Pacific Rim Symposium on Surfaces, Coatings and Interfaces (PacSurf 2018)
    Nanomaterials Wednesday Sessions
       Session NM-WeP

Paper NM-WeP11
Nonideality in Atomic Layer Deposition and Its Implication in Efficient Electrolysis

Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 4:00 pm, Room Naupaka Salon 1-3

Session: Nanomaterials Poster Session II
Presenter: Changdeuck Bae, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of Korea
Authors: C. Bae, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of Korea
T.A. Ho, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of Korea
H. Shin, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of Korea
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We describe the spontaneous formation of a composite chalcogenide materials that consist of two-dimensional (2-D) materials dispersed in bulk and their unusual charge transport properties for application in hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs). When MoS2 as a representative 2-D material is atomic layer deposition-deposited on transition metals such as Cu in a controlled manner, the sulfidation reactions also occur with the metal. This process results in remarkably unique structures, i.e., bulk layered heterojunctions (BLHJs) of Cu-Mo-S that contain MoS2 flakes inside, which are uniformly dispersed in the Cu2S matrix. The resulting structures were expected to induce asymmetric charge transfer via layered frameworks and tested as electrocatalysts for HERs. Upon suitable thermal treatments, the BLHJ surfaces exhibited the efficient HER performance of approximately 10 mA/cm2 at a potential of as low as -0.1 V versus a reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). The Tafel slope was approximately 30 to 40 mV/dec. The present strategy was further generalized by demonstrating the formation of BLHJs on other transition metals such as Ni. The resulting BLHJs of Ni-Mo-S also showed the remarkable HER performance and the stable operation over 10 days without using Pt counter electrodes by eliminating any possible issues on the Pt contamination.