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| 1 | +@Article{He_PhysRevRes_2024_v6_p13123, |
| 2 | + author = {Fuxiang He and Daqiang Chen and Xinguo Ren and Sheng Meng and Lixin He}, |
| 3 | + title = {{Ultrafast shift current dynamics in WS2 monolayer}}, |
| 4 | + journal = {Phys, Rev, Res.}, |
| 5 | + year = 2024, |
| 6 | + volume = 6, |
| 7 | + number = 1, |
| 8 | + pages = 13123, |
| 9 | + doi = {10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013123}, |
| 10 | + abstract = {The shift current effect, in materials lacking inversion symmetry, may |
| 11 | + potentially allow the performance of photovoltaics to surpass the |
| 12 | + Shockley-Queisser limit for traditional p{\ensuremath{-}}n junction- |
| 13 | + based photovoltaics. Although the shift-current effect has been |
| 14 | + studied from first principles via second-order perturbation theory, an |
| 15 | + understanding of the dynamics of hot carriers is still lacking. We |
| 16 | + investigate the dynamics of the shift current in monolayer WS2 via |
| 17 | + real-time propagation time-dependent density functional theory (rt- |
| 18 | + TDDFT). We find that the shift current can be generated within |
| 19 | + 10{\textendash}20 fs after turning on the lights, and dissipates |
| 20 | + within approximately a few tens of femtoseconds after turning off the |
| 21 | + lights. This property can be used for ultrafast photon detection. This |
| 22 | + work provides an important step toward understanding the dynamics of |
| 23 | + shift-current effects, which is crucial for device applications. |
| 24 | + Published by the American Physical Society 2024}, |
| 25 | +} |
| 26 | +@Article{Lin_WiresComputMolSci_2024_v14, |
| 27 | + author = {Peize Lin and Xinguo Ren and Xiaohui Liu and Lixin He}, |
| 28 | + title = {{Ab initio electronic structure calculations based on numerical atomic |
| 29 | + orbitals: Basic fomalisms and recent progresses}}, |
| 30 | + journal = {Wires Comput. Mol Sci}, |
| 31 | + year = 2024, |
| 32 | + volume = 14, |
| 33 | + number = 1, |
| 34 | + doi = {10.1002/wcms.1687}, |
| 35 | + abstract = {AbstractThe numerical atomic orbital (NAO) basis sets offer a |
| 36 | + computationally efficient option for electronic structure |
| 37 | + calculations, as they require fewer basis functions compared with |
| 38 | + other types of basis sets. Moreover, their strict localization allows |
| 39 | + for easy combination with current linear scaling methods, enabling |
| 40 | + efficient calculation of large physical systems. In recent years, NAO |
| 41 | + bases have become increasingly popular in modern electronic structure |
| 42 | + codes. This article provides a review of the ab initio electronic |
| 43 | + structure calculations using NAO bases. We begin by introducing basic |
| 44 | + formalisms of the NAO{-}based electronic structure method, including |
| 45 | + NAO base set generation, self{-}consistent calculations, force, and |
| 46 | + stress calculations. We will then discuss some recent advances in the |
| 47 | + methods based on the NAO bases, such as real{-}time dependent density |
| 48 | + functional theory (rt{-}TDDFT), efficient implementation of hybrid |
| 49 | + functionals, and other advanced electronic structure methods. Finally, |
| 50 | + we introduce the ab initio tight{-}binding model, which can be |
| 51 | + generated directly after the self{-}consistent calculations. The model |
| 52 | + allows for efficient calculation of electronic structures, and the |
| 53 | + associated topological, and optical properties of the systems.This |
| 54 | + article is categorized under: Electronic Structure Theory {\&}gt; Ab |
| 55 | + Initio Electronic Structure Methods Electronic Structure Theory |
| 56 | + {\&}gt; Density Functional Theory Structure and Mechanism {\&}gt; |
| 57 | + Computational Materials Science}, |
| 58 | +} |
| 59 | +@Article{Yang_AdvMaterDeerfieldBeachFla_2024_v36_pe2306512, |
