- The formation of ReS2 inorganic fullerene-like structures containing Re4 parallelogram units and metal-metal bonds
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The encapsulation of ReOx within ReS2 inorganic fullerene-like cages is described for the first time. The encapsulate was prepared by the sulfidization of both hand-milled and ball-milled samples of ReO2; partial conversio
- Coleman, Karl S.,Sloan, Jeremy,Hanson, Neal A.,Brown, Gareth,Clancy, Gerald P.,Terrones, Mauricio,Terrones, Humberto,Green, Malcolm L. H.
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- Electronic structure of ReS2 and ReSe2 from first-principles calculations, photoelectron spectroscopy, and electrolyte electroreflectance
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The electronic structures of ReS2 and ReSe2 single crystals are investigated using a first-principles density-of-states (DOS) calculation, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), and electrolyte electroreflectance (EER). The total and partial DOS were calculated by the full-potential linearized-augmented-plane-wave method. From the calculations, the main contribution near the band edge of Re X2 (X=S,Se) is determined to be dominated by the nonbonding Re d orbitals. The valence-band DOS is experimentally verified by the UPS measurements. EER measurements were performed in the energy range of 1.3-6 eV. The EER spectra exhibit sharp derivativelike structures in the vicinity of the band-edge excitonic transitions as well as higher-lying interband transitions. Transition energies are determined accurately. From the experimental and the theoretically calculated results, probable energy-band structures of ReS2 and ReSe2 are constructed. 1999 The American Physical Society.
- Ho,Huang,Chen,Dann,Tiong
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- Synthesis and Characterization of ReS2 and ReSe2 Layered Chalcogenide Single Crystals
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We report the synthesis of high-quality single crystals of ReS2 and ReSe2 transition metal dichalcogenides using a modified Bridgman method that avoids the use of a halogen transport agent. Comprehensive structural characterization using X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy confirm a distorted triclinic 1T′ structure for both crystals and reveal a lack of Bernal stacking in ReS2. Photoluminescence (PL) measurements on ReS2 show a layer-independent bandgap of 1.51 eV, with increased PL intensity from thicker flakes, confirming interlayer coupling to be negligible in this material. For ReSe2, the bandgap is weakly layer-dependent and decreases from 1.31 eV for thin layers to 1.29 eV in thick flakes. Both chalcogenides show feature-rich Raman spectra whose excitation energy dependence was studied. The lower background doping inherent to our crystal growth process results in high field-effect mobility values of 79 and 0.8 cm2/(V s) for ReS2 and ReSe2, respectively, as extracted from FET structures fabricated from exfoliated flakes. Our work shows ReX2 chalcogenides to be promising 2D materials candidates, especially for optoelectronic devices, without the requirement of having monolayer thin flakes to achieve a direct bandgap.
- Jariwala, Bhakti,Voiry, Damien,Jindal, Apoorv,Chalke, Bhagyashree A.,Bapat, Rudheer,Thamizhavel, Arumugam,Chhowalla, Manish,Deshmukh, Mandar,Bhattacharya, Arnab
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- Electrodeposition of thin Re-Se films
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Re, Se, and Re-Se electrodeposition from alkaline electrolytes was studied. The effects of process variables were examined, and the nature of polarization in the course of rhenium and selenium deposition from alkaline electrolytes was assessed. Re-Se elec
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- Construction of heterojunctions between ReS2and twin crystal ZnxCd1?xS for boosting solar hydrogen evolution
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Facilitating charge separation as well as surface redox reactions is considered to be an efficient way to improve semiconductor-based photocatalytic hydrogen generation. In this study, we developed a highly active and reliable photocatalyst, ReS2/T-ZCS, by anchoring nanoflower-like ReS2particles on the surface of host chalcogenide nanotwins (Zn0.5Cd0.5S). By virtue of the in-built driving force from the homojunction with a type-II staggered band alignment in twin crystal Zn0.5Cd0.5S (T-ZCS) and heterojunctions between T-ZCS and ReS2on the surface of the photocatalyst, a substantially improved charge separation and transfer property were achieved. Hence, the twin crystal Zn0.5Cd0.5S decorated nanoflower-like ReS2exhibits a significantly improved photocatalytic H2evolution rate of 112.10 mmol g?1h?1and the corresponding apparent quantum efficiency reaches 32.65% at 420 nm, which is 31 times larger than that of pure phase Zn0.5Cd0.5S. Our work not only couples the merits of homojunctions and heterojunctions to promote solar energy conversion, but also expands applications of the transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) family in electrocatalysis, photothermal-catalysis and energy storage.
