4.6 Article

Investigation of Tungsten-Based Seleno-Chevrel Compounds with Different Compositions for Efficient Water Splitting

Journal

ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adts.202300336

Keywords

Chevrel phases; density functional theory; dynamical stability; electronic properties; mechanical stability; photocatalytic water splitting

Ask authors/readers for more resources

This study investigates the photocatalytic water splitting performance of NixW6Se8(x=1,2,3,4) Chevrel phases. Density Functional Theory (DFT) is used to study the electronic properties and stability of NiW6Se8 and Ni2W6Se8 compounds. It is found that NiW6Se8 is suitable for both reduction and oxidation reactions, while Ni2W6Se8 is only suitable for the reduction reaction. This study is the first attempt to study Chevrel phases in detail and identify a suitable compound for photocatalytic water splitting.
This study investigates the photocatalytic water splitting performance for NixW6Se8(x=1,2,3,4)${\mathrm{N}}{{\mathrm{i}}_{\mathrm{x}}}{{\mathrm{W}}_6}{\mathrm{S}}{{\mathrm{e}}_8}\;( {x = 1, 2, 3, 4} )$ Chevrel phases with the chemical formula M(x)Mo(6)Ch(8), where M is a metal and Ch is a chalcogen, with x being 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. Density Functional Theory (DFT) is used to study the NixW6Se8(x=1,2,3,4)${\mathrm{N}}{{\mathrm{i}}_{\mathrm{x}}}{{\mathrm{W}}_6}{\mathrm{S}}{{\mathrm{e}}_8}{\mathrm{\;}}( {x = 1, 2, 3, 4} )$ Chevrel phases, which includes earth-abundant elements for this specific study as an essential consideration for photocatalytic water splitting. The electronic properties are calculated for the NiW6Se8 and Ni2W6Se8 compounds with thermodynamical, mechanical, and dynamic stabilities. For photocatalytic water splitting, the band gaps below 1.23 eV are excluded, and the conduction and valence band levels are determined to examine the reduction and oxidation potentials for efficient photocatalytic water-splitting materials. An examination of the selected band gaps, along with the conduction and valence band levels, reveals that NiW6Se8 is suitable for both reduction and oxidation reactions; whereas, Ni2W6Se8 is a convenient material only for the reduction reaction. This is the first attempt, as far as the literature reveals, to study Chevrel phases in detail and to identify a suitable compound for photocatalytic water splitting.

Authors

I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.

Reviews

Primary Rating

4.6
Not enough ratings

Secondary Ratings

Novelty
-
Significance
-
Scientific rigor
-
Rate this paper

Recommended

No Data Available
No Data Available