MoS2 as a Co-Catalyst for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production: A Mini Review

Sayyar Ali Shah; Iltaf Khan; Aihua Yuan

doi:10.3390/molecules27103289

MoS₂ as a Co-Catalyst for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production: A Mini Review

Sayyar Ali Shah
, Iltaf Khan^*
, Aihua Yuan^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂), with a two-dimensional (2D) structure, has attracted huge research interest due to its unique electrical, optical, and physicochemical properties. MoS₂ has been used as a co-catalyst for the synthesis of novel heterojunction composites with enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production under solar light irradiation. In this review, we briefly highlight the atomic-scale structure of MoS₂ nanosheets. The top-down and bottom-up synthetic methods of MoS₂ nanosheets are described. Additionally, we discuss the formation of MoS₂ heterostructures with titanium dioxide (TiO₂), graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄), and other semiconductors and co-catalysts for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen generation. This review addresses the challenges and future perspectives for enhancing solar hydrogen production performance in heterojunction materials using MoS₂ as a co-catalyst.

Original language	English
Article number	3289
Journal	Molecules
Volume	27
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27103289
State	Published - 1 May 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

heterojunction
hydrogen production
layers structure materials
photocatalysis

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Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Molecular Medicine
Pharmaceutical Science
Drug Discovery
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry

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