Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2011-06-04
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
We have performed an {\it ab initio} theoretical investigation of graphene sheet adsorbed on amorphous SiO$_2$ surface (G/a-SiO$_2$). We find that graphene adsorbs on the a-SiO$_2$ surface through van der Waals interactions. The inhomogeneous topology of the a-SiO$_2$ clean surface promotes a total charge density displacement on the adsorbed graphene sheet, giving rise to electron-rich as well as hole-rich regions on the graphene. Such anisotropic distribution of the charge density may contribute to the reduction of the electronic mobility in G/a-SiO$_2$ systems. Furthermore, the adsorbed graphene sheet exhibits a net total charge density gain. In this case, the graphene sheet becomes n-type doped, however, with no formation of chemical bonds at the graphene--SiO$_2$ interface. The electronic charge transfer from a-SiO$_2$ to the graphene sheet occurs upon the formation of a partially occupied level lying above the Dirac point. We find that such partially occupied level comes from the three-fold coordinated oxygen atoms in the a-SiO$_2$ substrate.
Fazzio Adalberto
Miwa R. H.
Schmidt Tome M.
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