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Superior Electrocatalytic Activity of MoS2-Graphene as Superlattice.

ABSTRACT: Evidence by selected area diffraction patterns shows the successful preparation of large area (cm × cm) MoS2/graphene heterojunctions in coincidence of the MoS2 and graphene hexagons (superlattice). The electrodes of MoS2/graphene in superlattice configuration show improved catalytic activity for H2 and O2 evolution with smaller overpotential of +0.34 V for the overall water splitting when compared with analogous MoS2/graphene heterojunction with random stacking.

SUBMITTER: Rendon-Patino A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712152 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

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Superior Electrocatalytic Activity of MoS2-Graphene as Superlattice.

Rendón-Patiño Alejandra A Domenech-Carbó Antonio A Primo Ana A García Hermenegildo H

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) 20200427 5

Evidence by selected area diffraction patterns shows the successful preparation of large area (cm × cm) MoS2/graphene heterojunctions in coincidence of the MoS2 and graphene hexagons (superlattice). The electrodes of MoS2/graphene in superlattice configuration show improved catalytic activity for H2 and O2 evolution with smaller overpotential of +0.34 V for the overall water splitting when compared with analogous MoS2/graphene het ...[more]

PMID: 32349364

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