磷烯基二维范德瓦尔斯异质结的理论表征

本文基于单层黑磷和蓝磷,理论设计出二维范德瓦尔斯异质结、能带结构、态密度、Bader电荷布局、电荷密度差分图及光吸收谱等,计算结果表明它是典型的第二型异质结,有利于光生载流子分离,且可见光捕获能力显著增强.内禀的界面极化电场能有效阻止光生电子-空穴的复合.表明磷烯基二维范德瓦尔斯异质结是一类性能优异的光解水催化剂.

Phosphorene-Based van der Waals Heterojunction for Solar Water Splitting

As a clean and renewable future energy source, hydrogen fuel can be produced via solar water splitting. Two-dimensional (2D) black phosphorene (black-P) can harvest visible light due to the desirable band gap, which promises it as a metal-free photocatalyst. However, black-P can be only used to produce hydrogen since the oxidation potential of water locates lower than the position of the valence band maximum. To improve the photocatalytic performance of black-P, here, using black-P and blue phosphorene (blue-P) monolayers, we propose a 2D van der Waals (vdW) heterojunction. Theoretical results, including the band structures, density of states, Bader charge population, charge density di erence, and optical absorption spectra, clearly reveal that the visible light absorption ability is obviously improved, and the band edge alignment of the proposed vdW heterojunction displays a typical type-II feature to effectively separate the photogenerated carriers. At the same time, the built-in interfacial electric field prevents the electron-hole recombination. These predictions suggest that the examined phosphorene-based vdW heterojunction is an efficient photocatalyst for solar water splitting.