Structure and stability of hydrogenated carbon atom vacancies in graphene (Articolo in rivista)

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  • Structure and stability of hydrogenated carbon atom vacancies in graphene (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2014-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.05.018 (literal)
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  • Casartelli, Marina; Casolo, Simone; Tantardini, Gian Franco; Martinazzo, Rocco (2014)
    Structure and stability of hydrogenated carbon atom vacancies in graphene
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  • Casartelli, Marina; Casolo, Simone; Tantardini, Gian Franco; Martinazzo, Rocco (literal)
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  • 165 (literal)
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  • 174 (literal)
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  • 77 (literal)
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  • 10 (literal)
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  • University of Milan; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) (literal)
Titolo
  • Structure and stability of hydrogenated carbon atom vacancies in graphene (literal)
Abstract
  • Adsorption of hydrogen atoms to a carbon atom vacancy in graphene is investigated by means of periodic first principles calculations, up to the fully hydrogenated state where six H atoms chemically bind to the vacancy. Addition of a single H atom is highly exothermic and barrierless, and binding energies remain substantial for further hydrogenation, with a preference towards structures with the least number of geminal pairs. Thermodynamic analysis shows that defective graphene is extremely sensitive to hydrogenation, with the triply hydrogenated anti-structure prevailing at room temperature and for a wide range of H-2 partial pressures, from similar to 1 bar down to <10(-20) bar. This structure has one unpaired electron and provides a spin-half local magnetic moment contribution to graphene paramagnetism. Comparison of our results with recent transmission electron microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy and muon-spin-resonance experiments suggest that carbon atom vacancies may actually be hydrogenated to various degrees under varying conditions. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (literal)
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