A DFT study on the mechanical properties of hydrogenated and fluorinated germanene sheets
arXiv:2005.07583 · doi:10.1016/j.spmi.2021.106854
Abstract
The density functional theory (DFT) is used to investigate the mechanical properties of pure, fully hydrogenated, semi-hydrogenated, fully fluorinated, and semi-fluorinated germanene sheets, including Young's and bulk moduli, and plastic properties. Also, the electronic properties, namely the planar average electron difference density, are considered to evaluate the bonding characteristics of pure and adsorbed germanenes. The results show that the effect of adsorption decreases the electron accumulation between Ge atoms, i.e. weaker covalent bonds. This weakening in the covalent bonds results in the reduction of Young's and bulk moduli, which are calculated through the second derivation of the total energy versus strain. Furthermore, it is observed that the yield strain of fully fluorinated germanene remains unchanged under uniaxial loading as compared to the pristine structure. Moreover, the yield strain of the germanene is increased under biaxial loading, while it is affected by full hydrogenation adsorption.
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