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Record W4408624262 · doi:10.1039/d4cp04036h

Janus group V1B-based pnictogen-halide monolayers: a new class of multifunctional quantum materials from first-principles predictions

2025· article· en· W4408624262 on OpenAlexafffund
Sergey Gusarov, Chinedu E. Ekuma, Gap Soo Chang, Mina Alizade, Mosayeb Naseri

Bibliographic record

VenuePhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldMaterials Science
TopicMachine Learning in Materials Science
Canadian institutionsUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of SaskatchewanNational Research Council Canada
FundersDivision of Materials ResearchNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaNational Science Foundation
KeywordsPnictogenJanusHalideClass (philosophy)MonolayerQuantumMaterials scienceChemistryNanotechnologyPhysicsComputer scienceCondensed matter physicsQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistrySuperconductivityArtificial intelligence

Abstract

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This study employed density functional theory to discover a new family of 48 two-dimensional Janus monolayers with the formula MXY, where M stands for transition metals (Cr, Mo, or W), X represents a group V element (P, As, Sb, or Bi), and Y denotes a halide (F, Cl, Br, or I). The cohesive energy and phonon dispersion calculations show that most of these materials are energetically and dynamically stable. Subsequently, the thorough investigation into the electrical structure allows the classification of these monolayers as metals (CrPI and WPI) or semiconductors with narrow band gaps ranging from 0.69 to 2.15 eV. Meanwhile, the MoSbBr, MoSbI, and WBiCl monolayers are defined to be able to function as photocatalysts in the water splitting process, and the CrAsCl monolayer exhibits significant potential for valleytronic applications due to its intrinsic valence band splitting of about 90 meV. Finally, significant Rashba splitting was observed near the Γ point in the valence band of Janus MXY monolayers, where the growth in atomic weight (W > Mo > Cr and Bi > Sb > As > P) corresponds to a greater spin-orbit coupling effect on the Rashba parameter. Their Rashba values are comparable to those ofother well-known 2D materials, indicating great potential for spintronic applications. Our findings not only present a broad range of 2D materials, but also highlight their potential for next-generation electrical, photonic, and catalytic technologies.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.001
Threshold uncertainty score0.002

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0010.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.019
GPT teacher head0.258
Teacher spread0.240 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designSimulation or modeling
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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