Substrate induced optimization of the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) performances of MoS2 thin film

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Autores principales: Sami-Ur-Rehman, Hafiz, Singh, Arpana, Coppola, Nunzia, Polverino, Pierpaolo, Chaluvadi, Sandeep Kumar, Punathum-Chalil, Shyni, Neitzert, Heinrich-Christoph, Sannino, Diana, Orgiani, Pasquale, Galdi, Alice, Pianese, Cesare, Barone, Paolo, Aruta, Carmela, Maritato, Luigi
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author Sami-Ur-Rehman, Hafiz
Singh, Arpana
Coppola, Nunzia
Polverino, Pierpaolo
Chaluvadi, Sandeep Kumar
Punathum-Chalil, Shyni
Neitzert, Heinrich-Christoph
Sannino, Diana
Orgiani, Pasquale
Galdi, Alice
Pianese, Cesare
Barone, Paolo
Aruta, Carmela
Maritato, Luigi
author_facet Sami-Ur-Rehman, Hafiz
Singh, Arpana
Coppola, Nunzia
Polverino, Pierpaolo
Chaluvadi, Sandeep Kumar
Punathum-Chalil, Shyni
Neitzert, Heinrich-Christoph
Sannino, Diana
Orgiani, Pasquale
Galdi, Alice
Pianese, Cesare
Barone, Paolo
Aruta, Carmela
Maritato, Luigi
contents Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has emerged as a promising, cost-effective catalyst for hydrogen production via water splitting. We investigate the structural and electrocatalytic properties of MoS2 thin films deposited on different substrates (Al2O3, SiC, STO) to study their hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. In particular, in order to study the substrate influence on the stabilization of different polymorphic MoS2 phases, the films are synthesised using pulsed laser deposition on substrates with different crystal symmetries and lattice parameters. All the deposited samples are characterized by X-Ray Diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy, Linear Sweep Voltammetry and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy analyses. The films grown on Al2O3 substrates exhibit the best HER performance, likely due to the stabilization of the metastable 1T phase through the interfacial interactions between film and substrate. Presence of the 1T phase in the samples grown on Al2O3 improves the charge transfer efficiency and the electrochemically active surface with a better response to the applied potential, demonstrating their enhanced catalytic behaviour for hydrogen evolution.
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spellingShingle Substrate induced optimization of the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) performances of MoS2 thin film
Sami-Ur-Rehman, Hafiz
Singh, Arpana
Coppola, Nunzia
Polverino, Pierpaolo
Chaluvadi, Sandeep Kumar
Punathum-Chalil, Shyni
Neitzert, Heinrich-Christoph
Sannino, Diana
Orgiani, Pasquale
Galdi, Alice
Pianese, Cesare
Barone, Paolo
Aruta, Carmela
Maritato, Luigi
Materials Science
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has emerged as a promising, cost-effective catalyst for hydrogen production via water splitting. We investigate the structural and electrocatalytic properties of MoS2 thin films deposited on different substrates (Al2O3, SiC, STO) to study their hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. In particular, in order to study the substrate influence on the stabilization of different polymorphic MoS2 phases, the films are synthesised using pulsed laser deposition on substrates with different crystal symmetries and lattice parameters. All the deposited samples are characterized by X-Ray Diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy, Linear Sweep Voltammetry and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy analyses. The films grown on Al2O3 substrates exhibit the best HER performance, likely due to the stabilization of the metastable 1T phase through the interfacial interactions between film and substrate. Presence of the 1T phase in the samples grown on Al2O3 improves the charge transfer efficiency and the electrochemically active surface with a better response to the applied potential, demonstrating their enhanced catalytic behaviour for hydrogen evolution.
title Substrate induced optimization of the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) performances of MoS2 thin film
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22869