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氢在过渡金属二硫属化物层间的输运

Hydrogen Transport Between Layers of Transition Metal-Dichalcogenides

Ismail Eren, Yun An, Agnieszka B. Kuc

AI总结:

本文通过well-tempered metadynamics模拟研究过渡金属二硫属化物层组成与堆叠方式对氢原子输运和自扩散的影响,发现不同多型体间自由能势垒差异显著,可为离子或原子筛分材料设计提供依据。

摘要:

氢是一种关键的绿色能源,其在燃料电池中的潜在应用已被广泛研究。二维晶体(2DCs)的出现将氢研究推向了新的高度,使氢能够隧穿二维晶体层或在层间空隙内输运,正如Geim团队近期的实验所展示的那样。在本研究中,我们采用well-tempered metadynamics模拟,研究了过渡金属二硫属化物(TMDC)层的组成和堆叠方式如何影响氢原子的输运和自扩散系数(D)。我们的研究结果表明,改变过渡金属或硫属原子会显著影响自由能势垒(Delta F),进而影响氢原子在二维晶体层间的自扩散。在Hh多型体(2H堆叠)中,MoSe2表现出最低的Delta F,而WS2具有最高的Delta F,因此前者的D最大。此外,与最稳定的Hh堆叠相比,RhM(或3R)多型体内部的氢原子遇到的能垒低两倍以上,因此扩散率远高于Hh堆叠中的氢原子。这些发现对于研究扭转层或同质、异质结构尤为重要,因为不同的堆叠区域可能相对于其他区域占主导地位,从而可能导致定向输运,并为离子或原子筛分提供有意义的材料。

英文摘要:

Hydrogen is a crucial source of green energy and has been extensively studied for its potential usage in fuel cells. The advent of two-dimensional crystals (2DCs) has taken hydrogen research to new heights, enabling it to tunnel through layers of 2DCs or be transported within voids between the layers, as demonstrated in recent experiments by Geim's group. In this study, we investigate how the composition and stacking of transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) layers influence the transport and self-diffusion coefficients (D) of hydrogen atoms using well-tempered metadynamics simulations. Our findings show that modifying either the transition metal or the chalcogen atoms significantly affects the free energy barriers (Delta F) and, consequently, the self-diffusion of hydrogen atoms between the 2DC layers. In the Hh polytype (2H stacking), MoSe2 exhibits the lowest Delta F, while WS2 has the highest, resulting in the largest D for the former system. Additionally, hydrogen atoms inside the RhM (or 3R) polytype encounter more than twice lower energy barriers and, thus, much higher diffusivity compared to those within the most stable Hh stacking. These findings are particularly significant when investigating twisted layers or homo- or heterostructures, as different stacking areas may dominate over others, potentially leading to directional transport and interesting materials for ion or atom sieving.

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