Understanding the efficient electrocatalytic activities of MoSe<sub>2</sub>–Cu<sub>2</sub>S nanoheterostructures
Md. Samim Hassan, Pooja Basera, Soniya Gahlawat, Pravin P. Ingole, Saswata Bhattacharya, Sameer Sapra
Abstract
The epitaxial growth of Cu<sub>2</sub>S NCs over the inert basal planes of MoSe<sub>2</sub> NSs increases the number of active sites for OER. The built-in electric field at interfaces greatly favors the OER and HER activities <italic>via</italic> decreasing the energy barriers.
Topics & Concepts
EpitaxyMaterials scienceElectric fieldOptoelectronicsEngineering physicsNanotechnologyPhysicsLayer (electronics)Quantum mechanicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films