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Feather-like few-layer WSe2 nanosheets grown on W substrates: an excellent electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution
Yubao Li1, Linjing Zhang1, Jingchao Xiao1
1College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University Baoding 071002 China liyubao@hbu.edu.cn zhangw@hbu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Thin films of few-layer WS2 nanosheets and WSe2 nanosheets were directly grown on W substrates via a scalable infrared-heating CVD method. The WSe2 nanosheets are in a unique feather-like assembly, and mainly composed of the 2H phase, while the presence of a metallic 1T phase was confirmed through atomic resolution TEM observation. Feather-like WSe2 nanosheets delivered excellent electrocatalytic performances for the HER in acid, including a low overpotential of 141 mV to yield a current at 10 mA cm-2, and superb long-term stability at high currents. The highly efficient electrocatalysis is mainly attributed to the unique feather-like morphology of the WSe2 nanosheets with numerous sharp barbules to help maximize the exposed edge sites, along with other beneficial factors including the presence of a 1T phase and slight O-doping.
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