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MoSx nanowire networks derived from [Mo3S13]2− clusters for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Haoxuan Yu1,§, Junan Pan1,§, Kang Chen1, Wang Chao3, Zechao Zhuang2( ), Sizhuo Feng3, Jianmei Chen1, Lingbin Xie3, Longlu Wang1( ), Qiang Zhao1,3( )
College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China

§ Haoxuan Yu and Junan Pan contributed equally to this work.

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MoSx nanowire networks derived from [Mo3S13]2− clusters expose abundant terminal disulfide sites, which dynamically convert into Mo3+ hydride species as high-activity catalytic sites for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution.

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Precise design and synthesis of sub-nano scale catalysts with controllable electronic and geometric structures are pivotal for enhancing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) and unraveling its structure−activity relationship. By leveraging transition molybdenum polysulfide clusters as functional units for multi-level ordering, we successfully designed and synthesized MoSx nanowire networks derived from [Mo3S13]2− clusters via evaporation-induced self-assembly, which exhibit enhanced HER activity attributed to a high density of active sites and dynamic evolution behavior under cathodic potentials. MoSx nanowire networks electrode yields a current density of 100 mA·cm−2 at 142 mV in 0.5 M H2SO4. This work provides an attractive prospect for optimizing catalysts at the sub-nano scale and offers insights into a strategy for designing catalysts in various gas evolution reactions.

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hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)[Mo3S13]2− clusterssub-nano scaleMoSx nanowire networks

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 8,
August 2024
Pages 6910-6915
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-024-6691-5
Cite this article:
Yu H, Pan J, Chen K, et al. MoSx nanowire networks derived from [Mo3S13]2− clusters for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Nano Research, 2024, 17(8): 6910-6915. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6691-5
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Received: 27 February 2024
Revised: 06 April 2024
Accepted: 08 April 2024
Published: 31 May 2024
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