Two-dimensional Blue-AsP monolayers with tunable direct band gap and ultrahigh carrier mobility show promising high-performance photovoltaic properties

X Cai, Y Chen, B Sun, J Chen, H Wang, Y Ni, L Tao… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The successful fabrication of black phosphorene (Black-P) in 2014 and subsequent
synthesis of layered black As1− xPx alloys have inspired research into two-dimensional (2D) …

A water splitting photocatalysis: blue phosphorus/g-GeC van der Waals heterostructure

X Gao, Y Shen, Y Ma, S Wu, Z Zhou - Applied Physics Letters, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
A boom of vertical heterostructures (HTSs) with atomically clean interfaces excited the
scientists' enthusiasm in materials science and device engineering. In this letter, we perform …

A promising blue phosphorene/C 2 N van der Waals type-II heterojunction as a solar photocatalyst: a first-principles study

C Li, Y Xu, W Sheng, WJ Yin, GZ Nie… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An appropriate band structure and effective carrier separation are very important for the
performance of a solar photocatalyst. In this paper, based on first-principles calculations, it …

Blue phosphorene bilayer is a two-dimensional metal and an unambiguous classification scheme for buckled hexagonal bilayers

J Arcudia, R Kempt, ME Cifuentes-Quintal, T Heine… - Physical review …, 2020 - APS
High-level first-principles computations predict blue phosphorene bilayer to be a two-
dimensional metal. This structure has not been considered before and was identified by …

[HTML][HTML] A new scheme for fixed node diffusion quantum Monte Carlo with pseudopotentials: Improving reproducibility and reducing the trial-wave-function bias

A Zen, JG Brandenburg, A Michaelides… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Fixed node diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (FN-DMC) is an increasingly used computational
approach for investigating the electronic structure of molecules, solids, and surfaces with …

Structural Stability of Graphene-Supported Pt Layers: Diffusion Monte Carlo and Density Functional Theory Calculations

J Ahn, I Hong, G Lee, H Shin, A Benali… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, we used a combination of diffusion Monte Carlo and density functional theory
calculations to investigate the stability and interlayer binding of various layered structures of …

Superlubricity in phosphorene identified by means of ab initio calculations

G Losi, P Restuccia, MC Righi - 2D Materials, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Phosphorene possesses a great potential for tribological applications due to its layered
structure and for the capability of phosphorus to reduce friction and adhesion in steel–steel …

Optimized structure and electronic band gap of monolayer GeSe from quantum Monte Carlo methods

H Shin, JT Krogel, K Gasperich, PRC Kent, A Benali… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
We have used highly accurate quantum Monte Carlo methods to determine the chemical
structure and electronic band gaps of monolayer GeSe. Two-dimensional (2D) monolayer …

Perspectives on van der Waals Density Functionals: The Case of TiS2

JT Krogel, SF Yuk, PRC Kent… - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The van der Waals interaction is of foundational importance for a wide variety of physical
systems. In particular, van der Waals forces lie at the heart of potential device technologies …

Heteroepitaxial Growth of Black Phosphorus on Tin Monosulfide

Y Zhu, J Cao, S Liu, KP Loh - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Black phosphorus (Black P), a layered semiconductor with a layer-dependent bandgap and
high carrier mobility, is a promising candidate for next-generation electronics and …