Structures, properties and application of 2D monoelemental materials (Xenes) as graphene analogues under defect engineering

Z Huang, H Liu, R Hu, H Qiao, H Wang, Y Liu, X Qi… - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
From the group-IIIA (borophene), to the group-IVA (silicene, germanene and stanine), as
well as the group-VA (phosphorene, arsenene, antimonene and bismuthene) and even the …

Germanium‐based monoelemental and binary two‐dimensional materials: Theoretical and experimental investigations and promising applications

F Zhao, Y Feng, W Feng - InfoMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) materials based on group IVA elements have attracted
extensive attention owing to their rich chemical structures and novel properties. This …

Breaking the trade-off of permeability-selectivity: strain-assisted T-C3N2 membranes for high-efficient helium separation and purification from gas mixture

Q Hou, W Guo, Z Liu, Y Yong, X Yuan, H Cui… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing efficient membranes for He separation and purification is a key application-
oriented technology for future innovative engineering. The He separation performance of the …

Defected and functionalized germanene-based nanosensors under sulfur comprising gas exposure

T Hussain, T Kaewmaraya, S Chakraborty… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Efficient sensing of sulfur containing toxic gases like H2S and SO2 is of the utmost
importance due to the adverse effects of these noxious gases. Absence of an efficient 2D …

Inherent wettability of different rock surfaces at nanoscale: a theoretical study

X Chang, Q Xue, X Li, J Zhang, L Zhu, D He… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
Investigating the inherent wettability of rock surfaces at nanoscale is of great importance in
ore floatation and oil recovery field. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we …

Mechanistic insights into porous graphene membranes for helium separation and hydrogen purification

S Wei, S Zhou, Z Wu, M Wang, Z Wang, W Guo… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
Porous graphene (PG) and nitrogen-substituted PG monolayers of 3N-PG and 6N-PG were
designed as effective membranes for the separation of He and H 2 over Ne, Ar, N 2, CO, and …

Nanoporous boron nitride membranes for helium separation

S Zhou, Z Wang, M Wang, J Wang, S Wei… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Porous boron nitride (BN) membranes PBN-BH, PBN-BNH, and PBN-NH were designed as
promising membranes for purifying He from natural gas by using density functional theory …

585 divacancy-defective germanene as a hydrogen separation membrane: A DFT study

X Chang, Q Xue, D He, L Zhu, X Li, B Tao - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
As sustainable and clean energy, hydrogen is the most attractive and promising energy
source in the future. Membrane separation is attractive due to its high hydrogen separation …

Theoretical design of a strain-controlled nanoporous CN membrane for helium separation

YC Rao, ZQ Chu, X Gu, XM Duan - Computational Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Designing an efficient membrane for He purification is quite crucial in scientific and industrial
applications. Ultrathin membranes with intrinsic pores are highly desirable for gas …

Atomistic analysis to characterize the impact of temperature and defects on the mechanical properties of germanene sheet

R Paul, T Tasnim, S Saha… - Materials Research …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Germanene, a monolayer buckled hexagonal form of germanium shows surprisingly
superior electrical and physical properties in strained and defected form. However …