MoS₂ and Janus (MoSSe) based 2D van der Waals heterostructures: emerging direct Z-scheme photocatalysts.

ABSTRACT: Two-dimensional (2D) materials, viz. transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) and transition metal oxides (TMO), offer a platform that allows the creation of heterostructures with a variety of properties. The optoelectronic industry has observed an upheaval in the research arena of MoS₂ based van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures (HTSs) and Janus structures. Therefore, interest towards these structures is backed by the ability to select their electronic and optical properties. The present study investigates the photocatalytic abilites of bilayer, MoS₂ and Janus (MoSSe) based vdW HTSs, viz. MoS₂/TMO, MoS₂/TMD, MoSSe/TMO and MoSSe/TMD, by a first-principles based approach under the framework of (hybrid) density functional theory (DFT) an

SUBMITTER: Singh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9417246 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature