Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 484, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229144
Keywords
CoPS; Synergistic morphology; Hydrogen evolution; Wide pH range
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21872066, 21802058]
- Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province [17JR5RA213, 20JR5RA225]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (China) [lzujbky-2020-42]
- Key Laboratory of Catalytic Engineering and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Gansu Province
- Electron Microscopy Centre of Lanzhou University
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By designing the morphology and architecture, a high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyst composed of two-dimensional (2D) ultrathin ternary pyrite-type cobalt phosphosulfide nanosheets and conductive carbon black (CoPS NSs/C) was synthesized. The electrocatalyst exhibits remarkable small overpotential towards HER in a wide pH range, attributed to the combination of advantages of 2D nanosheets and 3D interconnected reticulum structure, providing larger surface area, sufficient active sites, and better contact with electrolytes.
By designing the morphology and architecture of employed electrocatalysts, the development of high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts for electrolytes with a wide pH range is practical significance for future energy conversion technologies. Herein, we synthesize an electrocatalyst composing of two-dimensional (2D) ultrathin ternary pyrite-type cobalt phosphosulfide nanosheets and conductive carbon black (CoPS NSs/C) by the one-step phosphosulfide process. Thanks to the introduction of the C, the composite not only presents a unique three-dimensional (3D) interconnected reticulum structure but also effectively reduces the thickness of nanosheets. The as-synthesized electrocatalyst exhibits remarkable small overpotential toward HER in wide pH range. Meanwhile, the electrocatalyst owns higher charge transfer rate and excellent stability. The good performance is mainly attributed to the combination of the advantages of both 2D nanosheets and 3D interconnected reticulum structure, which offers larger surface area, sufficient active sites and more contaction with electrolytes. This work provides a new method for preparing ultrathin ternary transition-metal phosphosulfide (TMPS) nanosheets, and offers a facile mute for improving electrocatalytic activity by designing synergistic morphology of 2D and 3D.
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