Synthesis of Ni,Co-doped MoS2 as Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Replacement of expensive state-of-art catalysts by cost-effective transition metal/composites is not only ease production of oxygen from water by electrochemical technique but also a step for the betterment of the green environment. In this regard, a composite of nickel and cobalt doped molybdenum disulfide (CoNiMoS2) electrochemical catalyst was synthesized by a hydrothermal method which was found efficient for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in an alkaline medium with an overpotential of 1.477 mV at a current density of 1.0 mA.cm-2. Morphology of catalysts were analyzed through SEM & TEM. The brief explanation is that the pristine MoS2 and NiMoS2 were appeared flower-like petal nano-sheets whereas CoMoS2 & CoNiMoS2 seemed as a cubic structures. XRD & X-ray patterns has confirms crystallinity and composition of elements in composites. With the help of linear swept voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), the polarization curves and charge transference resistance of catalysts were examined respectively.