Abstract:
The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has broader research prospects than traditional hydrogen production methods, but because of its slow kinetics, low-cost and high-efficiency electrocatalysts have become parti-cularly important in HER. NbS
2@MoS
2 with the morphology of nanoflowers and nanosheets was prepared by one-step molten salt electrolysis. Using XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, SAED and other methods to characterize the physical and chemical properties of the electrocatalysts. The results show that the NbS
2@MoS
2 nanoflower catalyst exhibits a polycrystalline state with a thin and film flower-like structure, and the Nb elements are uniformly distributed on the surface of MoS
2. The HER performance is verified by electrochemical tests. The test results show that the nanoflower structure shows excellent electrocatalytic performance in HER. In a 1 mol/L KOH solution, the overpotential is 292.9 mV at a current density of 10.0 mA·cm
−2, and the Tafel slope is 107.0 mV·dec
−1, the charge transfer impe-dance is 31.0 Ω, and the electrochemically active surface area is 13.7 mF·cm
−2. And after 20 h of catalysis, it can still maintain good electrocatalytic activity. Nb deposition forms defects on the surface of MoS
2, and at the same time forms NbS
2 on the surface, which provides more active sites and improves water splitting performance. High-temperature molten salt electrocrystallization provides a new method for the synthesis of catalytic materials.