The electronic structures,chemical bonding,elastic and optical properties of the novel hP24 phase WB3 were investigated by using density-functional theory(DFT) within generalized gradient approximation(GGA).The calcul...The electronic structures,chemical bonding,elastic and optical properties of the novel hP24 phase WB3 were investigated by using density-functional theory(DFT) within generalized gradient approximation(GGA).The calculated energy band structures show that the hP24 phase WB3 is metallic material.The density of state(DOS) and the partial density of state(PDOS) calculations show that the DOS near the Fermi level is mainly from the W 5d and B 2p states.Population analysis suggests that the chemical bonding in hP24-WB3 has predominantly covalent characteristics with mixed covalent-ionic characteristics.Basic physical properties,such as lattice constant,bulk modulus,shear modulus and elastic constants Cij were calculated.The elastic modulus E and Poisson ratio υ were also predicted.The results show that hP24-WB3 phase is mechanically stable and behaves in a brittle manner.Detailed analysis of all optical functions reveals that WB3 is a better dielectric material,and reflectivity spectra show that WB3 can be promised as good coating material in the energy regions of 8.5-11.4 eV and 14.5-15.5 eV.展开更多
NaxCoO2 is a commonly used cathode material for sodium ion batteries because of its easy synthesis, high reversible capacity and good cyclability. The structural and electrochemical properties of NaxCoO2 during sodium...NaxCoO2 is a commonly used cathode material for sodium ion batteries because of its easy synthesis, high reversible capacity and good cyclability. The structural and electrochemical properties of NaxCoO2 during sodium ion insertion/extraction process are studied based on first principles calculations. The calculation results of crystal structure parameters and average intercalation voltage are in good agreement with experiment data. Through calculation of the geometric structure and charge transfer in charging and discharging processes of NaxCoO2, it is found that the oxygen atom surrounding Co of the CoO6 octahedral screens the coulomb potential produced by sodium vacancy in NaxCoO2, and the charge is removed from the entire Co-O layer instead of the Co atom adjacent to sodium vacancy when sodium ions are extracted from the Na CoO2 lattice. Thus, during the insertion/extraction of sodium ion from Na CoO2, the CoO6 octahedral structure undergoes small lattice distortion, which makes the local structure quite stable and is beneficial to the cycling stability of the material for the application of sodium ion batteries.展开更多
As cathode materials for alkali-ion batteries,sodium manganese oxides have been receiving considerable and continuous attention in recent decades.In this work,the structure and environment-dependent stability of NaMn_...As cathode materials for alkali-ion batteries,sodium manganese oxides have been receiving considerable and continuous attention in recent decades.In this work,the structure and environment-dependent stability of NaMn_(2)O_(4) surface were studied based on the first principles calculations.The surface stability diagram of NaMn_(2)O_(4) involving various different terminations of(100),(110)and(111)surfaces was constructed,and the stability of these different terminations could be compared as a function of chemical environment.It is found that the(100)-MnO and(111)-ONa terminations are two more stable terminations under the investigated chemical conditions.And the surface energies of(110)surfaces are negative under the investigated chemical potential,hence,(110)surfaces are unstable.The surface energy of NaMn_(2)O_(4) as a function of O chemical potential is also investigated under constant Na chemical potential.The structure relaxation indicates that the surface rumpling and surface reconstruction can affect the electronic structure of the surface,thereby reducing surface energy and stabilizing the surface.Furthermore,the Wulff shape of NaMn_(2)O_(4) was also constructed based on Gibbs-Wulff theorem.展开更多
Transition metal dichalcogenides are interesting candidates as photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction.The MnPSe_(3)/WS_(2) heterostructure is hence studied here with first principles calculations by exploring ...Transition metal dichalcogenides are interesting candidates as photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction.The MnPSe_(3)/WS_(2) heterostructure is hence studied here with first principles calculations by exploring its electronic properties under the application of an electric field.It is discovered that the band gap will decrease from the WS_(2) monolayer to the MnPSe_(3)/WS_(2) heterostructure with Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof functional,while increase slightly when electron correlation is involved.The conduction band minimum of the heterostructure is determined by the MnPSe3 layer,while the valence band maximum is contributed by the WS_(2)layer.The band edges and band gap suggest that the heterostructure will have good photocatalytic properties for water splitting.Moreover,comparing to monolayer WS_(2),the light absorption in both the ultraviolet and visible regions will be enhanced.When an electric field is present,a linear relation is observed between the electric field and the band gap within specific range,which can thus modulate the photocatalytic performance of this heterostructure.展开更多
基金Project(11271121)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(11JJ2002)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China+1 种基金Project(11K038)supported by Key Laboratory of Computational and Stochastic Mathematics of Ministry of Education of ChinaProject(2013GK3130)supported by the Scientific and Technological Plan of Hunan Province,China
文摘The electronic structures,chemical bonding,elastic and optical properties of the novel hP24 phase WB3 were investigated by using density-functional theory(DFT) within generalized gradient approximation(GGA).The calculated energy band structures show that the hP24 phase WB3 is metallic material.The density of state(DOS) and the partial density of state(PDOS) calculations show that the DOS near the Fermi level is mainly from the W 5d and B 2p states.Population analysis suggests that the chemical bonding in hP24-WB3 has predominantly covalent characteristics with mixed covalent-ionic characteristics.Basic physical properties,such as lattice constant,bulk modulus,shear modulus and elastic constants Cij were calculated.The elastic modulus E and Poisson ratio υ were also predicted.The results show that hP24-WB3 phase is mechanically stable and behaves in a brittle manner.Detailed analysis of all optical functions reveals that WB3 is a better dielectric material,and reflectivity spectra show that WB3 can be promised as good coating material in the energy regions of 8.5-11.4 eV and 14.5-15.5 eV.
