Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 53, Issue 30, Pages 7860-7863Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402315
Keywords
electrocatalysis; electrochemistry; hydrogen evolution reaction; monolayers; nanoflakes
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- post-doctoral research program of Jiangsu Province [1202044C]
- science foundation of China [2013M531400]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51302180, 51222203, 51002100, 51132006]
- National 973 Program of China [2011CB911002, 2012CB932601]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
- National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20130005, BK20130305]
- Soochow University
- Program for Jiangsu Specially-Appointed Professors
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Much has been done to search for highly efficient and inexpensive electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which is critical to a range of electrochemical and photoelectrochemical processes. A new, high-temperature solution-phase method for the synthesis of ultrathin WS2 nanoflakes is now reported. The resulting product possesses monolayer thickness with dimensions in the nanometer range and abundant edges. These favorable structural features render the WS2 nanoflakes highly active and durable catalysts for the HER in acids. The catalyst exhibits a small HER overpotential of approximately 100 mV and a Tafel slope of 48 mV/decade. These ultrathin WS2 nanoflakes represent an attractive alternative to the precious platinum benchmark catalyst and rival MoS2 materials that have recently been heavily scrutinized for the electrocatalytic HER.
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