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) (a) Average Mo–Li distances and adsorption energies of per Li atom for different Li coverage (Θ = 0.25, Θ = 0.50, Θ = 0.75, and Θ = 1.) in monolayer MoS2; (b) the variation of the atomic geometries and energies as one Li atom moving in the direction of the arrow in full Li coverage monolayer MoS2.