Charge transport mechanism in chevron-graphene nanoribbons

From the moment atomic precision control of the growth process of graphene was achieved, more elaborated carbon allotropes were proposed opening new channels for flat optoelectronics at the nanoscale. A special type of this material presenting a V-shape (or “kinked” pattern) was recently synthesized and named chevron-graphene nanoribbons (C-GNRs). To realize the reach of C-GNRs in developing new applications, the formation and transport of charge carriers in their lattices should be primarily understood. Here, we investigate the static and dynamical properties of quasiparticles in C-GNRs. We study the effects of electron–phonon coupling and doping on the system. We also determine the kind of charge carriers present in C-GNR. Two distinct physical pictures for the charge transport were obtained: a delocalized regime of conduction and a regime mediated by charge carriers. These transport regimes are highly dependent on the doping concentration. Importantly, similarities in charge carrier terminal velocities were observed among C-GNRs and standard armchair graphene nanoribbons, which originate from their comparable charge localization profiles that yield quasiparticles with equivalent effective masses