• 文献标题:   Oxygen Surface Functionalization of Graphene Nanoribbons for Transport Gap Engineering
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CRESTI A, LOPEZBEZANILLA A, ORDEJON P, ROCHE S
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoribbon, functionalization, quantum transport, mobility gap, numerical simulation
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   IMEP LAHC UMR CNRS INPG UJF 5130
  • 被引频次:   19
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn203573y
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

We numerically investigate the impact of epoxide adsorbates on the transport properties of graphene nanoribbons with width varying from a few nanometers to 15 nm. For the wider ribbons, a scaling analysis of conductance properties Is performed for adsorbate density ranging from 0.1% to 0.5%. Oxygen atoms Introduce a large electron-hole transport asymmetry' with mean free paths changing by up to 1 order of magnitude, depending on the hole or electron nature of charge carriers. The opening of a transport gap on the electron side for GNRs as wide as 15 nm could be further exploited to control current flow and achieve larger ON/OFF ratios, despite the initially small intrinsic energy gap. The effect of the adsorbates in narrow ribbons is also Investigated by full ab initio calculations to explore the limit of ultimate downsized systems. In this case, the inhomogeneous distribution of adsorbates and their interplay with the ribbon edge are found to play an Important role.