Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
Volume 171, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2022.111033
Keywords
DFT; Li-doped borophene-graphene; Gas sensor
Funding
- Funds for the Central Universities [N2002005]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11905027]
- LiaoNing Revitalization Talents Program [XLYC1907033]
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In this study, the adsorption properties of borophene in gas sensing were investigated using density functional theory. It was found that gas adsorption can lead to structural instability of borophene, but the heterostructure of borophene and graphene can inhibit deformation and optimize the adsorption capacity.
Two-dimensional materials show great application potentials in gas sensor due to its high surface-to-volume ratio. In this regard, we investigate the adsorption energies of five gases: NH3, NO, NO2, H2S, and SO2, on borophene, with the help of the density functional theory (DFT). The results show the high adsorption capacity of borophene, but gas adsorption can lead to its structural instability with the greatest influence of nitrogen. However, the heterostructure of borophene and graphene (B/G) can inhibit the deformation and optimize the adsorption capacity of borophene. In order to enhance the adsorption of gas molecules on B/G, lithium is doped in the borophene layer, and it shows that the adsorption of sulfur gas can be significantly enhanced. In addition, the transport properties of Li-decorated B/G inhibitors are simulated by non-equilibrium Green's function method. The graphene composite and Li doping are found to have a great impact on the gas-sensitive properties of borophene, which provides new ideas for the application of borophene in sensors.
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