Stability and electronic properties of XO (X= Be, Mg, Zn, Cd) biphenylene and graphenylene networks: A first-principles study

YZ Abdullahi, F Ersan - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The ultrawide bandgap semiconducting property of materials is key to the development of
advanced optoelectronic nanodevices with potential applications in flexible and transparent …

Unveiling the adsorption, activation and reduction of CO2 via inorganic, biphenylene akin Pt-doped ZnMgO2

YHR Chang, YZ Abdullahi, MH Tuh, KH Yeoh - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The performance of numerous existing two-dimensional (2D) materials as CO 2 sequestrator
remains suboptimal due to their limited capacity to adsorb and subsequently activate CO 2 …

Stability, electronic and optical properties of buckled XO (X= Ge, Cu) graphenylene monolayers: A first-principles study

YZ Abdullahi, S Ahmad, RCY Hui - Solid State Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
The demand for sustainable semiconducting devices that can be used in various
applications necessitates the development of revolutionary materials with multifunctional …

Can Stable MoS2 Monolayers and Multilayers Be Constituted in the Biphenylene Network?

T Gorkan, S Demirci, JV Barth, E Aktürk… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Based on the first-principles calculations, we predict that the well-known 2H-MoS2
monolayer of the trigonal prismatic phase appearing in a hexagonal network can also …

Unveiling a New 2D Semiconductor: Biphenylene-Based InN

JAS Laranjeira, N Martins, PA Denis, J Sambrano - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
The two-dimensional (2D) materials class earned a boost in 2021 with biphenylene
synthesis, which is structurally formed by the fusion of four-, six-, and eight-membered …

Lateral Composite Structures of Graphene/Graphane/Graphone: Electronic Confinement, Heterostructures with Tunable Band Alignment, and Magnetic State

S Demirci, T Gorkan, E Aktürk… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Graphene can be hydrogenated fully on both sides and also semihydrogenated on one side
to constitute graphane and graphone, respectively. While both are wide band gap …

Robustness of type-II Dirac cones in biphenylene: From nanoribbons to symmetric bilayer stacking

LL Lage, O Arroyo-Gascón, L Chico, A Latgé - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The electronic properties of one-and two-dimensional biphenylene-based systems, such as
nanoribbons and bilayers, are studied within a unified approach. Besides the bilayer with …

Structural, mechanical, electronic and optical properties of biphenylene hydrogenation: a first-principles study

K Chen, J Zhou, W Zhao, R Yang, C Qiao… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Biphenylene networks typically exhibit a metallic electronic nature, while hydrogenation can
open the band gap changing it to a semiconductor. This property makes hydrogenated …

Single-atom Pd directly anchored on biphenylene: a promising bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

TT Wang, Y Meng, HC Huang, L Zhang… - Physical Chemistry …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of bifunctional single-atom catalysts (SACs) for overall water splitting is
crucial for clean energy production in the context of sustainable development. Using first …

New stable inorganic BX (X= P, As, Sb) biphenylene and graphenylene monolayers: A first-principles investigation

YZ Abdullahi, F Ersan - Computational Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Porous two-dimensional (2D) materials with semiconducting property are promising
candidates for a variety of multifunctional energy harvesting applications. Motivated by the …