- Guo, Luyan,Yu, Guiyang,Zhao, Haitao,Xing, Chuanwang,Hu, Yujia,Chen, Ting,Li, Xiyou
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- [Re12CS17(CN)6]n- (n = 6, 8): A sulfido-cyanide rhenium cluster with an interstitial carbon atom
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Cyanide clusters [Re12CS17(CN)6] n- (n = 8 or 6), which may be used to form polymeric material, have been prepared by treating ReS2 with molten KCN at 750°C. The cluster unit comprises two {Re6} octahedra connected by three μ2-S bridges and one interstitial μ6-C atom (see picture). (Figure Presented).
- Mironov, Yuri V.,Naumov, Nikolai G.,Kozlova, Svetlana G.,Kim, Sung-Jin,Fedorov, Vladimir E.
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- Rhenium(IV) sulfide nanotubes
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Rhenium(IV) sulfide, ReS2, has been prepared with nanotubular morphology by carbon nanotube templating. A multiwall carbon nanotube material was impregnated with solutions of NH4ReO4 or ReCl5, followed by drying and sulfidation with H2S at 1000 °C. The composite material synthesized was characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffraction. Like previously described MS2 nanotube compounds, ReS2 has a layered structure consisting of S-M-S layers. Re atoms in ordinary ReS2 are octahedrally coordinated with S, and tetranuclear metal clusters are present as a consequence of metal-metal bonds. Copyright
- Brorson, Michael,Hansen, Thomas W.,Jacobsen, Claus J. H.
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- Preparation of 1T′-Phase ReS2 xSe2(1- x) (x = 0-1) Nanodots for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
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As a source of clean energy, a reliable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) requires robust and highly efficient catalysts. Here, by combining chemical vapor transport and Li-intercalation, we have prepared a series of 1T′-phase ReS2xSe2(1-x) (x = 0-1) nanodots to achieve high-performance HER in acid medium. Among them, the 1T′-phase ReSSe nanodot exhibits the highest hydrogen evolution activity, with a Tafel slope of 50.1 mV dec-1 and a low overpotential of 84 mV at current density of 10 mA cm-2. The excellent hydrogen evolution activity is attributed to the optimal hydrogen absorption energy of the active site induced by the asymmetric S vacancy in the highly asymmetric 1T′ crystal structure.
- Lai, Zhuangchai,Chaturvedi, Apoorva,Wang, Yun,Tran, Thu Ha,Liu, Xiaozhi,Tan, Chaoliang,Luo, Zhimin,Chen, Bo,Huang, Ying,Nam, Gwang-Hyeon,Zhang, Zhicheng,Chen, Ye,Hu, Zhaoning,Li, Bing,Xi, Shibo,Zhang, Qinghua,Zong, Yun,Gu, Lin,Kloc, Christian,Du, Yonghua,Zhang, Hua
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- Absorption-edge anisotropy in ReS2 and ReSe2 layered semiconductors
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Polarization-dependent absorption measurements of ReS2 and ReSe2 single crystals have been carried out in the temperature range between 25 and 500 K. A significant shift towards lower energies has been observed in the transmittance spectra of E∥b polarization with respect to those corresponding to E⊥ b polarization. Analysis reveals that the absorption edges of ReS2 and ReSe2 are indirect allowed transitions. The parameters that describe the temperature dependence of the absorption edges with different polarizations in the van der Waals plane are evaluated. The results indicate that the electron-phonon coupling constants for E∥b polarization are considerably larger than those of E⊥ b polarization.
