Abstract :
[en] Transport in graphene is strongly limited by the electron-phonon interaction. Accurate description of the phonon dispersion relations is essential for the study of this interaction. Using current state-of-the-art ab initio density-functional theory plane-wave codes, we are limited to systems with few atoms. For larger systems (e.g., nanotubes, nanoribbons), accurate semi-empircal models are needed. We have developed a force constant model for the phonon dispersion of graphene. Our implementation can include a large number of neighbours, which allows us to simulate accurately long-range interaction effects. As shown in previous publications it is possible to reproduce the phonon dispersion frequencies of graphene with a 4th nearest neighbours force constant model. However, some features can only be captured using long-range interactions (Kohn-anomalies, certain phonon eigenvectors). Using an ab initio phonon dispersion calculated with DFPT as reference, we show the nature of the long-range interactions and explore different ways to include them in our semi-empirical model. We also study the dependence of the force constants on charge and strain.
Work in collaboration with Jing Li, Yann-Michel Niquet, Luigi Genovese, and Ivan Duchemin from L_Sim, SP2M, UMR-E CEA/UJF-Grenoble 1, INAC, Grenoble, France and Christophe Delerue from IEMN - Dept. ISEN, UMR CNRS 8520, Lille, France