J. Nig. Soc. Phys. Sci. 5 (2023) 1083

Journal of the
Nigerian Society

of Physical
Sciences

Theoretical Investigation of Diameter Effects and Edge
Configuration on the Optical Properties of Graphdiyne

Nanotubes in the Presence of Electric Field

T. M. J. Abdulkadhima,∗, S. A. A. Alsaatia, M. H. Shinenb

aCollege of Basic Education, University of Babylon, Babylon 51002, Iraq
bCollege of Science, University of Babylon, Babylon 51002, Iraq

Abstract

In this research, the structural, electronic and optical properties of the armchair (ant) and zigzag (znt) Graphdiyne nanotubes (GDY-NT) with
different diameters were studied based on density functional theory (DFT). The computations were done using SIESTA code, based on linear
combination of localized atomic orbitals (LCAO) method and the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The results from the band structure
analysis show that all these nanotubes are semiconductors with direct band gap at gamma point. The band gap of the nanotubes is clearly
dependent on the nanotube diameter, and by increasing the nanotube diameter, the band gap is decreased. Optical properties such as dielectric
function; absorption coefficient, optical conductivity and refractive index were examined and calculated for all samples. The results show that
all these functions have an inverse relationship with the nanotube diameter and a direct relationship with the band gap. The effect of applying
the external electric field with intensity of 0.1 V/Å, 0.2 V/Å in the direction of x-axis (perpendicular to the nanotube axis) on the structural and
electronic features of these nanotubes has been studied and calculated.

DOI:10.46481/jnsps.2023.1083

Keywords: Graphdiyne nanotubes, Electric field, Band gap, Optical properties, SIESTA code, Density functional theory

Article History :
Received: 22 September 2022
Received in revised form: 15 November 2022
Accepted for publication: 26 November 2022
Published: 02 March 2023

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Communicated by: K. Sakthipandi

1. Introduction

Unlike natural structures of carbon that often have two sta-
ble allotropes of diamond and graphite, and sp3 and sp2 hy-
bridized carbon atoms, respectively, a wide range of synthetic
carbon allotropes have been synthesized or theoretically pre-
dicted. This has made the present day become known as the

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Email address: taqi.mohammed@uobabylon.edu.iq (T. M. J.

Abdulkadhim)

era of carbon allotropes [1]. As the most prominent and most
notable achievements, the discovery of Fullerenes [2], carbon
nanotubes [3], and Graphene [4-6] represents the prominent and
novel types of zero-, one- and two-dimensional carbon struc-
tures that have the carbon structures with sp2 hybridization. In
addition, the tendency of carbon to form the three types of sp1,
sp2 and sp3 hybridization states allows for the creation of mul-
tiple combinations of carbon allotropes by linking the carbon
atoms with different hybridizations [7-9].

One of the most interesting families of carbon allotropes
introduced in recent years is the Graphyne family [8]. This car-

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bon allotrope has a flat structure with a one atom thick single-
plate lattice that is made by replacing some = C = C = bonds in
Graphene with -C≡C- acetylene bonds. These structures have
two non-equivalent types of carbon atoms: sp2 hybridized car-
bon atoms with three identical bonds and sp hybridized carbon
atoms with two identical bonds [10].

In Graphdiyne, a member of the Graphyne family, there
are also two sp and sp2 hybrids of carbon atom [11]. The
sp2 hybridized carbon atoms form a hexagonal ring, which are
connected together by di-acetylene sp connections. Compared
to Graphene, Graphdiyne has many interesting properties such
as uniformly distributed holes, strong π bonding, controllable
electronic features, lower density, high electrical conductivity
excellent hardness and high temperature resistance that these
properties are due to the sp and sp2 hybrids and the natural holes
in its structure [11].