基金Project(51472211)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2012CK1006)supported by Scientific and Technical Achievement Transformation Fund of Hunan Province,China
文摘NaxCoO2 is a commonly used cathode material for sodium ion batteries because of its easy synthesis, high reversible capacity and good cyclability. The structural and electrochemical properties of NaxCoO2 during sodium ion insertion/extraction process are studied based on first principles calculations. The calculation results of crystal structure parameters and average intercalation voltage are in good agreement with experiment data. Through calculation of the geometric structure and charge transfer in charging and discharging processes of NaxCoO2, it is found that the oxygen atom surrounding Co of the CoO6 octahedral screens the coulomb potential produced by sodium vacancy in NaxCoO2, and the charge is removed from the entire Co-O layer instead of the Co atom adjacent to sodium vacancy when sodium ions are extracted from the Na CoO2 lattice. Thus, during the insertion/extraction of sodium ion from Na CoO2, the CoO6 octahedral structure undergoes small lattice distortion, which makes the local structure quite stable and is beneficial to the cycling stability of the material for the application of sodium ion batteries.
基金Project(BK20241969)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,ChinaProject(51971249)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘As cathode materials for alkali-ion batteries,sodium manganese oxides have been receiving considerable and continuous attention in recent decades.In this work,the structure and environment-dependent stability of NaMn_(2)O_(4) surface were studied based on the first principles calculations.The surface stability diagram of NaMn_(2)O_(4) involving various different terminations of(100),(110)and(111)surfaces was constructed,and the stability of these different terminations could be compared as a function of chemical environment.It is found that the(100)-MnO and(111)-ONa terminations are two more stable terminations under the investigated chemical conditions.And the surface energies of(110)surfaces are negative under the investigated chemical potential,hence,(110)surfaces are unstable.The surface energy of NaMn_(2)O_(4) as a function of O chemical potential is also investigated under constant Na chemical potential.The structure relaxation indicates that the surface rumpling and surface reconstruction can affect the electronic structure of the surface,thereby reducing surface energy and stabilizing the surface.Furthermore,the Wulff shape of NaMn_(2)O_(4) was also constructed based on Gibbs-Wulff theorem.
基金Project(2682019CX06)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,ChinaProject(2019KY23)supported by Research Start-up Fund from the Southwest Jiaotong University,China+2 种基金Projects(20ZDYF0236,20ZDYF0490)supported by the Key R&D Projects in the Field of High and new Technology of Sichuan,ChinaProject(52072311)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2019JDJQ0009)supported by the Outstanding Young Scientific and Technical Talents in Sichuan Province,China。
文摘Transition metal dichalcogenides are interesting candidates as photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction.The MnPSe_(3)/WS_(2) heterostructure is hence studied here with first principles calculations by exploring its electronic properties under the application of an electric field.It is discovered that the band gap will decrease from the WS_(2) monolayer to the MnPSe_(3)/WS_(2) heterostructure with Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof functional,while increase slightly when electron correlation is involved.The conduction band minimum of the heterostructure is determined by the MnPSe3 layer,while the valence band maximum is contributed by the WS_(2)layer.The band edges and band gap suggest that the heterostructure will have good photocatalytic properties for water splitting.Moreover,comparing to monolayer WS_(2),the light absorption in both the ultraviolet and visible regions will be enhanced.When an electric field is present,a linear relation is observed between the electric field and the band gap within specific range,which can thus modulate the photocatalytic performance of this heterostructure.
