Conductivity modulation of interstitially chemisorbed Manganese atom on Graphene for nanoelectronic application

Kunal Biswas, Suranjana Mukherjee, Swati Sinha, Jaya Bandyopadhyay, Debashis De

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Abstract

    In this study, electronic properties of Manganese atom doped Graphene are studied using Atomistix Tool Kit-Virtual NanoLab (ATK-VNL), QuantumWise simulation package. All the calculations are done using density functional theory. The doping of Manganese atom creates a small band gap and this gap increases with increasing doping concentrations. Chemical potential measurements exhibit a rise in the values for pristine Graphene is − 10.48 to − 9.91 eV for single doped atom to − 9.87 eV for double doped Manganese atom to − 9.57 eV for triple atom doped Manganese. Total energy calculated for pristine, one, two and three Manganese atom doped Graphenes are as − 4506.6, − 4599.5, − 4691.97 and − 4789.31 eV, respectively. Optical spectrum plots also support the aforementioned characteristics deviation in the pristine Graphene. Transmission spectrum is also varied for pristine Graphene in comparison to one, two and three Manganese atom doped nanosheets. Density of states calculations also illustrates the rise in the values for the number of states occupied by electrons for pristine Graphene, one to three Manganese atom doped nanosheet, respectively. The flow of current reduces with increasing number of impure atoms. Understanding the effect of Manganese as dopant at different lattice sites of 2D-Graphene helps in designing conductivity tunable Graphene based electro-mechanical devices and sensors for myriad nanoelectronic applications.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3229-3242
    Number of pages14
    JournalMicrosystem Technologies
    Volume26
    Issue number10
    Early online date26 Apr 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2020

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Conductivity modulation of interstitially chemisorbed Manganese atom on Graphene for nanoelectronic application'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this