Shao Shuai

Mr. Shao Shuai


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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30 March 2026 in Molecules
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SSShao Shuai
Shao Shuai
XLXiaocan Liu
Xiaocan Liu
PLPing Liang
Ping Liang
WYWeiye Yang
Weiye Yang
LMLijian Meng
Lijian Meng
SZShihua Zhao
Shihua Zhao
Cobalt disulfide (CoS2) features highly active catalytic sites and is regarded as a promising candidate for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. In this study, molybdenum-doped cobalt disulfide (CoS2:Mo) was synthesized via a facile hydrothermal approach. XRD analysis confirms that the obtained samples crystallize in a cubic pyrite structure, with diffraction peaks consistently shifting towards lower angles. SEM characterization reveals that the samples exhibit microrod-like morphologies with an average size of approximately 1 μm. Integrated analyses from XRD, XPS, and EDS mapping demonstrate that Mo is uniformly distributed across the surface and successfully doped into the CoS2 lattice. Electrochemical measurements indicate that the CoS2:Mo sample delivers a low overpotential of 122 mV and a Tafel slope of 128 mV dec−1 at a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in alkaline media, significantly surpassing the performance of pure CoS2 and MoS2. Moreover, the CoS2:Mo exhibits an enhanced double-layer capacitance, with a Cdl value of 2.72 mF cm−2, superior to that of pure CoS2 (1.63 mF cm−2) and MoS2 (0.31 mF cm−2). Mo doping enhances conductivity and active sites, thereby boosting electrocatalysis. This work presents an effective strategy for the development of cost-efficient and high-performance non-precious metal electrocatalysts.