jiayu; Tang, Jing; Guo, Tong
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 31
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta06115k

Two-dimensional MoS 2 –melamine hybrid nanostructures for enhanced catalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
journal, January 2019

  • Kwak, In Hye; Kwon, Ik Seon; Debela, Tekalign Terfa
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 39
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta07802a

A phosphorene-like InP 3 monolayer: structure, stability, and catalytic properties toward the hydrogen evolution reaction
journal, January 2020

  • Jalil, Abdul; Zhuo, Zhiwen; Sun, Zhongti
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 8, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta08612a

Proximity exchange induced gap opening and topological feature in graphene/1T′-MX 2 (M  =  Mo,W; X  =  S,Se,Te) Dirac heterostructures
journal, June 2018

  • Song, Changsheng; Xiao, Wen; Lin, Ping
  • Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Vol. 30, Issue 27
  • DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aac7f8

Structural stability of coplanar 1T-2H superlattice MoS 2 under high energy electron beam
journal, March 2018


Structural phase transition barrier of N-doped MoS 2 with charge injection
journal, October 2018


Phase Engineering from 2H to 1T-MoS 2 for Efficient Ammonia PL Sensor and Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
journal, January 2019

  • Chacko, Levna; Rastogi, Pankaj Kumar; Aneesh, P. M.
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0071908jes

Sulfur‐Mastery: Precise Synthesis of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
journal, May 2019


Unraveling High‐Yield Phase‐Transition Dynamics in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides on Metallic Substrates
journal, January 2019


Engineering MoS 2 Basal Planes for Hydrogen Evolution via Synergistic Ruthenium Doping and Nanocarbon Hybridization
journal, March 2019


2DMatPedia, an open computational database of two-dimensional materials from top-down and bottom-up approaches
journal, June 2019


A vacancy-driven phase transition in MoX 2 (X: S, Se and Te) nanoscrolls
journal, January 2018

  • Hwang, Da Young; Choi, Kyoung Hwan; Suh, Dong Hack
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 17
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7nr08634b

High-quality single-layer nanosheets of MS 2 (M = Mo, Nb, Ta, Ti) directly exfoliated from AMS 2 (A = Li, Na, K) crystals
journal, January 2017

  • Guo, Chenguang; Li, Hui; Zhao, Wei
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 5, Issue 24
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7tc00838d

Intercalation of aromatic amine for the 2H–1T′ phase transition of MoS 2 by experiments and calculations
journal, January 2018

  • Kwon, Ik Seon; Kwak, In Hye; Abbas, Hafiz Ghulam
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 24
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8nr02365d

Tuning the catalytic activity of heterogeneous two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides for hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2018

  • Noh, Seung Hyo; Hwang, Jeemin; Kang, Joonhee
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 41
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta07141a

Tuning the phase stability of Mo-based TMD monolayers through coupled vacancy defects and lattice strain
journal, January 2018


Revealing the role of the 1T phase on the adsorption of organic dyes on MoS 2 nanosheets
journal, January 2019

  • Omar, Asmaa M.; Metwalli, Ossama I.; Saber, Mohamed R.
  • RSC Advances, Vol. 9, Issue 49
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05427h

Reversible H-T′ phase transition in monolayer molybdenum disulfide via electron beam assisted solid state lithiation/delithiation
journal, January 2020

  • Ji, Xujing; Wu, Chunyang; Deng, Jingfei
  • Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 116, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5125312

Superconductivity in the metastable 1 T and 1 T phases of Mo S 2 crystals
journal, November 2018


Rhenium-Doped and Stabilized MoS 2 Atomic Layers with Basal-Plane Catalytic Activity
journal, October 2018

  • Yang, Shi-Ze; Gong, Yongji; Manchanda, Priyanka
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 51
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201803477

Large thermoelectric power factor of high-mobility transition-metal dichalcogenides with 1 T phase
journal, February 2020


Unraveling the Role of Lithium in Enhancing the Hydrogen Evolution Activity of MoS2: Intercalation versus Adsorption
journal, June 2019


Effect of Structural Phases on Mechanical Properties of Molybdenum Disulfide
journal, March 2020


Interface confined hydrogen evolution reaction in zero valent metal nanoparticles-intercalated molybdenum disulfide
journal, February 2017

  • Chen, Zhongxin; Leng, Kai; Zhao, Xiaoxu
  • Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14548

2DMatPedia, an open computational database of two-dimensional materials from top-down and bottom-up approaches
journal, June 2019


Stable and scalable 1T MoS2 with low temperature-coefficient of resistance
journal, August 2018


Pyrene Coating Transition Metal Disulfides as Protection from Photooxidation and Environmental Aging
journal, February 2020

  • Canton-Vitoria, Ruben; Sayed-Ahmad-Baraza, Yuman; Humbert, Bernard
  • Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.3390/nano10020363