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Electrochemistry of Layered Semiconducting A(III)B(VI) Chalcogenides: Indium Monochalcogenides (InS, InSe, InTe)

WANG, Y. SZŐKÖLOVÁ, K. NASIR, M. SOFER, Z. PUMERA, M.

Originální název

Electrochemistry of Layered Semiconducting A(III)B(VI) Chalcogenides: Indium Monochalcogenides (InS, InSe, InTe)

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

Layered A(III)B(VI) chalcogenides represent an interesting class semiconductors, where most of adopting 2D structures. Unlike the typical sandwiched structure of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), layered A(III)B(VI) chalcogenides like InSe and GaSe are composed of X-M-M-X motif where M is gallium/indium and X is sulfur/selenium/tellurium. The exception is InS, which adopt an orthorhombic 3D structure. Herein, we studied and compared the inherent electrochemical properties as well as the electrocatalytic performances towards hydrogen evolution (HER), oxygen evolution (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of indium monochalcogenides (InS, InSe and InTe). Inherent electrochemistry studies in phosphate buffered saline electrolyte showed that InS did not exhibit any inherent electrochemical signals when compared to bare glassy carbon electrode. However, InSe showed a reduction peak at -1.6 V while InTe had an oxidation peak at 0.2 V. The heterogeneous electron transfer (HET) rates of indium monochalcogenides were measured with [Fe(CN)(6)](3-/4-) redox probe using cyclic voltammetry (vs. Ag/AgCl) at the scan rate of 100 mV s(-1). It was found that InTe exhibited the best electrochemical performance with the fastest HET rate with highest kobs0 obtained (3.7x10(-3) cm s(-1)). InS showed the best electrocatalytic performance for HER with the lowest overpotential value of 0.92 V at current density of -10 mA cm(-2). However, the performances of indium monochalcogenides were almost comparable to that of bare glassy carbon electrode and do not exhibit any improvements in electrocatalytic capabilities. This study provides insights into the electrochemical properties and electrocatalytic performances of layered A(III)B(VI) indium monochalcogenides which would influence potential applications.

Klíčová slova

Indium monochalcogenides; layered materials; electrochemistry; electrocatalysts; hydrogen generation

Autoři

WANG, Y.; SZŐKÖLOVÁ, K.; NASIR, M.; SOFER, Z.; PUMERA, M.

Vydáno

6. 6. 2019

ISSN

1867-3880

Periodikum

CHEMCATCHEM

Ročník

11

Číslo

11

Stát

Spolková republika Německo

Strany od

2634

Strany do

2642

Strany počet

9

URL

BibTex

@article{BUT158499,
  author="Yong {Wang} and Kateřina {Szőkölová} and Muhammad Zafir Mohamad {Nasir} and Zdeněk {Sofer} and Martin {Pumera}",
  title="Electrochemistry of Layered Semiconducting A(III)B(VI) Chalcogenides: Indium Monochalcogenides (InS, InSe, InTe)",
  journal="CHEMCATCHEM",
  year="2019",
  volume="11",
  number="11",
  pages="2634--2642",
  doi="10.1002/cctc.201900449",
  issn="1867-3880",
  url="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cctc.201900449"
}