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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Hydrogen evolution reaction through electrolysis holds great potential as a clean, renewable, and sustainable energy source. Platinum-based catalysts are the most efficient to catalyze and convert water into molecular hydrogen; however, their large-scale application is prevented by scarcity and cost of Pt. In this work, we propose a new ternary composite of Ag2S, MoS2, and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) flakes via a one-pot synthesis. The RGO support assists the growth of two-dimensional MoS2 nanosheets partially covered by silver sulfides as revealed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Compared with the bare MoS2 and MoS2/RGO, the Ag2S/MoS2 anchored on the RGO surface (the ternary system Ag2S/MoS2/RGO) demonstrated a high catalytic activity toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Its superior electrochemical activity toward HER is evidenced by the positively shifted (−190 …
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
30 May 2019
Authors: 

Getachew Solomon, Raffaello Mazzaro, Shujie You, Marta Maria Natile, Vittorio Morandi, Isabella Concina, Alberto Vomiero

Biblio References: 
Volume: 11 Issue: 25 Pages: 22380-22389
Origin: 
ACS applied materials & interfaces