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Using the first principle calculation based on the density functional theory, we have systematically investigated the structure stability, electronic structure and photocatalytic properties of two-dimensional single-layered GeTe crystal structure modified by H and F. The results show that the lattice constant, bond angle and bond length of GeTe increase after being modified. The stability analysis shows that all the materials have excellent dynamical, mechanical, and thermal stabilities. The electronic structure analysis shows that the two-dimensional GeTe is an indirect bandgap semiconductor with an energy gap of 1.797 eV, and its energy band is mainly composed of Ge-4p and Te-5p, while it is converted into a direct bandgap semiconductor by H or F modification and H-F co-modification (F and Ge on one side, H and Te on the other), and their corresponding energy gaps are reduced to 1.847 eV (fH-GeTe), 0.113 eV (fF-GeTe) and 1.613 eV (hF-GeTe-hH). However, hH-GeTe-hF is still an indirect band gap semiconductor, and its energy gap is reduced to 0.706 eV. The results of the density of states show that part of the Ge-4p and Te-5p electrons are transferred to a deeper level due to the adsorption of H or F atoms, resulting in a strong orbital hybridization between them and the adsorbed atoms. The effective mass shows that the effective mass of H or F modified and H-F co-modified GeTe (F and Ge on one side, H and Te on the other) decrease, and their carrier mobilities increase. The carrier recombination rates of all modified GeTe materials are lower than that of the intrinsic GeTe, so the semiconductor will be more durable. The electron density difference shows that due to the electronegativities of atoms being different from each other, when H or F is used to modify GeTe, some electrons transfer to H and F atoms, resulting in the weakening of covalent bond between Ge and Te atoms and the enhancement of ion bond. The results of band-edge potential analysis show that GeTe can produce hydrogen and oxygen by photolysis of water. However, the valence band edge potential of the modified GeTe decreases significantly, and its oxidation ability increases considerably, the photocatalytic water can produce O2, H2, O3, OH·, etc. Optical properties show that the modified GeTe can enhance the absorption of visible and ultraviolet spectrum, which indicates that they have great application prospects in the field of photocatalysis.
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Keywords:
- two-dimensional GeTe /
- electronic structure /
- effective mass /
- photocatalysis
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图 1 优化后的晶胞模型 (a) GeTe侧视图; (b) fH-GeTe俯视图; (c) fH-GeTe侧视图; (d) hH-GeTe-hF侧视图; (e) hF-GeTe-hH侧视图; (f) K点路径
Figure 1. The optimized geometric structures: (a) side view of GeTe; (b) top view of fH-GeTe; (c) side view of fH-GeTe; (d) side view of hH-GeTe-hF; (e) side view of hF-GeTe-hH; (f) K point path.
图 2 声子谱 (a) GeTe; (b) fH-GeTe; (c) fF-GeTe; (d) hH-GeTe-hF; (e) hF-GeTe-hH
Figure 2. Phonon dispersion: (a) GeTe; (b) fH-GeTe; (c) fF-GeTe; (d) hH-GeTe-hF; (e) hF-GeTe-hH.
图 3 分子动力学模拟计算的能量随时间的变化, 插图表示加热到500 K温度下最后的结构图 (a) GeTe; (b) fH-GeTe; (c) fF-GeTe; (d) hH-GeTe-hF; (e) hF-GeTe-hH
Figure 3. Variation of the total energy in the molecular dynamics simulation at 500 K for: (a) GeTe; (b) fH-GeTe; (c) fF-GeTe; (d) hH-GeTe-hF; (e) hF-GeTe-hH, during a timescale of 2.5 ps. The insets are the top (left panel) and side (right panel) views of the atomic structure snapshots taken from the molecular dynamics simulation.
图 4 能带图和态密度 (a) GeTe; (b) fH-GeTe; (c) fF-GeTe; (d) hH-GeTe-hF; (e) hF-GeTe-hH
Figure 4. Band structure and density of states: (a) GeTe; (b) fH-GeTe; (c) fF-GeTe; (d) hH-GeTe-hF; (e) hF-GeTe-hH.
图 5
$\langle 0, 0, 1 \rangle$ 截面差分电荷密度图 (a) GeTe; (b) fH-GeTe; (c) fF-GeTe; (d) hH-GeTe-hF; (e) hF-GeTe-hHFigure 5. Electron density difference
$\langle 0, 0, 1 \rangle$ : (a) GeTe; (b) fH-GeTe; (c) fF-GeTe; (d) hH-GeTe-hF; (e) hF-GeTe-hH.
图 6 半导体的导带与价带的带边电势示意图
Figure 6. Reduction and oxidation potentials of CB and VB edges of all chemically decorated GeTe.
图 7 半导体的吸收系数
Figure 7. Absorption spectra of all chemically decorated GeTe.
表 1 晶体的结构参数及吸附能
Table 1. Structural parameters for all chemically decorated GeTe.
Structure (a/b)/Å θ/(°) l/Å l1/Å l2/Å σ/Å Ef/eV GeTe 3.95 91.22 2.76 — — 1.56 — fH-GeTe 5.09 119.92 2.94 1.60 1.69 –0.08 –5.80 fF-GeTe 4.18 93.08 2.88 1.79 2.04 1.58 –7.45 hH-GeTe-hF 4.02 92.04 2.97 1.59 2.08 1.56 –5.79 hF-GeTe-hH 5.21 119.99 3.01 1.81 1.69 –0.03 –7.74 
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表 2 半导体的载流子有效质量
Table 2. The effective mass for all chemically decorated GeTe.
