Phase Engineering of W-Doped MoS2 by Magneto-Hydrothermal Synthesis for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has been proved as an excellent potential hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst. Compared with thermodynamically stable 2H-MoS2, 1T-MoS2 exhibits higher conductivity and catalytic activity, whereas it is usually difficult to prepare since of thermodynamically metastable. Herein, a feasible method is reported to fabricate ambient-stable MoS2 with high concentration 1T phase through magnetic free energy synergistic microstrain induced by W doping under low magnetic field. The 1T phase proportion in MoS2 can be as high as 80% and is ambient-stable for more than one year. The catalyst prepared under a magnetic field of 3 T delivers an overpotential of 195 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm(-2) and has a long-term stability over 50 h. This work provides a novel strategy for preparation of MoS2 with high 1T concentration and high stability.