Ni3Se4@MoSe2 Composites for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
- Authors
- Guo, Wenwu; Quyet Van Le; Ha Huu Do; Hasani, Amirhossein; Tekalgne, Mahider; Bae, Sa-Rang; Lee, Tae Hyung; Jang, Ho Won; Ahn, Sang Hyun; Kim, Soo Young
- Issue Date
- 12월-2019
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- hydrogen evolution reaction; MoSe2; Ni3Se4; nanoflowers; nanosheets
- Citation
- APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, v.9, no.23
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
- Volume
- 9
- Number
- 23
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/61489
- DOI
- 10.3390/app9235035
- ISSN
- 2076-3417
- Abstract
- Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been considered as one of the most promising electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Many studies have demonstrated the feasibility of significant HER performance improvement of TMDs by constructing composite materials with Ni-based compounds. In this work, we prepared Ni3Se4@MoSe2 composites as electrocatalysts for the HER by growing in situ MoSe2 on the surface of Ni3Se4 nanosheets. Electrochemical measurements revealed that Ni3Se4@MoSe2 nanohybrids are highly active and durable during the HER process, which exhibits a low onset overpotential (145 mV) and Tafel slope (65 mV/dec), resulting in enhanced HER performance compared to pristine MoSe2 nanosheets. The enhanced HER catalytic activity is ascribed to the high surface area of Ni3Se4 nanosheets, which can both efficiently prevent the agglomeration issue of MoSe2 nanosheets and create more catalytic edge sites, hence accelerate electron transfer between MoSe2 and the working electrode in the HER. This approach provides an effective pathway for catalytic enhancement of MoSe2 electrocatalysts and can be applied for other TMD electrocatalysts.
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