Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2020, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (5): 816-823.doi: 10.12066/j.issn.1007-2861.2091

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Structural and electronic properties of nitrogen and boron substitutions of C$_{64}$-graphyne: the first-principle calculations

LI Hui, XIN Zihua()   

  1. College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Received:2018-09-21 Online:2020-10-30 Published:2020-01-10
  • Contact: XIN Zihua E-mail:zhxin@shu.edu.cn

Abstract:

By using the first-principles calculations based on density functional theory, the nitrogen and boron substitutions of a novel monolayer planar structure named C64-graphyne are studied. By substituting one nitrogen atom for a carbon atom in the hexatomic ring or tetratomic ring, two planar structures are obtained, which are named B4ringC-C64and B6ringC-C64 with the lattice parameter of 9.378×10-10 m and 9.383×10-10 m, respectively. Further investigation shows that a new structure named (BN)chain-C64 can be obtained by alternating substitution of boron and nitrogen atoms for carbon atoms in tetratomic ring and carbon chain. The doping with single boron atom induces the metal properties of two monolayer structures. The alternating substitution of boron and nitrogen atoms makes it act as semiconductor with band gap of 2.56 eV.

Key words: the first-principle calculations, substitution and doping, electronic structure

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