2D Ge2Se2P4 Monolayer: A Versatile Photocatalyst for Sustainable Water Splitting

Tuan V. Vu; Nguyen N. Hieu; Dat D. Vo; A. I. Kartamyshev; Hien D. Tong; Thuat T. Trinh; Vo Khuong Dien; Zakaryae Haman; Poulumi Dey; Nabil Khossossi

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07237

2D Ge₂Se₂P₄ Monolayer: A Versatile Photocatalyst for Sustainable Water Splitting

Tuan V. Vu^*, Nguyen N. Hieu, Dat D. Vo, A. I. Kartamyshev, Hien D. Tong, Thuat T. Trinh, Vo Khuong Dien, Zakaryae Haman, Poulumi Dey^*, Nabil Khossossi^*

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Team Poulumi Dey

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Abstract

This study aims to identify photo-/electrocatalysts that can enhance the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), which are of utmost importance in electro-/photochemical energy systems, such as solar energy, fuel cells, water electrolyzers, or metal-air batteries. Our study focused on investigating the 2D Ge₂Se₂P₄ monolayer and found that it exhibits a bifunctional photocatalyst with a very high solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. The two-dimensional (2D) Ge₂Se₂P₄ monolayer has superior HER activity compared to that of most 2D materials, and it also outperforms the reference catalysts IrO₂(110) and Pt(111) in terms of low overpotential values for ORR and OER mechanisms. Such superior catalytic performance in the 2D Ge₂Se₂P₄ monolayer can be attributed to its electron states, charge transfer process, and suitable band alignments referring to normal hydrogen electrodes. Overall, the study suggests that the Ge₂Se₂P₄ monolayer could be an excellent bifunctional catalyst for advancing photo-/electrochemical energy systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4245-4257
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume	128
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07237
Publication status	Published - 2024

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Funding

This study was funded by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, NWO) domain Science for the use of supercomputer facilities and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Thuat T. Trinh acknowledges funding from the Research Council of Norway (RCN), the Center of Excellence Funding Scheme, project no. 262644, PoreLab.

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