Two-dimensional Antimonene as a promising candidate for Dioxin capture

11 January 2023, Version 1
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Abstract

Among the serious environmental problems that attracted much attention from the broader public is the high toxicity of dioxins. Considerable efforts have been made to develop techniques and materials that could help in their efficient removal from the environment. Due to its high specific surface area and generous active sites, outstanding structural and electronic properties antimonene is considered for a variety of potential applications in different fields such as energy storage, electrocatalysis, and biomedicine. The present study adds to this portfolio by suggesting antimonene as a promising candidate for dioxin capture. Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations we studied the adsorption of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on the pristine antimonene and Ca-, Ti-, and Ni-doped antimonene. Three configurations of the adsorption of TCDD on antimonene were analyzed. The results obtained from calculating adsorption energies, charge transfer, charge density differences, and densities of states (DOS) give evidence that antimonene outperforms the other nanomaterials that have been previously suggested for dioxin capture application. Therefore, we propose these substrates (i.e., pristine and doped antimonene) as potential capture agents for removing such toxic organic pollutants.

Keywords

TCDD molecule
DFT
antimonene and doped antimonene
charge transfer and charge density difference
density of states

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Dioxin capture by antimonene
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Antimonene is considered as a promising candidate for dioxin capture. Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations we studied the adsorption of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on the pristine antimonene and Ca-, Ti-, and Ni-doped antimonene. Three configurations of the adsorption of TCDD on antimonene were analyzed.
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