Transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have emerged as a promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen evo-lution reaction(HER)due to its excellent conductivity and abundant electrocatalytic active sites of its edges.TMDs nan...Transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have emerged as a promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen evo-lution reaction(HER)due to its excellent conductivity and abundant electrocatalytic active sites of its edges.TMDs nanowall can expose abundant of edges so that they tend to show better catalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reaction.Herein,PtSe_(2) nanowall films with morphology controlled at centimeters level are synthesized by selenizing Pt film.The dynamic and thermodynamics of selenation reaction are investigated.The nanowall structure can be obtained by controlling the growth temperature,and the thickness of nanowall can be tuned by the original thickness of Pt film.The Pt atoms can be rearranged into ordered distribution at 550℃ and can be induced to well-ordered PtSe_(2) nanowalls finally.The well-ordered PtSe_(2) nanowall films show excellent HER performance,with an overpotential of 0.3 V at-10 mA·cm^(-2) and a Tafel slope of~52 mV·dec^(-1).This work demonstrates the great potential of activated 2D PtSe_(2) as an ultrathin film catalyst for the HER,which is valuable to provide instruction and afford experience for further application at industrial level.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51802266)Shaanxi’s Key Project of Research and Development Plan(No.2021GY-217)+1 种基金the Research Funds for Interdisciplinary Subject of NWPU(No.19SH0304)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.3102017jc01001)。
文摘Transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have emerged as a promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen evo-lution reaction(HER)due to its excellent conductivity and abundant electrocatalytic active sites of its edges.TMDs nanowall can expose abundant of edges so that they tend to show better catalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reaction.Herein,PtSe_(2) nanowall films with morphology controlled at centimeters level are synthesized by selenizing Pt film.The dynamic and thermodynamics of selenation reaction are investigated.The nanowall structure can be obtained by controlling the growth temperature,and the thickness of nanowall can be tuned by the original thickness of Pt film.The Pt atoms can be rearranged into ordered distribution at 550℃ and can be induced to well-ordered PtSe_(2) nanowalls finally.The well-ordered PtSe_(2) nanowall films show excellent HER performance,with an overpotential of 0.3 V at-10 mA·cm^(-2) and a Tafel slope of~52 mV·dec^(-1).This work demonstrates the great potential of activated 2D PtSe_(2) as an ultrathin film catalyst for the HER,which is valuable to provide instruction and afford experience for further application at industrial level.