2024
Hernández-Hernández, Ivonne J.; Santiago, Francisco; Marcos-Viquez, Alma L.; Miranda, Álvaro; Cruz-Irisson, Miguel; Pérez, Luis A.
A comparative DFT study of CO and NO capture by copper- and titanium-functionalized SiC and GeC monolayers Artículo de revista
En: Materials Letters, vol. 370, pp. 136805, 2024, ISSN: 0167-577X.
Resumen | Enlaces | BibTeX | Etiquetas: Functionalized two-dimensional materials, Gas sensors, Germanium carbide, Silicon carbide, Toxic gas capture
@article{HERNANDEZHERNANDEZ2024136805,
title = {A comparative DFT study of CO and NO capture by copper- and titanium-functionalized SiC and GeC monolayers},
author = {Ivonne J. Hern\'{a}ndez-Hern\'{a}ndez and Francisco Santiago and Alma L. Marcos-Viquez and \'{A}lvaro Miranda and Miguel Cruz-Irisson and Luis A. P\'{e}rez},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X24009443},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136805},
issn = {0167-577X},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-01-01},
urldate = {2024-01-01},
journal = {Materials Letters},
volume = {370},
pages = {136805},
abstract = {In this work, the interactions of NO and CO molecules with silicon carbide (SiC) and germanium carbide (GeC) graphene-like nanosheets, functionalized with titanium and copper atoms, are comparatively studied through density-functional calculations. The results indicate that NO and CO molecules are only slightly adsorbed on the pristine carbide nanosheets. Also, the copper and titanium adatoms are chemisorbed on the monolayers, leading to stable functionalized carbide nanosheets. These adatoms greatly enhance the binding energies of CO and NO. In particular, the titanium-functionalized GeC monolayers display the highest adsorption energies for CO and NO and also the largest changes in their work functions upon molecule adsorption, indicating that they could be useful for trapping or detecting these molecules.},
keywords = {Functionalized two-dimensional materials, Gas sensors, Germanium carbide, Silicon carbide, Toxic gas capture},
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In this work, the interactions of NO and CO molecules with silicon carbide (SiC) and germanium carbide (GeC) graphene-like nanosheets, functionalized with titanium and copper atoms, are comparatively studied through density-functional calculations. The results indicate that NO and CO molecules are only slightly adsorbed on the pristine carbide nanosheets. Also, the copper and titanium adatoms are chemisorbed on the monolayers, leading to stable functionalized carbide nanosheets. These adatoms greatly enhance the binding energies of CO and NO. In particular, the titanium-functionalized GeC monolayers display the highest adsorption energies for CO and NO and also the largest changes in their work functions upon molecule adsorption, indicating that they could be useful for trapping or detecting these molecules.
