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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Dynamic stability of the single-layer transition metal dichalcogenides
- 2014
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Ingår i: Computational materials science. - : Elsevier BV. - 0927-0256 .- 1879-0801. ; 92, s. 206-212
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the quest for advanced semi-conductors, we have expanded our knowledge on a series of single-layer TMDs by calculating the electronic structure and lattice dynamic stability based on the first-principles density functional theory. The single layers of Mo and W dichalcogenides are found to be stable with P-6m2 symmetry. The reduction of dimension opens up and increases the bandgap. The charge transfer is found to decrease from sulfide to selenide and to telluride due to the decrease of electronegativity of chalcogen, which also induces the reduction of bandgap. The TA mode softening is found along Gamma-K direction and becomes more significant from sulfide to selenide and to telluride in the single-layer TMDs of Mo and W, which corresponds to the vibration of transition metal cations along y-axis. The single layers of Nb dichalcogenides are found to be instable with P-6m2 symmetry but stable with P-3m1 symmetry. It is also speculated that the interactions of cations mediated by electron-phonon coupling are accountable for the dynamic instability of the single-layer TMDs of Nb with P-6m2 symmetry. The unstable P-6m2 single-layer Nb dichalcogenides can transform to the stable P-3m1 structure during the exfoliation from the bulk, via the displacement of two anion layers of the sandwich structure.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Review of two-dimensional materials for photocatalytic water splitting from a theoretical perspective
- 2017
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Ingår i: Catalysis Science & Technology. - : ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY. - 2044-4753 .- 2044-4761. ; 7:3, s. 545-559
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Two-dimensional (2D) materials have shown extraordinary performances as photocatalysts compared to their bulk counterparts. Simulations have made a great contribution to the deep understanding and design of novel 2D photocatalysts. Ab initio simulations based on density functional theory (DFT) not only show efficiency and reliability in new structure searching, but also can provide a reliable, efficient, and economic way for screening the photocatalytic property space. In this review, we summarize the recent developments in the field of water splitting using 2D materials from a theoretical perspective. We address that DFT-based simulations can fast screen the potential spaces of photocatalytic properties with the accuracy comparable to experiments, by investigating the effects of various physical/ chemical perturbations. This, at last, will lead to the enhanced photocatalytic activities of 2D materials, and promote the development of photocatalysis.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Single-layer MoS2 as an efficient photocatalyst
- 2013
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Ingår i: Catalysis Science and Technology. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 2044-4753 .- 2044-4761. ; 3:9, s. 2214-2220
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The potential application of the single-layer MoS2 as a photocatalyst was revealed based on first-principles calculations. It is found that the pristine single-layer MoS2 is a good candidate for hydrogen production, and its catalysing ability can be tuned by the applied mechanical strain. Furthermore, the p-type doping could make the single layer a good photocatalyst for the overall water splitting.
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- Sun, Weiwei, et al.
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Gluing together metallic and covalent layers to form Ru2C under ambient conditions
- 2015
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 17:15, s. 9730-9736
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Ru2C has recently been synthesised at high pressure and high temperature, and was assumed to have a structure with space group P (3) over bar m1. However, subsequent theoretical work has revealed that this structure is unstable under ambient conditions, which motivated us to look for the stable structure. In this work, we explore the structures of Ru2C by using an unbiased swarm structure searching algorithm. The structures with R3m and R (3) over barm symmetries have been found to be lower in energy than the P (3) over bar m1 structure, at the same time being dynamically stable under ambient conditions. These layered structures consist of alternating Ru bilayers and C monolayers in the R3m structure, and alternating Ru tetra-layers and C bilayers in the R (3) over barm structure. The C layers are more evenly distributed and more covalently bound to the Ru layers in the R3m structure than in the R (3) over barm structure. Instead, in the R (3) over barm structure there exists more Ru-Ru metallic bonding, which has a crucial role in diminishing the hardness of this material. Our findings should stimulate further explorations of the structures and properties of the heavy transition metal carbides and nitrides, potentially leading to industrial applications.
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- Korzhavyi, Pavel A., 1966-, et al.
