High hydrogen production in two-dimensional GaTe/ZnI2 type-II heterostructure for water splitting

AOM Almayyali, HR Jappor, HO Muhsen - Journal of Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, first-principles calculation was used to systematically examine the structural,
electronic, and optical properties of the GaTe/ZnI 2 heterostructure under the biaxial strain …

Recent progress in group-III metal chalcogenide based Janus materials: from properties to potential applications

Z Ma, T Zhou, W Duan, Y Huang - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional (2D) materials with unique geometrics and physicochemical properties
have become the most attractive star materials in recent two decades. Since research on …

First-principles prediction of the missed Pmmn phase for a GaTe monolayer as a new two-dimensional semiconductor

Y Liao, C Luo, C Tang, C He, J Zhong - Scripta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we predicted a new semiconducting phase for a GaTe monolayer with
remarkable stability using first-principles calculations and the RG 2 code, which implements …

Structural, electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional Janus transition metal oxides MXO (M= Ti, Hf and Zr; X= S and Se) for photovoltaic and opto-electronic …

Z Haman, M Kibbou, I Bouziani, Y Benhouria… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2021 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional Janus transition metal dichalcogenides structures have drawn increasing
importance due to their remarkable properties for versatile applications in optoelectronic …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring electronic and optical properties of hBN/InTe and hBN/GaTe heterostructures through biaxial strain engineering

A Šolajić, J Pešić - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In this research study, we systematically investigate the electronic and optical properties of
van der Waals heterostructures (HSs) consisting of InTe (GaTe) and hBN monolayers …

First-principle calculation of optical properties of HfTeSe4, HfTe4Ge, GeTe, GaTe, and HfTe5 monolayers

M Barhoumi, S Ahmad - Solid State Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
In current years, researchers consecrated much regard to nonlinear photonic crystals as
their employment in photonic bandgap compounds for testing and moving light. The growth …

A direct Z-scheme GaTe/AsP van der Waals heterostructure: A promising high efficiency photocatalyst for overall water splitting with strong optical absorption and …

SZ Sun, Y Zhang, YF Luo, YS Yang, JH Li, L Duan… - Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The existing energy crisis and environmental pollution require an innovative approach to
hydrogen production. Photocatalytic water-splitting has emerged as a potential solution, but …

Strain-and electric field-enhanced optical properties of the penta-siligraphene monolayer

M Maymoun, S Oukahou, Y Bahou… - New Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional (2D) Si-based materials are very attractive for use in electronic devices
due to their main advantages, such as hardness, stability and non-toxicity. In this work, we …

Chemical functionalization of SnAs monolayer: a first-principles study of SnAsX (X= Cl, Br, and I) monolayers

VTT Vi, CQ Nguyen, BD Hoi, HV Phuc… - Journal of Physics D …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Chemical functionalization is one of the effective methods to tune the electronic properties of
two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures. In this paper, we study the structural, electronic …

[HTML][HTML] First-principles examination of two-dimensional Janus quintuple-layer atomic structures XCrSiN 2 (X= S, Se, and Te)

PTL Tran, NV Hieu, QN Cuong, NN Hieu - Nanoscale Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we propose novel two-dimensional Janus XCrSiN2 (X= S, Se, and Te) single-
layers and comprehensively investigate their crystal structure, electronic properties, and …