Catalytic activity in lithium-treated core–shell MoOx/MoS2 nanowires

Cummins, Dustin R.; Martinez, Ulises; Kappera, Rajesh; Voiry, Damien; Martinez-Garcia, Alejandro; Jasinski, Jacek; Kelly, Dan; Chhowalla, Manish; Mohite, Aditya D.; Sunkara, Mahendra K.; Gupta, Gautam

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05640

Title: Catalytic activity in lithium-treated core–shell MoO_x/MoS₂ nanowires

Journal Article · Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05640· OSTI ID:1255253

Cummins, Dustin R. ^[1]; Martinez, Ulises ^[2]; Kappera, Rajesh ^[3]; Voiry, Damien ^[4]; Martinez-Garcia, Alejandro ^[5]; Jasinski, Jacek ^[5]; Kelly, Dan ^[2]; Chhowalla, Manish ^[4]; Mohite, Aditya D. ^[2]; Sunkara, Mahendra K. ^[5]; Gupta, Gautam ^[2]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, KY (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States)
Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States)
Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, KY (United States)

Significant interest has grown in the development of earth-abundant and efficient catalytic materials for hydrogen generation. Layered transition metal dichalcogenides present opportunities for efficient electrocatalytic systems. Here, we report the modification of 1D MoO_x/MoS₂ core–shell nanostructures by lithium intercalation and the corresponding changes in morphology, structure, and mechanism of H₂ evolution. The 1D nanowires exhibit significant improvement in H₂ evolution properties after lithiation, reducing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) onset potential by ~50 mV and increasing the generated current density by ~600%. The high electrochemical activity in the nanowires results from disruption of MoS₂ layers in the outer shell, leading to increased activity and concentration of defect sites. This is in contrast to the typical mechanism of improved catalysis following lithium exfoliation, i.e., crystal phase transformation. As a result, these structural changes are verified by a combination of Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1255253

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-27897

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Vol. 119, Issue 40; ISSN 1932-7447

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