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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

A Complete Energy Model for Graphene Flake Growth with the Fewest Possible Dangling Bonds.

Ivan G Grozev, Dobromir A Kalchevski, Dimitar V Trifonov, Stefan K Kolev, Hristiyan A Aleksandrov, Valentin N Popov, Teodor I Milenov

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Ivan G Grozev"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0009-0003-8838-0158
Dobromir A Kalchevski"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Dimitar V Trifonov"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-8251-7158
Stefan K Kolev"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-9766-7826
Hristiyan A AleksandrovFaculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1 J. Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-8311-5193
Valentin N PopovFaculty of Physics, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 5 J. Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-4116-0345
Teodor I Milenov"Acad. E. Djakov" Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-4104-7107

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Abstract

This work presents a complete energy model for graphene flakes' growth with the fewest possible dangling bonds. The model is based on a simple equation that describes the binding energy of graphene flakes consisting of up to 10,000 carbon atoms. Moreover, we demonstrate that the model can accurately calculate the binding energy of a topologically and geometrically diverse array of graphene flakes. According to our calculations, the model can predict the binding energy of a graphene flake with a deviation error of about 2-3%. Hence, we envision that the complete energy model for graphene flakes presented here could be utilized as a novel alternative to conventional Monte Carlo simulation methods used to study graphene growth.

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chemical graph theorygraphene flakesgraphene nanoclustersgraphene nanoflakes with the fewest possible dangling bondsgrowthminimal energy model

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