Preparation of WS<sub>2</sub>/C composite material and its electrocatalytic hydrogen  evolution performance

WAN Lei; SHI Chun-wei; YU Zong-bao; WU Hong-da; XIAO Wei; GENG Zhong-xing; REN Tie-qiang; YANG Zhan-xu

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60078-6

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WAN Lei, SHI Chun-wei, YU Zong-bao, WU Hong-da, XIAO Wei, GENG Zhong-xing, REN Tie-qiang, YANG Zhan-xu. Preparation of WS2/C composite material and its electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(9): 1362-1370. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60078-6

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WAN Lei, SHI Chun-wei, YU Zong-bao, WU Hong-da, XIAO Wei, GENG Zhong-xing, REN Tie-qiang, YANG Zhan-xu. Preparation of WS₂/C composite material and its electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(9): 1362-1370. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60078-6

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Preparation of WS₂/C composite material and its electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60078-6

School of Petrochemical Engineering, Liaoning Petrochemical University, Fushun 113001, China

Funds: The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21671092), Liaoning Province "Xing Liao Talents" Innovation Leading Talent Project (XLYC1802057), Liaoning Province-Shenyang National Research Center for Materials Science Joint R&D Fund Project (2019010280-JH3/301) and Young Top Talents of Fushun Talent Plan (FSYC202007001)

Received Date: 2020-03-01
Rev Recd Date: 2021-04-02

Available Online: 2021-04-19

Publish Date: 2021-09-30

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Abstract

With H₂WO₄ and EDA as precursors, WO₃/C intermediate was obtained by mechanical stirring and in-situ solid-phase pyrolysis, then WS₂/C composite material was obtained by high temperature vulcanization. The WS₂/C composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and other instrumental analysis methods. At the same time, the electrocatalytic performance of the catalyst was analyzed by the electrocatalytic steady-state polarization curve (LSV), Tafel slope (Tafel), cycle stability (CP), electrochemical impedance (PEIS) and electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) tests of the material. The results show that when the current density of the WS₂/C composite is 10 mA/cm², overpotential is 179 mV, and Tafel slope is 98 mV/dec.
- WS₂,
- electrocatalysis,
- hydrogen evolution reaction

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