A Molecular Mechanics Study of Morphologic Interaction between Graphene and Si Nanowires on a SiO₂ Substrate

Figure 1

Schematics of two simulation cases. (a) A graphene nanoribbon intercalated by a Si nanowire on a SiO₂ substrate; (b) a blanket graphene flake intercalated by an array of Si nanowires evenly patterned in parallel on a SiO₂ substrate. The dash lines delineate the portion of graphene and the underlying nanowire and substrate simulated by molecular mechanics in each case.