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Mendoza-Báez R, García-Toral D, Rivas-Silva JF, Camposeco ANS, Gómez SE, Cocoletzi GH, Flores-Riveros A. New Cap-Holed AlP, GaP, and InP Nanotubes. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:2920-2930. [PMID: 38250395 PMCID: PMC10795121 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
The structural, vibrational, and electronic properties of new inorganic X-phosphide nanotubes (ch-XPNT), with X = Al, Ga, or In and chirality of (5,5), are investigated. These new NTs display cap-hole ends, with the cap-hole features induced by the nonpassivated ends. Studies are based on density functional theory (DFT) using the M06-2X, PBE, and B3LYP functionals together with the LanL2DZ basis set. All nanostructures have been relaxed by minimizing the total energy, assuming a nonmagnetic nature and a total neutral charge. Note that the cap-hole NTs are terminated by a 10-atom ring, which in turn favors the geometrical ordering and yields stable structures. The (5,5) ch-XPNT are highly electrophilic and nonpolar, in addition to having high solvation energy values. Let us remark that solvation energies are produced by the intermolecular forces that involve the induced dipoles. Structural and vibrational results show that the X-P bonds are single bonds. Finally, results suggest that the inorganic nanotubes are structurally stable with semiconductor features, which means that their functionalization may yield interesting future applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Raúl Mendoza-Báez
- Departamento
de Química, Centro de Investigación
y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (Cinvestav), Av. IPN 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, México City 07360, México
| | - Dolores García-Toral
- Facultad
de Ingeniería Química, Benemérita
Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Av. San Claudio y 18 Sur S/N, San Manuel, Puebla 72570, México
| | | | - Akari Narayama Sosa Camposeco
- Instituto
de Física, Benemérita Universidad
Autónoma de Puebla, Av. San Claudio y Blvd. 18 Sur, Col. San Manuel, Puebla 72570, México
| | - Sandra Esteban Gómez
- Instituto
de Física, Benemérita Universidad
Autónoma de Puebla, Av. San Claudio y Blvd. 18 Sur, Col. San Manuel, Puebla 72570, México
| | - Gregorio Hernández Cocoletzi
- Instituto
de Física, Benemérita Universidad
Autónoma de Puebla, Av. San Claudio y Blvd. 18 Sur, Col. San Manuel, Puebla 72570, México
| | - Antonio Flores-Riveros
- Instituto
de Física, Benemérita Universidad
Autónoma de Puebla, Av. San Claudio y Blvd. 18 Sur, Col. San Manuel, Puebla 72570, México
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