• 文献标题:   Graphene-Titanium Interfaces from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FONSECA AF, LIANG T, ZHANG DF, CHOUDHARY K, PHILLPOT SR, SINNOTT SB
  • 作者关键词:   graphenetitanium, comb3, molecular dynamic, interface, work of adhesion
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Estadual Campinas
  • 被引频次:   6
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.7b09469
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Unraveling the physical and chemical properties of graphene-metal contacts is a key step toward the development of graphitic electronic nanodevices. Although many studies have revealed the way that various metals interact with graphene, few have described the structure and behavior of large pieces of graphene-metal nanostructures under different conditions. Here, we present the first classical molecular dynamics study of graphene titanium (G-Ti) structures, with and without substrates. Physical and chemical properties of equilibrium structures of G-Ti interfaces with different amounts of titanium coverage are investigated. Adhesion of Ti films on graphene is shown to be enhanced by the vacancies in graphene or the electrostatic influence of substrates. The dynamics of pristine G-Ti structures at different temperatures on planar and nonplanar substrates are investigated, and the results show that G-Ti interfaces are thermally stable, that is, not prone to any reaction toward the formation of titanium carbide.