Hydrogen storage in a chemical bond stabilized Co9S8–graphene layered structure

Abstract

With the high energy ball milling method, a Co₉S₈-decorated reduced graphene oxide (RGO) composite, which shows excellent hydrogen storage capacity, has been successfully fabricated with a well-organized layered structure. Moreover, the stabilized mechanism of the well-organized layered structure is investigated and attributed to the strong interactions between Co₉S₈ and defective RGO. The C–S bond interaction is identified and the hydrogen storage process is also studied with different analysis methods. Finally, an optimized Co₉S₈ to RGO weight ratio of 6 : 1 shows excellent electrochemical performances in terms of the excellent cycling stability and competitive hydrogen storage capacity of 4.86 wt%.