中国物理B ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (3): 36303-036303.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/26/3/036303

• CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Lattice vibration and thermodynamical properties of a single-layergraphene in the presence of vacancy defects

Sha Li(黎莎), Zeng-Tao Lv(吕增涛)   

  1. 1 School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
    2 School of Physical Science and Information Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
  • 收稿日期:2016-09-13 修回日期:2016-12-11 出版日期:2017-03-05 发布日期:2017-03-05
  • 通讯作者: Zeng-Tao Lv E-mail:lvzengtao@lcu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11404155 and 11274040).

Lattice vibration and thermodynamical properties of a single-layergraphene in the presence of vacancy defects

Sha Li(黎莎)1, Zeng-Tao Lv(吕增涛)1,2   

  1. 1 School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
    2 School of Physical Science and Information Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
  • Received:2016-09-13 Revised:2016-12-11 Online:2017-03-05 Published:2017-03-05
  • Contact: Zeng-Tao Lv E-mail:lvzengtao@lcu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11404155 and 11274040).

摘要: The phonon density of states (PDOS) and the thermodynamical properties including the heat capacity, the free energy, and the entropy of a single-layer graphene with vacancy defects have been studied theoretically. We first analytically derive the general formula of the lattice vibration frequency, and then numerically discuss the effect of the defects on the PDOS. Our results suggest that the vacancy defects will induce the sawtooth-like oscillation of the PDOS and the specific oscillation patterns depend on the concentration and the spatial distribution of the vacancies. In addition, it is verified that the vacancy defects will cause the increase of the heat capacity because of the vacancy-induced low-frequency resonant peak. Moreover, the influences of the vacancies on the free energy and the entropy are investigated.

关键词: phonons in graphene, thermal properties, defects

Abstract: The phonon density of states (PDOS) and the thermodynamical properties including the heat capacity, the free energy, and the entropy of a single-layer graphene with vacancy defects have been studied theoretically. We first analytically derive the general formula of the lattice vibration frequency, and then numerically discuss the effect of the defects on the PDOS. Our results suggest that the vacancy defects will induce the sawtooth-like oscillation of the PDOS and the specific oscillation patterns depend on the concentration and the spatial distribution of the vacancies. In addition, it is verified that the vacancy defects will cause the increase of the heat capacity because of the vacancy-induced low-frequency resonant peak. Moreover, the influences of the vacancies on the free energy and the entropy are investigated.

Key words: phonons in graphene, thermal properties, defects

中图分类号:  (Phonons in graphene)

  • 63.22.Rc
65.80.Ck (Thermal properties of graphene) 61.72.-y (Defects and impurities in crystals; microstructure)