Operando Insights on the Degradation Mechanisms of Rhenium-doped and Undoped Molybdenum Disulfide Nanocatalysts for Electrolyzer Applications
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| author | Aymerich-Armengol, Raquel Vega-Paredes, Miquel Wang, Zhenbin Mingers, Andrea M. Camuti, Luca Kim, Jeeung Bae, Jeongwook Efthimiopoulos, Ilias Sahu, Rajib Podjaski, Filip Rabe, Martin Scheu, Christina Lim, Joohyun Zhang, Siyuan |
| author_facet | Aymerich-Armengol, Raquel Vega-Paredes, Miquel Wang, Zhenbin Mingers, Andrea M. Camuti, Luca Kim, Jeeung Bae, Jeongwook Efthimiopoulos, Ilias Sahu, Rajib Podjaski, Filip Rabe, Martin Scheu, Christina Lim, Joohyun Zhang, Siyuan |
| contents | MoS2 nanostructures are promising catalysts for proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) electrolyzers to replace expensive noble metals. Their broadscale application demands high activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) as well as robust durability. Doping is commonly applied to enhance the HER activity of MoS2-based nanocatalysts, but the effect of dopants in the electrochemical and structural stability is yet to be discussed. Herein, we correlate operando electrochemical measurements to the structural evolution of the materials down to the nanometric scale by identical location electron microscopy and spectroscopy. The range of stable operation for MoS2 nanocatalysts with and without rhenium doping is experimentally defined. The responsible degradation mechanisms at first electrolyte contact, open circuit stabilization and HER conditions are experimentally identified and confirmed with the calculated Pourbaix diagram of Re-doped MoS2. Doping MoS2-based nanocatalysts is validated as a promising strategy for the continuous improvement of high performance and durable PEM electrolyzers. |
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| spellingShingle | Operando Insights on the Degradation Mechanisms of Rhenium-doped and Undoped Molybdenum Disulfide Nanocatalysts for Electrolyzer Applications Aymerich-Armengol, Raquel Vega-Paredes, Miquel Wang, Zhenbin Mingers, Andrea M. Camuti, Luca Kim, Jeeung Bae, Jeongwook Efthimiopoulos, Ilias Sahu, Rajib Podjaski, Filip Rabe, Martin Scheu, Christina Lim, Joohyun Zhang, Siyuan Applied Physics Materials Science MoS2 nanostructures are promising catalysts for proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) electrolyzers to replace expensive noble metals. Their broadscale application demands high activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) as well as robust durability. Doping is commonly applied to enhance the HER activity of MoS2-based nanocatalysts, but the effect of dopants in the electrochemical and structural stability is yet to be discussed. Herein, we correlate operando electrochemical measurements to the structural evolution of the materials down to the nanometric scale by identical location electron microscopy and spectroscopy. The range of stable operation for MoS2 nanocatalysts with and without rhenium doping is experimentally defined. The responsible degradation mechanisms at first electrolyte contact, open circuit stabilization and HER conditions are experimentally identified and confirmed with the calculated Pourbaix diagram of Re-doped MoS2. Doping MoS2-based nanocatalysts is validated as a promising strategy for the continuous improvement of high performance and durable PEM electrolyzers. |
| title | Operando Insights on the Degradation Mechanisms of Rhenium-doped and Undoped Molybdenum Disulfide Nanocatalysts for Electrolyzer Applications |
| topic | Applied Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.08977 |