TY - JOUR
T1 - Nitrogen-doped graphitic nanoribbons
T2 - Synthesis, characterization, and transport
AU - Ortiz-Medina, Josue
AU - García-Betancourt, M. Luisa
AU - Jia, Xiaoting
AU - Martínez-Gordillo, Rafael
AU - Pelagio-Flores, Miguel A.
AU - Swanson, David
AU - Elías, Ana Laura
AU - Gutiérrez, Humberto R.
AU - Gracia-Espino, Eduardo
AU - Meunier, Vincent
AU - Owens, Jonathan
AU - Sumpter, Bobby G.
AU - Cruz-Silva, Eduardo
AU - Rodríguez-Macías, Fernando J.
AU - Lõpez-Urías, Florentino
AU - Muñoz-Sandoval, Emilio
AU - Dresselhaus, Mildred S.
AU - Terrones, Humberto
AU - Terrones, Mauricio
PY - 2013/8/12
Y1 - 2013/8/12
N2 - Nitrogen-doped graphitic nanoribbons (Nx-GNRs), synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using pyrazine as a nitrogen precursor, are reported for the first time. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) reveal that the synthesized materials are formed by multilayered corrugated GNRs, which in most cases exhibit the formation of curved graphene edges (loops). This suggests that during growth, nitrogen atoms promote loop formation; undoped GNRs do not form loops at their edges. Transport measurements on individual pure GNRs exhibit a linear I-V (current-voltage) behavior, whereas Nx-GNRs show reduced current responses following a semiconducting-like behavior, which becomes more prominent for high nitrogen concentrations. To better understand the experimental findings, electron density of states (DOS), quantum conductance for nitrogen-doped zigzag and armchair single-layer GNRs are calculated for different N doping concentrations using density functional theory (DFT) and non-equilibrium Green functions. These calculations confirm the crucial role of nitrogen atoms in the transport properties, confirming that the nonlinear I-V curves are due to the presence of nitrogen atoms within the Nx-GNRs lattice that act as scattering sites. These characteristic Nx-GNRs transport properties could be advantageous in the fabrication of electronic devices including sensors in which metal-like undoped GNRs are unsuitable. Synthesis by chemical vapor deposition of nitrogen-doped graphitic nanoribbons (Nx-GNRs) is reported using pyrazine as a N precursor. Morphological, physico-chemical, and electrical characterization of nitrogen-doped graphitic nanoribbons reveal unique characteristics associated with doping sites, such as increased reactivity and changes in the electrical response towards semiconducting-like features. These results are confirmed using first-principle theoretical studies of N-doped graphene nanoribbons.
AB - Nitrogen-doped graphitic nanoribbons (Nx-GNRs), synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using pyrazine as a nitrogen precursor, are reported for the first time. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) reveal that the synthesized materials are formed by multilayered corrugated GNRs, which in most cases exhibit the formation of curved graphene edges (loops). This suggests that during growth, nitrogen atoms promote loop formation; undoped GNRs do not form loops at their edges. Transport measurements on individual pure GNRs exhibit a linear I-V (current-voltage) behavior, whereas Nx-GNRs show reduced current responses following a semiconducting-like behavior, which becomes more prominent for high nitrogen concentrations. To better understand the experimental findings, electron density of states (DOS), quantum conductance for nitrogen-doped zigzag and armchair single-layer GNRs are calculated for different N doping concentrations using density functional theory (DFT) and non-equilibrium Green functions. These calculations confirm the crucial role of nitrogen atoms in the transport properties, confirming that the nonlinear I-V curves are due to the presence of nitrogen atoms within the Nx-GNRs lattice that act as scattering sites. These characteristic Nx-GNRs transport properties could be advantageous in the fabrication of electronic devices including sensors in which metal-like undoped GNRs are unsuitable. Synthesis by chemical vapor deposition of nitrogen-doped graphitic nanoribbons (Nx-GNRs) is reported using pyrazine as a N precursor. Morphological, physico-chemical, and electrical characterization of nitrogen-doped graphitic nanoribbons reveal unique characteristics associated with doping sites, such as increased reactivity and changes in the electrical response towards semiconducting-like features. These results are confirmed using first-principle theoretical studies of N-doped graphene nanoribbons.
KW - carbon
KW - doping
KW - graphite
KW - nanoribbons
KW - sensors
KW - transport mechanisms
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U2 - 10.1002/adfm.201202947
DO - 10.1002/adfm.201202947
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84881395752
SN - 1616-301X
VL - 23
SP - 3755
EP - 3762
JO - Advanced Functional Materials
JF - Advanced Functional Materials
IS - 30
ER -