Porous MoP2/MoS2 hierarchical nanowires for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction in full pH range

Rational designing Mo-based heterojunction catalysts as hydrogen evolution catalysts is seriously significant for the widespread utilization of hydrogen energy. Here, the ingenious hierarchical construction of MoP 2 /MoS 2 nanowires was delivered with high conductivity of porous MoP 2 and abundant active sites of defect-rich MoS 2 . Under synergistic effect of two materials, this catalyst achieves a dramatically optimized electronic structure to boost hydrogen evolution in all-pH range. The optimal MoP 2 /MoS 2 /CC nanoreactor showed overpotentials of 47.11, 60.16, and 89.83 mV to drive −10 mA cm −2 and Tafel slopes of 51.69, 52.04, and 73.79 mV dec −1 in acidic, alkaline, and neutral media, respectively. This finding may provide an effective approach for elevating the pH-universal electrocatalytic performance in order to achieve industrial hydrogen evolution.