Yao, Yuting; Liu, Yuhan; Shin, Juhun; Cai, Shenglin; Zhang, Xinyue; Guo, Zhengxiao; Blackman, Christopher S; (2024) In-situ fabrication of self-supported cobalt molybdenum sulphide on carbon paper for bifunctional water electrocatalysis. Heliyon , 10 (10) , Article e31108. 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31108.

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Abstract

The fabrication of highly efficient yet stable noble-metal-free bifunctional electrocatalysts that can simultaneously catalyse both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remains challenging. Herein, we employ the heterostructure coupling strategy, showcasing an aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) aided synthetic approach for the in-situ growth of cobalt molybdenum sulphide nanocomposites on carbon paper (CoMoS@CP) as a bifunctional electrocatalyst. The AACVD allows the rational incorporation of Co in the Mo–S binary structure, which modulates the morphology of CoMoS@CP, resulting in enhanced HER activity (ŋ<inf>10</inf> = 171 mV in acidic and ŋ<inf>10</inf> = 177 mV in alkaline conditions). Furthermore, the CoS<inf>2</inf> species in the CoMoS@CP ternary structure extends the OER capability, yielding an ŋ<inf>100</inf> of 455 mV in 1 M KOH. Lastly, we found that the synergistic effect of the Co–Mo–S interface elevates the bifunctional performance beyond binary counterparts, achieving a low cell voltage (1.70 V at 10 mA cm⁻²) in overall water splitting test and outstanding catalytic stability (∼90 % performance retention after 50-/30-h continuous operation at 10 and 100 mA cm⁻², respectively). This work has opened up a new methodology for the controllable synthesis of self-supported transition metal-based electrocatalysts for applications in overall water splitting.

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