1T-Phase MoS2 Nanosheets on TiO2 Nanorod Arrays: 3D Photoanode with Extraordinary Catalytic Performance

Yuxi Pi, Zhen Li, Danyun Xu, Jiapeng Liu, Yang Li, Fengbao Zhang, Guoliang Zhang, Wenchao Peng, Xiaobin Fan

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Abstract

A novel three-dimensional (3D) photoanode with exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets on TiO2 nanorod arrays (TiO2 NAs) was successfully fabricated by combining hydrothermal and drop-casting methods. The influences of the different phases (1T and 2H) of the MoS2 nanosheets on the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performances of such a TiO2 NAs/MoS2 3D system have been systematically investigated. Parallel experiments revealed that the TiO2 NAs/1T-MoS2 composite with optimized 1T-MoS2 loading exhibited the highest photoelectric conversion efficiency, which was about 440 and 93% higher than those of the TiO2 NAs and the TiO2 NAs/2H-MoS2 counterpart, respectively. The enhanced catalytic performances of the TiO2 NAs/1T-MoS2 composite can be attributed to the superior conductivity of 1T-MoS2 and the strong interaction between TiO2 NAs and 1T-MoS2. The photogenerated holes can therefore transfer from the TiO2 NAs to the 1T-MoS2, thus leading to enhanced charge separation efficiency.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5175-5182
Number of pages8
JournalACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 5 2017
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Chemistry

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