Adsorption mechanisms of different toxic molecular gases on intrinsic C2N and Ti-C2N-V monolayer: a DFT study.

Abstract

Recently, the excessive emission of chemical toxic gases such as nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), ammonia (NH3), phosgene (COCL2), and benzene (C6H6) has caused serious environmental problems. Adsorption of these chemical toxic gas molecules is a promising method to reduce environmental pollution. In this work, density functional theory (DFT) calculations are used to investigate the adsorption properties of these chemical toxic molecules on intrinsic C2N and Ti-C2N-V monolayer. The results show that NF3, NH3, C6H6, and COCL2 can all be adsorbed to the intrinsic C2N monolayer with weak adsorption energy, while the adsorption properties of these gas molecules were greatly improved after doping Ti atom. The adsorption energy of NH3, C6H6, COCL2, and NF3 increased from - 0.585, - 0.432, - 0.633, and - 0.362eV to - 2.214, - 1.699, - 1.822, and - 0.799eV, respectively, which increased by 2 ~ 4 times compared with that before doping. Besides, the results of the electron distribution, work function, the total density of states (TDOS), and the partial density of states (PDOS) analysis indicate that the doped Ti atom can be used as a bridge to connect the adsorbed molecules with the C2N-V monolayer, strengthen their interaction, and significantly improve the adsorption capacity. Therefore, Ti-doped C2N-V (Ti-C2N-V) monolayer is a promising adsorbent for the enrichment and utilization of harmful gases.