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Dmitry Solenov¹, Kirill A Velizhanin

¹Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, USA. d.solenov@gmail.com

Physical Review Letters

|September 26, 2012

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Electromigration can efficiently transport adsorbates on functionalized graphene sheets. This method, modeled using a tight-binding approach, shows potential for applications in nanoelectronics and drug delivery, with velocities reaching ~1 cm/s for specific adsorbates.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanotechnology

Background:

Chemical functionalization of graphene is crucial for diverse applications like nanoelectronics, catalysis, drug delivery, and nanoassembly.
Real-time transport of adsorbates on graphene surfaces is essential for many of these applications.
Electromigration offers a potential mechanism for controlled adsorbate transport.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the feasibility and efficiency of using electromigration for adsorbate transport on graphene.
To develop a theoretical model for electromigration on graphene and derive analytical expressions for the driving forces.
To assess the potential of electromigration for practical applications based on realistic device parameters.

Main Methods:

Development of a tight-binding model to simulate electromigration of adsorbates on graphene.
Derivation of analytical expressions for the contributions to the electromigration force.
Parametrization of the model using experimentally accessible parameters and electronic structure theory calculations.

Main Results:

The developed tight-binding model provides simple analytical expressions for electromigration forces.
Electromigration on graphene is predicted to be efficient, utilizing experimentally relevant parameters.
A drift velocity of approximately 1 cm/s was calculated for atomic oxygen covalently bound to graphene.

Conclusions:

Electromigration is a viable and efficient method for driving adsorbate transport on functionalized graphene.
The theoretical model provides a framework for understanding and optimizing electromigration in graphene-based systems.
This technique holds promise for advancing applications in nanoelectronics, drug delivery, and nanoassembly.