Journal
PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES
Volume 93, Issue -, Pages 332-338Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2017.07.002
Keywords
Graphene oxide; Electronic property; Phonon dispersion curve; Density Functional Theory
Funding
- Science and Engineering Research Board of Govt. of India [SB/S2/CMP-005/2013]
- Department of Science and Technology (DST) Govt of India [DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/2012/[IF120592]]
- DST-INSPIRE
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The structural, electronic and vibrational properties of graphene oxide (GO) with varying proportion of epoxy and hydroxyl functional groups have been studied using density functional theory. The functional groups and oxygen density have an obvious influence on the electronic and vibrational properties. The dependence of band gap on associated functional groups and oxygen density shows a possibility of tuning the band gap of graphene by varying the functional groups as well as oxidation level. The absorption of high oxygen content in graphene leads to the gap opening and resulting in a transition from semimetal to semiconductor. Phonon dispersion curves show no imaginary frequency or no softening of any phonon mode throughout the Brillouin zone which confirms the dynamical stability of all considered GO models. Different groups and different oxygen density result into the varying characteristics of phonon modes. The computed results show good agreement with the experimental observations. Our results present interesting possibilities for engineering the electronic properties of graphene and GO and impact the fabrication of new electronics.
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