期刊
PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES
卷 56, 期 -, 页码 134-140出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2013.08.033
关键词
Boron nitride nanotubes; Metformin; Point defects; OFT theory; Solvation
资金
- VIEP-BUAP [CHAE-ING13-G]
- Cuerpo Academico Ingenieria en Materiales [BUAP-CA-177]
- Cuerpo Academico Fisica Computacional de la Materia Condensada [BUAP-CA-191]
- [VIEP-BUAP-EXC11-G]
Density functional theory (DFT) studies are done to investigate structural and electronic properties of (5,5) chirality single walls boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) in the armchair model interacting with metformin (MF) on the surface and ends. Our calculations, consider the exchange-correlation energies with the Hamprecht-Cohen-Tozer-Handy functional within the generalized gradient approximation (HCTH-GGA) and the double polarized DNP base function. The geometry optimization follows the minimum energy criterion for all six geometries we have considered. Results show that the MF is adsorbed through the groups NH2-NH at one end of the nanotube. The system polarity is increased which indicates the possible dispersion and solubility. Moreover the interaction between these species induces an increase in the chemical reactivity of the order of 0.42 eV. Meanwhile the solvation in water keeps the semiconductor characteristics of both nanotube and MF. The work function of the BNNT-MF is drastically reduced respect to the pristine system when the BN nanotube is doped at its surface and ends with carbon. This means that the functionalized BN nanotube facilitates conditions to improve field emission. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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