Adsorption And Diffusion On A Phosphorene Monolayer: A Dft Study

Abstract

A computational study of the adsorption and diffusion behavior of alkali and alkaline earth metal atoms on a phosphorene monolayer is reported. Our calculations were performed within the framework of density functional theory using the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof functional and projector augmented wave potentials, as derived from the generalized gradient approximation. Our binding energy calculations for various potential adsorption sites showed that the site located above the center of a triangle formed by three surface phosphorus atoms is the most attractive to all adatoms. In addition, simulation of the diffusion of adatoms across the surface of the phosphorene monolayer showed that the diffusion is anisotropic, with K having the lowest diffusion barrier (0.02 eV along the zigzag pathway). To the best of our knowledge, this is the lowest diffusion barrier of any metal adatom on a single layer of phosphorene. While phosphorene exhibited significantly better adatom adsorption and diffusion than graphene, it also showed a reduced storage capacity compared to graphene, most probably due to the structural distortion induced by the oversaturated phosphorene surface. This finding strongly suggests that a phosphorene–graphene hybrid system could be employed as a promising high-capacity ion anode.

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Publication Title

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Volume

22

Issue

1

Number of Pages

11-16

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3703-3

Socpus ID

85026832448 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85026832448

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