A first principles investigation on the structural, mechanical, electronic, and catalytic properties of biphenylene

Autor: Yi Luo, Chongdan Ren, Yujing Xu, Jin Yu, Sake Wang, Minglei Sun
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98261-9
Popis: Abstract Recently, a new two-dimensional allotrope of carbon (biphenylene) was experimentally synthesized. Using first-principles calculations, we systematically investigated the structural, mechanical, electronic, and HER properties of biphenylene. A large cohesive energy, absence of imaginary phonon frequencies, and an ultrahigh melting point up to 4500 K demonstrate its high stability. Biphenylene exhibits a maximum Young’s modulus of 259.7 N/m, manifesting its robust mechanical performance. Furthermore, biphenylene was found to be metallic with a n-type Dirac cone, and it exhibited improved HER performance over that of graphene. Our findings suggest that biphenylene is a promising material with potential applications in many important fields, such as chemical catalysis.
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