Research Article

Zinc-Doped Boron Phosphide Nanocluster as Efficient Sensor for SO2

Table 3

The ionization potential (I), electron affinity (A), chemical hardness (), chemical potential (), softness (S), and electrophilicity () for different systems.

SystemsIAημSω

Zn6.100.552.78−3.330.181.99
BP6.833.131.06−4.660.476.79
BP-SO26.214.201.01−5.210.5013.46
Zn-BP (M1)6.332.991.67−4.660.306.51
Zn-BP-SO2 (N1)5.904.750.58−5.330.8724.52
Zn-BP (M2)6.253.161.55−4.710.327.16
Zn-BP-SO2 (N2)6.353.841.26−5.100.4010.32
Zn-BP (M3)5.922.991.47−4.460.346.77
Zn-BP-SO2 (N3)5.474.180.65−4.830.7817.95
Zn-BP (M4)5.573.171.20−4.730.427.96
Zn-BP-SO2 (N4)6.433.941.25−5.190.4010.78