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Engineering of Graphene Band Structure by Haptic Functionalization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2012

Paul Plachinda ,
Raj Solanki  and
David Evans
Paul Plachinda
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Portland State University. 1719 SW 10th avenue. Portland, OR 97207-0751, U.S.A,
Raj Solanki
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Portland State University. 1719 SW 10th avenue. Portland, OR 97207-0751, U.S.A,
David Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Portland State University. 1719 SW 10th avenue. Portland, OR 97207-0751, U.S.A, Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. 5750 Northwest Pacific Rim Boulevard Camas, WA 98607-9489, U.S.A.
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Abstract

We have employed first-principles density-functional calculations to study the electronic characteristics of graphene functionalized by metal-bis-arene and metal-carbonyl molecules. It is shown that functionalization with M-bis-arene (M(C6H6)@gr, M=Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe) molecules leads to an opening in the band gap of graphene (up to 0.81eV for the Cr derivative), and functionalization with M-carbonyl (M(CX)3@gr, X=O,N; M= Cr, Mn, Fe, Co) up to one 1eV for M=Cr and X=O, and therefore transforms graphene from a semi-metal to a semiconductor. The band gap induced by attachment of a metal atom topped by a functionalizing group is attributed to modification of π-conjugation and depends on the concentration of functionalizing molecules, metal’s and moiety’s electronic structure. This approach offers a means of tailoring the band structure of graphene and potentially its applications for future electronic devices.

Keywords

electrical propertiesCsemiconducting
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1407: Symposium AA – Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and Related Nanostructures , 2012 , mrsf11-1407-aa20-22
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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