Morphology Construction of Molybdenum Doped Nickel Sulfide Electrocatalyst Induced by Nh4f to Promote Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Abstract

Here, by varying the mass of NH4F throughout the hydrothermal process, Mo-doped nickel-based sulfide catalysts (Mo-NiS-Fx) with various morphologies (prisms, rods, flakes, and cones) were created. Among these, the flaky Mo-NiS-F1.2 exhibited exceptional performance towards electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction, surpassing most similar catalysts with an overpotential of 79 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 49.8 mV dec-1. Significantly, Mo-NiS-F1.2 maintained its high activity for hydrogen evolution over 60 h at 10 mA cm-2, making it suitable for widespread commercial application. This work demonstrates the potential of morphology manipulation to enhance catalytic activity.

Keywords: Morphologies, Water splitting, Hydrogen, Electrocatalysis