TY  - JOUR
AU  - Khan, Majid
AU  - Yousaf, Ammar Bin
AU  - Chen, Mingming
AU  - Wei, Chengsha
AU  - Wu, Xibo
AU  - Huang, Ningdong
AU  - Qi, Zemin
AU  - Li, Liangbin
PY  - 2016
TI  - Molybdenum sulfide/graphene-carbon nanotube nanocomposite material for electrocatalytic applications in hydrogen evolution reactions
JO  - Nano Research
SN  - 1998-0124
SP  - 837
EP  - 848
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
AB  - We report a three-dimensional hierarchical ternary hybrid composite of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), reduced graphene oxide (GO), and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) prepared by a two-step process. Firstly, reduced GO–CNT composites with three-dimensional microstructuresare synthesized by hydrothermal treatment of an aqueous dispersion of GO and CNTs to form a composite structure via π–π interactions. Then, MoS2 nanoparticles are hydrothermally grown on the surfaces of the GO–CNT composite. This ternary composite shows superior electrocatalytic activity and stability in the hydrogen evolution reaction, with a low onset potential of only 35 mV, a Tafel slope of ~38 mV·decade-1, and an apparent exchange current density of 74.25 mA·cm-2. The superior hydrogen evolution activity stemmed from the synergistic effect of MoS2 with its electrocatalytically active edge-sites and excellent electrical coupling to the underlying graphene and CNT network.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-015-0963-z
DO  - 10.1007/s12274-015-0963-z