| 60 | + author = {Hai Yang and Fuxiang He and Fanfan Liu and Zhefei Sun and Yu Shao and |
| 61 | + Lixin He and Qiaobao Zhang and Yan Yu}, |
| 62 | + title = {{Simultaneous Catalytic Acceleration of White Phosphorus Polymerization |
| 63 | + and Red Phosphorus Potassiation for High-Performance Potassium-Ion |
| 64 | + Batteries}}, |
| 65 | + journal = {Adv. Mater. (Deerfield Beach Fla,)}, |
| 66 | + year = 2024, |
| 67 | + volume = 36, |
| 68 | + number = 3, |
| 69 | + pages = {e2306512}, |
| 70 | + doi = {10.1002/adma.202306512}, |
| 71 | + abstract = {Red phosphorus (P) as an anode material of potassium-ion batteries |
| 72 | + possesses ultra-high theoretical specific capacity (1154{~}mAh{~}g-1 |
| 73 | + ). However, owing to residual white P during the preparation and |
| 74 | + sluggish kinetics of K-P alloying limit its practical application. |
| 75 | + Seeking an efficient catalyst to address the above problems is crucial |
| 76 | + for the secure preparation of red P anode with high performance. |
| 77 | + Herein, through the analysis of the activation energies in white P |
| 78 | + polymerization, it is revealed that the highest occupied molecular |
| 79 | + orbital energy of I2 (-7.40{~}eV) is in proximity to P4 (-7.25{~}eV), |
| 80 | + and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy of I2 molecule |
| 81 | + (-4.20{~}eV) is lower than that of other common non-metallic molecules |
| 82 | + (N2 , S8 , Se8 , F2 , Cl2 , Br2 ). The introduction of I2 can thus |
| 83 | + promote the breaking of the P-P bond and accelerate the polymerization |
| 84 | + of white P molecules. Besides, the ab initio molecular dynamics |
| 85 | + simulations show that I2 can enhance the kinetics of P-K alloying. The |
| 86 | + as-obtained red P/C composites with I2 deliver excellent cycling |
| 87 | + stability (358{~}mAh{~}g-1 after 1200 cycles at 1{~}A{~}g-1 ). This |
| 88 | + study establishes catalysis as a promising pathway to tackle the |
| 89 | + challenges of P anode for alkali metal ion batteries.}, |
| 90 | +} |
| 91 | +@Article{Jin_npjComputMater_2024_v10_p23, |
| 92 | + author = {Gan Jin and Lixin He}, |
| 93 | + title = {{Peculiar band geometry induced giant shift current in ferroelectric |
| 94 | + SnTe monolayer}}, |
| 95 | + journal = {npj Comput. Mater}, |
| 96 | + year = 2024, |
| 97 | + volume = 10, |
| 98 | + number = 1, |
| 99 | + pages = 23, |
| 100 | + doi = {10.1038/s41524-024-01213-w}, |
| 101 | + abstract = {AbstractThe bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) occurs when homogeneous |
| 102 | + noncentrosymmetric materials generate photocurrent or photovoltage |
| 103 | + under illumination. The intrinsic contribution to this effect is known |
| 104 | + as the shift current effect. We calculate the shift current |
| 105 | + conductivities of the ferroelectric SnTe monolayer using first- |
| 106 | + principles methods. Our results reveal a giant shift-current |
| 107 | + conductivity near the valley points in the SnTe monolayer. More |
| 108 | + remarkably, the linear optical absorption coefficient at this energy |
| 109 | + is very small, resulting in an enormous Glass coefficient that is four |
| 110 | + orders of magnitude larger than that of BaTiO3. To understand these |
| 111 | + giant shift-current effects, we employ a three-band model and find |
| 112 | + that they arise from the nontrivial energy band geometries near the |
| 113 | + valley points, where the shift-vector diverges. This serves as a |
| 114 | + prominent example highlighting the crucial role of band geometry in |
| 115 | + determining the fundamental properties of solids.}, |
| 116 | +} |
| 117 | +@Article{Pang_PhysRevMater_2024_v8_p43403, |
| 118 | + author = {Hongsheng Pang and Gan Jin and Lixin He}, |
| 119 | + title = {{Tuning of Berry-curvature dipole in TaAs slabs: An effective route to |
| 120 | + enhance the nonlinear Hall response}}, |
| 121 | + journal = {Phys, Rev, Mater.}, |
| 122 | + year = 2024, |
