• 文献标题:   The Chemistry of Imperfections in N-Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   USACHOV D, FEDOROV A, VILKOV O, SENKOVSKIY B, ADAMCHUK VK, YASHINA LV, VOLYKHOV AA, FARJAM M, VERBITSKIY NI, GRUNEIS A, LAUBSCHAT C, VYALIKH DV
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, nitrogen doping, electronic structure, xps, arpes
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   St Petersburg State Univ
  • 被引频次:   46
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl501389h
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Many propositions have been already put forth for the practical use of N-graphene in various devices, such as batteries, sensors, ultracapacitors, and next generation electronics. However, the chemistry of nitrogen imperfections in this material still remains an enigma. Here we demonstrate a method to handle N-impurities in graphene, which allows efficient conversion of pyridinic N to graphitic N and therefore precise tuning of the charge carrier concentration. By applying photoemission spectroscopy and density functional calculations, we show that the electron doping effect of graphitic N is strongly suppressed by pyridinic N. As the latter is converted into the graphitic configuration, the efficiency of doping rises up to half of electron charge per N atom.