Issue 24, 2014

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides for electrochemical energy generation and storage

Abstract

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) (MoS2, MoSe2, WS2, WSe2, etc.) are a chemically diverse class of compounds having band gaps from 0 to ∼2 eV and remarkable electrochemical properties. The band gaps and electrochemical properties of TMDs can be tuned by exchanging the transition metal or chalcogenide elements. After a brief description of the most commonly followed synthetic routes to prepare TMDs, we wish to highlight in this review the diverse electrochemical applications of MoS2, a representative and well-studied TMD, which range from its use as catalysts in hydrogen evolution reactions to its adoption in supercapacitors, batteries, solar cells, and hydrogen storage.

Graphical abstract: Layered transition metal dichalcogenides for electrochemical energy generation and storage

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
07 Nah 2014
Accepted
04 Cig 2014
First published
08 Agd 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 8981-8987

Author version available

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides for electrochemical energy generation and storage

M. Pumera, Z. Sofer and A. Ambrosi, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 8981 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA00652F

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