Data from: Pt-decorated 2D silicene/WSe2 heterostructures for CO, NH3 , and NO2 gas adsorption: A DFT-machine learning combined study
Data files
May 25, 2026 version files 44.91 KB
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CONTROL
251 B
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KPOINTS
36 B
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POSCAR_CO.vasp
21.31 KB
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POSCAR_pris.vasp
21.20 KB
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README.md
1.90 KB
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SYSTEM
216 B
Abstract
This study examines Pt-decorated silicene/WSe2 heterostructures for CO, NH3, and NO2 gas sensing by combining density functional theory and crystal graph convolutional neural networks (CGCNN). The pristine heterostructure exhibits metallic behavior and robust thermo-mechanical stability. Gas adsorption induces pronounced modifications in adsorption energetics, charge redistribution, electronic band structure, projected density of states, and optical responses. Among the examined species, NO2 shows the strongest interaction, functioning as an electron acceptor and producing substantial spin polarization and electronic reconstruction. Optical characteristics-including the dielectric function, absorption coefficient, and joint density of states-are significantly enhanced upon adsorption, with NO2 yielding the most pronounced changes. Transport properties, such as the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity, exhibit clear sensitivity to the adsorbed molecule. These findings demonstrate that Pt/silicene/WSe2 heterostructures are promising candidates for future optoelectronic and gas-sensing applications.
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.41ns1rnv3
Description of the dataset
This dataset contains input and structural files used for first-principles calculations based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) for investigating the adsorption behavior of CO, NH3, and NO2 gas molecules on Pt-decorated silicene/WSe2 heterostructures.
The calculations were performed using Quantum ESPRESSO (QE). The provided files can be used to reproduce the structural optimization and electronic property calculations reported in the associated study, including band structure, density of states (DOS), and charge density difference analyses.
File descriptions
CONTROL
Quantum ESPRESSO control parameter file containing calculation type, convergence criteria, runtime settings, and output configurations used during the simulations.
SYSTEM
Quantum ESPRESSO system parameter file containing information related to lattice configuration, number of atoms, number of atomic species, energy cutoff values, exchange-correlation functional settings, and van der Waals corrections.
KPOINTS
k-point sampling grids used in the calculations. An 11×11×1 Monkhorst–Pack grid was employed for structural optimization, while denser grids up to 100×100×1 were used for electronic property calculations such as DOS and band structure.
POSCAR_pris.vasp
Pristine Pt-decorated silicene/WSe2 heterostructure model provided in VASP POSCAR format.
POSCAR_CO.vasp
Adsorption configuration of a CO molecule on the Pt-decorated silicene/WSe2 heterostructure in VASP POSCAR format.
Notes
All files are provided to support the reproducibility of the computational results presented in the corresponding publication.
