Mott-Schottky heterojunction formation between Co and MoSe<sub>2</sub> on carbon nanotubes for superior hydrogen evolution

REN Xian-pei; HU Qi-wei; LING Fang; WU Fei; LI Qiang; PANG Liu-qing

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60782-6

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REN Xian-pei, HU Qi-wei, LING Fang, WU Fei, LI Qiang, PANG Liu-qing. Mott-Schottky heterojunction formation between Co and MoSe2 on carbon nanotubes for superior hydrogen evolution. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(6): 1059-1069. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60782-6

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REN Xian-pei, HU Qi-wei, LING Fang, WU Fei, LI Qiang, PANG Liu-qing. Mott-Schottky heterojunction formation between Co and MoSe₂ on carbon nanotubes for superior hydrogen evolution. New Carbon Mater., 2023, 38(6): 1059-1069. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60782-6

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Mott-Schottky heterojunction formation between Co and MoSe₂ on carbon nanotubes for superior hydrogen evolution

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(23)60782-6

REN Xian-pei^1
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HU Qi-wei¹,
LING Fang¹,
WU Fei¹,
LI Qiang¹,
PANG Liu-qing^{2, 3
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1.
School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong 643000, China
2.
The First Monitoring and Application Center, CEA, Tianjin 300180, China
3.
Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

Funds: This work was supported by the Sichuan Natural Science Foundation Project (22NSFSC0335) and the fund of the State Key Laboratory of Catalysis in DICP(N-22-14)

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任先培，博士. renxianpei@163.com
Corresponding author: PANG Liu-qing, Engineer. E-mail: pangliuqing2021@fmac.ac.cn
Received Date: 2023-06-22
Accepted Date: 2023-09-28
Rev Recd Date: 2023-09-27

Available Online: 2023-10-20

Publish Date: 2023-11-23

Abstract

Abstract

Molybdenum selenide (MoSe₂) has been regarded as an advanced electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, its electrocatalytic performance is far inferior to platinum (Pt). Combining semiconductors with metals to construct Mott-Schottky heterojunctions has been considered as an effective method to enhance HER activity. In this work, we report a typical Mott-Schottky heterojunction composed of metal Co and semiconductor MoSe₂ on carbon nanotubes (Co/MoSe₂@CNT), prepared by a sol-gel process followed by thermal reduction. The characterization and theoretical calculations show that a Co/MoSe₂ Mott-Schottky heterojunction can cause electron redistribution at the interface and form a built-in electric field, which not only optimizes the free energy of hydrogen atom adsorption, but also improves the charge transfer efficiency during hydrogen evolution. Thus, the Co/MoSe₂@CNT has excellent catalytic activity with a low overpotential of 185 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² and a small Tafel slope of 69 mV dec⁻¹. This work provides a new strategy for constructing Co/MoSe₂ Mott-Schottky heterojunctions and highlights the Mott-Schottky effect, which may inspire the future development of more attractive Mott-Schottky electrocatalysts for H₂ production.
- MoSe₂,
- Co nanoparticles,
- Mott-Schottky heterojunction,
- Hydrogen evolution reaction

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