@article{Shang2019, 
author = {Bo Shang and Lin Jiao and Qiaoliang Bao and Changming Li and Xiaoqiang Cui},
title = {Strong interactions in molybdenum disulfide heterostructures boosting the catalytic performance of water splitting: A short review},
year = {2019},
journal = {Nano Materials Science},
volume = {1},
number = {4},
pages = {231-245},
keywords = {Molybdenum disulfide, Heterostructure, Phase transition, Interaction, Water splitting},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1016/j.nanoms.2019.09.002},
doi = {10.1016/j.nanoms.2019.09.002},
abstract = {Two-dimensional materials (2DMs) have attracted substantial attention due to their abundant active sites and their ultrahigh surface area for different catalytic applications due to the high lateral-longitudinal ratio. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), especially MoS2, as one of the 2DMs most often studied, have shown superior activity in electrochemical applications. Recently, combinations of different 2DMs have been widely studied, and they appear to be the most promising strategy available to develop state of the art catalysts for different reactions.In this article, we review the interactions between MoS2 and other materials as well as the novel assembly induced phase transitions of TMDs and their underlying mechanisms. Several methods for inducing the phase transition of TMDs by building MoS2-based heterostructures have been introduced. The electronic coupling between these counterparts has significantly enhanced their conductivity and optimized the energy states of the materials, thus introducing enhanced activity as compared to their original counterparts. The ideas summarized in this article may shed new light on and help to develop next-generation green energy materials by designing and constructing highly active two-dimensional catalysts for efficient water splitting.}
}