Citation: Lanfang Wang, Jiangnan Lv, Yujia Li, Yanqing Hao, Wenjiao Liu, Hui Zhang, Xiaohong Xu. One-step synthesis of nanowoven ball-like NiS-WS₂ for high-efficiency hydrogen evolution[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(1): 109597. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109597 shu

One-step synthesis of nanowoven ball-like NiS-WS₂ for high-efficiency hydrogen evolution

Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030032, China

lanfang_wang2014@163.com

xuxh@sxnu.edu.cn

Received Date: 26 December 2023
Revised Date: 23 January 2024
Accepted Date: 29 January 2024
Available Online: 3 February 2024

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Exploring transition metal sulfide electrocatalysts with high-efficiency for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is essential to produce H₂ fuel through water splitting. Herein, novel nickel tungsten sulfide heterojunction (NiS-WS₂) with a nanowoven ball-like structure were directed synthetized by a facile hydrothermal method. The hierarchical NiS-WS₂ exhibited excellent HER activity with a relatively small overpotential of 142 and 137 mV at 10 mA/cm² in 0.5 mol/L H₂SO₄ and 1 mol/L KOH, which is much better than that of single NiS and WS₂. The impressive performance of NiS-WS₂ heterojunction is owed to the collective synergy of special morphological and more exposed active sites between the crystal interfacial of NiS and WS₂. In addition, the hierarchical NiS-WS₂ can facilitate the transport of charge/mass by optimized electronic structure, which further improves the HER activity of electrocatalysts. These outcomes provide a simple method to prospect towards the design and application of heterostructures as efficient electrocatalysts, shedding some light on the development of functional materials in energy chemistry.
- Nanowoven ball-like,
- Hierarchical,
- NiS-WS₂,
- Hydrogen evolution reaction,
- Synergy
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