https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/s10051-023-00597-w
Regular Article - Mesoscopic and Nanoscale Systems
Influence of the boron doping and Stone–Wales defects on the thermoelectric performance of graphene nanoribbons
1
Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
2
Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Sumer, Rifai, Iraq
Received:
9
May
2023
Accepted:
18
September
2023
Published online:
5
October
2023
Density Functional-based Tight-Binding coupled with Non-Equilibrium Green Function calculations is used to study the influence of the boron substitutional doping in the Stone–Wales defect on the structural, electronic, and thermoelectric properties of armchair graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs). The cohesive energies and the defect formation energy of all doped structures are estimated in terms of total energies, and it is also shown that the impurity site plays a part in controlling the characteristics of structures where some sites are most energetically favorable. The enhanced scattering at the boundaries will reduce thermal conductivity, the more asymmetry is, the stronger the boundary effect is. Moreover, Stone–Wales defects and boron substitutional doping may increase the scattering of phonons and thus reduce thermal conductivity. It is noted with boron substitution, a complete electron backscattering area is created in doped structures, and the specific placement of that is determined by the doping sites. We discussed the electron and phonon transport characteristics of doped AGNRs. The results propose that substitutional doping play a significant role in altering the thermoelectric properties of AGNRs with topological defects at specific doping locations, providing a roadmap for the synthesis and design of custom-made AGNRs for specific thermoelectricboundary effect is. Moreover, Stone–Wales defects and boron substitutional doping may increase the scattering of phonons and thus reduce thermal conductivity. It is noted with boron substitution, a complete electron backscattering area is created in doped structures, and the specific placement of that is determined by the doping sites. We discussed the electron and phonon transport characteristics of doped AGNRs. The results propose that substitutional doping play a significant role in altering the thermoelectric properties of AGNRs with topological defects at specific doping locations, providing a roadmap for the synthesis and design of custom-made AGNRs for applications.
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