Influence of tension-twisting deformations and defects on optical and electrical properties of B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices

Guili Liu; Yan Jiang; Yuanyuan Song; Shuang Zhou; Tianshuang Wang

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/37/6/063004

J. Semicond. > 2016, Volume 37 > Issue 6 > 063004, doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/37/6/063004

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Influence of tension-twisting deformations and defects on optical and electrical properties of B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices

Guili Liu^{1, 2,}, Yan Jiang^{1, 2}, Yuanyuan Song^{1, 2}, Shuang Zhou^{1, 2} and Tianshuang Wang^{1, 2}

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Corresponding author: Guili Liu, Email: lgl63@sina.cn

Abstract: As the era of nanoelectronics is dawning, CNT (carbon nanotube), a one-dimensional nano material with outstanding properties and performances, has aroused wide attention. In order to study its optical and electrical properties, this paper has researched the influence of tension-twisting deformation, defects, and mixed type on the electronic structure and optical properties of the armchair carbon nanotube superlattices doped cyclic alternately with B and N by using the first-principle method. Our findings show that if tension-twisting deformation is conducted, then the geometric structure, bond length, binding energy, band gap and optical properties of B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices with defects and mixed type will be influenced. As the degree of exerted tension-twisting deformation increases, B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices become less stable, and B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices with defects are more stable than that with exerted tension-twisting deformations. Proper tension-twisting deformation can adjust the energy gap of the system; defects can only reduce the energy gap, enhancing the system metallicity; while the mixed type of 5% tension, twisting angle of 15° and atomic defects will significantly increase the energy gap of the system. From the perspective of optical properties, doped carbon nanotubes may transform the system from metallicity into semi-conductivity.

Key words: B and N doped carbon nanotubes, defects, tension-twisting deformation, electronic structure, optical properties

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[1]	Faria B, Silvestre N, Canongia Lopes J N. Induced anisotropy of chiral carbon nanotubes under combined tension-twisting. Mechanics of Materials, 2013, 58:97
[2]	Tada K, Yasuda M, Mitsueda T, et al. Molecular dynamics study of electron irradiation effects on mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes. Microelectron Eng, 2013, 107:50
[3]	Jeong B W, Lim J K, Sinnott S B. Torsional stiffening of carbon nanotube systems. Appl Phys Lett, 2007, 90:023102
[4]	Wu M H, Li X, Pan D, et al. Synthesis of nitrogen-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes and monitoring of doping by Raman spectroscopy. Chin Phys B, 2013, 22:086101
[5]	Karimov Kh S, Sulaiman K, Ahmad Z, et al. Novel pressure and displacement sensors based on carbon nanotubes. Chin Phys B, 2015, 24:018801
[6]	Zhang G X, Wang H H, Chen Y F, et al. Numerical simulations on effcet of Stone-Wales defects on mechanical properties of SWCNTs under axial stretch or twist loads. Journal of East China University of Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition), 2013, 01:8(in Chinese)
[7]	Zhang X W, Zhang K W. Use the molecular kynamics simulate the stability of single-walled carbon nanotube with vacancy defects. Journal of Jiangnan University (Natural Science Edition), 2011, 02:249(in Chinese)
[8]	Sharma A, Chandra R, Kumar P, et al. Effect of Stone-Wales and vacancy defects on elastic moduli of carbon nanotubes and their composites using molecular dynamics simulation. Computational Materials Science, 2014, 86:01
[9]	Partovi-Azar P, Jand S P, Namiranian A, et al. Electronic features induced by Stone-Wales defects in zigzag and chiral carbon nanotubes. Computational Materials Science, 2013, 79:82
[10]	Qing X Z, Chao Y W, Zhi B F, et al. Effects of various defects on the electronic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes:a first principle study. Frontiers of Physics, 2014, 09:200
[11]	Xie Y, Luo Y, Liu S J. The effects of the uniaxial pressure on electronic structures of the (6,6) single-walled carbon nanotube crysta. Acta Physica Sinica, 2008, 57:4364(in Chinese)
[12]	Jin L, Fu H G, Xie Y, et al, Field emission properties of capped carbon nanotubes doped by alkali metals:a theoretical investigation. Chin Phys B, 2012, 05:651
[13]	Yu Z Q, Zhang C H, Li S D, et al. Electronic structures and optoelectronic properties of C/Ge-doped silicon nanotubes. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2015, 03:233(in Chinese)
[14]	Marlo M, Milman V. Density-functional study of bulk and surface properties of titanium nitride using different exchange-correlation functionals. Phys Rev B, 2000, 62:2899
[15]	Jiang Y, Liu G L. Infuences of shear deformation on electronic structure and optical properties of B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices. Acta Physica Sinica, 2015, 64(14):1(in Chinese)

Fig. 1. Optimized geometric model of B,N doped carbon nanotube.

