Abstract
Anchoring single metal atoms has been demonstrated as an effective strategy to boost the catalytic performance of non-noble metal 1T-MoS2 towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, the dual active sites on 1T-MoS2 still remain a great challenge. Here, first-principles calculations were performed to systematically investigate the electrocatalytic HER activity of single and dual transition metal (TM) atoms bound to the 1T-MoS2 monolayer (TM@1T-MoS2). The resulted Ti@1T-MoS2 exhibits excellent structural stability, near-thermoneutral adsorption of H* and ultralow reaction barrier (0.15 eV). It is a promising single metal atom catalyst for HER, outperformed the reported Co, Ni and Pd anchoring species. Surprisingly, by further introducing Pd atoms coordinated with S atoms or S vacancies on the Ti@1T-MoS2 surface, the resulted catalyst not only maintains the high HER activity of Ti sites, but also achieves new dual active moiety due to the appropriate H* adsorption free energy on Pd sites. This work is of great significance for realizing dual active centers on 1T-MoS2 nanosheets and offers new thought for developing high-performance electrocatalysts for HER.
Funder
Fund of Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation, Major Research Project of innovative Group of Guizhou province
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
General Materials Science
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7 articles.
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