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The Thermal Stability of Janus Monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se): Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics and Beyond
In recent years, the Janus monolayers have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique asymmetric structures and intriguing physical properties. However, the thermal stability of such two-dimensional systems is less known. Using the Janus monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se) as a prototypical cl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8746883/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35010049 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12010101 |
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author | Luo, Yufeng Han, Shihao Hu, Rui Yuan, Hongmei Jiao, Wenyan Liu, Huijun |
author_facet | Luo, Yufeng Han, Shihao Hu, Rui Yuan, Hongmei Jiao, Wenyan Liu, Huijun |
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description | In recent years, the Janus monolayers have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique asymmetric structures and intriguing physical properties. However, the thermal stability of such two-dimensional systems is less known. Using the Janus monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se) as a prototypical class of examples, we investigate their structure evolutions by performing ab-initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations at a series of temperatures. It is found that the system with higher thermal stability exhibits a smaller difference in the bond length of Sn–X and Sn–Y, which is consistent with the orders obtained by comparing their electron localization functions (ELFs) and atomic displacement parameters (ADPs). In principle, the different thermal stability of these Janus structures is governed by their distinct anharmonicity. On top of these results, we propose a simple rule to quickly predict the maximum temperature up to which the Janus monolayer can stably exist, where the only input is the ADP calculated by the second-order interatomic force constants rather than time-consuming AIMD simulations at various temperatures. Furthermore, our rule can be generalized to predict the thermal stability of other Janus monolayers and similar structures. |
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spelling | pubmed-87468832022-01-11 The Thermal Stability of Janus Monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se): Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics and Beyond Luo, Yufeng Han, Shihao Hu, Rui Yuan, Hongmei Jiao, Wenyan Liu, Huijun Nanomaterials (Basel) Article In recent years, the Janus monolayers have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique asymmetric structures and intriguing physical properties. However, the thermal stability of such two-dimensional systems is less known. Using the Janus monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se) as a prototypical class of examples, we investigate their structure evolutions by performing ab-initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations at a series of temperatures. It is found that the system with higher thermal stability exhibits a smaller difference in the bond length of Sn–X and Sn–Y, which is consistent with the orders obtained by comparing their electron localization functions (ELFs) and atomic displacement parameters (ADPs). In principle, the different thermal stability of these Janus structures is governed by their distinct anharmonicity. On top of these results, we propose a simple rule to quickly predict the maximum temperature up to which the Janus monolayer can stably exist, where the only input is the ADP calculated by the second-order interatomic force constants rather than time-consuming AIMD simulations at various temperatures. Furthermore, our rule can be generalized to predict the thermal stability of other Janus monolayers and similar structures. MDPI 2021-12-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8746883/ /pubmed/35010049 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12010101 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Luo, Yufeng Han, Shihao Hu, Rui Yuan, Hongmei Jiao, Wenyan Liu, Huijun The Thermal Stability of Janus Monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se): Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics and Beyond |
title | The Thermal Stability of Janus Monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se): Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics and Beyond |
title_full | The Thermal Stability of Janus Monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se): Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics and Beyond |
title_fullStr | The Thermal Stability of Janus Monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se): Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics and Beyond |
title_full_unstemmed | The Thermal Stability of Janus Monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se): Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics and Beyond |
title_short | The Thermal Stability of Janus Monolayers SnXY (X, Y = O, S, Se): Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics and Beyond |
title_sort | thermal stability of janus monolayers snxy (x, y = o, s, se): ab-initio molecular dynamics and beyond |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8746883/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35010049 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12010101 |
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