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Li H, Jiang X, Xu X, Xu G, Li D, Li C, Cui B, Liu DS. High mobility and enhanced photoelectric performance of two-dimensional ternary compounds NaCuX (X = S, Se, and Te). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:2475-2482. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05303a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Monolayer ternary materials NaCuX (X = S, Se, and Te) show high mobilities and strong optical absorption in the visible region.
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- Heming Li
- School of Physics
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- School of Physics
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- School of Physics
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- School of Physics
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- School of Physics
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- School of Physics and Microelectronics
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450001
- China
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- School of Physics
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- China
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- School of Physics
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- China
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Zhuo Z, Wu X, Yang J. Me-graphene: a graphene allotrope with near zero Poisson's ratio, sizeable band gap, and high carrier mobility. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:19359-19366. [PMID: 32940310 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03869e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The exploration of new two-dimensional (2D) allotropes of carbon has attracted great research attention after graphene, but experiment-feasible graphene allotropes with novel properties are still rare. Here, we predict a new allotrope of graphene, named Me-graphene, composed of both sp2- and sp3-hybridized carbon by topological assembly of C-(C3H2)4 molecules. With a transitional ratio of sp2- and sp3-hybridized carbon atoms (12 : 1) between those of graphene (1 : 0) and penta-graphene (2 : 1), Me-graphene has transition properties between those of graphene and penta-graphene, such as energy, band gap, and Poisson's ratio. Unusually, Me-graphene exhibits a near zero Poisson's ratio of from -0.002 to 0.009 in the xy-plane (or called "anepirretic"), different from that of graphene (0.169) and penta-graphene (-0.068). More importantly, the near zero Poisson's ratio behavior remains in a large strain range, being less than ±0.02 for strain from -15% to +3%. Me-graphene possesses an indirect band gap of 2.04 eV, as a transition of graphene (semimetal) and penta-graphene (wide band gap), and turns into a direct-bandgap semiconductor with an enlarged band gap of 2.62 eV under compressive strain. It possesses high hole mobility of 1.60 × 105 cm2 V-1 s-1 at 300 K. Me-Graphene has potential applications in electronic, photoelectric and high-speed mechatronic devices. The transitional properties related to the ratio of sp2- and sp3-hybridized carbon atoms are inspiring for searching for new graphene allotropes with combinational properties.
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- Zhiwen Zhuo
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China. and Synergetic Innovation of Quantum Information & Quantum Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China. and Synergetic Innovation of Quantum Information & Quantum Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Matta SK, Zhang C, Jiao Y, O'Mullane A, Du A. Versatile two-dimensional silicon diphosphide (SiP 2) for photocatalytic water splitting. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:6369-6374. [PMID: 29560982 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr07994j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The development of two-dimensional (2D) photocatalysts with excellent visible light absorption and favorable band alignment is critical for highly-efficient water splitting. Here we systematically study the structural, electronic and optical properties of an experimentally unexplored 2D Silicon Diphosphide (SiP2) based on density functional theory (DFT). We found that the single-layer SiP2 is highly feasible to obtain experimentally by mechanical cleavage and it is dynamically stable by analyzing its vibrational normal mode. Two dimensional SiP2 possesses a direct band gap of 2.25 eV, which is much smaller than those of more widely studied photocatalysts including titania (3.2 eV) and graphitic carbon nitride (2.7 eV), thus displaying excellent ability for sunlight harvesting. Most interestingly, the positions of the conduction band minimum (CBM) and valence band maximum (VBM) in 2D SiP2 fit perfectly the water oxidation and reduction potentials, making it a potential new 2D material that is suitable as a nanoscale photocatalyst for photo-electrochemical water splitting.
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- Sri Kasi Matta
- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, QLD 4001, Brisbane, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, QLD 4001, Brisbane, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, QLD 4001, Brisbane, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, QLD 4001, Brisbane, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, QLD 4001, Brisbane, Australia.
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Yao K, Yan A, Kahn S, Suslu A, Liang Y, Barnard ES, Tongay S, Zettl A, Borys NJ, Schuck PJ. Optically Discriminating Carrier-Induced Quasiparticle Band Gap and Exciton Energy Renormalization in Monolayer MoS_{2}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 119:087401. [PMID: 28952768 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.087401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Optoelectronic excitations in monolayer MoS_{2} manifest from a hierarchy of electrically tunable, Coulombic free-carrier and excitonic many-body phenomena. Investigating the fundamental interactions underpinning these phenomena-critical to both many-body physics exploration and device applications-presents challenges, however, due to a complex balance of competing optoelectronic effects and interdependent properties. Here, optical detection of bound- and free-carrier photoexcitations is used to directly quantify carrier-induced changes of the quasiparticle band gap and exciton binding energies. The results explicitly disentangle the competing effects and highlight longstanding theoretical predictions of large carrier-induced band gap and exciton renormalization in two-dimensional semiconductors.
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- Kaiyuan Yao
- Molecular Foundry Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Molecular Foundry Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Molecular Foundry Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Molecular Foundry Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
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- Molecular Foundry Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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Choi JH, Cui P, Lan H, Zhang Z. Choi et al. Reply. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 118:209702. [PMID: 28581802 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.209702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- Jin-Ho Choi
- International Center for Quantum Design of Functional Materials (ICQD), Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- International Center for Quantum Design of Functional Materials (ICQD), Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- International Center for Quantum Design of Functional Materials (ICQD), Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- International Center for Quantum Design of Functional Materials (ICQD), Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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