• 文献标题:   Adsorption of gas molecules on graphene nanoribbons and its implication for nanoscale molecule sensor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HUANG B, LI ZY, LIU ZR, ZHOU G, HAO SG, WU J, GU BL, DUAN WH
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
  • ISSN:   1932-7447
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tsinghua Univ
  • 被引频次:   368
  • DOI:   10.1021/jp8021024
  • 出版年:   2008

▎ 摘  要

We have studied the adsorption of gas molecules (CO, NO, NO2, O-2, N-2, CO2, and NH3) on graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) using first principles methods. The adsorption geometries, adsorption energies, charge transfer, and electronic band structures are obtained. We find that the electronic and transport properties of the GNR with an-nchair-shaped edges are sensitive to the adsorption of NH3, and the system exhibits n-type semiconducting behavior after NH3 adsorption. Other gas molecules have little effect on modifying the conductance of GNRs. Quantum transport calculations further indicate that NH3 molecules can be detected out of these gas molecules by the GNR-based sensor.