• 文献标题:   Atomistic-Scale Simulations on Graphene Bending Near a Copper Surface
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KOWALIK M, HOSSAIN MJ, LELE A, ZHU WB, BANERJEE R, GRANZIERNAKAJIMA T, TERRONES M, HUDSON EW, VAN DUIN ACT
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, copper surface, draping angle at copper step edge, binding energy with hydrogen copper, reaxff reactive molecular dynamic
  • 出版物名称:   CATALYSTS
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  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.3390/catal11020208
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Molecular insights into graphene-catalyst surface interactions can provide useful information for the efficient design of copper current collectors with graphitic anode interfaces. As graphene bending can affect the local electron density, it should reflect its local reactivity as well. Using ReaxFF reactive molecular simulations, we have investigated the possible bending of graphene in vacuum and near copper surfaces. We describe the energy cost for graphene bending and the binding energy with hydrogen and copper with two different ReaxFF parameter sets, demonstrating the relevance of using the more recently developed ReaxFF parameter sets for graphene properties. Moreover, the draping angle at copper step edges obtained from our atomistic simulations is in good agreement with the draping angle determined from experimental measurements, thus validating the ReaxFF results.