Boroznina E.V., Smirnov K.O., Akatiev V.V. Proton migration on the boron sheets surface

PROTON MIGRATION ON THE BORON SHEETS SURFACE

Evgeniya V. Boroznina

Associate Professor, Candidate of Sciences (Physics and Mathematics),

Department of Forensic Science and Physical Materials Science,

Volgograd State University

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Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation

Konstantin O. Smirnov

Senior Lecturer, Department of Forensic Science and Physical Materials Science,

Volgograd State University

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Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation

Vladimir V. Akatiev

Senior Lecturer, Department of Forensic Science and Physical Materials Science,

Volgograd State University

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Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation

Marina S. Kudinova

Student, Department of Forensic Science and Physical Materials Science,

Volgograd State University

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Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation

Abstract. Borophene is a two-dimensional allotrope of boron and it is also known as boron sheet. First it has been predicted theoretically in the mid-1990s, experimentally borophene was confirmed in 2015 when the structure was successfully synthesized in 2015. One of the key features of borophene is its strong anisotropy – the dependence of mechanical and electrical properties on direction. This phenomenon is not typical for 2D materials and has never been observed in 2D metals before. Borophene has the highest tensile strength of all known two-dimensional materials. In early works, it was found that the adsorption of a hydrogen atom on the surface of borophene is possible and the analyses of electronic density showed that atom H became a proton. Therefore, in this work, the authors have studied the proton migration over the surface of boron sheets of two types and have found the most energetically favorable path of proton motion. The electron-energy characteristics of the process of migration of a single proton along the surface of boron layers of two types are determined and it is established that in all the considered cases the proton is able to move along the surface almost barrier-free. The type of conductivity of pure boron layers and layers modified by a single proton is determined. In the A-type boron layer, the proton increases the band gap by 0.04 eV, and in the B-type layer, the band gap changes by 0.05 eV. It is proved that two-dimensional boron nanostructures can be considered as a new class of boron topological structure with proton
conductivity.

Key words: borophene, proton conductivity, two-dimensional materials, quantum-mechanical calculations, physical and chemical properties.

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