A density functional theory research on the interaction of H2X molecules with the Al2C nanosheet (X = O, S, Se, Te)
The potential application of the 2D material Al2C, as catalysts and as sensor of the hazardous molecules H2S, H2Se and H2Te, is studied using theoretical methods. Density functional theory (DFT) has been applied to study the interaction between the pristine Al2C nanosheet and small molecules, such a...
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| description | The potential application of the 2D material Al2C, as catalysts and as sensor of the hazardous molecules H2S, H2Se and H2Te, is studied using theoretical methods. Density functional theory (DFT) has been applied to study the interaction between the pristine Al2C nanosheet and small molecules, such as H2O, H2S, H2Se and H2Te. Results show the Al2C nanosheet is a promising material to dissociate the studied molecules as well as its potential use as sensor of these molecules in molecular or dissociated state. Molecular interactions are weak even considering the London dispersion forces. Partial dissociative adsorption is strongly preferred to molecular adsorption for all four molecules. Applying the climbing image NEB method, the activation energy for H2O dissociation to OH-H is calculated in ≈ 0.1 eV whereas it is just a few meV for H2S, H2Se and H2Te partial dissociation. The calculated energy gap for the clean Al2C nanosheet is 1.078 eV whereas it is increased to 1.371, 1.338, 1.379 and 1.416 eV for molecular adsorption and to 1.209, 1.363, 1.370 and 1.388 eV for partial dissociative adsorption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ad8843129a14e1cb102668eac7eb54c2024-04-05T04:42:01ZengElsevierNext Materials2949-82282024-07-014100114A density functional theory research on the interaction of H2X molecules with the Al2C nanosheet (X = O, S, Se, Te)Nahuel Moreno Yalet0Víctor A. Ranea1CCT-CONICET-La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 64 y Diagonal 113, 1900 La Plata, ArgentinaCCT-CONICET-La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 64 y Diagonal 113, 1900 La Plata, Argentina; Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 49 y Calle 115, 1900 La Plata, Argentina; Corresponding author at: CCT-CONICET-La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 64 y Diagonal 113, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.The potential application of the 2D material Al2C, as catalysts and as sensor of the hazardous molecules H2S, H2Se and H2Te, is studied using theoretical methods. Density functional theory (DFT) has been applied to study the interaction between the pristine Al2C nanosheet and small molecules, such as H2O, H2S, H2Se and H2Te. Results show the Al2C nanosheet is a promising material to dissociate the studied molecules as well as its potential use as sensor of these molecules in molecular or dissociated state. Molecular interactions are weak even considering the London dispersion forces. Partial dissociative adsorption is strongly preferred to molecular adsorption for all four molecules. Applying the climbing image NEB method, the activation energy for H2O dissociation to OH-H is calculated in ≈ 0.1 eV whereas it is just a few meV for H2S, H2Se and H2Te partial dissociation. The calculated energy gap for the clean Al2C nanosheet is 1.078 eV whereas it is increased to 1.371, 1.338, 1.379 and 1.416 eV for molecular adsorption and to 1.209, 1.363, 1.370 and 1.388 eV for partial dissociative adsorption.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S294982282400011XAl2C nanosheetHazardous small moleculesWater moleculeAdsorptionDissociationSensor |
| spellingShingle | Nahuel Moreno Yalet Víctor A. Ranea A density functional theory research on the interaction of H2X molecules with the Al2C nanosheet (X = O, S, Se, Te) Next Materials Al2C nanosheet Hazardous small molecules Water molecule Adsorption Dissociation Sensor |
| title | A density functional theory research on the interaction of H2X molecules with the Al2C nanosheet (X = O, S, Se, Te) |
| title_full | A density functional theory research on the interaction of H2X molecules with the Al2C nanosheet (X = O, S, Se, Te) |
| title_fullStr | A density functional theory research on the interaction of H2X molecules with the Al2C nanosheet (X = O, S, Se, Te) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A density functional theory research on the interaction of H2X molecules with the Al2C nanosheet (X = O, S, Se, Te) |
| title_short | A density functional theory research on the interaction of H2X molecules with the Al2C nanosheet (X = O, S, Se, Te) |
| title_sort | density functional theory research on the interaction of h2x molecules with the al2c nanosheet x o s se te |
| topic | Al2C nanosheet Hazardous small molecules Water molecule Adsorption Dissociation Sensor |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S294982282400011X |
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