Molybdenum sulfide modified with nickel or platinum nanoparticles as an effective catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction.

In this study, we investigate the catalytic performance of molybdenum sulfide (MoS) modified with either nickel (Ni) or platinum (Pt) nanoparticles as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The MoS was prepared on the TiO nanotube substrates via a facile hydrothermal method, followed by the deposition by magnetron sputtering of Ni or Pt nanoparticles on the MoS surface. Structural and morphological characterization confirmed the successful incorporation of Ni or Pt nanoparticles onto the MoS support.