- Ho,Huang,Tiong,Liao
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- Kinetic characterization of unsupported ReS2 as hydroprocessing catalyst
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The hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) activities of an unsupported rhenium sulfide and a sulfided CoMo/Al2O 3-SiO2 catalyst are compared using 4,6- diethyldibenzothiophene (46DEDBT) and 3-ethylcarbazole (3ECBZ) as probe molecules. The active site densities and adsorption-reaction rate constants are determined from transient experiments. It is found that ReS2 has an unusually high selectivity toward hydrogenation. As such, it has a far higher activity than CoMo/Al2O3-SiO2 for desulfurizing 46DEDBT in the absence of 3ECBZ. The higher activity of ReS2 arises from a higher turnover frequency as the active site density on ReS2 is about one-third that on CoMo/Al2O3-SiO2. Due to ReS2's higher hydrogenation power, the HDS of 46DEDBT on ReS 2 is less resilient to 3ECBZ inhibition than that on CoMo/Al 2O3-SiO2. ReS2 shows about a sevenfold activity advantage over the CoMo/Al2O3-SiO 2 catalyst in the hydrodenitrogenation of 3ECBZ. The results shed some light on the HDS-HDN interactions in real-feed deep HDS.
- Ho,Shen,McConnachie,Kliewer
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- Temperature dependence of energies and broadening parameters of the band-edge excitons of ReS2 and ReSe2
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We have measured the temperature dependence of the spectral features in the vicinity of the direct gaps Egd of ReS2 and ReSe2 in the temperature range between 25 and 450 K using piezoreflectance (PzR). From a detailed line-shape fit to the PzR spectra we have been able to determine accurately the temperature dependence of the energies and broadening parameters of the band-edge excitons. The parameters that describe the temperature variation of the transition energies and broadening function have been evaluated.
- Ho,Liao,Huang,Tiong
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- Sea-urchin-like ReS2 nanosheets with charge edge-collection effect as a novel cocatalyst for high-efficiency photocatalytic H2 evolution
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The recombination of charge carriers arriving from the random charge movement in semiconductor photocatalysts greatly limits the practical application of solar-driven H2 evolution. The design of photocatalytic systems with spatially oriented charge-transfer is a promising route to achieve high charge-separation efficiency for photocatalysts. Herein, novel sea-urchin-like ReS2 nanosheet/TiO2 nanoparticle heterojunctions (SURTHs) are constructed. The unique sea-urchin-like structure endows the ReS2 cocatalyst with an unusual charge edge-collection effect, which leads to a significant acceleration of charge separation and transfer, as evidenced by the well-designed selective photodeposition of Pt quantum dots in SURTHs. The markedly improved charge transfer capacity contributes to a high photocatalytic H2 evolution rate of 3.71 mmol h?1 g?1 for SURTHs (an apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) of 16.09%), up to 231.9 times by contrast with that of P25 TiO2. This work would provide a new platform for designing the high-efficiency cocatalyst/photocatalyst system with excellent charge transfer capacity.
- Lin, Bo,Ma, Bowen,Chen, Jiangang,Zhou, Yao,Zhou, Jiadong,Yan, Xiaoqing,Xue, Chao,Luo, Xiao,Liu, Qing,Wang, Jinyong,Bian, Renji,Yang, Guidong,Liu, Fucai
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- Photoluminescent Re6Q8I2(Q = S, Se) Semiconducting Cluster Compounds
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We report three new rhenium chalcohalide cluster compounds, Re6S8I2, Re6S4Se4I2, and Re6Se8I2. The materials crystallize in the three-dimensional (3D) Re6S8Cl2 structure type with the space group P21/n. They can be synthesized with sufficiently large iodi
- Laing, Craig C.,Shen, Jiahong,Chica, Daniel G.,Cuthriell, Shelby A.,Schaller, Richard D.,Wolverton, Chris,Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.
