Recent progress and strategies of non-noble metal electrocatalysts based on MoS₂/MOF for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water electrolysis: an overview

Abstract

Recently, hydrogen has emerged as a prominent energy source that can be used in various technologies. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) is a typical catalyst material with two-dimensional groups that exhibit Pt-like hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance. In addition, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a group of materials with ultrahigh porosity and enormous internal surface area, which are also highly beneficial for electrochemical processes. Therefore, catalysts based on MoS₂ and MOF materials have been extensively investigated for the production of hydrogen gases. Numerous studies have indicated that a combination of MoS₂ and MOF materials can dramatically boost the catalytic activity of these heterostructures. In this paper, the unique properties of MoS₂ and MOF materials and the progress and strategies to improve the HER efficiency of catalysts based on MoS₂/MOF hybrid materials are discussed. Furthermore, the challenges and future perspectives of these catalysts for HER are presented.

Keywords

Hydrogen energy / MoS₂ / MOF / HER / MoS₂/MOF heterostructure

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