• 文献标题:   Physisorption of benzene derivatives on graphene: critical roles of steric and stereoelectronic effects of the substituent
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHOU PP, ZHANG RQ
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   1463-9076 EI 1463-9084
  • 通讯作者地址:   City Univ Hong Kong
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1039/c4cp05973e
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

series of benzene derivatives with different substituents adsorbed on graphene was investigated using a density-functional tight-binding method with a dispersion correction. Compared to benzene, the derivative with either an electron-withdrawing or -donating substituent exhibits stronger physisorption. Moreover, the steric size of the substituent is important in determining the adsorption strength, while the direction and the number of H atoms in the substituent affect the electron transfer from graphene. NBO analysis reveals that the stereoelectronic effect of the conjugation between the substituent and the benzene ring strongly influences the pi...pi interaction region between the molecule and graphene. The findings can deepen the understanding of the interaction between an aromatic molecule and graphene as well as the corresponding adsorption mechanism.