Abstract
A self-supported copper sulfide (CuS) nanowire array (NWA) of hierarchical and porous structure has been developed on Cu foil via two consecutive liquid-solid reactions at room temperature. The composition, structure and morphology of the as-prepared CuS NWA samples have been systematically investigated by a series of techniques. When applied as cathode for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in neutral solution, the optimized CuS NWA electrode exhibits excellent HER performance with high long-term stability. To achieve current densities of 10 and 100mAcm−2, it requires overpotentials of only ∼97 and ∼226mV, respectively. The excellent catalytic performance of CuS NWA toward HER is attributable to the binder-free electrode construction strategy, the unique porous nanowire array structure, and the small solubility product (Ksp) value of CuS that guarantees the high catalyst stability.
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