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- Constructing a 2D/2D interfacial contact in ReS2/TiO2: Via Ti-S bond for efficient charge transfer in photocatalytic hydrogen production
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Exploring and adjusting the transport path of photo-generated carriers is vital to promote the charge separation efficiency and charge transfer ability for the photocatalytic hydrogen performance of novel semiconductor composites. Herein, this work focuses on the construction of a homojunction and heterojunction in semiconductors by fabricating ReS2 nanosheets on a TiO2 homojunction via Ti-S bond. The optimized built-in electric field of the homojunction immensely inhibits the recombination of photo-generated electrons and holes. The 2D/2D intimate interfacial contact between ReS2 nanosheets and 2D TiO2 is achieved by Ti-S bond, which gains high hydrogen evolution efficiency due to the shorter migration carrier distance and more rapid charge transfer. Additionally, theoretical calculations demonstrate that the O vacancy possesses stronger chemical interaction with sulfides in order to form a Ti-S bond. Compared with pure TiO2 and physical mixtures of ReS2 and TiO2, the optimized ReS2/TiO2 sample possesses 20 times and 3.6 times higher photocatalytic hydrogen performance, respectively. This work obtains an efficient charge transfer pathway of photocatalysts by preventing the recombination of carriers, which provides some new designs for growing sulfides and investigating the interfacial contact of photocatalysts.
- He, Fang,Liu, Chunyang,Shi, Rongrong,Song, Kai,Wang, Yanan
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- ReS2/ZnIn2S4 heterojunctions with enhanced visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution performance for water splitting
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Semiconductor photocatalysis technique for water splitting has attracted wide attention due to its potential application for solving energy crisis and environmental pollution. Among various photocatalysts, zinc indium sulfide (ZnIn2S4) exhibits excellent performance due to its suitable band edge position and excellent visible-light absorption. Herein, rhenium disulfide (ReS2)/ZnIn2S4 heterojunctions for water splitting were synthesized by a hydrothermal method. The composition of ReS2/ZnIn2S4 was fine-tuned to obtain the optimized hydrogen evolution performance without Pt cocatalysts under visible light irradiation. The results showed that ReS2/ZnIn2S4 heterostructures exhibited a superior photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate of 1858.6 μmolh?1g?1, which was about 2.8 times higher than that of pure ZnIn2S4. The enhanced photocatalytic performance can be attributed to higher light absorption capacity, faster charge transport, lower carrier recombination rate and more efficient photogenerated electron/hole separation.
- Xiong, Xin,Yan, Aihua,Zhang, Xiaohui,Huang, Fei,Li, Zhen,Zhang, Zhuoyu,Weng, Haifeng
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- Heterometallic clusters with a new {Re3Mo3S 8} core: Direct synthesis, properties and DFT calculations
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We report the direct facile high-temperature synthesis and investigation of heterometallic rhenium-molybdenum cluster K6[Re3Mo 3S8(CN)4(CN)2/2] (1) with a new {Re3Mo3S8} core. Dissolution of polymeric compound 1 resulted in subsequent oxidation and formation of stable 23e paramagnetic anionic cluster complex [Re3Mo3S 8(CN)6]6-.
- Gayfulin, Yakov M.,Naumov, Nikolay G.,Rizhikov, Maxim R.,Smolentsev, Anton I.,Nadolinny, Vladimir A.,Mironov, Yuri V.
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- Silica-supported Sulfide Catalysts: IX. Synthesis and Properties of Structural Analogs of the Active Component of Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts
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WS2, ReS2, and NbS2, sulfide catalysts with the crystal structure of the molybdenite (MoS2) type, are synthesized at the SiO2 surface with the use of metal complexes. Bimetallic Cu-WS2, Ni-ReS2, and Ni-NbS2 catalysts are obtained by anchoring Ni and Cu as their acetylacetonate complexes on the above sulfide catalysts. The bimetallic catalysts are characterized by electron microscopy, XPS, and EXAFS. It is shown that in all cases, a sulfide bimetallic compound (SBMC) of the corresponding composition and structure typical of the active component of Ni-Mo and Ni-W sulfide catalysts for hydrodesulfurization is formed at the SiO2 surface. The detail structure of ultradispersed SBMC particles and the electronic structure of the metals incorporated are discussed in terms of electroneutrality of a SBMC macromolecule.
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