• 文献标题:   Sawtooth-Like Graphene Nanoribbon
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WU XJ, ZENG XC
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoribbon, sawtoothlike gnr, straight gnr, edge effect
  • 出版物名称:   NANO RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   1998-0124
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Nebraska
  • 被引频次:   36
  • DOI:   10.1007/s12274-008-8001-z
  • 出版年:   2008

▎ 摘  要

Motivated by recent successful synthesize of segmented graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) with junctions, we explore electronic properties of a novel form of GNR with sawtooth-like structure using the density-functional theory method. It is found that the unique edge structures of the sawtooth-like GNR induce richer band-gap features than the straight GNR counterpart with either armchair or zigzag edges. The effect of external electric field on the electronic properties of the sawtooth-like GNR is also studied. The theoretical results may be useful for designing GNR-based field-effect transistors.