Carbon chains grown perpendicularly on graphene

Details Carbon chains grown perpendicularly on graphene Carbon chains grown perpendicularly on graphene

2010-12-06

arxiv.org/abs/1012.1185v3

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

10 figures, 11 pages, First submitted at October 4th, 2010 Accepted in Physical Review B 2011

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Based on first-principles calculations we predict a peculiar growth process, where carbon adatoms adsorbed to graphene readily diffuse above room temperature and nucleate segments of linear carbon chains attached to graphene. These chains grow longer on graphene through insertion of carbon atoms one at a time from the bottom end and display a self-assembling behavior. Eventually, two allotropes of carbon, namely graphene and cumulene are combined to exhibit important functionalities. The segments of carbon chains on graphene become chemically active sites to bind foreign atoms or large molecules. When bound to the ends of carbon chains, transition metal atoms, Ti, Co and Au, attribute a magnetic ground state to graphene sheets and mediate stable contacts with interconnects. We showed that carbon chains can grow also on single wall carbon nanotubes.

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