Choong, Zheng Lin and Goh, Boon Tong and Ooi, Mei Lee and Lau, Kelvin C. and Wong, Richard C. S. and Tan, Kong Wai (2024) Tailoring the morphology of Mo2S3/MoP2 composite thin films via aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction performance. Thin Solid Films, 788. ISSN 0040-6090, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2023.140150.
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In this study, we report on the fabrication of Mo2S3/MoP2 composite thin films using a single-step aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition method from a single-source precursor solution of (eta(5)-Cp)Mo(CO)(2)(S2P(SC6H4Me)(2))] (1). Deposition times of 20, 30, and 40 min were used to obtain thin films with different morphologies. Our investigation found that the 30-minute thin film, which had a widely distributed grainy morphology, exhibited the highest electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) as determined by linear sweep voltammetry studies. This film required the lowest applied potential of 250 mV to generate a current density of 10 mAcm(-2) with a low charge transport resistance of 715 Omega, despite having the lowest charge donor density of 5.52 x 10(19) cm(-3). We found that the unique morphology of this thin film enhanced electron mobility, resulting in superior HER performance with a Tafel slope of -123 mVdec(-1) and a higher current charge density of 0.408 mAcm(-2) due to increased active sites for HER. The Mo2S3/MoP2 heterostructure exhibited favourable band gaps of -2.2 and -2.7 eV, respectively, resulting in a synergistic effect that allowed for effective electron transfer. Our study concludes that different deposition durations produced composite thin films with altered morphologies that exhibit dissimilar electrochemical kinetics in HER.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Molybdenum sulfide; Molybdenum diphosphide; Aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Thin film; Water splitting |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science > Department of Physics |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2024 07:26 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2024 07:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/44261 |
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