(a)-(f) The model with tension-twisting deformation,in which the twisting angles are 0°,3°,6°,9°,12° and 15°; and tension deformations is 5%. (g)-(i) The model with atomic,bond,STW defects. (j)-(l) The model with the combination of tension-twisting deformation (stretch of 5% and twist of 15%) and atomic,bond and STW defects.

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Fig. 2. DOS of carbon nanotubes with B and N doped in an alternative and cyclic manner.

(a) Model for tension-twisting deformations with a stretch of 5% and twisting of 0°,3°,6°,9°,12° and 15°. (b) Enlarged view of (a).

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Fig. 3. (Color online) Dielectric function and refractivity of B, N-doped carbon nanotubes with tension-twisting deformations, defects and mixed types.

(a)–(f) The real part. (g)–(i) The imaginary part.

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. Bond length (Å) of B,N doped nanotubes with tension-twisting deformations,defects and mixed type.

Twisting angle	0°	3°	6°	9°	12°	15°
Maximum	2.989	2.914	2.914	2.918	2.915	2.915
Minimum	1.406	1.403	1.403	1.402	1.403	1.403
Defects and mixed type	Atom	STW	Bond	15°+Atom	15°+Bond	15°+STW
Maximum	2.997	2.954	2.891	2.92297	2.91448	2.91558
Minimum	1.395	1.315	1.395	1.38397	1.40281	1.40211

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Table 2. Binding energy (eV) of B, N-doped carbon nanotube with tension-twisting deformations, defects and mixed type.

Intrinsic	Doped	Twisting angle
Intrinsic	Doped	0°	3°	6°	9°	12°	15°
–364.278	–348.284	–350.68	–350.66	–350.60	–350.58	–350.53	–350.68
Defect types			Mixed types
Atom	STW	Bond	15+CAtom	15+CBond	15+CSTW
–512.75	–521.97	–526.68	–342.836	–356.652	–356.593

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Table 3. Energy gap (eV) of B, N-doped carbon nanotubes with tension-twisting deformations, defects and mixed type.

Twisting angle
0°	3°	6°	9°	12°	15°
0.987	0.943	0.952	0.948	1.001	1.015
Defect types			Mixed types
STW	Atom	Bond	15+CAtom	15+CBond	15+CSTW
0.246	0.319	0.349	1.402	1.000	0.984

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[1]	Faria B, Silvestre N, Canongia Lopes J N. Induced anisotropy of chiral carbon nanotubes under combined tension-twisting. Mechanics of Materials, 2013, 58:97
[2]	Tada K, Yasuda M, Mitsueda T, et al. Molecular dynamics study of electron irradiation effects on mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes. Microelectron Eng, 2013, 107:50
[3]	Jeong B W, Lim J K, Sinnott S B. Torsional stiffening of carbon nanotube systems. Appl Phys Lett, 2007, 90:023102
[4]	Wu M H, Li X, Pan D, et al. Synthesis of nitrogen-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes and monitoring of doping by Raman spectroscopy. Chin Phys B, 2013, 22:086101
[5]	Karimov Kh S, Sulaiman K, Ahmad Z, et al. Novel pressure and displacement sensors based on carbon nanotubes. Chin Phys B, 2015, 24:018801
[6]	Zhang G X, Wang H H, Chen Y F, et al. Numerical simulations on effcet of Stone-Wales defects on mechanical properties of SWCNTs under axial stretch or twist loads. Journal of East China University of Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition), 2013, 01:8(in Chinese)
[7]	Zhang X W, Zhang K W. Use the molecular kynamics simulate the stability of single-walled carbon nanotube with vacancy defects. Journal of Jiangnan University (Natural Science Edition), 2011, 02:249(in Chinese)
[8]	Sharma A, Chandra R, Kumar P, et al. Effect of Stone-Wales and vacancy defects on elastic moduli of carbon nanotubes and their composites using molecular dynamics simulation. Computational Materials Science, 2014, 86:01
[9]	Partovi-Azar P, Jand S P, Namiranian A, et al. Electronic features induced by Stone-Wales defects in zigzag and chiral carbon nanotubes. Computational Materials Science, 2013, 79:82
[10]	Qing X Z, Chao Y W, Zhi B F, et al. Effects of various defects on the electronic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes:a first principle study. Frontiers of Physics, 2014, 09:200
[11]	Xie Y, Luo Y, Liu S J. The effects of the uniaxial pressure on electronic structures of the (6,6) single-walled carbon nanotube crysta. Acta Physica Sinica, 2008, 57:4364(in Chinese)
[12]	Jin L, Fu H G, Xie Y, et al, Field emission properties of capped carbon nanotubes doped by alkali metals:a theoretical investigation. Chin Phys B, 2012, 05:651
[13]	Yu Z Q, Zhang C H, Li S D, et al. Electronic structures and optoelectronic properties of C/Ge-doped silicon nanotubes. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2015, 03:233(in Chinese)
[14]	Marlo M, Milman V. Density-functional study of bulk and surface properties of titanium nitride using different exchange-correlation functionals. Phys Rev B, 2000, 62:2899
[15]	Jiang Y, Liu G L. Infuences of shear deformation on electronic structure and optical properties of B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices. Acta Physica Sinica, 2015, 64(14):1(in Chinese)

