Three-dimensional molybdenum sulfide sponges for electrocatalytic water splitting

Abstract

Electroactive MoSx catalysts on porous 3D sponges synthezied by a simple and scalable thermolysis process are proposed. Although no conducting materials are used to host the MoSx catalysts, they still serve as efficient electrodes for hydrogen evolution. The high current density of the MoSx-coated sponges are attributed to the large electrochemical surface area and their S-rich chemical structure.

Keywords: electrocatalytic water splitting; hydrogen evolution reaction; molybdenum sulfides; polarization curves; sponges.