Graphene nanosheets decorated with heterostructured ruthenium sulfide as catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction.

In present findings, a simple pyrolysis technique was applied to decorate S and N doped graphene with RuS2-CoO nanoparticles synthesizing a heterostructured nanocomposite RuS2-CoO@SNG. XPS results demonstrate the elemental composition of these nanomaterials with the hint of metal-metal charge transf...

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Main Authors: Warisha Naseeb, Muhammad Kaleem Khosa, Awal Noor, Sadaf Qayyum, Shaowei Chen
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311885
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Awal Noor
Sadaf Qayyum
Shaowei Chen
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description In present findings, a simple pyrolysis technique was applied to decorate S and N doped graphene with RuS2-CoO nanoparticles synthesizing a heterostructured nanocomposite RuS2-CoO@SNG. XPS results demonstrate the elemental composition of these nanomaterials with the hint of metal-metal charge transfer phenomenon likely due to heterostructure composition. These modifications led to a significant active surface area resulting in elevated electrocatalytic performance. In comparison to benchmark Pt/C at -60 mV in 1 M KOH, hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) reached at current density around 10 mA cm-2 at -90 mV overpotential. The stability test displayed excellent results with a decrease of 2 mV in overpotential at current density of 10 mA cm-2. Results indicate that such heterostructured nanocomposites can be used as an effective catalyst for HER.
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spelling doaj-art-88226b3569a44891924c7c5ff451d0342025-08-20T01:57:52ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-011912e031188510.1371/journal.pone.0311885Graphene nanosheets decorated with heterostructured ruthenium sulfide as catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction.Warisha NaseebMuhammad Kaleem KhosaAwal NoorSadaf QayyumShaowei ChenIn present findings, a simple pyrolysis technique was applied to decorate S and N doped graphene with RuS2-CoO nanoparticles synthesizing a heterostructured nanocomposite RuS2-CoO@SNG. XPS results demonstrate the elemental composition of these nanomaterials with the hint of metal-metal charge transfer phenomenon likely due to heterostructure composition. These modifications led to a significant active surface area resulting in elevated electrocatalytic performance. In comparison to benchmark Pt/C at -60 mV in 1 M KOH, hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) reached at current density around 10 mA cm-2 at -90 mV overpotential. The stability test displayed excellent results with a decrease of 2 mV in overpotential at current density of 10 mA cm-2. Results indicate that such heterostructured nanocomposites can be used as an effective catalyst for HER.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311885
spellingShingle Warisha Naseeb
Muhammad Kaleem Khosa
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Graphene nanosheets decorated with heterostructured ruthenium sulfide as catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction.
PLoS ONE
title Graphene nanosheets decorated with heterostructured ruthenium sulfide as catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction.
title_full Graphene nanosheets decorated with heterostructured ruthenium sulfide as catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction.
title_fullStr Graphene nanosheets decorated with heterostructured ruthenium sulfide as catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction.
title_full_unstemmed Graphene nanosheets decorated with heterostructured ruthenium sulfide as catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction.
title_short Graphene nanosheets decorated with heterostructured ruthenium sulfide as catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction.
title_sort graphene nanosheets decorated with heterostructured ruthenium sulfide as catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311885
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