Implantation of Gallium into Layered WS2 Nanostructures is Facilitated by Hydrogenation.
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; 20(30): e2312235, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Bombarding WS2 multilayered nanoparticles and nanotubes with focused ion beams of Ga+ ions at high doses, larger than 1016 cm-2, leads to drastic structural changes and melting of the material. At lower doses, when the damage is negligible or significantly smaller, the amount of implanted Ga is very small. A substantial increase in the amount of implanted Ga, and not appreciable structural damage, are observed in nanoparticles previously hydrogenated by a radio-frequency activated hydrogen plasma. Density functional calculations reveal that the implantation of Ga in the spaces between adjacent layers of pristine WS2 nanoparticles is difficult due to the presence of activation barriers. In contrast, in hydrogenated WS2, the hydrogen molecules are able to intercalate in between adjacent layers of the WS2 nanoparticles, giving rise to the expansion of the interlayer distances, that in practice leads to the vanishing of the activation barrier for Ga implantation. This facilitates the implantation of Ga atoms in the irradiation experiments.
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ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
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2024
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