1403/09/14
محمد سلیمان نژاد

محمد سلیمان نژاد

مرتبه علمی: استاد
ارکید: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0617-8689
تحصیلات: دکترای تخصصی
اسکاپوس: 6701740031
دانشکده: دانشکده علوم پایه
نشانی: دانشگاه اراک، گروه شیمی
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مشخصات پژوهش

عنوان
Toxic volatile organic compounds sensing by Al2C monolayer: A first-principles outlook
نوع پژوهش
مقاله چاپ‌شده
کلیدواژه‌ها
Al2C monolayer VOCs Molecular dynamics Sensor
سال 1399
مجله Journal of Hazardous Materials
شناسه DOI
پژوهشگران رضوان رحیمی ، محمد سلیمان نژاد ، آجای چاوهاری

چکیده

Adsorption and detection performance of two-dimensional Al2C monolayer for four toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) viz. acetaldehyde, ethylene oxide, vinyl chloride, and benzene are investigated using firstprinciples calculations based on the periodic density functional theory. The band gap of Al2C nanosheet is changed substantially from 0.9 eV to 0.52, 1.41, 1.57, and 0.42 eV upon interaction with acetaldehyde, ethylene oxide, vinyl chloride, and benzene molecules respectively. The Al2C nanosheet maintains its semiconductor properties even after the adsorption of the four VOCs. The adsorption energy of four typical toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) viz. acetaldehyde, ethylene oxide, vinyl chloride, and benzene on the Al2C monolayer is in a range of -1.972 eV to -2.244 eV, which is higher than the adsorption energies obtained for several other VOCs adsorbed on different materials. Larger VOCs adsorption energies on Al2C monolayer obtained here may lead to adsorption of more VOC molecules on the material and consequently enhanced sensitivity. The results of ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) calculations for the studied complexes confirm their stability under the considered conditions of the simulation. Pristine Al2C monolayer might be a superior adsorbent and a promising sensing medium for toxic VOCs in real applications.