Recent progress and strategies of non-noble metal electrocatalysts based on MoS2/MOF for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water electrolysis: an overview

Abstract

Recently, hydrogen has emerged as a prominent energy source that can be used in various technologies. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a typical catalyst material with two-dimensional groups that exhibit Pt-like hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance. In addition, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a group of materials with ultrahigh porosity and enormous internal surface area, which are also highly beneficial for electrochemical processes. Therefore, catalysts based on MoS2 and MOF materials have been extensively investigated for the production of hydrogen gases. Numerous studies have indicated that a combination of MoS2 and MOF materials can dramatically boost the catalytic activity of these heterostructures. In this paper, the unique properties of MoS2 and MOF materials and the progress and strategies to improve the HER efficiency of catalysts based on MoS2/MOF hybrid materials are discussed. Furthermore, the challenges and future perspectives of these catalysts for HER are presented.