Fig. 1: Electronic structures comparison between the crystalline and amorphous RuTe2.
From: Amorphization activated ruthenium-tellurium nanorods for efficient water splitting
a Local atomic configurations for the amorphous RuTe2. b The real spatial contour plots for bonding and anti-bonding orbitals near EF. c The Brillouin zone of the crystalline RuTe2, in which the G, Z, T, Y, S, X, U, and R denote high-symmetry points within the reciprocal space (red). d The Brillouin zone of the amorphous RuTe2, in which the G, F, Q, and Z denote high-symmetry points within the reciprocal space (red). e Structural formation energy variation trend with related to the Lamé parameters for describing the bulk lattice distortion induced strain effect, as well as the Te-Te bond formation. f The dielectric function comparison. g The band structure of the crystalline RuTe2 and h the amorphous RuTe2. i Enlarged display of the amorphous RuTe2 band structure.