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Exploring configurational degrees of freedom in disordered solids
- 2018
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Ingår i: International Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2018 (ICCMSE 2018). - : American Institute of Physics (AIP). - 9780735417663
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Recent computational modeling studies of configurational degrees of freedom in oxide-hydroxides of aluminum and copper are reviewed. Density functional theory calculations are employed to investigate the effect of hydrogen on the structural stability of gamma-alumina and to explore the configurational space of cuprous hydroxide CuOH. Free energy modeling, taking into account configurational and vibrational degrees of freedom, shows that the studied hydrogenated oxides of aluminum and copper are metastable compounds, whereas the respective oxides are thermodynamically stable phases. Selected structural and optical properties of the studied compounds, evaluated using a hybrid functional approach, are reported and compared with available experimental data.
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- Li, Yunguo, 1985-
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Ab initio based modeling of defects and disorder in industrial materials
- 2015
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The study of defects and disorder in condensed matter remains a central subject of materials science. Newly emerging experimental and theoretical techniques promote our understanding in this field, and reveal many interesting phenomena in which the atomic picture plays a crucial role. In this thesis we present a study on the fundamental and applied aspects of defects and disorder in industrial materials.We consider the basic aspects of defective and disordered crystals, and discuss the structural, electronic, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of such materials. In particular, we have systematically investigated the defects in copper metal based on ab initio calculations. The point defects, point defects interactions, stacking faults, and the grain boundaries have been studied. Efforts are made to relate the atomistic information to the macroscopic mechanical behavior of copper metal possessing defects. The stackingfault energy of copper is found to be sensitive to the change of temperature and the presence of point defects. The atomic size effect of phosphorous is more evident for the change of the stacking-fault energy of copper among the 3sp impurities. While the change of the work of separation of grain boundary is found to follow the pattern of the chemical effect. When the chemical effect dominates, the impurity enhances the cohesion strength of grain boundary, and vice versa. The study well explains the various influence of the defects on the macroscopic mechanical properties of copper, including the anomalous behaviour of phosphorous in copper.The structure and properties of monovalent copper compounds with oxygen and/or hydrogen were also explored. The ground-state cuprice–CuOH(s) was identified using a combined theoretical-experimental effort. The structure determined with DFT was validated by comparison with the X-ray diffraction data obtained from the synthesized material. The ground-state structure of CuOH(s) has a layered structure that is stabilized by antiferroelectric cation ordering which, in turn, is caused by collective electrostatic interactions. The electronic and thermodynamic properties of the cationordered CuOH(s) are intimately linked to the bonding topology in this material, which is composed of one-dimensional (folded and interlocked chains) and two-dimensional (layers) structural units. The solid CuOH is an indirect band gap semiconductor, while the band gap varies between 2.73 eV and 3.03 eV due to cation disorder. The hydrogen in CuOH has little effect on the ionic nature of the Cu–O bonding relative to that in Cu2O, but lowers the energy levels of the occupied states by giving a covalent character to the O–H bond. The competing structures of copper hydride were also investigated. Structure–property relationships were analyzed on this series of materials to gain fundamental understanding of their behaviour.Defects and disorder are also important for understanding the structure γ-alumina. Our calculations have confirmed that the most stable structure of γ-alumina is the defective spinel phase with disordered cation vacancies. The hydrogenated spinel phase is also dynamically stable, but thermodynamically unstable with respect to the defective spinel phase and H2O, as well as relative to the defective spinel phase and Boehmite (γ- AlO(OH)). This is in spite of the high entropy content of hydrogenated γ-alumina. Our calculations and analysis allow us to conclude that the hydrogenated spinel structure is only a metastable phase that forms during the decomposition of Boehmite above 753 K. However, dehydration of the metastable phase into the ground state is expected to be a slow process due to the low diffusion rate of H, which leaves hydrogen as a locked-in impurity in γ-alumina under conditions of normal temperature and pressure.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
(författare)
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Bond Network Topology and Antiferroelectric Order in Cuprice CuOH
