SiP monolayers: New 2D structures of group IV-V compounds for visible-light photohydrolytic catalysts

doi:10.1007/s11467-018-0760-8

Front. Phys.

2018, Vol. 13

Issue (3) : 138104 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-018-0760-8

RESEARCH ARTICLE

SiP monolayers: New 2D structures of group IV-V compounds for visible-light photohydrolytic catalysts

Zhinan Ma (马志楠)^1,²(

), Jibin Zhuang (庄吉彬)¹, Xu Zhang (张旭)³, Zhen Zhou (周震)^2,³(

)

¹. School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
². Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
³. School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Computational Centre for Molecular Science, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China

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Abstract

Because of graphene and phosphorene, two-dimensional (2D) layered materials of group IV and group V elements arouse great interest. However, group IV–V monolayers have not received due attention. In this work, three types of SiP monolayers were computationally designed to explore their electronic structure and optical properties. Computations confirm the stability of these monolayers, which are all indirect-bandgap semiconductors with bandgaps in the range 1.38–2.21 eV. The bandgaps straddle the redox potentials of water at pH= 0, indicating the potential of the monolayers for use as watersplitting photocatalysts. The computed optical properties demonstrate that certain monolayers of SiP 2D materials are absorbers of visible light and would serve as good candidates for optoelectronic devices.

Keywords graphene phosphorene group IV-V monolayers photocatalytic water splitting SiP 2D materials

Corresponding Author(s): Zhinan Ma (马志楠),Zhen Zhou (周震)

Issue Date: 20 March 2018

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Zhinan Ma (马志楠),Jibin Zhuang (庄吉彬),Xu Zhang (张旭), et al. SiP monolayers: New 2D structures of group IV-V compounds for visible-light photohydrolytic catalysts[J]. Front. Phys. , 2018, 13(3): 138104.

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