• 文献标题:   Mechanically Robust Tri-Wing Graphene Nanoribbons with Tunable Electronic and Magnetic Properties
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHU LY, WANG JL, ZHANG TT, MA L, LIM CW, DING F, ZENG XC
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoribbon, triwing structure, mechanical stability, tunable electronic propertie, ferromagnet
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Southeast Univ
  • 被引频次:   60
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl903278w
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

Inspired by strong mechanical stability of "Y"-shaped beams for building construction, we design a new class of quasione-dimensional graphene nanostructures, namely, tri-wing graphene (TWG) nanoribbons. TWG possesses significantly augmented mechanical stability against torsional and compression forces, and also each wing of the TWG can retain independent electronic properties of the constituent graphene nanoribbons. As such, by tailoring the wing structures, the TWGs can provide broader property tunability for nanoelectronic application. In addition, zigzag-edged TWG is a metallic ferromagnet with a large magnetic moment. When its edges are decorated with suitable chemical functional groups, a TWG can be converted to a half metal for potential spintronic applications.