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Title: All the catalytic active sites of MoS2 for hydrogen evolution

Abstract

MoS2 presents a promising low-cost catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but the understanding about its active sites has remained limited. Here we present an unambiguous study of the catalytic activities of all possible reaction sites of MoS2, including edge sites, sulfur vacancies, and grain boundaries. We demonstrate that, in addition to the well-known catalytically active edge sites, sulfur vacancies provide another major active site for the HER, while the catalytic activity of grain boundaries is much weaker. Here, the intrinsic turnover frequencies (Tafel slopes) of the edge sites, sulfur vacancies, and grain boundaries are estimated to be 7.5 s–1 (65–75 mV/dec), 3.2 s–1 (65–85 mV/dec), and 0.1 s–1 (120–160 mV/dec), respectively. We also demonstrate that the catalytic activity of sulfur vacancies strongly depends on the density of the vacancies and the local crystalline structure in proximity to the vacancies. Unlike edge sites, whose catalytic activity linearly depends on the length, sulfur vacancies show optimal catalytic activities when the vacancy density is in the range of 7–10%, and the number of sulfur vacancies in high crystalline quality MoS2 is higher than that in low crystalline quality MoS2, which may be related with the proximity of different local crystalline structuresmore » to the vacancies.« less

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  1. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
  2. Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1347369
Report Number(s):
BNL-113649-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7863; R&D Project: MA015MACA; KC0201010
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC00112704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 138; Journal Issue: 51; Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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Li, Guoqing, Zhang, Du, Qiao, Qiao, Yu, Yifei, Peterson, David, Zafar, Abdullah, Kumar, Raj, Curtarolo, Stefano, Hunte, Frank, Shannon, Steve, Zhu, Yimei, Yang, Weitao, and Cao, Linyou. All the catalytic active sites of MoS2 for hydrogen evolution. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1021/jacs.6b05940.
Li, Guoqing, Zhang, Du, Qiao, Qiao, Yu, Yifei, Peterson, David, Zafar, Abdullah, Kumar, Raj, Curtarolo, Stefano, Hunte, Frank, Shannon, Steve, Zhu, Yimei, Yang, Weitao, & Cao, Linyou. All the catalytic active sites of MoS2 for hydrogen evolution. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b05940
Li, Guoqing, Zhang, Du, Qiao, Qiao, Yu, Yifei, Peterson, David, Zafar, Abdullah, Kumar, Raj, Curtarolo, Stefano, Hunte, Frank, Shannon, Steve, Zhu, Yimei, Yang, Weitao, and Cao, Linyou. Tue . "All the catalytic active sites of MoS2 for hydrogen evolution". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b05940. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1347369.
@article{osti_1347369,
title = {All the catalytic active sites of MoS2 for hydrogen evolution},
author = {Li, Guoqing and Zhang, Du and Qiao, Qiao and Yu, Yifei and Peterson, David and Zafar, Abdullah and Kumar, Raj and Curtarolo, Stefano and Hunte, Frank and Shannon, Steve and Zhu, Yimei and Yang, Weitao and Cao, Linyou},
abstractNote = {MoS2 presents a promising low-cost catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but the understanding about its active sites has remained limited. Here we present an unambiguous study of the catalytic activities of all possible reaction sites of MoS2, including edge sites, sulfur vacancies, and grain boundaries. We demonstrate that, in addition to the well-known catalytically active edge sites, sulfur vacancies provide another major active site for the HER, while the catalytic activity of grain boundaries is much weaker. Here, the intrinsic turnover frequencies (Tafel slopes) of the edge sites, sulfur vacancies, and grain boundaries are estimated to be 7.5 s–1 (65–75 mV/dec), 3.2 s–1 (65–85 mV/dec), and 0.1 s–1 (120–160 mV/dec), respectively. We also demonstrate that the catalytic activity of sulfur vacancies strongly depends on the density of the vacancies and the local crystalline structure in proximity to the vacancies. Unlike edge sites, whose catalytic activity linearly depends on the length, sulfur vacancies show optimal catalytic activities when the vacancy density is in the range of 7–10%, and the number of sulfur vacancies in high crystalline quality MoS2 is higher than that in low crystalline quality MoS2, which may be related with the proximity of different local crystalline structures to the vacancies.},
doi = {10.1021/jacs.6b05940},
journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
number = 51,
volume = 138,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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  • Chemical Communications, Vol. 55, Issue 60
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03326b

Atomically engineering activation sites onto metallic 1T-MoS2 catalysts for enhanced electrochemical hydrogen evolution
journal, February 2019


