Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
5th International Conference on Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences, Ağrı, Türkiye, 21 - 23 Eylül 2021, ss.145-152
Increasing need for energy around the world, decrease in fossil fuel reserves that meet this need, and problems such as global warming necessitate the searches for renewable, cheap and clean energy resources. Hydrogen is basically formed by the decomposition of water and is a good alternative to fossil fuels in terms of both its manufacturability and not releasing harmful gases into the atmosphere after its usage. Herein, we present electrochemical synthesis of palladium decorated copper(I) sulfide nanobelts (Pd/Cu2S NBs) as novel catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The X-ray powder diffraction spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy were used for the analytical and morphological characterizations. The reported electrocatalysts properties of Pd/Cu2S NBs were obtained via linear sweep voltammetry in an aqueous 0.5 M H2SO4 electrolyte. The HER potential at 10 mA cm−2 was established to be −205 mV which is attributed a good electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen production in acidic solution.