Pawel Potasz

Publications of Pawel Potasz

• Edge stability, reconstruction, zero-energy states and magnetism in triangular graphene quantum dots with zigzag edges

  Authors: Oleksandr Voznyy, Alev Devrim Güçlü, Pawel Potasz, Pawel Hawrylak

  11/2010;

  We present the results of ab-initio density functional theory based calculations of the stability and reconstruction of zigzag edges in triangular graphene quantum dots. We show that, while theWe present the results of ab-initio density functional theory based calculations of the stability and reconstruction of zigzag edges in triangular graphene quantum dots. We show that, while the reconstructed pentagon-heptagon zigzag edge structure is more stable in the absence of hydrogen, ideal zigzag edges are energetically favored by hydrogen passivation. Zero-energy band exists in both structures when passivated by hydrogen, however in case of pentagon-heptagon zigzag, this band is found to have stronger dispersion, leading to the loss of net magnetization. Comment: 4.2 pages, 5 figures