RuII Photosensitizer-Functionalized Two-Dimensional MoS2 for Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution

被引:24
作者
Chen, Xin [1 ,2 ]
McAteer, David [1 ,3 ]
McGuinness, Cormac [1 ,3 ]
Godwin, Ian [1 ,3 ]
Coleman, Jonathan N. [1 ,3 ]
McDonald, Aidan R. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Dublin, Trinity Coll Dublin, CRANN AMBER Nanosci Inst, Dublin 2, Ireland
[2] Univ Dublin, Trinity Coll Dublin, Sch Chem, Dublin 2, Ireland
[3] Univ Dublin, Trinity Coll Dublin, Sch Phys, Dublin 2, Ireland
基金
爱尔兰科学基金会;
关键词
dye-sensitized; hydrogen; molybdenum; photocatalysis; transition metals; MOLYBDENUM-DISULFIDE; H-2; EVOLUTION; WATER; NANOSHEETS; LAYER; CATALYST; HETEROSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; GENERATION; EDGE;
D O I
10.1002/chem.201705203
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Metallic-phase molybdenum disulfide (1T-MoS2) nanosheets have proven to be highly active in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We describe construction of photosensitizer functionalized 1T-MoS2 by covalently tethering the molecular photosensitizer [Ru-II(bpy)(3)](2+) (bpy=2,2-bipyridine) on 1T-MoS2 nanosheets. This was achieved by covalently tethering the bpy ligand to 1T-MoS2 nanosheets, and subsequent complexation with [Ru-II(bpy)(2)Cl-2] to yield [Ru-II(bpy)(3)]-MoS2. The obtained [Ru-II(bpy)(3)]-MoS2 nanosheets were characterized using infra-red, electronic absorption, X-ray photoelectron, and Raman spectroscopies, X-ray powder diffraction and electron microscopy. The fabricated material exhibited a significant improvement of photocurrent and HER performance, demonstrating the potential of such two-dimensional [Ru-II(bpy)(3)]-MoS2 constructs in photosensitized HER.
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页码:351 / 355
页数:5
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