• 文献标题:   On the influence of point defects on the structural and electronic properties of graphene-like sheets: a molecular simulation study
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ANOTA EC, ESCOBEDOMORALES A, VILLANUEVA MS, VAZQUEZCUCHILLO O, ROSAS ER
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, graphene oxide, boron nitride, boron nitride oxide, point defect, molecular simulation
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MODELING
  • ISSN:   1610-2940 EI 0948-5023
  • 通讯作者地址:   Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla
  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.1007/s00894-012-1612-z
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

The influence of vacancies and substitutional defects on the structural and electronic properties of graphene, graphene oxide, hexagonal boron nitride, and boron nitride oxide two-dimensional molecular models was studied using density functional theory (DFT) at the level of local density approximation (LDA). Bond length, dipole moment, HOMO-LUMO energy gap, and binding energy were calculated for each system with and without point defects. The results obtained indicate that the formation of a point defect does not necessary lead to structural instability; nevertheless, surface distortions and reconstruction processes were observed, mainly when a vacancy-type defect is generated. For graphene, it was found that incorporation of a point defect results in a semiconductor-semimetal transition and also increases notably its polar character. As with graphene, the formation of a point defect in a hexagonal boron nitride sheet reduces its energy gap, although its influence on the resulting dipole moment is not as dramatic as in graphene. The influence of point defects on the structural and electronic properties of graphene oxide and boron nitride oxide sheets were found to be mediated by the chemisorbed species.