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FULLERENES NANOTUBES AND CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES
卷 30, 期 4, 页码 428-437出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/1536383X.2021.1948838
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Electronic properties; honeycomb graphene structure; tensile strain; compressive strain; Stone-Wales defects; density functional theory
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- Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University [180111]
The alignment between the Stone-Wales defect orientation and the applied strain direction significantly affects the electronic properties of graphene structures. Precise tuning of the band gap values can be achieved by selecting appropriate strain values and directions. Additionally, the applied strain has noticeable effects on the Fermi level, work function, and charge distributions.
We investigated the influence of horizontal and longitudinal strain on the electronic proprieties of Stone-Wales defected honeycomb graphene structure using the density functional theory. Tensile and compressive uniaxial strains were independently applied on the armchair (horizontal) and the zigzag (longitudinal) directions of a defected honeycomb graphene monolayer. We found the responses of the band gap are dependent on the applied strain direction. Likewise, the induced band gap openings show evident correlations between Stone-Wales defect orientations and the applied strain directions. Our results show that by choosing the strain values and directions the band gap values can be precisely achieved. Additionally, the effects of the applied strain were calculated and analyzed for the Fermi level, work function and the charge distributions. For both the defect-free and the defected samples, Fermi level shifts up in response to the compressive strain while it shifts down in response to the tensile strain. Our study shows the electronic properties are significantly affected by the alignment between the Stone-Wales C-C middle bond orientation and the applied stain direction. Finally, we hope providing a precise tuning for the electronic properties of defected graphene will allow for future nanodevice applications.
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