Publication: In search of molecular scale devices: Theoretical study of linearly fused straight single-walled carbon nanotube junctions based on the pentagon/heptagon pair defects
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2015-02-15
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09270256
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Computational Materials Science. Vol.98, (2015), 201-210
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Anurak Udomvech, Md Shafiquzzaman, Teerakiat Kerdcharoen In search of molecular scale devices: Theoretical study of linearly fused straight single-walled carbon nanotube junctions based on the pentagon/heptagon pair defects. Computational Materials Science. Vol.98, (2015), 201-210. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.10.049 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/35757
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In search of molecular scale devices: Theoretical study of linearly fused straight single-walled carbon nanotube junctions based on the pentagon/heptagon pair defects
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© 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. The structural and electronic properties of topological defect of straight intramolecular junctions between two zigzag single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT-IMJ) were studied theoretically. The interfacial junctions can be constructed by fusing two zigzag tubes that differ in helicities and diameters. In the present study, one segment is kept constant by using the (5,0) nanotube, while varying another segment from (6,0) to (10,0). Practically, these (5,0)//(m,0) structures are composed of one or more pentagon/heptagon pairs as "defect" functioning to fuse other perfect hexagonal lattices. It was found that, at the interfacial junctions the 5/7 pair defects induce modified rehybridization of the carbon-carbon networks, which directly affect the geometric and electronic properties. Consequently, the electronic structures are dependent on the variation of diameter and length of carbon nanotubes. Analyses of the electronic structures reveal that the HOMO and LUMO levels exhibit the even-odd "quantum size" oscillation versus varying nanotube chiralities, even with increasing length of nanotubes. The energy gap that indicates metallic or semi-conducting behavior depends on correlation between the tubes indices and tubule length. The NBO analysis has revealed that topological pair defects variation could be an important role for altering the electronic characteristics on these intramolecular junctions. By screening all structures based on their electronic structure diagrams and orbital visualization, we have found that the straight (5,0)//(7,0) junction should be suitable as a molecular rectifying diode. However, other junction structures can also be useful with appropriate tuning of the bias voltage. The outcome of this study would be of help as a knowledge base in the field of carbon nanomaterials molecular electronics.