Nanostructured Tungsten Oxysulfide as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Sarma, P.V. and Vineesh, T.V. and Kumar, R. and Sreepal, V. and Prasannachandran, R. and Singh, A.K. and Shaijumon, M.M. (2020) Nanostructured Tungsten Oxysulfide as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. In: ACS Catalysis, 10 . pp. 6753-6762.

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Abstract

Transition metal oxysulfides (TMOS) exhibit promising catalytic properties for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER). However, the development of facile and controllable routes for obtaining nanostructured TMOS under ambient conditions still remains a significant challenge. Here we report a simple and controllable route to synthesize nanoparticles of tungsten oxysulfides (WOxSy) that exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic activity toward HER with outstanding stability. The sulfur-rich tungsten oxysulfides with engineered anionic species can offer multiple functionalities, including abundant active sites and improved conductivity that synergistically contribute to enhanced electrocatalytic activity for HER. The optimized WOxSy electrocatalyst shows low overpotential of 103 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2, along with a Tafel slope of 54 mV decade-1 and 5.89 � 10-2 mA cm-2 exchange current density. Density functional theory (DFT) based calculations further establish the improved catalytic activity of tungsten oxysulfide (WOxSy), compared to the pristine 1T-WS2, based on the free energy calculations. The present work demonstrates a highly promising approach toward the development of cost-effective, efficient, and durable electrocatalysts to replace precious metals for electrocatalytic hydrogen generation. © 2020 American Chemical Society.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	ACS Catalysis
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to publisher.
Keywords:	Catalyst activity; Cost effectiveness; Density functional theory; Electrocatalysts; Free energy; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Hydrogen production; Synthesis (chemical); Transition metals, Ambient conditions; Anionic species; Catalytic properties; Electrocatalytic; Electrocatalytic activity; Exchange current densities; Free-energy calculations; Hydrogen generations, Tungsten compounds
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited:	19 Dec 2024 07:02
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2024 07:02
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/65823

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