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Adsorption and diffusion on a phosphorene monolayer: a DFT study

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A computational study of the adsorption and diffusion behavior of alkali and alkaline earth metal atoms on a phosphorene monolayer is reported. Our calculations were performed within the framework of density functional theory using the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof functional and projector augmented wave potentials, as derived from the generalized gradient approximation. Our binding energy calculations for various potential adsorption sites showed that the site located above the center of a triangle formed by three surface phosphorus atoms is the most attractive to all adatoms. In addition, simulation of the diffusion of adatoms across the surface of the phosphorene monolayer showed that the diffusion is anisotropic, with K having the lowest diffusion barrier (0.02 eV along the zigzag pathway). To the best of our knowledge, this is the lowest diffusion barrier of any metal adatom on a single layer of phosphorene. While phosphorene exhibited significantly better adatom adsorption and diffusion than graphene, it also showed a reduced storage capacity compared to graphene, most probably due to the structural distortion induced by the oversaturated phosphorene surface. This finding strongly suggests that a phosphorene–graphene hybrid system could be employed as a promising high-capacity ion anode.

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  1. LaMCScI, B.P. 1014, Faculty of Science—Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

    A. Sibari, Z. Kerrami, A. Benyoussef & M. Benaissa

  2. Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 32816, USA

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  3. Materials and Nanomaterials Center, MAScIR Foundation, Rabat Design Center, Rue Mohamed Al Jazouli, Madinat Al Irfane, 10 100, Rabat, Morocco

    M. Hamedoun, A. Benyoussef & O. Mounkachi

  4. Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology, Rabat, Morocco

    A. Benyoussef

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Sibari, A., Kerrami, Z., Kara, A. et al. Adsorption and diffusion on a phosphorene monolayer: a DFT study. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 11–16 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3703-3

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