- 2015
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Ingår i: Inorganic Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0020-1669 .- 1520-510X. ; 54:18, s. 8969-8977
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Using density functional theory (DFT) and a graph theory based approach, we investigated the topology of bond network in CuOH(s) (cuprice) considering only symmetry-distinct structures. In parallel, we conducted the synthesis and X-ray diffraction characterization of the compound and used the combined theoretical-experimental effort to validate the lowest energy structure obtained with DFT. The ground-state structure of CuOH(s) consists of compact trilayers of CuOH connected to each other via hydrogen bonds, where the inner layer of each trilayer is composed entirely of Cu atoms. Each trilayer is a dense fabric made of two interlocked arrays of polymer [CuOH]n chains. This structure corresponds to an antiferroelectric configuration where the dipole moments of CuOH molecules belonging to adjacent arrays are antiparallel and are arranged in the same way as the water molecules in ice-VIII. It is shown that a collective electrostatic interaction is the main driving force for the cation ordering while the local atomic configuration is maintained. These findings and the possibility of synthesizing exfoliated two-dimensional cuprice are important for some technological applications.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Communication : Origin of the difference between carbon nanotube armchair and zigzag ends
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-9606 .- 1089-7690. ; 140:9, s. 091102-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this work, we have found that the difference between armchair and zigzag ends of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) does not pertain at close study for individual bonds and thus alternative strategies need to be developed to reach the ultimate goals in selective growth. Based on first-principles simulations, the difference between binding strengths for CNTs of different chirality was investigated using hydrogen dissociation energies at their passivated ends. When all H atoms are removed collectively we find the well-known difference: that armchair bonds are much weaker than zigzag ones, which is typically seen for both CNT ends and graphene edges. However, when individual H atoms are removed we find almost no difference in hydrogen dissociation energies, small difference in bond lengths, which by association means small difference in C-C and M-C binding energies. We show convincingly that the difference in binding energy between armchair and zigzag ends is due to a fragment stabilization effect that is only manifested when all (or several neighbouring) bonds are broken. This is because at armchair ends/edges neighbouring dangling bonds can pair-up to form C C triple bonds that constitute a considerable stabilization effect compared to the isolated dangling bonds at zigzag ends/edges. Consequently, in many processes, e. g., catalytic growth where bonds are normally created/broken sequentially, not collectively, the difference between armchair and zigzag ends/edges cannot be used to discriminate growth of one type over the other to achieve chiral selective growth. Strategies are discussed to realize chirality selective growth in the light of the results presented, including addition of C-2-fragments to favor armchair tubes.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Electronic structures and optical properties of cuprous oxide and hydroxide
- 2014
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Ingår i: Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0272-9172 .- 1946-4274. ; 1675, s. 185-190
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The broad range of applications of copper, including areas such as electronics, fuel cells, and spent nuclear fuel disposal, require accurate description of the physical and chemical properties of copper compounds. Within some of these applications, cuprous hydroxide is a compound whose relevance has been recently discovered. Its existence in the solid-state form was recently reported. Experimental determination of its physical-chemical properties is challenging due to its instability and poop crystallinity. Within the framework of density functional theory calculations (DFT), we investigated the nature of bonding, electronic spectra, and optical properties of the cuprous oxide and cuprous hydroxide. It is found that the hybrid functional PBEO can accurately describe the electronic structure and optical properties of these two copper(I) compounds. The calculated properties of cuprous oxide are in good agreement with the experimental data and other theoretical results. The structure of cuprous hydroxide can be deduced from that of cuprous oxide by substituting half Cu∗ in Cu2O lattice with protons. Compared to CU2O, the presence of hydrogen in CuOH has little effect on the ionic nature of Cu-O bonding, but lowers the energy levels of the occupied states. Thus, CuOH is calculated to have a wider indirect band gap of 2.73 eV compared with the Cu2O band gap of 2.17 eV.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
(författare)
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Hydrogen storage in polylithiated BC3 monolayer sheet
