Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lun Tan, Xianzhen Liu, Peng Wu, Liwei Cao, Wei Li, Ang Li, Zhao Wang, Haoshuang Gu
Summary: The research and development of high-performance NH3 sensors is important for environment monitoring and disease diagnosis applications. TiO2-modified monolayer MoS2 films with controllable TiO2 loading contents were fabricated and showed enhanced room-temperature NH3 sensing performance. The TiO2/MoS2 system with 95% surface coverage of TiO2 exhibited improved sensor response, low detection limit, wide detection range, good repeatability, and superior selectivity against other gases. The TiO2 modification improved the surface reactivity of the sensing layers and acted as gas-gating layers to modulate the electron depletion layer and the conductivity of the MoS2 films, resulting in improved NH3 sensing performance. This n-n hetero-compositing strategy provides a simple and cost-effective approach for developing high-performance NH3 sensors based on 2D semiconductors.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Adhimoorthy Saravanan, Bohr-Ran Huang, Deepa Kathiravan
Summary: This study successfully synthesized hybrid hydrophilic and hydrophobic nanocarbon materials with reliable and stable gas sensing performance for the first time. The nanohybrid structures of graphene and ultra-nanocrystalline diamond incorporated with nitrogen and argon gas showed superior hydrogen gas sensing properties, exhibiting excellent repeatability, selectivity, and stability.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jing Xu, Yusheng Wang, Nahong Song, Shijun Luo, Fei Wang
Summary: The adsorption characteristics of NO2, CH4, CO, and NO molecules on monolayer MoSeTe were investigated, showing that these gas molecules tend to adsorb on the Te-layer surface. Among them, NO2 exhibits the strongest adsorption energy on monolayer MoSeTe, suggesting its potential application in detecting N-based gases.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Alexandro de Moraes Nogueira, Afsal Kareekunnan, Masashi Akabori, Hiroshi Mizuta, Manoharan Muruganathan
Summary: The study demonstrates that oxygen exposure leads to random telegraph signals (RTS) in the millisecond scale, with average dwell times of 2.9 milliseconds in the high-resistance state and 2 milliseconds in the low-resistance state. This indicates that oxygen molecules take some time to find the most energetically favorable adsorption state upon adsorption.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Runia Jana, Sugato Hajra, P. Mary Rajaitha, Krystian Mistewicz, Hoe Joon Kim
Summary: This review discusses the different sensing materials for gas sensors, including their synthesis methods and basic properties. It also explores the gas sensing properties of these materials, particularly in detecting hazardous organic vapors and toxic gases. The review points out the current challenges and future outlooks in this field.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xinzheng Guo, Huachao Yang, Zheng Bo, Jianhua Yan, Kefa Cen
Summary: The study reveals that the optimum interlayer distance of 6-7 angstrom in graphene enhances gas sensor performance and shows increased sensitivity for NO and NO2 at the edge. Multilayer graphene exhibits good selectivity towards NO2, making it a promising candidate for practical low-cost gas sensors.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ruijuan Du, Wei Wu
Summary: In this study, the interactions between small gas molecules and different MoS2 materials were explored, and it was found that the monolayer Ru-doped MoS2 exhibited the strongest interaction with SO2 gas molecules, making it a promising candidate for efficient SO2 gas sensors.
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Hsu-Sheng Tsai, You Wang, Chaoming Liu, Tianqi Wang, Mingxue Huo
Summary: This review systematically introduced the properties of elemental two-dimensional materials beyond graphene and their application in gas sensing. It was found that these materials are effective in detecting carbon-, nitrogen-, and sulfur-based gases, as well as organic vapors. However, the challenge lies in the instability of these materials under atmospheric conditions.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Fang Niu, Zhen-Wu Shao, Hong Gao, Li-Ming Tao, Yong Ding
Summary: Si-doped graphene nanosheets exhibit excellent NOx sensing ability, with high response value, fast response and recovery, broad detectable concentration range, and outstanding selectivity. The doped Si atoms play a key role in NOx sensing, allowing detection not only in single harmful gas environments, but also in complex environments.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoyan Hu, Yingang Gui, Yujie Liu, Lingna Xu, Liang Ran, Xianping Chen
Summary: This study focuses on detecting partial discharge in gas insulated switchgear (GIS) using new gas-sensing materials, with NiO doping found to greatly enhance the surface activity of MoSe2 for gas adsorption. The research provides insights into the adsorption mechanism and characteristics of NiO-MoSe2 as a potential gas-sensing material, laying a theoretical foundation for the design of sensors to ensure the stability of GIS operation.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sarfraz Ahmed, Abdul Jalil, Syed Zafar Ilyas, Ather Hassan, Ahsan Ilahi, Ishaq Ahmed, Maaz Khan, Qasim Khan
Summary: First-principles calculations were used to investigate the gas sensing behavior of various gas molecules on the B4C3 monolayer. The results showed that B4C3 exhibited superior gas sensing performance compared to other 2D materials. The adsorption behavior, charge transfer, and bandgap variation of gas molecules on the B4C3 surface played key roles in its gas sensing applications.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Crystallography
Monika Gupta, Huzein Fahmi Hawari, Pradeep Kumar, Zainal Arif Burhanudin
Summary: In this study, a hybrid of copper oxide with functionalized graphene was proposed for gas sensing at room temperature. The material exhibited high sensitivity, good electrical conductivity, and showed potential for use in domestic and industrial safety gas sensors.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jin Dong, Yunfan Zhang, Feng Hui Tian, Luxiao Sun, Jinghao Zhang
Summary: Based on density functional theory (DFT), oriented adsorption on two-dimensional inorganic thin layers was explored for NO2 sensing. The adsorption energy and charge transfer were significantly increased on defective monolayers of MoSe2, indicating the potential of MoSe2 monolayers as NO2 sensing materials. The oriented adsorption ability was weaker compared to WSe2 monolayer, but still showed promising results for molecular design of oriented adsorption.
