期刊
BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 1641-1646出版社
BEILSTEIN-INSTITUT
DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.9.156
关键词
free radical; half-metallicity; nitric oxide (NO); sensors; spin-polarized
资金
- Australian Research Council QEII Fellowship [DP110101239]
- Australian Research Council [DP130102420, DP170103598]
The detection of single gas molecules is a highly challenging work because it requires sensors with an ultra-high level of sensitivity. By using density functional theory, here we demonstrate that the adsorption of a paramagnetic unpaired free radical gas (NO) on a monolayer of XS2 (X = Mo, W) can trigger the transition from semiconductor to half metal. More precisely, the single-layer XS2 (X = Mo, W) with NO adsorbed on it would behave like a metal in one spin channel while acting as a semiconductor in the other spin orientation. The half-metallicity is robust and independent of the NO concentration. In contrast, no half-metallic feature can be observed after the adsorption of other free radical gases such as NO2 . The unique change in electronic properties after the adsorption of NO on transition-metal sulfides highlights an effective strategy to distinguish NO from other gas species by experimentally measuring spin-resolved transmission. Our results also suggest XS2 (X = Mo, W) nanosheets can act as promising nanoscale NO sensors.
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