2008/02/29 by A. Quandt, Alexander Quandt, C. Ozdogan +5
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advancements in Battery Materials #Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research #Graphene research and applications #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.other
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/33/335707
published as Nanotechnology 19, 335707 (2008) · 10 pages, 2 figures, 1 table
openalex publication_date 2008/07/08 · arxiv created 2008/07/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
We present a model system that might serve as a blueprint for the controlled layout of graphene based nanodevices. The systems consists of chains of B(7) clusters implanted in a graphene matrix, where the boron clusters are not directly connected. We show that the graphene matrix easily accepts these alternating B(7)-C(6) chains and that the implanted boron components may dramatically modify the electronic properties of graphene based nanomaterials. This suggests a functionalization of graphene nanomaterials, where the semiconducting properties might be supplemented by parts of the graphene matrix itself, but the basic wiring will be provided by alternating chains of implanted boron clusters that connect these areas.