• 文献标题:   Thiomolybdate [Mo3S13](2-) Nanoclusters Anchored on Reduced Graphene Oxide-Carbon Nanotube Aerogels for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHANG YN, XU X, GAO BY, REN ZF
  • 作者关键词:   hydrogen evolution reaction, reduced graphene oxide, carbon nanotube, aerogel, mo3s13 2 cluster
  • 出版物名称:   ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   2168-0485
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shandong Univ
  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01713
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Thiomolybdate [Mo3S13](2-) nanoclusters anchored on reduced graphene oxide-carbon nanotube (rGO-CNTs) aerogels were used as a new catalyst for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. The elemental distribution of sulfur (S) corresponded well to the Mo distribution, and both Mo and S elements distributed evenly in the Mo3S13@rGO-CNTs aerogels. Results indicated that [Mo3S13](2-) nanoclusters inherently exposed a high number of active edge sites, which greatly improved the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. The new peak at 168.8 eV corresponded to the characteristic S-O binding in the S 2p region of Mo3S13@rGO-CNTs, indicating that the [Mo3S13](2-) clusters were bond onto the rGO-CNTs aerogels through S-O binding. The strong support of rGO-CNTs aerogels suppressed the aggregation of [Mo3S13](2-) nanoclusters, exposing more active surface and electrons diffusions on the surface of Mo3S13@rGO-CNTs aerogels. Mo3S13@rGO-CNTs aerogels laden with 20 mg of [Mo3S13](2-) exhibited close hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance as compared with that of [Mo3S13-120]@rGO-CNTs aerogels laden with 120 mg of [Mo3S13](2-) nanoclusters. This indicated the extremely high HER performance of [Mo3S13](2-) even at low mass. As a result, Mo3S13@rGO-CNTs aerogels enabled remarkable electrochemical performances showing a low overpotential (0.179 V at 10 mA cm(-2)) with a small Tafel slope, reduced transfer resistance, and excellent stability.