The generation of piezoelectricity and flexoelectricity in graphene by breaking the materials symmetries

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  • Brahmanandam Javvaji
  • Bo He
  • Xiaoying Zhuang

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  • Tongji University
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer225702
Seiten (von - bis)225702
FachzeitschriftNanotechnology
Jahrgang29
Ausgabenummer22
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 29 März 2018

Abstract

Graphene is a non-piezoelectric material. Engineering the piezoelectricity in graphene is possible with the help of impurities, defects and structural modifications. This study reports the mechanism of strain induced polarization and the estimation of piezoelectric and flexoelectric coefficients for graphene system. The combination of charge-dipole potential and the strong many-body potential is employed for describing the inter-atomic interactions. The breaking of symmetry in graphene material is utilized to generate the polarization. Pristine graphene, graphene with circular defect, graphene with triangular defect and trapezium-shaped graphene are considered. Molecular dynamics simulations are performed for straining the graphene atomic systems. The optimization of charge-dipole potential functions measure the polarization for these systems. Pristine and circular defect graphene systems show a constant polarization with strain. The polarization is varying with strain for a triangular defected and trapezium-shaped graphene system. The local atomic deformation produces a change in polarization with respect to the strain gradient. Estimated piezo and flexo coefficients motivate the usage of graphene in electro-mechanical devices.

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The generation of piezoelectricity and flexoelectricity in graphene by breaking the materials symmetries. / Javvaji, Brahmanandam; He, Bo; Zhuang, Xiaoying.
in: Nanotechnology, Jahrgang 29, Nr. 22, 225702, 29.03.2018, S. 225702.

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Javvaji B, He B, Zhuang X. The generation of piezoelectricity and flexoelectricity in graphene by breaking the materials symmetries. Nanotechnology. 2018 Mär 29;29(22):225702. 225702. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/aab5ad
Javvaji, Brahmanandam ; He, Bo ; Zhuang, Xiaoying. / The generation of piezoelectricity and flexoelectricity in graphene by breaking the materials symmetries. in: Nanotechnology. 2018 ; Jahrgang 29, Nr. 22. S. 225702.
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