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  • Tuning the electronic and optical properties of graphene and boron-nitride quantum dots by Molecular Charge-transfer interactions: a theoretical study
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013
    Co-Authors: Arkamita Bandyopadhyay, Sharma S. R. K. C. Yamijala, Swapan K Pati
    Abstract:

    Spin-polarized first-principles calculations have been performed to tune the electronic and optical properties of graphene (G) and boron-nitride (BN) quantum dots (QDs) through Molecular Charge-transfer using tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) as dopants. From our results, based on the formation energy and the distance between QDs and dopants, we infer that both the dopants are physisorbed on the QDs. Also, we find that GQDs interact strongly with the dopants compared to the BNQDs. Interestingly, although the dopants are physisorbed on QDs, their interactions lead to a decrement in the HOMO–LUMO gap of QDs by more than half of their original value. We have found a spin-polarized HOMO–LUMO gap in certain QD–dopant complexes. Mulliken population analysis, generation of density of states (DOS) and projected DOS (pDOS) plots, and optical conductivity calculations have been performed to support and understand the reasons behind our findings.

  • Doping single-walled carbon nanotubes through Molecular Charge-transfer: a theoretical study
    Nanoscale, 2010
    Co-Authors: Arun K Manna, Swapan K Pati
    Abstract:

    We study the effect of the Molecular Charge transfer on the electronic structure of metallic (5,5) and semiconducting (8,0) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) induced by surface adsorption of various organic donor–acceptor molecules of different affinities using ab initio density functional theory. Our results, obtained from first-principles spin-polarized calculations show that the adsorption of molecules with different affinities reflects the difference in interaction strength that measure the overall energy of adsorption. Moderate values of the binding energy of these surface adsorbed Molecular Charge-transfer complexes suggest that the nature of interaction is in the physisorption regime, and mainly governs by Coulombic forces. We also find that the large band gap of semiconducting (8,0) SWNT can be tuned through the surface adsorption of selective organic molecules which gives rise to mid-gap localized Molecular levels near the Fermi energy with tuning of band gap region. Interestingly, we find that the metallic (5,5) SWNT and semiconducting (8,0) SWNT turn into semiconducting and metallic nanotubes respectively in presence of selective surface adsorbed molecules, corroborating recent experimental findings. We also suggest that these Charge transfer effect can be probed through optical conductivity measurement, as the low-frequency profiles are affected by Charge transfer.

  • tuning the electronic structure of graphene by Molecular Charge transfer a computational study
    Chemistry-an Asian Journal, 2009
    Co-Authors: Arun K Manna, Swapan K Pati
    Abstract:

    Insulating semiconducting conductors? The electronic properties of graphene can be tuned through Molecular Charge transfer, induced by organic electron donor (acceptor), TTF (TCNE, TCNQ), molecules. Such Molecular-Charge-transfer process has significant effects on optical and transport properties, in particular the characteristic Raman spectra of graphene. We have studied the modification in the electronic structure, as well as optical and transport properties of graphene induced by Molecular Charge transfer using ab initio density functional theory. Our results from first-principles spin-polarized calculations are compared with those of the available data from Raman spectroscopic studies of modified graphene systems. We find that electron donor and acceptor molecules adsorbed onto the graphene surface exhibit effective Molecular Charge transfer, giving rise to mid-gap Molecular levels with tuning of the band gap region near the Dirac point. The Molecular Charge transfer causes the stiffening or softening of the Raman G-band frequency in graphene, and we find that it also has a significant impact on the intensity ratio of the D- to G-band, corroborating experimental findings. We suggest that these Charge transfer mechanisms can be probed through the low-frequency profile of the optical conductivity.

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  • Doping single-walled carbon nanotubes through Molecular Charge-transfer: a theoretical study
    Nanoscale, 2010
    Co-Authors: Arun K Manna, Swapan K Pati
    Abstract:

    We study the effect of the Molecular Charge transfer on the electronic structure of metallic (5,5) and semiconducting (8,0) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) induced by surface adsorption of various organic donor–acceptor molecules of different affinities using ab initio density functional theory. Our results, obtained from first-principles spin-polarized calculations show that the adsorption of molecules with different affinities reflects the difference in interaction strength that measure the overall energy of adsorption. Moderate values of the binding energy of these surface adsorbed Molecular Charge-transfer complexes suggest that the nature of interaction is in the physisorption regime, and mainly governs by Coulombic forces. We also find that the large band gap of semiconducting (8,0) SWNT can be tuned through the surface adsorption of selective organic molecules which gives rise to mid-gap localized Molecular levels near the Fermi energy with tuning of band gap region. Interestingly, we find that the metallic (5,5) SWNT and semiconducting (8,0) SWNT turn into semiconducting and metallic nanotubes respectively in presence of selective surface adsorbed molecules, corroborating recent experimental findings. We also suggest that these Charge transfer effect can be probed through optical conductivity measurement, as the low-frequency profiles are affected by Charge transfer.

  • tuning the electronic structure of graphene by Molecular Charge transfer a computational study
    Chemistry-an Asian Journal, 2009
    Co-Authors: Arun K Manna, Swapan K Pati
    Abstract:

    Insulating semiconducting conductors? The electronic properties of graphene can be tuned through Molecular Charge transfer, induced by organic electron donor (acceptor), TTF (TCNE, TCNQ), molecules. Such Molecular-Charge-transfer process has significant effects on optical and transport properties, in particular the characteristic Raman spectra of graphene. We have studied the modification in the electronic structure, as well as optical and transport properties of graphene induced by Molecular Charge transfer using ab initio density functional theory. Our results from first-principles spin-polarized calculations are compared with those of the available data from Raman spectroscopic studies of modified graphene systems. We find that electron donor and acceptor molecules adsorbed onto the graphene surface exhibit effective Molecular Charge transfer, giving rise to mid-gap Molecular levels with tuning of the band gap region near the Dirac point. The Molecular Charge transfer causes the stiffening or softening of the Raman G-band frequency in graphene, and we find that it also has a significant impact on the intensity ratio of the D- to G-band, corroborating experimental findings. We suggest that these Charge transfer mechanisms can be probed through the low-frequency profile of the optical conductivity.