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Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Molybdenum-Based Ternary Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles
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Michael Graetzel, Xile Hu, Thomas Moehl, Heron Vrubel
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is used to identify a slow electron transport process in hydrogen evolution catalysed by amorphous molybdenum sulphides on glassy carbon. A new chemical synthesis leads to an amorphous molybdenum sulfide catalyst with ...
Royal Soc Chemistry2013Kinetics and Mechanism of Formic Acid Decomposition in Aqueous Solution using Ruthenium Pre-catalysts with Hydrophilic Phosphine Ligands
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EPFL2012Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfide Films as Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts in Water
Molecular hydrogen is a promising candidate to replace fossil fuels as the energy carrier. Hydrogen does not exist in its molecular form on earth and must therefore be generated, starting from hydrogen-rich compounds. Water would be a renewable resource fo ...
EPFL2012Hydrogen evolution across nano-Schottky junctions at carbon supported MoS2 catalysts in biphasic liquid systems
Hubert Girault, Xile Hu, Marco Cantoni, Pekka Eero Peljo, Micheal Diarmaid Scanlon, Peiyu Ge
The activities of a series of MoS2-based hydrogen evolution catalysts were studied by biphasic reactions monitored by UV/Vis spectroscopy. Carbon supported MoS2 catalysts performed best due to an abundance of catalytic edge sites and strong electronic coup ...
2012Hydrogen evolution catalyzed by MoS3 and MoS2 particles
Xile Hu, Heron Vrubel, Daniel Andreas Merki
Amorphous MoS3 particles are prepared using a simple chemical method. Several deposition techniques are developed to fabricate electrodes loaded with MoS3 particles. These electrodes are highly active for hydrogen evolution. The catalytically active specie ...
2012Fe, Co, and Ni Ions Promote the Catalytic Activity of Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfide Films for Hydrogen Evolution
Xile Hu, Heron Vrubel, Stéphane Fierro, Daniel Andreas Merki, Lorenzo Rovelli
Molybdenum sulfide materials had been shown as promising non-precious catalysts for hydrogen evolution. This paper describes the study of the promotional effect of certain transition metal ions on the activity of amorphous MoS3 films. Ternary metal sulfide ...
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