Li adsorption on monolayer and bilayer MoS2 as an ideal substrate for hydrogen storage*

Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2012CB932304), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21763007), the Innovation Team Foundation of the Education Department of Guizhou Province, China (Grant No. [2014]35), and the Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Condensed Matter Physics of Higher Educational Institution of Guizhou Province, China (Grant No. [2016]002).

Zhang Cheng1, 2, Tang Shaolong2, †, Deng Mingsen3, ‡, Du Youwei2
       

(color online) Top and side view of typical atomic structures of monolayer (a) MoS2 and (b) bilayer MoS2, the Mo and S atoms are represented by olive and yellow spheres, respectively; (c) band structures of monolayer MoS2 and bilayer MoS2, direct band occurs at the K point in monolayer MoS2, and indirect band transition occurs between the valence band maximum at Γ point and the conduction band minimum at K point in bilayer MoS2.