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Unravelling critical role of metal cation engineering in boosting hydrogen evolution reaction activity of molybdenum diselenide

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二维过渡金属硒化物, 尤其是MoSe2, 被认为是一种优异的析氢反应 (HER) 电催化剂。但由于其活性位点密度低, 在HER中仍具有较高的过电位, 限制了其实际应用。本文中, 通过金属阳离子钨的嵌入增强了MoSe2的析氢反应活性。所引入的钨成功地取代了Mo在MoSe2晶格中的位置, 引发了层间距的扩展, 并带来了新的弯曲边缘作为活性位点。此外, 金属的加入也促进了电子从Mo活性中心向W和Se原子的转移, 使其具有良好的氢吸附性能。正如预期的那样, 金属阳离子调控的MoSe2纳米片在10 mA·cm-2电流密度下的过电位低至247 mV。与原始的MoSe2相比, 其Tafel斜率及转化频率也更为优异。基于金属阳离子调控, 本文开发了一种低成本、高效的钼基电催化剂, 并揭示了其优越的析氢反应机理。

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52071226, 51872193 and 5192500409) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Nos. BK20190827 and BK20181168).

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    Saman Sajjad, Chao Wang, Tariq Ali, Babar Shezad, Hao-Qing Ji & Cheng-Lin Yan

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Sajjad, S., Wang, C., Deng, CW. et al. Unravelling critical role of metal cation engineering in boosting hydrogen evolution reaction activity of molybdenum diselenide. Rare Met. 41, 1851–1858 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01948-1

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