- 2013
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Ingår i: Solid State Communications. - Uppsala : Elsevier BV. - 0038-1098 .- 1879-2766. ; 170, s. 39-43
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We perform a detailed study on the stability, electronic structure and hydrogen storage capacity of polylithiated (CLi3 functionalized) boron carbide (BC3) monolayer sheet using first-principles calculations. The binding of the CLi3 radical to the boron carbide (BC3) monolayer sheet is found to be large enough to ensure its uniform distribution without any clustering. The structural stability has been confirmed by molecular dynamics. Each lithium atom is able to accommodate 4 H2 molecules with an average binding energy of 0.21 eV, which is suitable for reversible H2 adsorption/desorption at ambient temperatures. The uptake of H2 is found to reach up to 9.83 wt% in polylithiated BC3 monolayer sheet.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Impurity effects on the grain boundary cohesion in copper
- 2017
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Ingår i: Physical Review Materials. - : American Physical Society. - 2475-9953. ; 1:7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Segregated impurities at grain boundaries can dramatically change the mechanical behavior of metals, while the mechanism is still obscure in some cases. Here, we suggest a unified approach to investigate segregation and its effects on the mechanical properties of polycrystalline alloys using the example of 3sp impurities (Mg, Al, Si, P, or S) at a special type Sigma 5(310)[001] tilt grain boundary in Cu. We show that for these impurities segregating to the grain boundary, the strain contribution to the work of grain boundary decohesion is small and that the chemical contribution correlates with the electronegativity difference between Cu and the impurity. The strain contribution to the work of dislocation emission is calculated to be negative, while the chemical contribution is calculated to be always positive. Both the strain and chemical contributions to the work of dislocation emission generally become weaker with the increasing electronegativity from Mg to S. By combining these contributions together, we find, in agreement with experimental observations, that a strong segregation of S can reduce the work of grain boundary separation below the work of dislocation emission, thus embrittling Cu, while such an embrittlement cannot be produced by a P segregation because it lowers the energy barrier for dislocation emission relatively more than for work separation.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Interactions of point defects with stacking faults in oxygen-free phosphorus-containing copper
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Nuclear Materials. - : Elsevier BV. - 0022-3115 .- 1873-4820. ; 462, s. 160-164
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The interactions of stacking faults and point defects in oxygen-free phosphorus-containing copper are investigated using ab initio methods. Although monovacancies can act as traps for H impurities or OH groups, the calculations show that two vacancies only weakly bind with each other and this interaction terminates at the third nearest-neighbor distance. An interstitial P tends to form a Cu-P dumbbell-like cluster around the lattice site and can readily combine with a vacancy to become a substitutional impurity. It is also found that the intrinsic stacking-fault energy of copper strongly depends on the temperature as well as on the presences of point defects. The intrinsic stacking-fault energy varies between 20 and 77 mJ/m2 depending on the presence of point defects in the faulted region. These point defects are also found to affect the unstable stacking-fault energy, but they always increase the twinning tendency of copper. Among them, the substitutional P is found to have the strongest effects, decreasing the intrinsic stacking-fault energy and increasing the twinnability.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Metal-decorated graphene oxide for ammonia adsorption
- 2013
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Ingår i: Europhysics letters. - : IOP Publishing. - 0295-5075 .- 1286-4854. ; 103:2, s. 28007-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Based on the first-principles density functional theory, we have studied the stability, electronic structure and ammonia storage capacity of metal-decorated graphene oxide (GO). Metal atoms (Mg and Li) are bonded strongly to the epoxy oxygen atoms on the surface of the GO sheet, which can act as high-surface-area adsorbent for the ammonia uptake and release. Each metal atom can bind several ammonia molecules around itself with a reasonable binding energy. We find metal-decorated GO can store up to tens of moles of ammonia per kilogram, which is far better than the recently reported excellent ammonia adsorption by GO.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Physical and chemical properties of Cu(I) compounds with O and/or H
- 2017
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Ingår i: Dalton Transactions. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 1477-9226 .- 1477-9234. ; 46:2, s. 529-538
