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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
We investigate the stable configurations and electronic structures of silicon carbide nanotubes (SiCNTs) decorated by N and NHx (x=1,2) groups by using first-principles calculations. We find that these groups can be chemically incorporated into the network of SiCNTs in different ways, accompanied with the formation of N-C and N-Si bonds. The adsorbing energy of N and NHx (x=1,2) groups on (5,5) and (8,0) SiCNTs ranges from -1.82 to -7.19 eV. The electronic structures of SiCNTs can be effectively modified by these groups and display diverse characters ranging from semiconducting to semimetallic, depending on the chirality of SiCNTs as well as the way of the incorporation of these functional groups. The relationship between the electronic structures and the configurations of these functionalized SiCNTs is also addressed by performing projected density of states combined with Milliken population analysis. These results are expected to open a way to tune the electronic structures of SiCNTs which may have promising applications in building nanodevices.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
125
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
194710
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Tuning the electronic structures of semiconducting SiC nanotubes by N and NHx (x=1,2) groups.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Physics and Microelectronics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article