Interfacial electronic coupling in MX–MX (M = Cu, Ag, and Au; X = Cl, Br, and I) van der Waals heterostructures for photocatalytic water splitting and broadband optoelectronic applications
Ayesha Zahid, M. Idrees, Zijing Lin, B. Amin · 2026
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Ayesha Zahid and co-authors compute how stacked metal-halide sheets could split water with sunlight and sense light broadly. Layered pairs of copper, silver, and gold halides form the family studied. First-principles theory checked stability, band shapes, and charge flow at each seam. Strong coupling across the layers pulls photo-born charges apart fast.
Built-in fields from charge transfer reinforce that separation. Absorption runs strong from near-infrared through ultraviolet light. One pair, silver bromide on copper iodide, lines up for full water splitting in acid. The rest favor the oxidation half of the job. Solar fuel and wide-band detectors are the twin targets.
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| CREATOR | Ayesha Zahid, M. Idrees, Zijing Lin, B. Amin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |