boron doping effect 1. effect on structure b a.c: 3 sp 2 (3 ) and 1 2p z (1 ) bonds b: 3 sp2 (3 )...
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Boron doping effect
1. Effect on structure
B
a. C: 3 sp2 (3 ) and 1 2pz (1 ) bonds B: 3 sp2 (3 )
b. Bond length: C-C = 1.42 Å, B-C = 1.55 Å
c. Electrical ring current (resonance) disappears when B substitutes C
2. Effect on electronic profile
CNT
metallic
EF
CB
VB
Semiconductor
EF
CB
VB
Eg
BC3 tubeFree electronic-like (metallic)
EF
CB
VB
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2. Effect on electronic profiles
Random doping of B in CNT
metallic
EF
CB
VB
Semiconductor
EF
CB
VB
EF depression to VB edge
more than 2 sub-bands crossing at EF
i.e. conductance increases
BC3 state (acceptor)
Eg
New Eg
Eg reduction by EF depression
B-doping
a. EF depression Eg reduction (semiconductor tube) and number of conduction channel increase (conductance > 4e2/h, metallic tube).
b. Creation of acceptor state near to VB edge and increase in hole carrier density (11016 spins/g for CNTs, 61016 spins/g for BCNTs).
c. Electron scattering density increase by B-doping centers (i.e. shorter mean free path and relaxation time compared with CNTs, = 0.4 ps and 4-10 ps for BCNTs and CNTs)
B+
e-
scatteringd. The actual conductivity depends on competition between scattering density and increase in hole carrier (in practice, the latter > the former, so conductance )
e. Electron hopping magnitude in -band increase
B dopant
-band (VB)
-band (CB)e-
hopping
-band (CB)
Overlap of -electron wave function
BC3 state
f. Less influence on conductivity upon strain application
For CNT
R
Deflection angle
Temporary formation of sp3 character upon bending
Resistance reduction is due to (i) temporary formation of sp3 at bend regionand (ii) increasing hopping magnitude upon bending
bending
Planar sp2
Tetrahedral sp3
e- hopping
bending
planar-band
-band
-band
For BCNTs
-band
BC3-state is less affected by bending, so channel remains openedfor conduction.
-band is blocked by bending
(note that tube bending induced distortion only occurs in -wave function and valence band essentially remains intact, if, only if, distortionalso takes place in valence band the tube fractureoccurs)