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Tungsten-doped cobalt sulfide/selendie as high-efficient electrocatalyst for outstanding overall water splitting

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The development of earth-abundant and highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts is a pressing requirement for electrochemical water splitting. However, several critical challenges still need to be addressed. Element doping can effectively enhance the electrocatalytic activity by tuning the microstructure, morphology, and electronic structure. Therefore, this work rationally designs and prepares three-dimensional nanosphere-like structured W-doped CoS1.097/CoSe2 (W-CoS1.097/CoSe2) as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. W-CoS1.097/CoSe2 exhibits super activities with an overpotential of 69.8 mV at −10 mA cm−2 for HER and 400.0 mV at 10 mA cm−2 for OER, respectively. This study provides a new approach for the design of dual-functional catalysts for alkaline water electrolysis of transition metals.

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This work was supported by the NSF of China (22205125).

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  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China

    Xiuna Yang, Guozhe Sui, Dongxuan Guo, Jinlong Li, Shengna Na, Muran Yu & Daqing Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals of College of Heilongjiang Province, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China

    Guozhe Sui, Dongxuan Guo & Jinlong Li

  3. College of Energy Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian, 463000, China

    Dawei Chu

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Dongxuan Guo, Jinlong Li, and Dawei Chu planned the study and guided the whole project. Guozhe Sui organized the data and draw the figures. Muran Yu, Shengnan Na, and Daqing Li performed the experimental measurement of samples. Xiuna Yang performed the data analysis and wrote the manuscript.

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Yang, X., Sui, G., Guo, D. et al. Tungsten-doped cobalt sulfide/selendie as high-efficient electrocatalyst for outstanding overall water splitting. Ionics 29, 4115–4123 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05128-2

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