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The electronic structure and chemical bonding of Cu(I) compounds with O and/or H are investigated using ab initio calculations based on density functional theory. A hybrid functional PBE0 is employed, which accurately reproduces an experimental band gap of cuprite Cu2O. Cuprous hydroxide CuOH (cuprice) is found to be an indirect band gap semiconductor. Depending on the bond network configuration of CuOH, its band gap is found to vary between 2.73 eV and 3.03 eV. The presence of hydrogen in CuOH has little effect on the character of Cu-O bonds, as compared to Cu2O, but lowers the energy levels of the occupied states upon O- H bond formation. The bonding charge density and electron localization function calculations reveal that a closed-shell Cu-Cu interaction takes place in Cu2O and CuOH between the neighbouring Cu cations belonging to different bond networks. Besides, three structures of cuprous hydride CuH are investigated. We find that the halite structure of CuH can be stabilized at high pressure (above 32 GPa) while wurtzite is the most stable structure of CuH at ambient pressure. The H-H interaction contributes to the dynamical stabilization of the halite structure. The wurtzite and sphalerite structures of CuH are predicted to be semiconducting with small band gaps, while the halite structure is calculated to be metallic.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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Strain-induced stabilization of Al functionalization in graphene oxide nanosheet for enhanced NH3 storage
- 2013
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Ingår i: Applied Physics Letters. - : American Institute of Physics (AIP). - 0003-6951 .- 1077-3118. ; 102:24, s. 243905-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Strain effects on the stabilization of Al ad-atom on graphene oxide (GO) nanosheet as well as its implications for NH3 storage have been investigated using first-principles calculations. Tensile strain is found to be very effective in stabilizing the Al ad-atom on GO. It strengthens the C-O bonds through an enhanced charge transfer from C to O atoms. Interestingly, Al's stability is governed by the bond strength of C-O rather than that of Al-O. Optimally strained Al-functionalized GO binds up to 6 NH3 molecules, while it binds no NH3 molecule in unstrained condition.
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- Li, Yunguo, et al.
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The nature of hydrogen in gamma-alumina
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-8979 .- 1089-7550. ; 115:20, s. 203514-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Gibbs free energy models are derived from the calculated electronic and phonon structure of two possible models of gamma-alumina, a defective spinel phase and a hydrogenated spinel phase. The intrinsic vacancies and hydrogen in the two structural models give rise to a considerable configurational (residual) entropy and significantly contribute to thermodynamic stability and physical-chemical properties of gamma-alumina, which was neglected in previous studies but considered in this work. The electronic densities of states, calculated using a hybrid functional for the two structural models of gamma-alumina, are presented. The dynamic stability of the two phases is confirmed by full-spectrum phonon calculations. The two phases share many similarities in their electronic structure, but can be distinguished by their vibrational spectra and specific heat. The defective spinel is found to be the ground state of gamma-alumina, while the hydrogenated spinel to be a metastable phase. However, dehydration of the metastable phase into the ground state is expected to be slow due to the low diffusion rate of H, which leaves hydrogen as a locked-in impurity in gamma-alumina.
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- Ramzan, Muhammad, et al.
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Electronic, mechanical and optical properties of Y2O3 with hybrid density functional (HSE06)
- 2013
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Ingår i: Computational materials science. - : Elsevier BV. - 0927-0256 .- 1879-0801. ; 71, s. 19-24
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, we have investigated the electronic, optical and mechanical properties of the Y2O3 crystal by first-principle calculations based on the density-functional theory. The generalized gradient approximation (GGA-PBE) and hybrid exchange-correlation functional (HSE06) are both used for comparative study. It is found that, the band gap of Y2O3 calculated by HSE06 method (6.0 eV) is in good agreement with the experimental band gap data (5.5 eV), and HSE06 gives better electronic structure description close to experiments. Then we calculate the elastic constants, and derive the corresponding properties i.e.; bulk, shear and Young's moduli, and Poisson's ratio. Our calculated elastic and mechanical properties correspond well with experimental data. Besides, we also obtain the equilibrium lattice and bulk modulus of yttria by fitting the Birch-Murnaghan equation of state. It is found that, the HSE06 well reproduce the experimental lattice parameters, equilibrium volume and bulk modulus of Y2O3. Based on the accurate described crystal and electronic structure and mechanical properties by HSE06 method, the optical properties of this material are also analyzed.
