Effects of B and N dopings and H2O adsorption on structural stability and field emission properties of cone-capped carbon nanotubes |
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| Authors: | Wang Yi-Jun Wang Liu-Ding Yang Min and Yan Cheng |
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| Institution: | School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China;School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China;School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China;School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China |
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| Abstract: | The effects of B and N dopings and H2O adsorption on the structural stability and the field emission properties of cone-capped carbon nanotubes (CCCNTs) were investigated by using the density-functional theoretical calculation. The adsorption of H2O can increase the structural stability and decrease the gap between the highest occupied molecular orbital and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO gap) of the CCCNTs. The strength of total electric field on the top of the H2O-adsorbed CCCNTs is larger than that of the B-doped and the N-doped CCCNTs, electrons will be emitted primarily from the H2O-adsorbed CCCNTs at the same applied voltage. Therefore, the H2O adsorption can lower the threshold voltage for the CCCNTs. While the B and the N dopings produce opposite effects. The HOMO-LUMO gap of the N-doped CCCNTs is the widest among all the gaps of the CCCNTs. |
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| Keywords: | carbon nanotubes nitrogen doping boron doping H2O adsorption |
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