• 文献标题:   Structural and Electronic Properties of Interfaces in Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Lateral Heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG JF, XIE WY, XU XH, ZHANG SB, ZHAO JJ
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  • 出版物名称:   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   0897-4756 EI 1520-5002
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shanxi Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   33
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b01764
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

The in-plane heterostructures composed of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (G/BN), as the first kind of two-dimensional metal/semiconductor heterostructures of one-atom thickness, are attractive for both fundamental low dimensional physics and nanoscale devices because of the tailorable electronic properties. The atomic structures and electronic properties of interfaces in lateral G/BN heterostructures are investigated by first-principles calculations. The symmetric armchair interfaces have a similar formation energy but a larger band gap compared with the nonsymmetric interfaces. G/BN heterostructures with zigzag-type interfaces constructed under the guide of Clar's rule are found to possess a lower formation energy than those with abrupt interfaces and open a finite band gap. In addition to the zigzag and armchair interfaces, other misorientated interfaces with pentagon and heptagon rings are also stable with low formation energies of 4.4-6.8 eV/nm. These theoretical results are important to clarify the correlation between atomic structures and electronic properties of in-plane G/BN heterostructures and establish a fundamental picture for further theoretical studies and device design.