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2D Transition‐Metal‐Dichalcogenide‐Nanosheet‐Based Composites for Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reactions
Author(s) -
Lu Qipeng,
Yu Yifu,
Ma Qinglang,
Chen Bo,
Zhang Hua
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201503270
Subject(s) - materials science , nanosheet , photocatalysis , catalysis , nanomaterials , water splitting , electrocatalyst , transition metal , chemical vapor deposition , noble metal , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , energy carrier , hydrogen , metal , electrochemistry , metallurgy , chemistry , organic chemistry , electrode , engineering
Hydrogen (H 2 ) is one of the most important clean and renewable energy sources for future energy sustainability. Nowadays, photocatalytic and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) from water splitting are considered as two of the most efficient methods to convert sustainable energy to the clean energy carrier, H 2 . Catalysts based on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are recognized as greatly promising substitutes for noble‐metal‐based catalysts for HER. The photocatalytic and electrocatalytic activities of TMD nanosheets for the HER can be further improved after hybridization with many kinds of nanomaterials, such as metals, oxides, sulfides, and carbon materials, through different methods including the in situ reduction method, the hot‐injection method, the heating‐up method, the hydro(solvo)thermal method, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and thermal annealing. Here, recent progress in photocatalytic and electrocatalytic HERs using 2D TMD‐based composites as catalysts is discussed.