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Sun F, Liu Z, Lin J, Deng J, Guo Z, Yuan W. KMnCuTe 2: a layered antiferromagnetic semiconductor with long metal-metal distance. RSC Adv 2022; 12:29003-29009. [PMID: 36320726 PMCID: PMC9552607 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04789f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The magnetic semiconductor in a two-dimensional system is a major subject for both theoretical and experimental investigations. Here we report the synthesis of a new quaternary manganese chalcogenide KMnCuTe2, which shows layered structure and antiferromagnetic (AFM) semiconducting features. Single crystals of KMnCuTe2 were obtained using a self-flux method and based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction, KMnCuTe2 adopts the ThCr2Si2-type structure composed of edge-sharing tetrahedral layers separated by K+ cations. The Mn and Cu atoms randomly distribute in the centre of tetrahedral units. Attributed to the large radius of Te, KMnCuTe2 has large lattice parameters (a = 4.3115(3) Å and c = 14.9360(20) Å), leading to a long metal–metal distance (3.049 Å) in the tetrahedral layers. Based on the experiments and theoretical calculations, KMnCuTe2 exhibits a G-type AFM interaction with the transition temperature at around 225 K and an indirect semiconducting nature with the band gap of 0.95 eV. The magnetic semiconducting property of KMnCuTe2 is unique in AMnMCh2 systems (A = Li, Na, K, M = Cu, Ag and Ch = S, Se, Te), which could be associated with the large metal–metal distance. Our work not only highlights the role of metal–metal interactions on regulating the properties of ThCr2Si2-type compounds, but also provides a feasible strategy to obtain the layered magnetic semiconductor. We synthesized a new quaternary telluride KMnCuTe2 with long metal–metal distance in tetragonal layers, which shows an indirect band gap of 0.95 eV and long-range antiferromagnetic ordering.![]()
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- Fan Sun
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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- Research & Development Centre for Functional Crystals, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100190China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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Shen S, Lin Z, Song K, Wang Z, Huang L, Yan L, Meng F, Zhang Q, Gu L, Zhong W. Reversed Active Sites Boost the Intrinsic Activity of Graphene‐like Cobalt Selenide for Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Shijie Shen
- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering Taizhou University No. 1139, Shifu Road Taizhou 318000 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering Taizhou University No. 1139, Shifu Road Taizhou 318000 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering Taizhou University No. 1139, Shifu Road Taizhou 318000 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering Taizhou University No. 1139, Shifu Road Taizhou 318000 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering Taizhou University No. 1139, Shifu Road Taizhou 318000 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering Taizhou University No. 1139, Shifu Road Taizhou 318000 P. R. China
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- Institution of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences No.8, 3rd South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Institution of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences No.8, 3rd South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Institution of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences No.8, 3rd South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering Taizhou University No. 1139, Shifu Road Taizhou 318000 P. R. China
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Shen S, Lin Z, Song K, Wang Z, Huang L, Yan L, Meng F, Zhang Q, Gu L, Zhong W. Reversed Active Sites Boost the Intrinsic Activity of Graphene-like Cobalt Selenide for Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12360-12365. [PMID: 33723912 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Optimizing the hydrogen adsorption Gibbs free energy (ΔGH ) of active sites is essential to improve the overpotential of the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We doped graphene-like Co0.85 Se with sulfur and found that the active sites are reversed (from cationic Co sites to anionic S sites), which contributed to an enhancement in electrocatalytic HER performance. The optimal S-doped Co0.85 Se composite has an overpotential of 108 mV (at 10 mA cm-2 ) and a Tafel slope of 59 mV dec-1 , which exceeds other reported Co0.85 Se-based electrocatalysts. The doped S sites have much higher activity than the Co sites, with a hydrogen adsorption Gibbs free energy (ΔGH ) close to zero (0.067 eV), which reduces the reaction barrier for hydrogen production. This work provides inspiration for optimizing the intrinsic HER activity of other related transition metal chalcogenides.
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- Shijie Shen
- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, No. 1139, Shifu Road, Taizhou, 318000, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, No. 1139, Shifu Road, Taizhou, 318000, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, No. 1139, Shifu Road, Taizhou, 318000, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, No. 1139, Shifu Road, Taizhou, 318000, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, No. 1139, Shifu Road, Taizhou, 318000, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, No. 1139, Shifu Road, Taizhou, 318000, P. R. China
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- Institution of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.8, 3rd South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Institution of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.8, 3rd South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Institution of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.8, 3rd South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, No. 1139, Shifu Road, Taizhou, 318000, P. R. China
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