Diffusion of fluorine adatoms on doped graphene

We calculate the diffusion barrier of fluorine adatoms on doped graphene in the diluted limit using Density Functional Theory. We found that the barrier D strongly depends on the magnitude and character of the graphene’s doping (dn): it increases for hole doping (dn < 0) and decreases for electro...

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Autores: Guzman Arellano, Robert Mikhail, Hernandez Nieves, Alexander David, Balseiro, Carlos Antonio, Usaj, Gonzalo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/33729
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/33729
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Graphene
Ab initio
Adatom diffusion
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:We calculate the diffusion barrier of fluorine adatoms on doped graphene in the diluted limit using Density Functional Theory. We found that the barrier D strongly depends on the magnitude and character of the graphene’s doping (dn): it increases for hole doping (dn < 0) and decreases for electron doping (dn > 0). Near the neutrality point the functional dependence can be approximately by D ¼ D0 – adn, where a ’ 6 1012 meV cm2 . This effect leads to significant changes of the diffusion constant with doping even at room temperature and could also affect the low temperature diffusion dynamics due to the presence of substrate induced charge puddles. In addition, this might open up the possibility to engineer the F dynamics on graphene by using local gates.