Structural, electronic, optical, and thermodynamic properties of hydrochlorinated Janus graphene: a first-principle study

Abstract

The structural, electronic, optical, and thermodynamic properties of hydrochlorinated Janus graphene (J-GN) have been studied using first-principle DFT calculations. The band structure and density of states have been discussed. The values of 16 parameters have been calculated for the most stable chair (C) structure of hydrochlorinated J-GN. Out of sixteen, 12 parameters such as static dielectric constant ε(0), refractive index n(0), birefringence Δn(0), threshold conductivity σ(ω), plasmon energy (ћω_p), binding energy (E_b), cohesive energy (E_c), enthalpy (E), entropy (S), free energy (F), heat capacity (C_p), and Debye temperature (Θ_D) have been calculated for the first time. The structural and electronic properties have also been studied at 0-GPa, 25-GPa, 35-GPa, 50-GPa, 90-GPa, 100-GPa, 150-GPa, 200-GPa, and 220-GPa external pressures. The hydrochlorinated J-GN shows the direct band gap behavior up to 35 GPa and becomes indirect band gap after 35 GPa. Further, it shows a stable structure up to 90 GPa and becomes unstable at 100-GPa external pressure. The calculated values of all parameters agree well with the available reported values of some parameters at 0 GPa.

Keywords: First-principle calculations; Hydrochlorinated Janus graphene; Optical properties; Structural properties; Thermodynamic properties.