Table 1 Electrochemical parameters with hydrazine treatment of MoS2.
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 | |
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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 |