3R phase of MoS2 and WS2 outperforms the corresponding 2H phase for hydrogen evolution

Rou Jun Toh; Zdeněk Sofer; Jan Luxa; David Sedmidubský; Martin Pumera

doi:10.1039/c6cc09952a

3R phase of MoS₂ and WS₂ outperforms the corresponding 2H phase for hydrogen evolution

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Mar 9;53(21):3054-3057. doi: 10.1039/c6cc09952a.

Authors

Rou Jun Toh¹, Zdeněk Sofer², Jan Luxa², David Sedmidubský², Martin Pumera¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore. pumera@ntu.edu.sg.
² Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.

PMID: 28239725
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc09952a

Abstract

Herein, we compare the bulk, 2H and 3R phases of two most prevalent TMD materials: MoS₂ and WS₂. The 3R phase outperforms its 2H phase counterpart in hydrogen evolution reaction catalysis and is even comparable with the exfoliated, 1T phase in the case of MoS₂.