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MoS 2 Photoelectrodes for Hydrogen Production: Tuning the S-Vacancy Content in Highly Homogeneous Ultrathin Nanocrystals
Tuning the electrocatalytic properties of MoS layers can be achieved through different paths, such as reducing their thickness, creating edges in the MoS flakes, and introducing S-vacancies. We combine these three approaches by growing MoS electrodes by using a special salt-assisted chemical vapor d...
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Published in: | ACS applied materials & interfaces 2023-07, Vol.15 (28), p.33514-33524 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Tuning the electrocatalytic properties of MoS
layers can be achieved through different paths, such as reducing their thickness, creating edges in the MoS
flakes, and introducing S-vacancies. We combine these three approaches by growing MoS
electrodes by using a special salt-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. This procedure allows the growth of ultrathin MoS
nanocrystals (1-3 layers thick and a few nanometers wide), as evidenced by atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. This morphology of the MoS
layers at the nanoscale induces some specific features in the Raman and photoluminescence spectra compared to exfoliated or microcrystalline MoS
layers. Moreover, the S-vacancy content in the layers can be tuned during CVD growth by using Ar/H
mixtures as a carrier gas. Detailed optical microtransmittance and microreflectance spectroscopies, micro-Raman, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements with sub-millimeter spatial resolution show that the obtained samples present an excellent homogeneity over areas in the cm
range. The electrochemical and photoelectrochemical properties of these MoS
layers were investigated using electrodes with relatively large areas (0.8 cm
). The prepared MoS
cathodes show outstanding Faradaic efficiencies as well as long-term stability in acidic solutions. In addition, we demonstrate that there is an optimal number of S-vacancies to improve the electrochemical and photoelectrochemical performances of MoS
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ISSN: | 1944-8244 1944-8252 |
DOI: | 10.1021/acsami.3c02192 |