| 123 | + volume = 8, |
| 124 | + number = 4, |
| 125 | + pages = 43403, |
| 126 | + doi = {10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.043403}, |
| 127 | + abstract = {In materials without inversion symmetry, Berry curvature dipole (BCD) |
| 128 | + arises from the uneven distribution of Berry curvature in momentum |
| 129 | + space. This leads to nonlinear anomalous Hall effects even in systems |
| 130 | + with preserved time-reversal symmetry. A key goal is to engineer |
| 131 | + systems with prominent BCD near the Fermi level. Notably, TaAs, a |
| 132 | + type-I Weyl semimetal, exhibits substantial Berry curvature but a |
| 133 | + small BCD around the Fermi level. In this study, we employed first- |
| 134 | + principles methods to comprehensively investigate the BCD in TaAs. Our |
| 135 | + findings reveal significant cancellation effects not only within |
| 136 | + individual Weyl points but crucially, among distinct Weyl point pairs |
| 137 | + in bulk TaAs. We propose a strategic approach to enhance the BCD in |
| 138 | + TaAs by employing a layer-stacking technique. This greatly amplifies |
| 139 | + the BCD compared to the bulk material. By tuning the number of slab |
| 140 | + layers, we can selectively target specific Weyl point pairs near the |
| 141 | + Fermi level, while quantum confinement effects suppress contributions |
| 142 | + from other pairs, mitigating cancellation effects. Especially, the BCD |
| 143 | + of an 8-layer TaAs slab surpasses the bulk value near the Fermi level |
| 144 | + by orders of magnitude.}, |
| 145 | +} |
| 146 | +@Article{Zhao_NanoLett_2024_v24_p5513, |
| 147 | + author = {Zhenzhu Zhao and Mulin Sun and Yuyang Ji and Kaitian Mao and Zongming |
| 148 | + Huang and Chengjian Yuan and Yuqian Yang and Honghe Ding and Yingguo |
| 149 | + Yang and Yu Li and Wenjing Chen and Junfa Zhu and Jing Wei and Jixian |
| 150 | + Xu and Watcharaphol Paritmongkol and Antonio Abate and Zhengguo Xiao |
| 151 | + and Lixin He and Qin Hu}, |
| 152 | + title = {{Efficient Homojunction Tin Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Gradient |
| 153 | + Germanium Doping}}, |
| 154 | + journal = {Nano Lett.}, |
| 155 | + year = 2024, |
| 156 | + volume = 24, |
| 157 | + number = 18, |
| 158 | + pages = {5513--5520}, |
| 159 | + doi = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00646}, |
| 160 | + abstract = {P-type self-doping is known to hamper tin-based perovskites for |
| 161 | + developing high-performance solar cells by increasing the background |
| 162 | + current density and carrier recombination processes. In this work, we |
| 163 | + propose a gradient homojunction structure with germanium doping that |
| 164 | + generates an internal electric field across the perovskite film to |
| 165 | + deplete the charge carriers. This structure reduces the dark current |
| 166 | + density of perovskite by over 2 orders of magnitude and trap density |
| 167 | + by an order of magnitude. The resultant tin-based perovskite solar |
| 168 | + cells exhibit a higher power conversion efficiency of 13.3{\%} and |
| 169 | + excellent stability, maintaining 95{\%} and 85{\%} of their initial |
| 170 | + efficiencies after 250 min of continuous illumination and 3800 h of |
| 171 | + storage, respectively. We reveal the homojunction formation mechanism |
| 172 | + using density functional theory calculations and molecular level |
| 173 | + characterizations. Our work provides a reliable strategy for |
| 174 | + controlling the spatial energy levels in tin perovskite films and |
| 175 | + offers insights into designing intriguing lead-free perovskite |
| 176 | + optoelectronics.}, |
| 177 | +} |
1 | 178 | @Article{Achar_JPhysChemC_2021_v125_p14874, |
2 | 179 | author = {Siddarth K. Achar and Linfeng Zhang and J. Karl Johnson}, |
3 | 180 | title = {{Efficiently Trained Deep Learning Potential for Graphane}}, |
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