CO2-Induced Phase Engineering: Protocol for Enhanced Photoelectrocatalytic Performance of 2D MoS2 Nanosheets

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Qi, Yuhang
Xu, Qun
Wang, Yun
Yan, Bo
Ren, Yumei
Chen, Zhimin
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2016
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a promising non-precious-metal catalyst, but its performance is limited by the density of active sites and poor electrical transport. Its metallic 1T phase possesses higher photoelectrocatalytic activity. Thus, how to efficiently increase the concentration of the 1T phase in the exfoliated two-dimensiaonal (2D) MoS2 nanosheets is an important premise. In this work, we propose a strategy to prepare a 2D heterostructure of MoS2 nanosheets using supercritical CO2-induced phase engineering to form metallic 1T-MoS2. Theoretical calculations and experimental results demonstrate that the introduced CO2 in the 2H-MoS2 host can prompt the transformation of partial 2H-MoS2 lattices into 1T-MoS2. Moreover, the electrical coupling and synergistic effect between 2H and 1T phases can greatly facilitate the efficient electron transfer from the active sites of MoS2, which significantly improves the photocatalytic performance.

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ACS Nano

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10

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2

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Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified

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