scholarly journals A van der Waals density functional investigation of carboranethiol self-assembled monolayers on Au(111)

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 12920-12927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ersen Mete ◽  
Ayşen Yılmaz ◽  
Mehmet Fatih Danışman
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Monolayer Adsorption ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Functional Investigation

Isolated and full monolayer adsorption of various carboranethiol (C2B10H12S) isomers on the gold(111) surface has been investigated using both the standard and van der Waals density functional theory calculations.

scholarly journals Density Functional Theory with Modified Dispersion Correction for Metals Applied to Self-Assembled Monolayers of Thiols on Au(111)

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Dimethyl Disulfide ◽  
Gold Surface ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Dispersion Correction ◽  
Dissociative Chemisorption ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Self Assembled

Using sound physical principles we modify the DFT-D2 atom pairwise semiempirical dispersion correction to density functional theory to work for metallic systems and in particular self-assembled monolayers of thiols on gold surfaces. We test our approximation for two functionals PBE-D and revPBE-D for lattice parameters and cohesive energies for Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au, adsorption energies of CO on (111) surfaces of Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au, and adsorption energy of benzene on Ag(111) and Au(111). Agreement with experimental data is substantially improved. We apply the method to self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiols on Au(111) and find reasonable agreement for PBE-D and revPBE-D for both physisorption of n-alkanethiols as well as dissociative chemisorption of dimethyl disulfide as an Au-adatom-dithiolate complex. By modifying the C6 coefficient for Au, we obtain quantitative agreement for physisorption and chemisorption for both PBE-D and revPBE-D using the same set of parameters. Our results confirm that inclusion of dispersion forces is crucial for any quantitative analysis of the thiol and thiolate bonds to the gold surface using quantum chemical calculations.

Optoelectronic and solar cell applications of Janus monolayers and their van der Waals heterostructures

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (34) ◽  
pp. 18612-18621 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Idrees ◽  
H. U. Din ◽  
R. Ali ◽  
G. Rehman ◽  
T. Hussain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Hybrid Density Functional Theory ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Hybrid Density Functional

Janus monolayers and their van der Waals heterostuctures are investigated by hybrid density functional theory calculations.

ADSORPTION OF THIOPHENE ON N-DOPED TiO2/MoS2 NANOCOMPOSITES INVESTIGATED BY VAN DER WAALS CORRECTED DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (01) ◽  
pp. 1850038
Author(s):  
AMIRALI ABBASI ◽  
JABER JAHANBIN SARDROODI
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Titanium Atom ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Van Der Waals Interactions ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Structural And Electronic Properties ◽  
Potential Applicability ◽  
Thiophene Molecule

Comparison of structural and electronic properties between pristine and N-doped titanium dioxide-(TiO2)/molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanocomposites and their effects on the adsorption of thiophene molecule were performed using density functional theory calculations. To correctly estimate the adsorption energies, the van der Waals interactions were taken into account in the calculations. On the TiO2/MoS2 nanocomposite, thiophene molecule tends to be strongly adsorbed by its sulfur atom. The five-fold coordinated titanium atom of TiO2 was found to be an active binding site for thiophene adsorption. The results suggest that the thiophene molecule has not any mutual interaction with MoS2 nanosheet. The electronic structures of the complex systems are discussed in terms of the density of states and molecular orbitals of the thiophene molecules adsorbed to the TiO2/MoS2 nanocomposites. It was also found that the doping of nitrogen atom is conductive to the interaction of thiophene with nanocomposite. Thus, it can be concluded that the interaction of thiophene with N-doped TiO2/MoS2 nanocomposite is more energetically favorable than the interaction with undoped nanocomposite. The sensing capability of TiO2/MoS2 toward thiophene detection was greatly increased upon nitrogen doping. These processes ultimately lead to the strong adsorption of thiophene on the N-doped TiO2/MoS2 nanocomposites, indicating potential applicability of these nanocomposites as novel gas sensors.

scholarly journals Intriguing electronic, optical and photocatalytic performance of BSe, M2CO2 monolayers and BSe–M2CO2 (M = Ti, Zr, Hf) van der Waals heterostructures

RSC Advances ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-52
Author(s):  
M. Munawar ◽  
M. Idrees ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
H. U. Din ◽  
B. Amin
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Band Structure ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Electronic Band Structure ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures ◽  
Electronic Band ◽  
Functional Theory

Using density functional theory calculations, we have investigated the electronic band structure, optical and photocatalytic response of BSe, M2CO2 (M = Ti, Zr, Hf) monolayers and their corresponding BSe–M2CO2 (M = Ti, Zr, Hf) van der Waals heterostructures.

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