MATERIALS TODAY CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Neeraj Kumar, Jaykumar Jasani, Yogesh Sonvane, J. G. Korvink, Ashutosh Sharma, Bharat Sharma
Summary: The study developed unique nanoengineered bi-stacked layers based on 2D Pnictogens and graphene, amongst which hybrid Sb/G sensor showed excellent gas response towards H-2 with high selectivity and fast response times. The outstanding performance of Sb/G sensor positioned it as one of the highly selective and fast hydrogen sensors within the Pnictogen-graphene family.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
V. Kranthi Kumar, Shashwat Rathkanthiwar, Ankit Rao, Priyadarshini Ghosh, Sukanya Dhar, Hareesh Chandrasekar, Tanushree Choudhury, S. A. Shivashankar, Srinivasan Raghavan
Summary: A predictive approach to grain size control from 10 nm to 100 µm in chemical vapor deposited MoS2 monolayers is demonstrated. Physico-chemical modeling is used to correlate the variation in grain size to changes in supersaturation and kinetics on the growth surface. By intentionally adding reaction products to the source chemistry, nucleation density and final grain size are shown to be very sensitive to supersaturation in the initial stage of growth. This study shows that microstructural improvement can enhance field-effect electronic mobility from 0.1 to 17 cm²/V s.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kyujoon Lee, Woosuk Yoo, Quynh Anh T. Nguyen, Hyun-Woo Bang, Hyeonsu Kim, Mathias Klaeui, Sonny H. Rhim, Myung-Hwa Jung
Summary: Replacing Co in Mn3-xCoxGa films allows for tunability of both structural and magnetic properties, resulting in a transition from hard ferrimagnetic to soft ferrimagnetic phases in the critical region. This not only uncovers hidden magnetic states but also provides an additional degree of freedom for spintronic applications using Mn-based Heusler compounds.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sunghun Lee, Sanghyun Ji, Jinsu Kim, Do Duc Cuong, Sonny H. Rhim, Soon Cheol Hong, Yun Chang Park, Young Haeng Lee, Dae Keun Park, Takeshi Toyama, Jiyeong Gu, Myung-Hwa Jung
Summary: The discovery of high-temperature ferromagnetism in beta-Ag2Se topological semimetal, composed of non-magnetic constituents, opens up a significant new direction in material engineering for spintronic applications.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Qurat-ul-Ain, Soon Cheol Hong, S. H. Rhim
Summary: A theoretical study on spin reorientation transition (SRT) was conducted, presenting a phenomenological model that considers the magnetic energy as a sum of various contributions. Analytical solutions revealed the existence of critical strain resulting from the interactions between these contributions. Numerical estimates for thin FePt and Fe60Co40 films showed experimentally accessible critical strain of 2%, attributed to the large magnetoelastic coefficient and optimal saturation magnetization achievable in these films.
JOURNAL OF MAGNETICS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Gyu Won Kim, Do Duc Cuong, Yong Jin Kim, In Ho Cha, Taehyun Kim, Min Hyeok Lee, OukJae Lee, Hionsuck Baik, Soon Cheol Hong, Sonny H. Rhim, Young Keun Kim
Summary: The study introduces W-Ta and W-V alloy layers to enhance spin-orbit torque efficiency, with experimental results confirming a 40% improvement in SOT switching efficiency with W-V alloy. Through a combination of theory and experiment, an optimized heterostructure is found to boost torque-based switching efficiency by 40%.
NPG ASIA MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Woo Seung Ham, Abdul-Muizz Pradipto, Kay Yakushiji, Kwangsu Kim, Sonny H. Rhim, Kohji Nakamura, Yoichi Shiota, Sanghoon Kim, Teruo Ono
Summary: Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) is considered a crucial energy for specific chiral textures like magnetic skyrmions. The research mainly focuses on heavy metal/ferromagnet bilayer systems due to the absence of structural inversion symmetry and exchange energy with spin-orbit coupling. A recent study showed the formation of asymmetric bands in superlattices due to inversion symmetry breaking in stacking order, highlighting the role of bulk-like contribution and strong spin-orbit coupling affecting the bands.
