Transient kinetics of graphene bombarded by fullerene

Abstract

Using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics method, we study the transient kinetics of graphene bombarded by fullerene through controlling the temperature and velocity. Our results show that fullerene (C60) with low velocity cannot pass through graphene at any temperature. However C60 with high velocity can pass through graphene at any temperature. Between low velocity and high velocity, we find that the probability of C60 passing through graphene increases with temperature, the reason is that the probability of destroying carbon-carbon bond at high temperature is higher than at low temperature. In this paper, we also discuss the potential applications in the surface cleaning of graphene and the production of nanopore.