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Altman AR, Kundu S, da Jornada FH. Mixed Stochastic-Deterministic Approach for Many-Body Perturbation Theory Calculations. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 132:086401. [PMID: 38457735 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.086401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
Abstract
We present an approach for GW calculations of quasiparticle energies with quasiquadratic scaling by approximating high-energy contributions to the Green's function in its Lehmann representation with effective stochastic vectors. The method is easy to implement without altering the GW code, converges rapidly with stochastic parameters, and treats systems of various dimensionality and screening response. Our calculations on a 5.75° twisted MoS_{2} bilayer show how large-scale GW methods include geometry relaxations and electronic correlations on an equal basis in structurally nontrivial materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aaron R Altman
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Boukhvalov D, D’Olimpio G, Mazzola F, Kuo CN, Mardanya S, Fujii J, Politano GG, Lue CS, Agarwal A, Vobornik I, Torelli P, Politano A. Unveiling the Catalytic Potential of Topological Nodal-Line Semimetal AuSn 4 for Hydrogen Evolution and CO 2 Reduction. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:3069-3076. [PMID: 36947176 PMCID: PMC10068825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
In recent years, the correlation between the existence of topological electronic states in materials and their catalytic activity has gained increasing attention, due to the exceptional electron conductivity and charge carrier mobility exhibited by quantum materials. However, the physicochemical mechanisms ruling catalysis with quantum materials are not fully understood. Here, we investigate the chemical reactivity, ambient stability, and catalytic activity of the topological nodal-line semimetal AuSn4. Our findings reveal that the surface of AuSn4 is prone to oxidation, resulting in the formation of a nanometric SnO2 skin. This surface oxidation significantly enhances the material's performance as a catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic environments. We demonstrate that the peculiar atomic structure of oxidized AuSn4 enables the migration of hydrogen atoms through the Sn-O layer with a minimal energy barrier of only 0.19 eV. Furthermore, the Volmer step becomes exothermic in the presence of Sn vacancies or tin-oxide skin, as opposed to being hindered in the pristine sample, with energy values of -0.62 and -1.66 eV, respectively, compared to the +0.46 eV energy barrier in the pristine sample. Our model also suggests that oxidized AuSn4 can serve as a catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkali media. Additionally, we evaluate the material's suitability for the carbon dioxide reduction reaction, finding that the presence of topologically protected electronic states enhances the migration of hydrogen atoms adsorbed on the catalyst to carbon dioxide.
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Affiliation(s)
- Danil
W. Boukhvalov
- College
of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
- Institute
of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal
University, Mira Str.
19, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Department
of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University
of L’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
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- Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Laboratorio
TASC, Area Science Park
S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department
of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, 70101 Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department
of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, 70101 Tainan, Taiwan
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- Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Laboratorio
TASC, Area Science Park
S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department
of Information Engineering, Infrastructures and Sustainable Energy
(DIIES), University “Mediterranea”
of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department
of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, 70101 Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department
of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
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- Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Laboratorio
TASC, Area Science Park
S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Laboratorio
TASC, Area Science Park
S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department
of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University
of L’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
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Saßnick HD, Cocchi C. Exploring the Cs-Te phase space via high-throughput density-functional theory calculations beyond the generalized-gradient approximation. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:104108. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0082710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Institut für Physik, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
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Boukhvalov DW, Kuo CN, Nappini S, Marchionni A, D’Olimpio G, Filippi J, Mauri S, Torelli P, Lue CS, Vizza F, Politano A. Efficient Electrochemical Water Splitting with PdSn 4 Dirac Nodal Arc Semimetal. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Danil W. Boukhvalov
- College of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
- Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics Department, Ural Federal University, Mira Street 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, 70101 Tainan, Taiwan
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)-Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Laboratorio TASC, Area Science Park S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)-Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM), Area della Ricerca di Firenze, via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- INSTM and Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)-Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM), Area della Ricerca di Firenze, via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)-Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Laboratorio TASC, Area Science Park S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)-Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Laboratorio TASC, Area Science Park S.S. 14 km 163.5, 34149 Trieste, Italy
- Elettra-Sincrotrone S.C.p.A, S.S. 14 km 163.5 in Area Science Park, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, 70101 Tainan, Taiwan
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)-Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM), Area della Ricerca di Firenze, via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- INSTM and Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
- CNR-IMM Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi, VIII strada 5, I-95121 Catania, Italy
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