Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2024, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (7): 1010-1023.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.240031
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Dong-Hao LYU1,2, Lan-Lan XU1, Xiao-Juan LIU1,2()
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2024-01-30
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2024-05-07
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2024-07-01
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2024-08-03
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Dong-Hao LYU, Lan-Lan XU, Xiao-Juan LIU. The Properties of Narrow Bandgap β-CuFeO2 Ferroelectric Photocatalysts and Surface Oxygen Evolution Reaction Characteristics[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2024, 41(7): 1010-1023.
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Fig.2 (A) The relationship between phase migration and polarization intensity of β-CuFeO2 and (B) the relationship between polarization and energy of β-CuFeO2
Fig.3 (A) Energy band structure of the bulk phase β-CuFeO2 and (B) total density of states of β-CuFeO2 and the partial wave state densityof each element
Method | Gap/eV | VBM/eV | CBM/eV | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hse06 | 1.37 | -0.242 | 1.125 | |
GGA+U | UFe=5 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.76 | -0.235 | 0.521 |
UFe=6 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.89 | -0.247 | 0.639 | |
UFe=7 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.92 | -0.247 | 0.668 | |
UFe=8 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.91 | -0.238 | 0.671 | |
UFe=9 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.90 | -0.223 | 0.675 | |
UFe=7 eV, UCu=6 eV | 0.76 | -0.238 | 0.517 | |
UFe=7 eV, UCu=7 eV | 0.83 | -0.221 | 0.614 | |
UFe=7 eV, UCu=9 eV | 1.00 | -0.226 | 0.773 |
Table 1 Band gap and band edge position under different U values of β-CuFeO2
Method | Gap/eV | VBM/eV | CBM/eV | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hse06 | 1.37 | -0.242 | 1.125 | |
GGA+U | UFe=5 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.76 | -0.235 | 0.521 |
UFe=6 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.89 | -0.247 | 0.639 | |
UFe=7 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.92 | -0.247 | 0.668 | |
UFe=8 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.91 | -0.238 | 0.671 | |
UFe=9 eV, UCu=8 eV | 0.90 | -0.223 | 0.675 | |
UFe=7 eV, UCu=6 eV | 0.76 | -0.238 | 0.517 | |
UFe=7 eV, UCu=7 eV | 0.83 | -0.221 | 0.614 | |
UFe=7 eV, UCu=9 eV | 1.00 | -0.226 | 0.773 |
Magnetic structure | Lattice parameters/? | Energy/eV | Mean magnetic moment (Fe)/μB |
---|---|---|---|
FM | a=5.376, b=6.245, c=5.384 | -107.446 | 3.74 |
A_AFM | a=5.375, b=6.189, c=5.394 | -108.426 | 3.54 |
C_AFM | a=5.353, b=6.164, c=5.380 | -109.375 | 3.40 |
Table 2 Structural parameters, energies, and magnetic moments in different magnetic configurations
Magnetic structure | Lattice parameters/? | Energy/eV | Mean magnetic moment (Fe)/μB |
---|---|---|---|
FM | a=5.376, b=6.245, c=5.384 | -107.446 | 3.74 |
A_AFM | a=5.375, b=6.189, c=5.394 | -108.426 | 3.54 |
C_AFM | a=5.353, b=6.164, c=5.380 | -109.375 | 3.40 |
Surfaces | Coordination (unrelax) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu | Fe | ||||
[100] | 5.19 | -1.24 | 3.95 | 2 | 2 |
[010] | 4.89 | -1.52 | 3.37 | 3 | 3 |
[001] | 4.92 | -2.71 | 2.20 | 3 | 3 |
[011]-2layerCu | 3.84 | -0.94 | 2.90 | 3,2 | 4 |
[011]-1layerCu | 3.84 | -0.86 | 2.97 | 2 | 3 |
Table 3 Surface energy of differently oriented surfaces of β-CuFeO2 and the Cu, Fe atomic coordination number of the surface without structural optimization
Surfaces | Coordination (unrelax) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu | Fe | ||||
[100] | 5.19 | -1.24 | 3.95 | 2 | 2 |
[010] | 4.89 | -1.52 | 3.37 | 3 | 3 |
[001] | 4.92 | -2.71 | 2.20 | 3 | 3 |
[011]-2layerCu | 3.84 | -0.94 | 2.90 | 3,2 | 4 |
[011]-1layerCu | 3.84 | -0.86 | 2.97 | 2 | 3 |
Surface | Coordination | Surface | Coordination | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[100] | 4Fe2c->4c | 0.722 | [010] | 4Fe3c->3c | -0.032 |
4Cu2c->2c | 0.112 | 2Cu3c->2c | -0.381 | ||
4O2c->2c | -0.126 8 | 2Cu3c->3c | 0.215 | ||
4O2c->3c | -0.192 | 8O3c->3c | -0.314 | ||
[001] | 8Fe3c->3c | 0.005 | 8Cu2c->2c | 0.469 | |
8Cu3c->3c | 0.316 | [011]-2layerCu | 8O4c->4c | -0.221 | |
8O4c->4c | -0.264 | 8O3c->3c | -0.550 | ||
8O4c->3c | -1.219 | 8Cu2c->2c | 0.555 | ||
[011]-1layerCu | 8O4c->4c | -1.300 | |||
8O3c->3c | -0.517 |
Table 4 Relaxation displacements of surface atoms on differently oriented surfaces of β-CuFeO2
Surface | Coordination | Surface | Coordination | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[100] | 4Fe2c->4c | 0.722 | [010] | 4Fe3c->3c | -0.032 |
4Cu2c->2c | 0.112 | 2Cu3c->2c | -0.381 | ||
4O2c->2c | -0.126 8 | 2Cu3c->3c | 0.215 | ||
4O2c->3c | -0.192 | 8O3c->3c | -0.314 | ||
[001] | 8Fe3c->3c | 0.005 | 8Cu2c->2c | 0.469 | |
8Cu3c->3c | 0.316 | [011]-2layerCu | 8O4c->4c | -0.221 | |
8O4c->4c | -0.264 | 8O3c->3c | -0.550 | ||
8O4c->3c | -1.219 | 8Cu2c->2c | 0.555 | ||
[011]-1layerCu | 8O4c->4c | -1.300 | |||
8O3c->3c | -0.517 |
Surface | lCu—O/? | lH—O/? | θ/(°) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[100] | 1.891 | 0.974 | 1.755 | 1.004 | 1.016 | 99.589 |
[010] | 2.063 | -0.039 | 1.834 | 0.997 | 0.992 | 104.666 |
[001] | 2.340 | 0.182 | 1.906 | 0.973 | 0.988 | 107.153 |
[011] | 1.902 | 1.079 | 1.504 | 0.973 | 1.047 | 109.004 |
Table 5 Relaxation displacements of surface atoms on differently oriented surfaces of β-CuFeO2
Surface | lCu—O/? | lH—O/? | θ/(°) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[100] | 1.891 | 0.974 | 1.755 | 1.004 | 1.016 | 99.589 |
[010] | 2.063 | -0.039 | 1.834 | 0.997 | 0.992 | 104.666 |
[001] | 2.340 | 0.182 | 1.906 | 0.973 | 0.988 | 107.153 |
[011] | 1.902 | 1.079 | 1.504 | 0.973 | 1.047 | 109.004 |
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