1,1-Dimethylhydrazine adsorption on intrinsic, vacancy, and N-doped graphene: a first-principle study

J Mol Model. 2022 Jul 22;28(8):227. doi: 10.1007/s00894-022-05232-6.

Abstract

Graphene and its derivatives have been widely used in the area of high-sensitivity sensing materials for small-molecule gases. Based on first-principle calculations, the present study systematically investigated the adsorption of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine on intrinsic graphene, graphene with vacancy defects, and nitrogen-doped graphene. The adsorption effects, when 1,1-dimethylhydrazine takes on different orientations, were determined separately, and the specific adsorption energy and charge transfer were calculated accordingly. The results reveal that the 1,1-dimethylhydrazine adsorption on intrinsic graphene, graphene with vacancy defects, and nitrogen-doped graphene falls into physical adsorption. Besides, both vacancy defect and nitrogen doping help enhance the adsorption but the effect of vacancy defect is superior to that of nitrogen doping.

Keywords: 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine; Adsorption energy; First-principle calculations; N-doped graphene; Vacancy graphene.