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Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China
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Chinese Construction Third Engineering Bureau Ltd., Beijing 100020, China

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As the era of nanoelectronics is dawning, CNT (carbon nanotube), a one-dimensional nano material with outstanding properties and performances, has aroused wide attention. In order to study its optical and electrical properties, this paper has researched the influence of tension-twisting deformation, defects, and mixed type on the electronic structure and optical properties of the armchair carbon nanotube superlattices doped cyclic alternately with B and N by using the first-principle method. Our findings show that if tension-twisting deformation is conducted, then the geometric structure, bond length, binding energy, band gap and optical properties of B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices with defects and mixed type will be influenced. As the degree of exerted tension-twisting deformation increases, B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices become less stable, and B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices with defects are more stable than that with exerted tension-twisting deformations. Proper tension-twisting deformation can adjust the energy gap of the system; defects can only reduce the energy gap, enhancing the system metallicity; while the mixed type of 5% tension, twisting angle of 15° and atomic defects will significantly increase the energy gap of the system. From the perspective of optical properties, doped carbon nanotubes may transform the system from metallicity into semi-conductivity.
- B and N doped carbon nanotubes,
- defects,
- tension-twisting deformation,
- electronic structure,
- optical properties

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[1]	Faria B, Silvestre N, Canongia Lopes J N. Induced anisotropy of chiral carbon nanotubes under combined tension-twisting. Mechanics of Materials, 2013, 58:97
[2]	Tada K, Yasuda M, Mitsueda T, et al. Molecular dynamics study of electron irradiation effects on mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes. Microelectron Eng, 2013, 107:50
[3]	Jeong B W, Lim J K, Sinnott S B. Torsional stiffening of carbon nanotube systems. Appl Phys Lett, 2007, 90:023102
[4]	Wu M H, Li X, Pan D, et al. Synthesis of nitrogen-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes and monitoring of doping by Raman spectroscopy. Chin Phys B, 2013, 22:086101
[5]	Karimov Kh S, Sulaiman K, Ahmad Z, et al. Novel pressure and displacement sensors based on carbon nanotubes. Chin Phys B, 2015, 24:018801
[6]	Zhang G X, Wang H H, Chen Y F, et al. Numerical simulations on effcet of Stone-Wales defects on mechanical properties of SWCNTs under axial stretch or twist loads. Journal of East China University of Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition), 2013, 01:8(in Chinese)
[7]	Zhang X W, Zhang K W. Use the molecular kynamics simulate the stability of single-walled carbon nanotube with vacancy defects. Journal of Jiangnan University (Natural Science Edition), 2011, 02:249(in Chinese)
[8]	Sharma A, Chandra R, Kumar P, et al. Effect of Stone-Wales and vacancy defects on elastic moduli of carbon nanotubes and their composites using molecular dynamics simulation. Computational Materials Science, 2014, 86:01
[9]	Partovi-Azar P, Jand S P, Namiranian A, et al. Electronic features induced by Stone-Wales defects in zigzag and chiral carbon nanotubes. Computational Materials Science, 2013, 79:82
[10]	Qing X Z, Chao Y W, Zhi B F, et al. Effects of various defects on the electronic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes:a first principle study. Frontiers of Physics, 2014, 09:200
[11]	Xie Y, Luo Y, Liu S J. The effects of the uniaxial pressure on electronic structures of the (6,6) single-walled carbon nanotube crysta. Acta Physica Sinica, 2008, 57:4364(in Chinese)
[12]	Jin L, Fu H G, Xie Y, et al, Field emission properties of capped carbon nanotubes doped by alkali metals:a theoretical investigation. Chin Phys B, 2012, 05:651
[13]	Yu Z Q, Zhang C H, Li S D, et al. Electronic structures and optoelectronic properties of C/Ge-doped silicon nanotubes. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2015, 03:233(in Chinese)
[14]	Marlo M, Milman V. Density-functional study of bulk and surface properties of titanium nitride using different exchange-correlation functionals. Phys Rev B, 2000, 62:2899
[15]	Jiang Y, Liu G L. Infuences of shear deformation on electronic structure and optical properties of B, N doped carbon nanotube superlattices. Acta Physica Sinica, 2015, 64(14):1(in Chinese)

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