On the origin of the improved hydrogen evolution reaction in Mn- and Co-doped MoS2

• DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00876f
• Publication Date: 2024-05-24T16:38:45Z
• Authors: Pasquale Orgiani; Luca Braglia; Vincent Polewczyk; Zhiwei Nie; Francesco Lavini; Shyni Punathum Ch...; Sandeep Kumar Cha...; Piu Rajak; Floriana Morabito; Edvard Dobovičnik; Vittorio Foglietti; Piero Torelli; Elisa Riedo; Regina Ciancio; Nan Yang; Carmela Aruta
• Keywords: in situ resonant photoemission; transition metal dichalcogenides; doping; 02 engineering and technology; electronic structure; 0210 nano-technology; hydrogen evolution reaction

MoS 2 films doped with Mn and Co metal cations show better HER properties. Using in situ resonant photoemission spectroscopy, we obtained direct evidence of the effects on electronic properties improving functionality.