Confined Catalysis: Progress and Prospects in Energy Conversion
journal, September 2019

  • Shifa, Tofik Ahmed; Vomiero, Alberto
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 40
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201902307

Unveiling Active Sites for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Monolayer MoS 2
journal, September 2017


Activating MoS 2 basal planes for hydrogen evolution through direct CVD morphology control
journal, January 2019

  • Dong, Lianqing; Guo, Shaoqiang; Wang, Yuyan
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 48
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta08738a

Hydrogen interaction with selectively desulfurized MoS 2 surface using Ne + sputtering
journal, February 2019

  • Han, Sang Wook; Cha, Gi-Beom; Kang, Manil
  • Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 125, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5079281

The Holy Grail in Platinum‐Free Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution: Molybdenum‐Based Catalysts and Recent Advances
journal, June 2019


Hydrogen Evolution and Oxidation: Mechanistic Studies and Material Advances
journal, December 2018

  • Tian, Xiaoyu; Zhao, Pengcheng; Sheng, Wenchao
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 31, Issue 31
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201808066

Surface Engineering of MoS 2 via Laser‐Induced Exfoliation in Protic Solvents
journal, September 2019


Vertically conductive MoS 2 pyramids with a high density of active edge sites for efficient hydrogen evolution
journal, January 2020

  • Zhou, Qingwei; Su, Shaoqiang; Cheng, Pengfei
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 8, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9tc05872a

Chemically activating MoS2 via spontaneous atomic palladium interfacial doping towards efficient hydrogen evolution
journal, May 2018


Understanding the unorthodox stabilization of liquid phase exfoliated molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) in water medium
journal, January 2020

  • Rodriguez, Camila L. C.; Muñoz, Pablo A. R.; Donato, Katarzyna Z.
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 22, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06422b

Electrochemical maps and movies of the hydrogen evolution reaction on natural crystals of molybdenite (MoS 2 ): basal vs. edge plane activity
journal, January 2017

  • Bentley, Cameron L.; Kang, Minkyung; Maddar, Faduma M.
  • Chemical Science, Vol. 8, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7sc02545a

Atomic-Level Coupled Interfaces and Lattice Distortion on CuS/NiS 2 Nanocrystals Boost Oxygen Catalysis for Flexible Zn-Air Batteries
journal, September 2017

  • An, Li; Li, Yuxuan; Luo, Mingchuan
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 27, Issue 42
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201703779

1% defect enriches MoS 2 quantum dot: catalysis and blue luminescence
journal, January 2020

  • Tang, Jingmin; Sakamoto, Masanori; Ohta, Haruhisa
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 12, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07612c

Multi-layered photocathodes based on Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 absorber and MoS 2 catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction
journal, January 2019

  • Grau, Sergi; Giraldo, Sergio; Saucedo, Edgardo
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 42
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta08818k

Insertion of Platinum Nanoparticles into MoS2 Nanoflakes for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
journal, August 2018


Microwave-assisted synthesis of group 5 transition metal dichalcogenide thin films
journal, January 2018

  • Kwak, Junghyeok; Jung, Sunshin; Lee, Noho
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 6, Issue 42
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8tc03909g

Unveiling chemical reactivity and oxidation of 1T-phased group VI disulfides
journal, January 2019

  • Li, Qiang; Shi, Li; Wu, Ruchun
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 21, Issue 31
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02985k

P,Se-Codoped MoS 2 Nanosheets as Accelerated Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution
journal, December 2018


Analysis of Trends and Emerging Technologies in Water Electrolysis Research Based on a Computational Method: A Comparison with Fuel Cell Research
journal, February 2018

  • Ogawa, Takaya; Takeuchi, Mizutomo; Kajikawa, Yuya
  • Sustainability, Vol. 10, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.3390/su10020478

High‐Resolution Electrochemical Mapping of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Transition‐Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets
journal, January 2020

  • Takahashi, Yasufumi; Kobayashi, Yu; Wang, Ziqian
  • Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 132, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1002/ange.201912863

Balancing Light Absorption and Charge Transport in Vertical SnS 2 Nanoflake Photoanodes with Stepped Layers and Large Intrinsic Mobility
journal, July 2019

  • Giri, Binod; Masroor, Maryam; Yan, Tao
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 31
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201901236

Nickel@Nitrogen-Doped Carbon@MoS 2 Nanosheets: An Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
journal, January 2019


Impact of H-termination on the nitrogen reduction reaction of molybdenum carbide as an electrochemical catalyst
journal, January 2018

