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Effect of Defects in Graphene/Cu Composites on the Density of States
Song Mi Kim1, Woo Rim Park2, Jun Seok Park1
1Department of Safety Engineering, Graduate School, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
The process of handling and bonding copper (Cu) and graphene inevitably creates defects. To use graphene/Cu composites as electronic devices with new physical properties, it is essential to evaluate the effect of such defects. Since graphene is an ultrathin anisotropic material having a hexagonal structure, an evaluation of graphene/Cu composites containing defects was conducted taking into account the inherent structural characteristics. The purpose of this study is to evaluate defects that may occur in the manufacturing process and to present a usable basic method for the stable design research and development of copper/graphene composites essential for commercialization of copper/graphene composites. In the future, when performing analytical calculations on various copper/graphene composites and defect shapes in addition to the defect conditions presented in this paper, it is considered that it can be used as a useful method considering defects that occur during application to products of desired thickness and size. Herein, density functional theory was used to evaluate the behavior of graphene/Cu composites containing defects. The density of states (DOS) values were also calculated. The analysis was implemented using three kinds of models comprising defect-free graphene and two- and four-layered graphene/Cu composites containing defects. DOS and Fermi energy levels were used to gage the effect of defects on electrical properties.
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