Mo-Triggered amorphous Ni3S2 nanosheets as efficient and durable electrocatalysts for water splitting

Zhang, Haoxuan; Jiang, Hao; Hu, Yanjie; Sáha, Petr; Li, Chunzhong

dc.title	Mo-Triggered amorphous Ni3S2 nanosheets as efficient and durable electrocatalysts for water splitting	en
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Haoxuan
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, Hao
dc.contributor.author	Hu, Yanjie
dc.contributor.author	Sáha, Petr
dc.contributor.author	Li, Chunzhong
dc.relation.ispartof	Materials Chemistry Frontiers
dc.identifier.issn	2052-1537 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued	2018
utb.relation.volume	2
utb.relation.issue	8
dc.citation.spage	1462
dc.citation.epage	1466
dc.type	article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
dc.identifier.doi	10.1039/c8qm00178b
dc.relation.uri	http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2018/QM/C8QM00178B
dc.description.abstract	Exploring efficient non-noble materials as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) bifunctional electrocatalysts is of great importance for overall water splitting. Herein, we report a low-temperature and rapid synthesis of Mo-triggered amorphous Ni3S2 nanosheets as such dual-function electrocatalysts for the first time by a simple solid-phase melting strategy. It is found that Mo engineering can not only dramatically enhance the adsorption ability of Ni active sites to the active intermediates of HER, but also generate more targeted intermediates for OER. The resulting a-Mo-Ni3S2 catalysts demonstrate exceptionally high HER/OER activity and stability in alkaline media, outperforming the baseline commercial noble-metal (Pt, IrO2 and RuO2) and other reported advanced electrocatalysts to date. A two-electrode electrolyzer assembled using the a-Mo-Ni3S2 electrocatalysts can afford a current density of 1000 mA cm(-2) at a voltage of only 1.97 V which is stable for over 300 h. This work provides a feasible tactic to develop efficient and durable bifunctional electrocatalysts by engineering on surfaces and nanostructures.	en
utb.faculty	University Institute
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1008159
utb.identifier.obdid	43879685
utb.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-85057652399
utb.identifier.wok	000440019000006
utb.source	j-wok
dc.date.accessioned	2018-08-29T08:26:57Z
dc.date.available	2018-08-29T08:26:57Z
dc.description.sponsorship	National Natural Science Foundation of China [51672082, 91534122, 91534202]; Social Development Program of Shanghai [17DZ1200900]; Shanghai Scientific and Technological Innovation Project [18JC1410600]; Program for Shanghai Youth Top-notch Talent; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [222201718002]
utb.ou	Centre of Polymer Systems
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Sáha, Petr
utb.fulltext.affiliation	Haoxuan Zhang,a Hao Jiang, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4388-6548 a Yanjie Hu, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4531-8429 a Petr Sahab and Chunzhong Li http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-5850 a a Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education & School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. E-mail: jianghao@ecust.edu.cn, czli@ecust.edu.cn b Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Trida T. Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic
utb.fulltext.dates	Received 20th April 2018, Accepted 14th May 2018
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utb.fulltext.sponsorship	This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51672082, 91534122 and 91534202), the Social Development Program of Shanghai (17DZ1200900), the Shanghai Scientific and Technological Innovation Project (18JC1410600), the Program for Shanghai Youth Top-notch Talent, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (222201718002).
utb.wos.affiliation	[Zhang, Haoxuan; Jiang, Hao; Hu, Yanjie; Li, Chunzhong] East China Univ Sci & Technol, Minist Educ, Key Lab Ultrafine Mat, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China; [Zhang, Haoxuan; Jiang, Hao; Hu, Yanjie; Li, Chunzhong] East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China; [Saha, Petr] Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Univ Inst, Ctr Polymer Syst, Trida T Bati 5678, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic
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