Single-atomic rhenium-assisted 2H-to-1T phase transformation of MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets boosting electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Jianmin Yu, Yongteng Qian, Qing Wang, Chenliang Su, Hyoyoung Lee, Lu Shang, Tierui Zhang
Abstract
Single-atomic Re on 1T-2H MoS 2 heterostructure demonstrates HER performance on par with Pt/C electrocatalyst. This good performance is attributed to the introduction of Re single atoms that promote phase transition and serve as active sites for water dissociation.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystRheniumDissociation (chemistry)Materials scienceHeterojunctionHydrogenBoosting (machine learning)Chemical physicsNanotechnologyChemistryPhysical chemistryOptoelectronicsElectrodeElectrochemistryComputer scienceMetallurgyOrganic chemistryMachine learningElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion2D Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques