The development of non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts is the key to effectively reduce the overpotential of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). It is a promising method to construct a multi-component system with adjustable structure to enhance the performance of electrocatalysis. Therefore, one-dimensional (1D) cobweb-like NiS/NiS2 nanowires prepared by a one-step coprecipitation method, and they are used as efficient HER catalysts. The 1D structure of the NiS/NiS2 nanowires effectively exposed more active sites, and the synergies between the two components optimized the interfacial electronic structure. Thereinto, NiS/NiS2 possesses the low overpotential of 108 mV at the current densities of 10 mA cm-2 for HER, and there is no significant decay for NiS/NiS2 during the continuous chronoamperometric measurement for 20 hours, which is superior to those of single-component NiS and NiS2. This work starts a new way for the design of multi-component chalcogenide catalysts for HER.
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