• 文献标题:   Analytical performance of 3 m and 3 m+1 armchair graphene nanoribbons under uniaxial strain
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KANG ES, ISMAIL R
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoribbon, uniaxial strain, bandgap, carrier density, drain current
  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1931-7573 EI 1556-276X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Teknol Malaysia
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1186/1556-276X-9-598
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

The electronic band structure and carrier density of strained armchair graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs) with widths of n = 3 m and n = 3 m +1 were examined using tight-binding approximation. The current-voltage (I-V) model of uniaxial strained n = 3 m AGNRs incorporating quantum confinement effects is also presented in this paper. The derivation originates from energy dispersion throughout the entire Brillouin zone of uniaxial strained AGNRs based on a tight-binding approximation. Our results reveal the modification of the energy bandgap, carrier density, and drain current upon strain. Unlike the two-dimensional graphene, whose bandgap remains near to zero even when a large strain is applied, the bandgap and carrier density of AGNRs are shown to be sensitive to the magnitude of uniaxial strain. Discrepancies between the classical calculation and quantum calculation were also measured. It has been found that as much as 19% of the drive current loss is due to the quantum confinement. These analytical models which agree well with the experimental and numerical results provide physical insights into the characterizations of uniaxial strained AGNRs.