▎ 摘　　要

Effects of water molecules on the electronic states of graphene have been investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT methods at the PW91PW91 and B3LYP/6-31G(d) levels of theory. Solvation caused by one to four water molecules (n = 1-4) was examined in the present study. A graphene composed of 14 benzene rings was used as a model of finite-sized graphene (C42H16). The water molecules interact with the graphene surface via hydrogen bonding. The band gap of graphene was slightly red-shifted by the solvation. This shift was caused by the formation of hydrogen bonds between H2O and the graphene surface. The electronic states of the graphene-water system were discussed on the basis of theoretical results. (C) 2010 The Japan Society of Applied Physics