Author(s) |
Alfalasi, Wadha
Hussain, Tanveer
Tit, Nacir
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Publication Date |
2024
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Abstract |
<p>The gas-sensing properties of selected transition metal (TM) atoms functionalizing molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) monolayers as catalysts towards toxic nitrogen-containing gases (e.g., NO and NO<sub>2</sub>) were investigated using a combination of density-functional theory (DFT) and non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) formalism. Pristine MoS<sub>2</sub> adsorbed NO and NO<sub>2</sub> with relatively weak adsorption energies of −0.11 and −0.19 eV, respectively. To enhance the adsorption mechanism, five doping states were considered, such as (i) sulfur vacancies "VS" and (ii) Mn, (iii) Fe, (iv) Co, and (v) Ni dopants substituting the S-site in MoS<sub>2</sub>. We found that S vacancy-induced and Mn-, Fe-, Co-, and Ni-doped MoS<sub>2</sub> resulted in significantly strong adsorption energies of −2.59 (−2.76), −2.16 (−1.17), −2.87 (−1.85), −3.06 (−1.61), and −1.97 (−0.90) eV for NO (NO<sub>2</sub>), respectively. The results of the electronic structure calculations showed that the adsorption of NO and NO<sub>2</sub> drastically changed the magnetic states of the substrate, for instance from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic (FM) semiconducting states (e.g., VS and Ni-doping) and from FM to either antiferromagnetic (AFM) or paramagnetic semiconducting states (e.g., Mn- or Ni-doping, respectively). The results of current–voltage (I–V) characteristics showed that Co- and Ni-doping yielded the optimal sensor response which was attributed to the changes between two extreme magnetic states, for instance, from FM to paramagnetic semiconducting states and vice versa (e.g., Co- and Ni-doping, respectively). Our refined study of selectivity using seven gases (i.e., CO, CO<sub>2</sub>, N<sub>2</sub>, O<sub>2</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>, NO, and NO<sub>2</sub>) demonstrated that MoS<sub>2</sub>:Co and MoS<sub>2</sub>:Ni are potential materials for disposable gas sensors for the capture and the detection of toxic NO and NO<sub>2</sub> gases.</p>
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Citation |
Environmental Science: Nano, v.11, p. 1740-1754
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ISSN |
2051-8161
2051-8153
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Publisher |
Royal Society of Chemistry
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Title |
Functionalized molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) monolayer as an efficient nanosensor towards toxic nitrogen containing gases
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Type of document |
Journal Article
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Entity Type |
Publication
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