Effect of the sulfur termination on the properties of Hf2CO2 MXene

First-principles calculations are performed to investigate the effect of surface termination of MXenes. In particular, we focus on the Hf2CO2 and Janus Hf2COS MXene. The present study confirms that the breaking of the structural symmetry generated by the chemical substitution of the O surface layer...

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Autores: Ougherb, Chewki, Ouahrani, Tarik, Badawi, Michael, Morales García, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/192623
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/192623
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carburs
Nitrurs
Sofre
Carbides
Nitrides
Sulfur
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Sumario:First-principles calculations are performed to investigate the effect of surface termination of MXenes. In particular, we focus on the Hf2CO2 and Janus Hf2COS MXene. The present study confirms that the breaking of the structural symmetry generated by the chemical substitution of the O surface layer by S ones, promotes the tuning of the electronic properties. Hf2CO2 behaves as a semiconductor and its band gap is reduced, increasing the concentration of S atoms. Indeed, Hf2COS is metallic. In short, the present study confirms that tailoring the surface termination of MXene emerges as a suitable strategy to change the properties of MXene. Additionally, such a change in surface termination affects both vibrational frequencies and the rigidity of the Hf2CO2 MXene.