Effective mass GeTe fH-GeTe fF-GeTe hH-GeTe-hF hF-GeTe-hH $ m_{\rm h}^*/m_0 $ 0.54 0.24 0.23 1.50 0.30 $ m_{\rm e}^*/m_0 $ 0.52 0.39 0.27 0.91 0.49 D 1.04 1.63 1.17 1.65 1.63
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表 3 半导体的导带和价带的带边电势
Table 3. Reduction and oxidation potentials of CB and VB edges of all chemically decorated GeTe.
Structure GeTe fH-GeTe fF-GeTe hH-GeTe-hF hF-GeTe-hH $ \chi $ 5.03 6.01 7.23 6.59 6.59 CB/eV –0.37 0.76 2.68 1.74 1.28 VB/eV 1.42 2.25 2.79 2.44 2.90
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[1] Novoselov K S, Geim A K, Morozov S V, Jiang D, Zhang Y, Dubonos S V, Grigorieva I V, Firsov A A 2004 Science 306 666
Google Scholar
[2] Bolar S, Shit S, Kumar J S, Murmu N C, Genesh R S, Inokawa H, Kuila T 2019 Appl. Catal., B-environ. 254 432
Google Scholar
[3] Hu W, Yang J L 2017 J. Mater. Chem. C 5 12289
Google Scholar
[4] Yao L H, Cao M S, Yang H J, Liu X J, Fang X Y, Yuan J 2014 Comput. Mater. Sci. 85 179
Google Scholar
[5] Molle A, Grazianetti C, Tao L, Taneja D, Alam M H, Akinwande D 2018 Chem. Soc. Rev. 47 6370
Google Scholar
[6] Cao M S, Wang X X, Zhang M, Shu J C, Cao W Q, Yang H J, Fang X Y, Yuan J 2019 Adv. Funct. Mater. 29 1807398
Google Scholar
[7] Wang L J, Wang W Z, Chen Y L, Yao L Z, Zhao X, Shi H L, Cao M S, Liang Y J 2018 Acs. Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10 11652
Google Scholar
[8] Chen P F, Li N, Chen X Z, Ong W J, Zhao X J 2018 2D Mater. 5 014002
[9] Zhao J, Li Y L, Ma J 2016 Nanoscale 8 9567
[10] Chen Y L, Wang L J, Wang W Z, Cao M S 2017 Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 209 110
Google Scholar
[11] Wong S L, Khoo K H, Quek S Y, Wee A T S 2015 J. Phys. Chem. C 119 29193
Google Scholar
[12] Zeng Q S, Sun B, Du K Z, Zhao W Y, Yu P, Zhu C, Xia J, Chen Y, Cao X, Yan Q Y, Shen Z X, Yu T, Long Y, Koh Y K, Liu Z 2019 2D Mater. 6 045009
[13] Zhang S L, Yan Z, Li Y F, Chen Z F, Zeng H B 2015 Angew. Chem.-Int. Edit. 54 3112
Google Scholar
[14] Fonseca J J, TonGey S, Topsakal M, Chew A R, Lin A J, Ko C, Luce A V, Salleo A, Wu J Q, Dubon O D 2016 Adv. Mater. 28 6465
Google Scholar
[15] Fedorenko Y G 2015 Semiconductors 49 1640
Google Scholar
[16] Gelca A C, Sava F, Simandan I D, Bucur C, Dumitru V, Porosnicu C, Mihai C, Velea A 2016 J. Non-Cryst. Solids 499 1
[17] Qiao M, Chen Y L, Wang Y, Li Y F 2018 J. Mater. Chem. A 6 4119
Google Scholar
[18] Singh A K, Hennig R G 2014 Appl. Phys. Lett. 105 042103
Google Scholar
[19] Wan W H, Liu C, Xiao W D, Yao Y G 2017 Appl. Phys. Lett. 111 132904
Google Scholar
[20] Zhang P P, Zhao F L, Long P, Wang Y, Yue Y C, Liu X Y, Feng Y Y, Li R J, Hu W P, Li Y, Feng W 2018 Nanoscale 10 34
Google Scholar
[21] Tang W C, Sun M L, Ren Q Q, Wang S K, Yu J 2016 Appl. Surf. Sci. 376 286
Google Scholar
[22] Zhang D B, Zhou Z P, Wang H Y, Yang Z X, Liu C 2018 Nanoscale Res. Lett. 13 400
Google Scholar
[23] Yuan J H, Xie Q X, Yu N N, Wang J F 2017 Appl. Surf. Sci. 394 625
Google Scholar
[24] SeGell M D, Lindan P J D, Probert M J, Pickard C J, Hasnip P J, Clark S J, Payne M C 2002 J. Phys.-Condes. Matter 14 2717
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[26] Yuan J H, Yu N N, Xue K H, Miao X S 2017 RSC Adv. 7 8654
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[28] Tian Y L, Hua H L, Yue W W, Chen M N, Hu G C, Ren J F, Yuan X B 2017 Mod. Phys. Lett. B 31 1750335
Google Scholar
[29] 王胜楠, 毛启楠, 袁倩敏, 李鹤, 季振国 2016 材料科学与工程学报 34 702
Wang S N, Mao Q N, Yuan Q M, Li H, Ji Z G 2016 Journal of Materials Science and Engineering 34 702
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[33] Zhou Y H, Peng Z B, Chen Y D, Luo K, Zhang J, Du S Y 2019 Comput. Mater. Sci. 168 137
Google Scholar
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