• 文献标题:   Topological defects in graphene: Dislocations and grain boundaries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YAZYEV OV, LOUIE SG
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Calif Berkeley
  • 被引频次:   450
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.81.195420
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

Topological defects in graphene, dislocations and grain boundaries, are still not well understood despite the considerable number of experimental observations. We introduce a general approach for constructing dislocations in graphene characterized by arbitrary Burgers vectors as well as grain boundaries, covering the whole range of possible misorientation angles. By using ab initio calculations we investigate thermodynamic and electronic properties of these topological defects, finding energetically favorable symmetric large-angle grain boundaries, strong tendency toward out-of-plane deformation in the small-angle regimes, and pronounced effects on the electronic structure. The present results show that dislocations and grain boundaries are important intrinsic defects in graphene which may be used for engineering graphene-based nanomaterials and functional devices.