Role of graphene in improving catalytic behaviors of AuNPs/MoS2/Gr/Ni-F structure in hydrogen evolution reaction

• 作者: Xian-Wu Xiu Wen-Cheng Zhang Shu-Ting Hou Zhen Li Feng-Cai Lei Shi-Cai Xu Chong-Hui Li Bao-Yuan Man Jing Yu Chao Zhang
• 来源期刊: 中国物理B（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（8）
• 所属期刊栏目: INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• 页码范围: 629-636
• 页数: 8页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/abea88

摘要

The efficient production of hydrogen through electrocatalytic decomposition of water has broad prospects in modem energy equipment.However,the catalytic efficiency and durability of hydrogen evolution catalyst are still very deficient,which need to be further explored.Here in this work,we prove that introducing a graphene layer (Gr) between the molyb-denum disulfide and nickel foam (Ni-F) substrate can greatly improve the catalytic performance of the hybrid.Owing to the excitation of local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of gold nanoparticles (NPs),the electrocatalytic hydrogen releasing activity of the MoS2/Gr/Ni-F heterostructure is greatly improved.This results in a significant increase in the current density of AuNPs/MoS2/Gr/Ni-F composite material under light irradiation and in the dark at 0.2 V (versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)),which is much better than in MoS2/Gr/Ni-F composite materials.The enhancement of hydrogen release can be attributed to the injection of hot electrons into MoS2/Gr/Ni-F by AuNPs,which will improve the electron density of MoS2/Gr/Ni-F,promote the reduction of H2O,and further reduce the activation energy of the electrocatalyst hydro-gen evolution reaction (HER).We also prove that the introduction of graphene can improve its stability in acidic catalytic environments.This work provides a new way of designing efficient water splitting system.