In this study, we investigate the electronic and magnetic properties of graphane nanoribbons. We find that zigzag and armchair graphane nanoribbons with H-passivated edges are nonmagnetic semiconductors. While bare armchair ribbons are also nonmagnetic, adjacent dangling bonds of bare zigzag ribbons have antiferromagnetic ordering at the same edge. Band gaps of the H-passivated zigzag and armchair nanoribbons exponentially depend on their width. Detailed analysis of adsorption of C, O, Si, Pt, Ti, V and Fe atoms on the graphane ribbon surface reveal that functionalization of graphane ribbons is possible via these adatoms. It is found that C, O, V and Pt atoms have tendency to replace H atoms of graphane. We showed that significant spin polarizations in graphane can be achieved through creation of domains of H-vacancies and CH-divacancies.
@article{arxiv.1001.4407,
title = {Graphane Nanoribbons: A Theoretical Study},
author = {Hasan Sahin and Can Ataca and Salim Ciraci},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.4407},
year = {2010}
}
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Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B 81, xxxx (2010); http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.205417