Theoretical Study of the Interaction of Electron Donor and Acceptor Molecules with Graphene

With the aim of understanding recent experimental data concerning noncovalent n/p-doping effects in graphene samples, we have investigated the interactions between two prototypical donor and acceptor molecules and graphene mono- and bilayer systems, by means of density functional theory calculations...

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Published in:Journal of physical chemistry. C 2013-02, Vol.117 (5), p.2411-2420
Main Authors: Hu, Tao, Gerber, Iann C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chemical Sciences
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Electron states and collective excitations in thin films, multilayers, quantum wells, mesoscopic and nanoscale systems
Electronic structure and electrical properties of surfaces, interfaces, thin films and low-dimensional structures
Exact sciences and technology
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Physics
Thin films and multilayers
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Summary:With the aim of understanding recent experimental data concerning noncovalent n/p-doping effects in graphene samples, we have investigated the interactions between two prototypical donor and acceptor molecules and graphene mono- and bilayer systems, by means of density functional theory calculations. We report and rationalize the structural, thermodynamical aspects, as well as charge transfers and the induced electronic structure modifications of the graphenic substrates in interaction with tetrathiafulvalene (TTF), an organic donor molecule, and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE), a typical acceptor. If the results show that p-doping of a graphene monolayer due to TCNE molecules can occur even at low concentration, n-doping of graphene requires either larger concentrations or cooperative adsorption of TTF molecules. In both cases, noncovalent doping only implies shifts of the Fermi level, and keeps the linear dispersion of the π and π* state around the Dirac point. Moreover, the intercalation of donor/acceptor molecules decouples the layers and doped them.
ISSN:1932-7447
1932-7455
DOI:10.1021/jp311584r