A first-principles study on the physical properties of two-dimensional Nb3Cl8, Nb3Br8 and Nb3I8

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Autores principales: Mortazavi, Bohayra, Zhuang, Xiaoying, Rabczuk, Timon
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author Mortazavi, Bohayra
Zhuang, Xiaoying
Rabczuk, Timon
author_facet Mortazavi, Bohayra
Zhuang, Xiaoying
Rabczuk, Timon
contents In a recent advance, Nb3Cl8 two-dimensional crystals with a kagome lattice and electronic topological flat bands has been experimentally fabricated (Nano Lett. 2022, 22, 4596). In this work motivated by the aforementioned progress, we conduct first-principles calculations to explore the structural, phonon dispersion relations, single-layer exfoliation energies and mechanical features of the Nb3X8 (X=Cl, Br, I) nanosheets. Acquired phonon dispersion relations reveal the dynamical stability of the Nb3X8 (X=Cl, Br, I) monolayers. In order to isolate single-layer crystals from bulk counterparts, we predicted exfoliation energies of 0.24, 0.27 and 0.28 J/m2, for the Nb3Cl8, Nb3Br8 and Nb3I8 monolayers, respectively, which are noticeably lower than that of the graphene. We found that the Nb3X8 monolayers are relatively strong nanosheets with isotropic elasticity and anisotropic tensile strength. It is moreover shown that by increasing the atomic weight of halogen atoms in the Nb3X8 nanosheets, mechanical characteristics decline. Presented results provide a useful vision about the key physical properties of novel 2D systems of Nb3X8 (X=Cl, Br, I).
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spellingShingle A first-principles study on the physical properties of two-dimensional Nb3Cl8, Nb3Br8 and Nb3I8
Mortazavi, Bohayra
Zhuang, Xiaoying
Rabczuk, Timon
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
In a recent advance, Nb3Cl8 two-dimensional crystals with a kagome lattice and electronic topological flat bands has been experimentally fabricated (Nano Lett. 2022, 22, 4596). In this work motivated by the aforementioned progress, we conduct first-principles calculations to explore the structural, phonon dispersion relations, single-layer exfoliation energies and mechanical features of the Nb3X8 (X=Cl, Br, I) nanosheets. Acquired phonon dispersion relations reveal the dynamical stability of the Nb3X8 (X=Cl, Br, I) monolayers. In order to isolate single-layer crystals from bulk counterparts, we predicted exfoliation energies of 0.24, 0.27 and 0.28 J/m2, for the Nb3Cl8, Nb3Br8 and Nb3I8 monolayers, respectively, which are noticeably lower than that of the graphene. We found that the Nb3X8 monolayers are relatively strong nanosheets with isotropic elasticity and anisotropic tensile strength. It is moreover shown that by increasing the atomic weight of halogen atoms in the Nb3X8 nanosheets, mechanical characteristics decline. Presented results provide a useful vision about the key physical properties of novel 2D systems of Nb3X8 (X=Cl, Br, I).
title A first-principles study on the physical properties of two-dimensional Nb3Cl8, Nb3Br8 and Nb3I8
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03360