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Low‑temperature coating of Mn2O3– MoS2 micro‑nano‑heterostructure anode as an efficient catalyst for water splitting applications

Research Authors
A. G. Abd‑Elrahim, Deepto Roy, Muhammad Shehroze Malik, and Doo‑Man Chun
Research Abstract

Binder-free Mn2O3–MoS2 hybrid composites (HCs) were fabricated using a room-temperature kinetic spray process under low-pressure conditions with various weight ratios of Mn2O3–MoS2 (1:1, 1:2, and 1:4). The effect of the composition ratio on the electrocatalytic activity of Mn2O3–MoS2 HCs toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in an alkaline medium was investigated. The deposited MoS2 exhibits microrods (MRs) morphology, while pure Mn2O3 exhibits nanoflakes (NFs) morphology. The Mn2O3–MoS2 HCs exhibited NFs-decorated MR morphology. Multilayer heterostructure morphology significantly improves the interfacial synergy between various electroactive species that were verified using various spectroscopic techniques such as micro-Raman and X-ray photoemission spectra. As the MoS2 content in the Mn2O3–MoS2 HCs increased, the
interfacial charge transfer kinetics associated with the reduction in the oxidation barrier potential improved. The Mn2O3–MoS2 HCs with a 1:4 ratio demonstrated the optimum combination for OER with the smallest overpotential of 290 mV @10 mA cm−2 and Tafel slope of 41 mV dec−1. The long-term OER stability of the fabricated electrocatalysts was verified using chronopotentiometry techniques for 50 h at 50 mA cm−2

Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Journal of Materials Science
Research Publisher
Springer
Research Rank
International Journal
Research Vol
59
Research Website
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-09620-6
Research Year
2024
Research Pages
7332-7355