Title:	Charge transport in cove-type graphene nanoribbons : the role of quasiparticles
Authors:	Cassiano, Tiago de Sousa Araújo Sousa, Leonardo Evaristo de Ribeiro Júnior, Luiz Antônio Silva, Geraldo Magela e Oliveira Neto, Pedro Henrique de
metadata.dc.contributor.affiliation:	University of Brasilia, Institute of Physics Technical University of Denmark, Department of Energy Conversion and Storage University of Brasilia, Institute of Physics University of Brasilia, Institute of Physics University of Brasilia, Institute of Physics
Assunto::	Grafeno SSH Polaron Bipolaron Transporte de carga Nanofitas de grafeno
Issue Date:	17-Mar-2022
Publisher:	Elsevier B.V.
Citation:	CASSIANO, Tiago de Sousa Araújo et al. Charge transport in cove-type graphene nanoribbons: the role of quasiparticles. Synthetic Metals, v. 287, 117056, jul. 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2022.117056. Disponível em: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379677922000509?via%3Dihub. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2023.
Abstract:	Previous reports indicate that cove-type graphene nanoribbons (CGNR) may present high intrinsic charge mobility of almost 15,000 cm2/Vs. Still, with experimental estimates varying from 150 to 15,000 cm2/Vs. Typically, theoretical mobilities are obtained from methods such as the Drude-Smith model, which tends to neglect the electron-phonon coupling mechanism, or the Boltzmann transport equation, that considers only acoustic phonons. As such, more thorough approaches are needed. In this work, we simulated charge transport in 4-CGNR by explicitly contemplating the lattice collective behavior. The nanoribbon is simulated by a two-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) tight-binding model with electron-phonon coupling and considering all phonon modes. Results show the rise of two quasiparticles: polaron and bipolaron. We probed their dynamical properties by including the presence of an external electric field. Findings indicate that each carrier has a characteristic transport regime that is deeply related to phonon collision interactions. Model derived mobilities for polarons and bipolarons reach up to 18,000 cm2/Vs and 1500 cm2/Vs, respectively. Furthermore, calculations reveal the carriers to be highly efficient charge transporters, with a field independent low effective mass and notable mobility, delivering a better performance than other narrow GNRs. All presented features place the CGNR as a potential base material of future high-quality organic-based optoelectronic devices. The work also contributes to the theoretical understanding of transport physics in highly confined materials.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Instituto de Física (IF)
Licença::	This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2022.117056
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