Hybrid Ni₃S₂–MoS₂ nanowire arrays as a pH-universal catalyst for accelerating the hydrogen evolution reaction

Abstract

Hybrid Ni3S2-MoS2 NWAs/NF, hybrid Ni3S2-MoS2 nanowire arrays in situ grown on Ni foam via a two-step hydrothermal method, can achieve cathodic current densities of 10 mA cm-2 and 100 mA cm-2 at overpotentials of 99 mV and 260 mV in 1.0 M KOH and 111 mV and 194 mV in 0.5 M H2SO4, respectively. It still needs an overpotential of 103 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in 0.1 M PBS. This work opens a new avenue for designing heterogeneous active electrocatalysts for energy conversion and storage.