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Indexed by:Journal Papers

Date of Publication:2016-04-28

Journal:NANOSCALE

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、PubMed

Volume:8

Issue:16

Page Number:8910-8918

ISSN No.:2040-3364

Abstract:Graphene, a superior 2D material with high carrier mobility, has limited application in electronic devices due to zero band gap. In this regard, boron and nitrogen atoms have been integrated into the graphene lattice to fabricate 2D semiconducting heterostructures. It is an intriguing question whether oxygen can, as a replacement of nitrogen, enter the sp(2) honeycomb lattice and form stable B-C-O monolayer structures. Here we explore the atomic structures, energetic and thermodynamic stability, and electronic properties of various 2D B-C-O alloys using first-principles calculations. Our results show that oxygen can be stably incorporated into the graphene lattice by bonding with boron. The B and O species favor forming alternate patterns into the chain-or ring-like structures embedded in the pristine graphene regions. These B-C-O hybrid sheets can be either metals or semiconductors depending on the B : O ratio. The semiconducting (B2O)(n)Cm and (B6O3) nCm phases exist under the B-and O-rich conditions, and possess a tunable band gap of 1.0-3.8 eV and high carrier mobility, retaining similar to 1000 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) even for half coverage of B and O atoms. These B-C-O alloys form a new class of 2D materials that are promising candidates for high-speed electronic devices.