Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1515590 | Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We report a first principles calculation to investigate the electron transport properties of defected armchair graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) influenced by Stone-Wales (SW) defect. The SW defect is found to be able to effectively influence the electronic structure of the defected AGNRs, and their electron transport behaviors can exhibit prominent differences depending on the symmetry of the nanostructured morphology. Moreover, our simulations have revealed that the introducing of the SW defect could be favorable for the electron transport of the defective AGNR. Our investigation has confirmed the possibility of tuning the electron transport of graphene nanoribbon by introducing a topological defect, which could be helpful to extending the field of applications for graphene nanoribbon-based nanodevices.
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Authors
Jun Zhao, Hui Zeng, Biao Li, Jianwei Wei, Junwu Liang,