Density functional theory study on electrical properties of graphyne propane under tension and compression deformation

Abstract

Based on the first-principles of density functional theory, this paper systematically studied the effect of tensile and compression deformation on the electrical properties of graphyne. The study show that the graphyne has an direct and adjustable band gap under deformation. Under uniaxial deformation, the band gap tend to be in the decline with the increase of the deformation, but under biaxial deformation, the band gap is positively correlated with the deformation, which increases with the rising of the tension deformation, and decreases with the increase of the compression deformation. The band gap value calculated by the HSE06 method is larger than what is obtained by the GGA method, but the shape characteristics of the band structure obtained by the two are basically the same, as well as the same trend between band gap and strain. With the tensile and compressive deformations increase, the charge transfer between C atoms in the graphyne is intensified. Compressive deformation makes the graphyne system more stable, while tensile deformation reduces the stability of graphyne. Compared with uniaxial, biaxial deformation has a more severe effect on the stability and band gap of the graphyne system, but less on charge transfer.