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- Ramzan, Muhammed, et al.
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Electronic structure, mechanical and optical properties of In 2O3 with hybrid density functional (HSE06)
- 2013
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Ingår i: Solid State Communications. - : Elsevier BV. - 0038-1098 .- 1879-2766. ; 172, s. 37-40
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this study, the hybrid density correlation functional (HSE06) is used to explore the electronic structure and optical properties of In2O 3, on the basis of density functional theory (DFT). The calculated equilibrium lattice parameters, volume and bulk modulus of this compound, are comparable with the experimental results available in the literature. The bandgap of In2O3 has been a matter of debate in literatures. However, our calculated bandgap can bridge the gap between experiment and theory, and is in good agreement with the available experimental results. Furthermore, we calculate and analyze the optical and mechanical properties of this compound. We hope that our work will help to understand the correct electronic structure and optical properties of this compound.
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- Sagynbaeva, Myskal, et al.
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Tweaking the magnetism of MoS2 nanoribbon with hydrogen and carbon passivation
- 2014
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Ingår i: Nanotechnology. - : IOP Publishing. - 0957-4484 .- 1361-6528. ; 25:16, s. 165703-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Using density functional theory (DFT), we report the modulated electronic and magnetic properties of MoS2 nanoribbon by passivating the ribbon edges with H and C separately. For the modeled symmetric MoS2 nanoribbon with a zig-zag type edge, one side is terminated at Mo and the other side is terminated at S. For the zig-zag type, we have studied two ribbons of width similar to 3 angstrom and 6 angstrom respectively. Both of these pristine zig-zag type nanoribbons are found to be metallic and also ferromagnetic. However, the increase in the ribbon width results in a decrease in the net magnetic moment of the nanoribbon. Thereafter, we study the modulated electronic and magnetic properties of the nanoribbon of similar to 3 angstrom width by saturating the ribbon edges with H and C. In one case, by passivating the zig-zag type ribbon with H at the S terminated edge, we find a net increase in magnetic moment of the ribbon when compared with the pristine one. Furthermore, when the ribbon is passivated with H at both of the edges, the net magnetic moment shows a decreasing trend. In another case, the zig-zag nanoribbon is passivated with C in a similar fashion to H and we find with one edge passivation the net magnetic moment of the ribbon decreases, whereas with both edges C passivated the ribbon magnetism increases significantly. However, the nanoribbon modeled with the armchair type of edge and terminated with Mo at both sides is found to be non-magnetic and semiconducting. Passivating the armchair type nanoribbon with H and C, we find the band gap shows an increasing trend when going from one side to both sides passivation. In all cases, the armchair type nanoribbons show non-magnetic behavior.
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- Sun, Weiwei, et al.
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A new 2D monolayer BiXene, M2C (M = Mo, Tc, Os)
- 2016
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Ingår i: Nanoscale. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 2040-3364 .- 2040-3372. ; 8:34, s. 15753-15762
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The existence of BiXenes, a new family of 2D monolayers, is hereby predicted. Theoretically, BiXenes have 1H symmetry (P (6) over bar m2) and can be formed from the 4d/5d binary carbides. As the name suggests, they are close relatives of MXenes, which instead have 1T symmetry (P (3) over bar m1). The newly found BiXenes, as well as some new MXenes, are shown to have formation energies close to that of germanene, which suggests that these materials should be possible to be synthesised. Among them, we illustrate that 1H-Tc2C and 1T-Mo2C are dynamically stable at 0 K, while 1H-Mo2C, 1T-Tc2C, 1H-Os2C, and 1T-Rh2C are likely to be stabilised via strain or temperature. In addition, the nature of the chemical bonding is analysed, emphasizing that the covalency between the transition metal ions and carbon is much stronger in BiXenes than in MXenes. The emergence of BiXenes can not only open up a new era of conducting 2D monolayers, but also provide good candidates for carrier materials aimed at energy storage and spintronic devices that have already been unveiled in MXenes.
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