采用基于密度泛函理论的非平衡格林函数法(Non-equilibrium Green functions,NEGF),对耦合于两个面心立方间的Al(111)电极间的(8,0)碳纳米管(Carbon nanotube,CNT)传输特性进行了计算。结果表明,在小偏压下(-40~40 mV),碳纳米管伏安特...采用基于密度泛函理论的非平衡格林函数法(Non-equilibrium Green functions,NEGF),对耦合于两个面心立方间的Al(111)电极间的(8,0)碳纳米管(Carbon nanotube,CNT)传输特性进行了计算。结果表明,在小偏压下(-40~40 mV),碳纳米管伏安特性与孤立碳纳米管的接近为零不同,而是接近为线性,这是耦合导致碳纳米管能级移动的结果。展开更多
Electronic transport properties of a finite (7,0) carbon nanotube (CNT) coupled to Au (111) surfaces are investigated with a fully nonequilibrium Green's functions method combined with the density functional th...Electronic transport properties of a finite (7,0) carbon nanotube (CNT) coupled to Au (111) surfaces are investigated with a fully nonequilibrium Green's functions method combined with the density functional theory. The results show that the coupling effect between the CNT and Au electrode plays an important role in the transport properties, which leads to the formation of a high plateau in the transmission spectrum around Fermi energy. In addition, the current-voltage characteristic of the (7,0) CNT coupled to Au electrodes is different from an isolated (7,0) CNT.展开更多
文摘采用基于密度泛函理论的非平衡格林函数法(Non-equilibrium Green functions,NEGF),对耦合于两个面心立方间的Al(111)电极间的(8,0)碳纳米管(Carbon nanotube,CNT)传输特性进行了计算。结果表明,在小偏压下(-40~40 mV),碳纳米管伏安特性与孤立碳纳米管的接近为零不同,而是接近为线性,这是耦合导致碳纳米管能级移动的结果。
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars under Grant NO 60725415.
文摘Electronic transport properties of a finite (7,0) carbon nanotube (CNT) coupled to Au (111) surfaces are investigated with a fully nonequilibrium Green's functions method combined with the density functional theory. The results show that the coupling effect between the CNT and Au electrode plays an important role in the transport properties, which leads to the formation of a high plateau in the transmission spectrum around Fermi energy. In addition, the current-voltage characteristic of the (7,0) CNT coupled to Au electrodes is different from an isolated (7,0) CNT.