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arXiv 0910.2407cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.mes-hall
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石墨烯超晶格中对称性诱导的能隙开放

Symmetry-induced gap opening in graphene superlattices

Rocco Martinazzo, Simone Casolo, Gian Franco Tantardini

摘要:

我们研究了石墨烯中缺陷的nxn蜂窝超晶格。所考虑的缺陷是缺失的p_z轨道,可以通过在给定位置引入C原子空位或化学结合简单原子物种来实现。利用对称性论证,我们证明了当n= 3 m +1,3 m +2(m的整数)时如何可能打开一个能隙,并估计其值与缺陷浓度x=1/n^2的平方根近似相关。紧束缚计算证实了这些发现,并表明诱导能隙可以相当大,例如,x~10^{-3}时约为100 meV。对吸附在石墨烯上的H原子所形成的超晶格进行了修正的密度泛函理论计算,结果与紧束缚的结果吻合得很好,从而表明所提出的结构可以在实践中用于打开石墨烯中的间隙。

英文摘要:

We study nxn honeycomb superlattices of defects in graphene. The considered defects are missing p_z orbitals and can be realized by either introducing C atom vacancies or chemically binding simple atomic species at the given sites. Using symmetry arguments we show how it is possible to open a gap when n=3m+1,3m+2 (m integer), and estimate its value to have an approximate square-root dependence on the defect concentration x=1/n^2. Tight-binding calculations confirm these findings and show that the induced-gaps can be quite large, e.g. ~100 meV for x~10^{-3}. Gradient-corrected density functional theory calculations on a number of superlattices made by H atoms adsorbed on graphene are in good agreement with tight-binding results, thereby suggesting that the proposed structures may be used in practice to open a gap in graphene.

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