Synthesis of CuMoS micro‐rods material as efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

Abstract

AbstractIn oxygen evolution reactions (OER) metal sulfides are the subject of extensive research. Copper‐molybdenum sulfides (CuMoS) that can be made a simple hydrothermal treatment are designed to reduce catalyst costs even more. Here, we demonstrate that binder free electrode composed of micro‐rod structure copper‐molybdenum sulfides on nickel foam (CuMoS/NF) can be employed as an active and robust bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting. CuMoS/NF catalyst displays an overpotential for OER of 358 mV (121 mV dec−1) and HER of 129 mV (101 mV dec−1) at current density of 10 mA cm−2. CuMoS/NF is stable for 60 hours with potential deviations in OER and HER of 2.8 % and 3.2 %, respectively. The active bifunctional CuMoS/NF electrode combination helps to fabricate a water electrolyser with 10 mA cm−2 current density at 1.65 V. CuMoS/NF//CuMoS/NF shows good stability over 60 hours with a potential deviation of 2.7 %. The earth‘s abundant non‐precious metal‐based electrode, and solar cell delivered continuous hydrogen and oxygen (1.65 V), making it possible to produce a significant quantity of hydrogen at a low‐cost and on a large‐scale.