Electronic And Optical Properties Of TiO2 Nanoclusters and Nanosheets Supported on Silicene
Faculty Sponsor
Haiying He
College
Arts and Sciences
Discipline(s)
Physics
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Symposium Date
Spring 5-3-2018
Abstract
TiO2 is known to be widely used in photocatalytic and photovoltaic applications. TiO2 alone, however, still suffers from the low quantum efficiency due to the electron-hole recombination. Silicene, a 2D monolayer composed of Si atoms, is known to have higher chemical reactivity than graphene. It may be a viable substrate for TiO2. The high conductivity of silicene may help charge separation after the photoexcitation. The composite system of TiO2 and silicene may provide superior properties than the individual entities. In this study I am investigating different TiO2 nanoclusters and nanolayers and their interaction with silicene. The optical and electronic properties of the combined system of TiO2 and silicene were calculated using the Density Functional Theory (DFT). Preliminary results reveal that combined systems do show different characteristics.
Recommended Citation
jagvaral, yesukhei and He, Haiying, "Electronic And Optical Properties Of TiO2 Nanoclusters and Nanosheets Supported on Silicene" (2018). Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 706.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/cus/706
