Fig. 5. Enhancement mechanism.
(A) Co L-edge XAS of P-CoSe2 and different S-doped M-CoSe2. (B) Temperature-dependent susceptibilities for P-CoSe2 and different S-doped M-CoSe2. Inset shows the corresponding unpaired d electron number. (C) Volcano relationship between the HER activity and the unpaired d-electron number of different catalysts. (D and E) Crystal structures (D) and schematic energy band diagrams (E) of the P-CoSe2 (left), M-CoSe1.28S0.72 (middle), and M-CoSe1.03S0.97 (right) catalysts. (F) Schematic illustration of the electronic coupling between H and Co in P-CoSe2 (left), M-CoSe1.28S0.72 (middle), and M-CoSe1.03S0.97 (right) during Volmer reaction.