Ab initio studies of isolated hydrogen vacancies in graphane

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Mapasha, Refilwe Edwin
Molepo, Mahlanga P.
Chetty, Nithaya

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We present a density functional study of various hydrogen vacancies located on a single hexagonal ring of graphane (fully hydrogenated graphene) considering the e ects of charge states and the position of the Fermi level. We nd that uncharged vacancies that lead to a carbon sublattice balance are energetically favourable and are wide band gap systems just like pristine graphane. Vacancies that do create a sublattice imbalance introduce spin polarized states into the band gap, and exhibit a half-metallic behavior with a magnetic moment of 1.00 B per vacancy. The results show the possibility of using vacancies in graphane for novel spin-based applications. When charging such vacancy con gurations, the deep donor (+1/0) and deep ac-ceptor (0/-1) transition levels within the band gap are noted. We also note a half-metallic to metallic transition and a signi cant reduction of the induced magnetic moment due to both negative and positive charge doping. Keywords: vacancies, sublattice, density functional theory, charge state, magnetic moment.

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Vacancies, Sublattice, Density functional theory (DFT), Charge state, Magnetic moment

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Mapasha, RE, Molepo, MP & Chetty, N 2016, 'Ab initio studies of isolated hydrogen vacancies in graphane', Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, vol. 79, pp. 52-58.