Title
Electronic properties of graphene oxide in the presence of cellulose chains: a density functional theory approach
Authors
ROYA MAJIDI and HAMID REZA TAGHIYARI

Received January 16, 2018
Published Volume 53 Issue 5-6 May-June
Keywords cellulose chain, graphene oxide, energy band gap, density functional theory

Abstract
The effect of cellulose chains on the electronic properties of graphene oxide sheets has been studied using the density functional theory. The results show that graphene oxide sheets with insulating and semiconducting properties behave as semiconductors in the presence of cellulose chains. The large energy band gap of graphene oxide sheets decreases by increasing the number of adsorbed cellulose chains. The results provide a new insight into hybrid materials, with higher performance, to be used in emerging nanoelectronic devices.