Interface engineering of cobalt–sulfide–selenium core–shell nanostructures as bifunctional electrocatalysts toward overall water splitting
Zhengtian Shi, Xiangqian Qi, Zhiyuan Zhang, Yingchao Song, Jianfa Zhang, Chucai Guo, Wei Xu, Ken Liu, Zhihong Zhu
Abstract
We report for the first time that core–shell selenium cobalt disulfide nanotubes are successfully synthesized <italic>via</italic> a simple two-step method. The Se:CoS<sub>2−x</sub> electrode we obtained shows excellent electrocatalytic activity.
Topics & Concepts
CobaltSeleniumBifunctionalCobalt sulfideMaterials scienceNanostructureShell (structure)NanotechnologySulfideElectrodeInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringElectrochemistryCatalysisChemistryPhysical chemistryMetallurgyComposite materialOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrochemical Analysis and Applications