Self-assembly of free-standing graphene nano-ribbons
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 973-977 |
Journal / Publication | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
Volume | 376 |
Issue number | 8-9 |
Online published | 30 Dec 2011 |
Publication status | Published - 6 Feb 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Abstract
We performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate the self-assembly of a free-standing graphene nano-ribbon (GNR). It was found that the kinetic pathway of a GNR is dictated by both the complex energy landscape, which drives the GNR towards a low energy regular conformation, and the formation of locking frustrations, which traps the GNR at a metastable state with an irregular conformation. For an initially planar GNR, we observed a regularly folded conformation over a finite range of GNR lengths. Using an energy minimization approach, we were able to predict the number of folds in this regularly folded conformation.
Research Area(s)
- Folding structure, Graphene nano-ribbon, Self-assembly
Citation Format(s)
Self-assembly of free-standing graphene nano-ribbons. / Pang, Andrew Li Jian; Sorkin, Viacheslav; Zhang, Yong-Wei et al.
In: Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, Vol. 376, No. 8-9, 06.02.2012, p. 973-977.
In: Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, Vol. 376, No. 8-9, 06.02.2012, p. 973-977.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review