NPJ COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yongsu Kwak, Woojoo Han, Thach D. N. Ngo, Dorj Odkhuu, Young Heon Kim, Sonny H. Rhim, Mahn-Soo Choi, Yong-Joo Doh, Joon Sung Lee, Jonghyun Song, Jinhee Kim
Summary: The study shows that metallic conduction can be induced at the LAO/STO interface with only 1 uc of LAO, as long as it is capped by 3 or more uc of STO. Consistent results were obtained from density functional theory calculations. Additionally, the STO/LAO/STO trilayer also exhibits a peculiar nonBCS-type superconductivity.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
T. Thuy Hoang, S. H. Rhim, S. C. Hong
Summary: This paper presents a systematic density functional study on alkali-metal-based half-Heusler compounds, revealing that most ACrZ compounds have a wide band gap and stable half-metallicity. The compounds LiCrZ and NaCrZ (Z = As, Sb) are proposed as promising candidates for spintronics applications, due to their stability, surface and strain tolerance, and good lattice mismatch with zinc-blende semiconductors.
PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sanghoon Kim, Sachin Pathak, Sonny H. Rhim, Jongin Cha, Soyoung Jekal, Soon Cheol Hong, Hyun Hwi Lee, Sung-Hun Park, Han-Koo Lee, Jae-Hoon Park, Soogil Lee, Hans-Georg Steinruck, Apurva Mehta, Shan X. Wang, Jongill Hong
Summary: This study demonstrates the achievement of inversion asymmetry and unusual strain at interfaces in [Co/Pd] superlattices through low-energy proton irradiation and selective removal of oxygen. The results highlight the importance of establishing both giant orbital anisotropy and strong spin-orbit coupling at the interface for exploring spintronic devices with new functionalities.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Thi H. Ho, D. Odkhuu, S. H. Rhim, S. C. Hong
Summary: In this study, density functional calculations were used to investigate the magnetocrystalline anisotropy (MCA) of hcp and fcc Co films. The results reveal that symmetry, thickness, and surface have significant effects on the MCA of the films. The MCA energy of Co films is greatly enhanced compared to bulk, and thickness-dependent oscillations in MCA were observed.
CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
T. Thuy Hoang, S. H. Rhim, S. C. Hong
Summary: In this study, the half-metallicity and electronic structure of the LiCrSb/InSb hybrid system are investigated using first-principles calculations. The research reveals that the half-metallicity at the interface is well retained, and the system prefers magnetization parallel to the plane.
JOURNAL OF MAGNETICS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Taehyun Kim, Quynh Anh T. Nguyen, Gyu Won Kim, Min Hyeok Lee, Seok In Yoon, Sonny H. Rhim, Young Keun Kim
Summary: Spin-orbit torque (SOT) based magnetization switching is a current area of interest, and we propose a W-Si alloy as a potential spin current-generating layer in nonvolatile embedded memory and logic devices. Experimental results confirm the required properties of the proposed W-Si/CoFeB heterostructures.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Thi H. Ho, S. H. Rhim, S. C. Hong
Summary: This study investigates the magnetism of Pd(111) films using first-principles density functional calculations. The results show that a ferromagnetic state is more stable than a paramagnetic state at around 2.5 monolayers thick. The observation of a nesting wave vector and periodic crossing of quantum well states on the Fermi level helps understand the formation of ferromagnetism in the Pd(111) films. The study also finds that tensile strain can enhance the ferromagnetism, and the stability of the film is affected by its thickness.
JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Quynh Anh T. Nguyen, Thi H. Ho, Myung-Hwa Jung, Sonny H. Rhim
Summary: The effect of Co substitution on Mn3Ga was examined using first-principles study, revealing that Mn3Ga prefers tetragonal phase when Co concentration (x) is less than or equal to 0.5, and cubic phase when x is greater than or equal to 0.5. The ferrimagnetic property remains robust regardless of x in both phases.
CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Minkyu Park, Guihyun Han, S. H. Rhim
Summary: Traditionally, it was believed that the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) could only be observed in ferromagnets. However, this study shows that any magnetic material can exhibit AHE due to the broken time-reversal symmetry. By using symmetry arguments and first-principles calculations, the researchers present a nontrivial AHE on the compensated ferrimagnet Mn3Al. The nature of Berry curvature responsible for the intrinsic origin of AHE is further identified using group theory, and the overlooked contributions around X' are revealed by showing the global behaviors of Berry curvatures over the whole Brillouin zone.
PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Nam-Hui Kim, Qurat-ul-ain, Joonwoo Kim, Eunchong Baek, June-Seo Kim, Hyeon-Jong Park, Hiroshi Kohno, Kyung-Jin Lee, Sonny H. Rhim, Hyun-Woo Lee, Chun-Yeol You
Summary: The interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (iPMA) and interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (iDMI) in ferromagnet/heavy metal bilayers exhibit similar Slater-Pauling-like dependence on the FM variation as the saturation magnetization (MS) does. This finding suggests that the density of states structure important for the Slater-Pauling dependence is crucial for iPMA and iDMI as well, providing a useful method to engineer chiral magnetic textures.