Table 1 Electrochemical parameters with hydrazine treatment of MoS2.

From: Efficient hydrogen evolution in transition metal dichalcogenides via a simple one-step hydrazine reaction

 

HER onset (Volts versus RHE)

Current density at -0.4 V (mA cm−2)

Tafel slope (mV per decade)

Exchange current density i0 (A cm−2)

No of sites per cm 2

Turnover frequency (s−1) η=150 mV,200 mV

As-grown MoOx/MoS2 Nanowires

−0.200

2.0

90

7.5 × 10−6

5.9 × 1014

0.04

Hydrazine-treated MoOx/MoS2 Nanowires

−0.100

22.0

50

4.5 × 10−5

6.0 × 1014

0.2

Bulk MoS2 particles

−0.250

0.75

134

8.4 × 10−6

9.0 × 1014

0.03

Hydrazine-treated MoS2 particles

−0.200

2.0

108

1.7 × 10−5

9.8 × 1014

0.05