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Facile synthesis of N, S co-doped CoMoO4 nanosheets as high-efficiency electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

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The development of low-cost and high-efficiency hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts has become extremely essential to address global energy issues. Herein, we have fabricated arrays of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped CoMoO4 ultrathin nanosheets grown on nickel foam (N, S-CoMoO4/NF400). The experimental results demonstrate that modulating the electronic structure of CoMoO4 by co-doping N and S atoms is one of the most powerful methods to boost the performance of HER. N, S-CoMoO4/NF400 displays superior HER activity under alkaline environment, with overpotentials of 58 and 119 mV at 10 and 100 mA cm−2. The excellent performance of the N, S-CoMoO4/NF400 electrode proves that the N, S co-doping engineering can significantly improve the catalytic activity of transition metal-based oxide HER.

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Wang, J., Xuan, H., Meng, L. et al. Facile synthesis of N, S co-doped CoMoO4 nanosheets as high-efficiency electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. Ionics 28, 4685–4695 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-022-04707-z

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