  • Li, Qinye; Qiu, Siyao; He, Lizhong
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 20, Issue 36
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04474k

Highly active single-layer MoS 2 catalysts synthesized by swift heavy ion irradiation
journal, January 2018

  • Madauß, Lukas; Zegkinoglou, Ioannis; Vázquez Muiños, Henrique
  • Nanoscale, Vol. 10, Issue 48
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8nr04696d

Role of oxygen adsorption in modification of optical and surface electronic properties of MoS 2
journal, April 2018

  • Shakya, Jyoti; Kumar, Sanjeev; Mohanty, Tanuja
  • Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 123, Issue 16
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5023022

Tailoring Active Sites in Mesoporous Defect‐Rich NC/V o ‐WON Heterostructure Array for Superior Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
journal, January 2019

  • Zhang, Bo; Hou, Jungang; Wu, Yunzhen
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 12
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201803693

Synergetic Exfoliation and Lateral Size Engineering of MoS 2 for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
journal, March 2018


Structurally Deformed MoS 2 for Electrochemically Stable, Thermally Resistant, and Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
journal, October 2017


Revisiting the Role of Active Sites for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction through Precise Defect Adjusting
journal, June 2019

  • Zhuang, Peiyuan; Sun, Yangye; Dong, Pei
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 33
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201901290

Activation of MoS 2 Basal Planes for Hydrogen Evolution by Zinc
journal, January 2019

  • Wu, Wenzhuo; Niu, Chunyao; Wei, Cong
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 58, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812475

Proposal of a stable B 3 S nanosheet as an efficient hydrogen evolution catalyst
journal, January 2019

  • Wu, Hong; Li, Xingxing; Zhang, Ruiqi
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta11797g

Recent Development of Metallic (1T) Phase of Molybdenum Disulfide for Energy Conversion and Storage
journal, March 2018

  • Lei, Zhendong; Zhan, Jing; Tang, Liang
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 19
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201703482

High performance NO 2 sensor using MoS 2 nanowires network
journal, January 2018

  • Kumar, Rahul; Goel, Neeraj; Kumar, Mahesh
  • Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 112, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5019296

Thermal annealing effects on the electrophysical characteristics of sputtered MoS 2 thin films by Hall effect measurements
journal, March 2019

  • Qi, Meng; Xiao, Jianrong; Gong, Chenyang
  • Semiconductor Science and Technology, Vol. 34, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1088/1361-6641/ab09a5

Electrodeposition of amorphous molybdenum sulfide thin film for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction
journal, July 2019


A Facile Strategy to Construct Amorphous Spinel-Based Electrocatalysts with Massive Oxygen Vacancies Using Ionic Liquid Dopant
journal, August 2018

  • Sun, Jing; Guo, Niankun; Shao, Zhiyu
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 27
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201800980

Edge-Terminated MoS 2 Nanoassembled Electrocatalyst via In Situ Hybridization with 3D Carbon Network
journal, August 2018


Fine Tuning Electronic Structure of Catalysts through Atomic Engineering for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution
journal, June 2018

  • Huang, Yichao; Hu, Jun; Xu, Haoxiang
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 24
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201800789

Activation of MoS 2 Basal Planes for Hydrogen Evolution by Zinc
journal, January 2019


A mechanism study on the hydrogen evolution reaction catalyzed by molybdenum disulfide complexes
journal, January 2018

  • Yang, Ti-Long; Ni, Shao-Fei; Qin, Peng
  • Chemical Communications, Vol. 54, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7cc08632f

Hybrid catalyst with monoclinic MoTe 2 and platinum for efficient hydrogen evolution
journal, July 2019

  • Seok, Jinbong; Lee, Jun-Ho; Bae, Dongyeon
  • APL Materials, Vol. 7, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5094957

Bimetallic Nickel Cobalt Sulfide as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Zn–Air Battery and Water Splitting
journal, January 2019


MoS2 Nanosheets Supported on Hollow Carbon Spheres as Efficient Catalysts for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
journal, August 2017


Catalytic Properties of Vanadium Diselenide: A Comprehensive Study on Its Electrocatalytic Performance in Alkaline, Neutral, and Acidic Media
journal, November 2017


Atomically engineering activation sites onto metallic 1T-MoS2 catalysts for enhanced electrochemical hydrogen evolution
journal, February 2019


Tuning orbital orientation endows molybdenum disulfide with exceptional alkaline hydrogen evolution capability
journal, March 2019


Engineering grain boundaries at the 2D limit for the hydrogen evolution reaction
journal, January 2020