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MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 25, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101707
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HER
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11804132]
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By a combination of the first-principles calculations and climbing image nudged elastic band method (ciNEB) we investigate structure stabilities and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance of monolayer 2H-CrS2. The results suggest the free energy for the Volmer reaction in the monolayer 2H-CrS2 with S vacancy is 0.07 eV, comparable with Pt-based catalyst, and HER on the surface of the monolayer is prone to the Volmer-Heyrovsky mechanism with no energy barrier. We propose that high HER performance stems from the reduction of the energy level of d-band center. Additionally, the S vacancy leads to defect states in the middle of electronic bandgap and the reduction of potential barrier between the S atom layer and the vacuum, which is conducive to improve HER performance.
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