Enhanced solar light absorption of graphene by interaction with anisole
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ArticleKAUST Department
Computational Physics and Materials Science (CPMS)Material Science and Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Date
2014-10Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/563775
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We study suspended graphene in contact with the organic molecule anisole to analyse the implications of the interaction for the optical absorption, using first principle calculations. Because of a weak interaction multiple orientations of the molecule with respect to the graphene sheet are possible. A substantial enhancement of the optical absorption independent of the specific orientation is observed, which is promising for energy harvesting. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Citation
Upadhyay Kahaly, M., & Schwingenschlögl, U. (2014). Enhanced solar light absorption of graphene by interaction with anisole. Carbon, 77, 76–79. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2014.05.005Sponsors
We thank SABIC for financial support. Computational resources have been provided by KAUST KSL.Publisher
Elsevier BVJournal
Carbonae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.carbon.2014.05.005