Optoelectronic and photocatalytic properties of stable pentagonal B2S and B2Se monolayers

dc.contributor.authorKatoch, Neha
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Jagdish
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Ashok
dc.contributor.authorAhluwalia, P.K.
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Ravindra
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-21T10:42:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T12:44:44Z
dc.date.available2024-01-21T10:42:41Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T12:44:44Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractBoron-based 2D monolayers have attracted tremendous interest due to their unique physical and chemical properties. In this paper, we report novel pentagonal monolayers, B2S and B2Se, which are predicted to be energetically, dynamically, and thermally stable based on density functional theory. At the HSE06 level of theory, they exhibit a moderate indirect bandgap of (e.g., 1.82 eV for Penta-B2S and 1.94 eV for Penta-B2Se). Strain-induced indirect-to-direct bandgap transition, high hole mobility (~103 Cm2V-1S-1) and strong optical absorption (? ~105 Cm-1) in the visible region are observed for these monolayers. Moreover, the electronic band structures and optical spectra are tunable by mechanical strains suggesting their visible light-harvesting capabilities for optoelectronic applications. In this way, the pentagonal family of 2D materials is now expanded to include boron-containing photocatalytic materials for water splitting applications. � 2022en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111524
dc.identifier.issn9270256
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/3714
dc.identifier.urlhttps://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0927025622002786
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.en_US
dc.subject2D materialsen_US
dc.subjectDFTen_US
dc.subjectOptoelectronicsen_US
dc.subjectPentagonal structuresen_US
dc.subjectPhotocatalysten_US
dc.titleOptoelectronic and photocatalytic properties of stable pentagonal B2S and B2Se monolayersen_US
dc.title.journalComputational Materials Scienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.accesstypeClosed Accessen_US

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