Functionalities of Au₂O, Au₂O₃, Au₂O_, and nanosheets, including spontaneous polarization, using DFT and hybrid functional

Key Points

• Findings reveal significant spontaneous polarization in Au2O, Au2O3, and Au2O3-x nanosheets, indicating enhanced functionality.
• The analysis employed density functional theory and a hybrid functional approach, providing deeper insights into material properties.
• Sample materials include variants of gold oxides and nanosheets, with specific focus on their electronic behaviors and properties.
• These insights highlight potential applications for gold nanosheets in future technologies, playing a role in advanced material science.