Premium
Novel Assembly of an MoS 2 Electrocatalyst onto a Silicon Nanowire Array Electrode to Construct a Photocathode Composed of Elements Abundant on the Earth for Hydrogen Generation
Author(s) -
Tran Phong D.,
Pramana Stevin S.,
Kale Vinayak S.,
Nguyen Mai,
Chiam Sing Yang,
Batabyal Sudip K.,
Wong Lydia H.,
Barber James,
Loo Joachim
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201202214
Subject(s) - photocathode , silicon , electrocatalyst , catalysis , silicon nanowires , construct (python library) , aqueous solution , electrode , scheme (mathematics) , computer science , electrochemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , chemical engineering , chemistry , physics , computer network , engineering , organic chemistry , electron , mathematics , quantum mechanics , mathematical analysis
Mild‐mannered catalyst : A novel procedure to load a MoS 2 co‐catalyst onto the surface of silicon under mild‐conditions (room temperature, atmospheric pressure, aqueous solution) by a photo‐assisted electrodeposition process employing commercially available precursors is reported. The obtained Si‐NW@MoS 2 photocathode showed similar catalytic activity for light‐driven H 2 generation compared with a Si‐NW@Pt photocathode (see scheme).