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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Hybrid Transition Metal Dichalcogenide/Graphene Microspheres for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

Marco Lunardon, JiaJia Ran, Dario Mosconi, Carla Marega, Zhanhua Wang, Hesheng Xia, Stefano Agnoli, Gaetano Granozzi

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marco LunardonDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5760-5834
JiaJia RanDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Dario MosconiDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Carla MaregaDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Zhanhua WangState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
Hesheng XiaState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
Stefano AgnoliDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Gaetano GranozziDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
University of Padua · ITSichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A peculiar 3D graphene-based architecture, i.e., partial reduced-Graphene Oxide Aerogel Microspheres (prGOAM), having a dandelion-like morphology with divergent microchannels to implement innovative electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is investigated in this paper. prGOAM was used as a scaffold to incorporate exfoliated transition metals dichalcogenide (TMDC) nanosheets, and the final hybrid materials have been tested for HER and photo-enhanced HER. The aim was to create a hybrid material where electronic contacts among the two pristine materials are established in a 3D architecture, which might increase the final HER activity while maintaining accessible the TMDC catalytic sites. The adopted bottom-up approach, based on combining electrospraying with freeze-casting techniques, successfully provides a route to prepare TMDC/prGOAM hybrid systems where the dandelion-like morphology is retained. Interestingly, the microspherical morphology is also maintained in the tested electrode and after the electrocatalytic experiments, as demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy images. Comparing the HER activity of the TMDC/prGOAM hybrid systems with that of TMDC/partially reduced-Graphene Oxide (prGO) and TMDC/Vulcan was evidenced in the role of the divergent microchannels present in the 3D architecture. HER photoelectron catalytic (PEC) tests have been carried out and demonstrated an interesting increase in HER performance.

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3D hybrid systemelectrosprayHERice templatingprGOAMreduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel MicrospheresTMDC

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