Tuning orbital orientation endows molybdenum disulfide with exceptional alkaline hydrogen evolution capability

Technologies allowing for sustainable hydrogen production will contribute to the decarbonization of the future energy supply. Here the authors report that carbon induced orbital modulation can facilitate the otherwise inert MoS2 electrocatalyst superior alkaline hydrogen evolution reactivity.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Yipeng Zang, Shuwen Niu, Yishang Wu, Xusheng Zheng, Jinyan Cai, Jian Ye, Yufang Xie, Yun Liu, Jianbin Zhou, Junfa Zhu, Xiaojing Liu, Gongming Wang, Yitai Qian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2019-03-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09210-0

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