03436nas a2200181 4500008004100000245019300041210006900234260000800303300001700311490000800328520267900336100002803015700002703043700002103070700001603091700003003107856011703137 2019 eng d00aOxidative disproportionation of MoS2/GO to MoS2/MoO3-x/RGO : integrated and plasmonic 2D-multifunctional nanocomposites for solar hydrogen generation from near-infrared and visible regions0 aOxidative disproportionation of MoS2GO to MoS2MoO3xRGO integrate cSEP a 21685-216930 v1233 a

Two dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials have been recently demonstrated to be effective plasmonic materials and alternatives to costly noble metals. However, tuning the plasmon resonance of 2D semiconductors and integrating with another material or semiconductor for various applications, such as solar light harvesting, remains a challenge. Herein, we designed a simple and attractive method, which facilitates the diffusion of oxygen from the graphene oxide (GO) layers of the MoS2/GO (MG) composite to oxidize the MoS2 layers significantly due to thermal treatment under inert atmosphere. This is the key step in the formation of MoS2/MoO3-x/RGO (MMR) (x = 0, 0.5, and 1, and all stoichiometries co-exist), due to disproportionation of MoS2/GO, with bulk heterojunctions among the components. The observed behavior is attributed to the oxidation of Mo4+ cations (of MoS2) to higher oxidation states in MMR (Mo(5+ )and Mo6+ of MoO3-x), which also alters the valence-band electronic structure and work function of the resulting composite. The 2D MoO3-x layers with a large amount of Mo5+ oxidation states enables facile charge carrier generation due to plasmonic effect, whereas MoS2 provides active sites for catalysis. The solar H-2 generation was demonstrated in the visible and near-infrared region by combining both the plasmonic and catalytic effects in one composite. These results demonstrate the important role of RGO to provide energy-level alignment, charge carrier diffusion, and help to generate plasmonic effect in the composite.

1 aPatra, Kshirodra, Kumar1 aGhosalya, Manoj, Kumar1 aBajpai, Himanshu1 aRaj, Sreeya1 aGopinath, Chinnakonda, S. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/oxidative-disproportionation-mos2go-mos2moo3-xrgo-integrated-and-plasmonic-2d