Investigating Catalyst-Support Interactions To Improve the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity of Thiomolybdate [Mo3S13](2-) Nanoclusters

Thomas R. Hellstern, Jakob Kibsgaard, Charlie Tsai, David W. Palm, Laurie A. King, Frank Abild-Pedersen, Thomas F. Jaramillo

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Abstract

Molybdenum sulfides been identified as promising materials for catalyzing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acid, with active edge sites that exhibit some of the highest turnover frequencies among nonpreciousmetal catalysts. The thiomolybdate [Mo3S13](2-) nanocluster catalyst contains a structural motif that resembles the active site of MoS2 and has been reported to be among the most active forms of molybdenum sulfide. Herein, we improve the activity of the [Mo3S13](2-) catalysts through catalyst support interactions. We synthesize [Mo3S13](2-) on gold, silver, glassy carbon, and copper supports to demonstrate the ability to tune the hydrogen binding energy of [Mo3S13](2-) using catalyst support electronic interactions and optimize HER activity.
Original languageEnglish
JournalA C S Catalysis
Volume7
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)7126-7130
ISSN2155-5435
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Hydrogen evolution reaction
  • Molybdenum sulfide
  • Electrochemistry
  • Renewable energy
  • Catalyst-support interactions

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