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Distance Synergy of MoS 2 ‐Confined Rhodium Atoms for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution
Author(s) -
Meng Xiangyu,
Ma Chao,
Jiang Luozhen,
Si Rui,
Meng Xianguang,
Tu Yunchuan,
Yu Liang,
Bao Xinhe,
Deng Dehui
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202003484
Subject(s) - rhodium , heteroatom , plane (geometry) , chemistry , reactivity (psychology) , atom (system on chip) , hydrogen , crystallography , chemical physics , nanotechnology , materials science , catalysis , geometry , ring (chemistry) , medicine , biochemistry , mathematics , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , pathology , computer science , embedded system
Perturbing the electronic structure of the MoS 2 basal plane by confining heteroatoms offers the opportunity to trigger in‐plane activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The key challenge consists of inducing the optimum HER activity by controlling the type and distribution of confined atoms. A distance synergy of MoS 2 ‐confined single‐atom rhodium is presented, leading to an ultra‐high HER activity at the in‐plane S sites adjacent to the rhodium. By optimizing the distance between the confined Rh atoms, an ultra‐low overpotential of 67 mV is achieved at a current density of 10 mA cm −2 in acidic solution. Experiments and first‐principles calculations demonstrate a unique distance synergy between the confined rhodium atoms in tuning the reactivity of neighboring in‐plane S atoms, which presents a volcanic trend with the inter‐rhodium distance. This study provides a new strategy to tailor the activity of MoS 2 surface via modulating the distance between confined single atoms.