Low-energy intralayer phonon assisted carrier recombination in Z-scheme van der Waals heterostructures for photocatalysis
Hejin Yan, Qiye Guan, Hongfei Chen, Xiangyue Cui, Shu Zheng, Dan Liang, Bowen Wang, Yongqing Cai
Abstract
Our simulations suggest Z-scheme vdW heterostructures with a facile intralayer sliding and softening intralayer phonon would be beneficial for prolonging the lifetime of carriers for photocatalysis such as water splitting.
Topics & Concepts
HeterojunctionPhotocatalysisPhononvan der Waals forceCondensed matter physicsMaterials scienceSofteningRecombinationChemistryOptoelectronicsPhysicsMoleculeCatalysisGeneComposite materialOrganic chemistryBiochemistry2D Materials and ApplicationsGraphene research and applicationsMXene and MAX Phase Materials