Article: Lateral in-plane coupling between graphene nanoribbons: a density functional study
| Title | Lateral in-plane coupling between graphene nanoribbons: a density functional study | ||||||
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| Authors | Zhao, J3 Dai, X2 3 Dai, Y3 Zhao, B3 Xie, M1 | ||||||
| Keywords | Density-functional study Edge state Effective coupling First-principles Graphene nanoribbons | ||||||
| Issue Date | 2012 | ||||||
| Publisher | American Institute of Physics. The Journal's web site is located at http://jap.aip.org/jap/staff.jsp | ||||||
| Citation | Journal of Applied Physics, 2012, v. 111 n. 4, article no. 043714 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3686673 | ||||||
| Abstract | Properties brought about by lateral in-plane coupling between graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are investigated using the first-principle total energy calculations. It is found that, when two GNRs approach each other, the lateral coupling between the two brings about edge state splitting. Between zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs), the coupling mainly results from Coulomb and spin-spin interaction, while for armchair-edged graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs), it is from Coulomb interaction only. It is further found that the maximum inter-ribbon distance for effective coupling depends on the type of ribbons, which is ∼10 Å for ZGNRs, but ∼6 Å for AGNRs. Also, displacements of the GNRs along the ribbon direction are found to affect the electronic properties of the coupled GNRs. The results may be important for the microminiaturization of future nanoelectronic and spintronic devices based on graphene. © 2012 American Institute of Physics. | ||||||
| ISSN | 0021-8979 2011 Impact Factor: 2.168 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.139 | ||||||
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3686673 | ||||||
| ISI Accession Number ID | WOS:000300948600052
Funding Information: This research work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant No. 11047026 and Henan Science and Technology Innovation Talent Support Program (2008HASTIT030). |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhao, J | ||||||
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| dc.contributor.author | Dai, X | ||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Dai, Y | ||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Zhao, B | ||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Xie, M | ||||||
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-27T09:02:07Z | ||||||
| dc.date.available | 2012-03-27T09:02:07Z | ||||||
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | ||||||
| dc.description.abstract | Properties brought about by lateral in-plane coupling between graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are investigated using the first-principle total energy calculations. It is found that, when two GNRs approach each other, the lateral coupling between the two brings about edge state splitting. Between zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs), the coupling mainly results from Coulomb and spin-spin interaction, while for armchair-edged graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs), it is from Coulomb interaction only. It is further found that the maximum inter-ribbon distance for effective coupling depends on the type of ribbons, which is ∼10 Å for ZGNRs, but ∼6 Å for AGNRs. Also, displacements of the GNRs along the ribbon direction are found to affect the electronic properties of the coupled GNRs. The results may be important for the microminiaturization of future nanoelectronic and spintronic devices based on graphene. © 2012 American Institute of Physics. | ||||||
| dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | ||||||
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Applied Physics, 2012, v. 111 n. 4, article no. 043714 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3686673 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3686673 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 198997 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000300948600052
Funding Information: This research work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant No. 11047026 and Henan Science and Technology Innovation Talent Support Program (2008HASTIT030). | ||||||
| dc.identifier.issn | 0021-8979 2011 Impact Factor: 2.168 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.139 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.issue | 4, article no. 043714 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84863259797 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/145921 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.volume | 111 | ||||||
| dc.language | eng | ||||||
| dc.publisher | American Institute of Physics. The Journal's web site is located at http://jap.aip.org/jap/staff.jsp | ||||||
| dc.publisher.place | United States | ||||||
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Applied Physics | ||||||
| dc.rights | Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License | ||||||
| dc.rights | Copyright (2012) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in (Journal of Applied Physics, 2012, v. 111 n. 4, article no. 043714) and may be found at (http://jap.aip.org/resource/1/japiau/v111/i4/p043714_s1). | ||||||
| dc.subject | Density-functional study | ||||||
| dc.subject | Edge state | ||||||
| dc.subject | Effective coupling | ||||||
| dc.subject | First-principles | ||||||
| dc.subject | Graphene nanoribbons | ||||||
| dc.title | Lateral in-plane coupling between graphene nanoribbons: a density functional study | ||||||
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong
- Zhengzhou Teachers College
- Henan Normal University