Volume 10, Issue 5 pp. 895-900
Communication

Three-Dimensional Molybdenum Sulfide Sponges for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting

Yung-Huang Chang

Yung-Huang Chang

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan

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Feng-Yu Wu

Feng-Yu Wu

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan

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Tzu-Yin Chen

Tzu-Yin Chen

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan

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Chang-Lung Hsu

Chang-Lung Hsu

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan

Department of Materials Science & Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, HsinChu, 300 Taiwan

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Chang-Hsiao Chen

Chang-Hsiao Chen

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan

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Ferry Wiryo

Ferry Wiryo

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan

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Kung-Hwa Wei

Kung-Hwa Wei

Department of Materials Science & Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, HsinChu, 300 Taiwan

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Chia-Ying Chiang

Chia-Ying Chiang

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan

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Lain-Jong Li

Corresponding Author

Lain-Jong Li

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan

Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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First published: 29 October 2013
Citations: 83

Graphical Abstract

Electroactive MoSx catalysts on porous 3D sponges synthezied by a simple and scalable thermolysis process are proposed. Although no conducting materials are used to host the MoSx catalysts, they still serve as efficient electrodes for hydrogen evolution. The high current density of the MoSx-coated sponges are attributed to the large electrochemical surface area and their S-rich chemical structure.

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