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  • Catalysis Science
  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry

Background:

  • Correlating catalyst structure to activity is crucial but challenging.
  • Atomic-scale control of catalyst structure and reaction pathways is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the layer-dependent catalytic activity of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) for the hydrogen evolution reaction.
  • To understand the correlation between MoS2 film thickness and electrocatalytic performance.

Main Methods:

  • Controlled growth of atomically thin MoS2 films.
  • Electrocatalytic measurements for hydrogen evolution reaction.
  • Correlation of experimental results with theoretical calculations.

Main Results:

  • MoS2 catalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction decreased by approximately 4.47 times per added layer.
  • Similar layer dependence observed in edge-riched MoS2 pyramid platelets.
  • Layer-dependent electrocatalysis attributed to electron hopping over an interlayer potential barrier of 0.119 V.

Conclusions:

  • Catalytic activity is influenced by layer number, contrary to the focus on edge sites.
  • Electron hopping efficiency in the vertical direction is critical for high-performance 2D material catalysts.
  • This finding offers a new direction for designing efficient catalysts based on layered materials.