These plane carbon lattices with high number of π bond,
density lower than that of Graphene, and modifiable electronic
properties are the promising materials in the nano-electronics
industry. It is also believed that various forms of Graphyne
with multiple functionalities can compete with the older carbon
structures such as Fullerenes, carbon nanotubes or Graphene
and respond positively to the increasing need for carbon nanos-
tructures.

2. Computational Method

The atomic structure of nanotubes has been investigated by
density functional theory (DFT) approach and using SIESTA
computational code based on LCAO method and the GGA-PBE
approximation for the exchange-correlation functional of e-e in-
teraction [12-13].

Brillouin zone (BZ) division was done by
Monkhorst–Pack method. The optimum number of k points
selected for the armchair Graphdiyne nanotubes was 1 × 1 ×
7 and for the zigzag Graphdiyne nanotubes, it was 1 × 1 ×
11. In the computations, the optimal cutoff energy used for the
armchair Graphdiyne nanotubes was 300 Ry and for the zigzag
Graphdiyne nanotubes, it was 400 Ry. A large enough vacuum
layer (10 Å and 12 Å for the armchair and zigzag nanotubes, re-
spectively) is considered for all nanotubes to avoid interacting
with adjacent structures. All these nanotubes are relaxed until
the total atomic force value reaches less than 0.01eV/Å. The
optimized lattice constant obtained for the armchair and zigzag
nanotubes were 16.71Å and 9.46Å, The dimeter of znt2, znt3,
znt4, ant2, ant3 and ant4 after relaxation is obtained equal to
10.25, 15.56, 20.81, 6.42, 9.08 and 12.04, respectively.

In order to perform the optical computations, the energy
range in which the optical properties are investigated was se-
lected from zero to 40eV. In the optical computations, the spin-
orbit interaction is neglected because it will not have much im-
pact on the results. In this section, one of the important pa-
rameters is the kind of the optical polarization. In all structures
studied, the polarized light and its propagation along the x di-
rection were considered. The optical properties such as the real
part of the dielectric function, absorption coefficient, refractive

Table 1. The Optimized Bond Lengths of the znt and ant Graphdiyne Nanotubes
after Relaxation

Optimized bonding length (Å) Bonding type
1.40 =C − C ≡
1.43 =C = C =
1.35 = C − C ≡
1.24 − C ≡ C −−

index and reflection coefficient were calculated using the imag-
inary part of the dielectric function and the Kramers–Kronig re-
lations [14].

In the final step, the efficacy of applying the electric field in
the direction of x-axis, with the sizes of 0.1 V/Å, 0.2 V/Å on
the structural and electronic features of the zigzag and armchair
Graphdiyne nanotubes was studied.

3. Results and discussion

3.1. Investigating the Structural Properties

Similar to carbon nanotubes, Graphdiyne nanotubes are pro-
duced by rolling the Graphdiyne sheet (plate). Similar to carbon
nanotubes, the denomination (n, m) can be used for Graphdiyne
nanotubes. However, unlike carbon nanotubes, (n, n) repre-
sents the zigzag type and (n, 0) represents the armchair type.
Nanotube Maker software was used to obtain the coordinates
of points forming nanotubes [14]. In the study, the zigzag (2,
2), (3, 3), (4, 4) and armchair (2, 0), (3, 0), (4, 0) Graphdiyne
nanotubes were investigated. Figures 1 and 2 show the struc-
ture of the znt and ant nanotubes examined after optimization,
respectively. The bond lengths of nanotubes after the structural
relaxation are presented in Table 1. The values obtained are
in agreement with the results of other researchers [15]. The
length of carbon-carbon bonds in the hexagonal ring and the
di-acetylene bonds are not the same, indicating the existence
of different hybrids in the carbon bonds of Graphdiyne nan-
otubes. This difference leads to more structural flexibility for
Graphdiyne nanotubes compared to carbon nanotubes [16-17].
Another important difference between Graphdiyne nanotubes
and carbon nanotubes is that GDY-NT have the uniformly dis-
tributed holes in their walls, which facilitates the electron trans-
port in the nanotube wall and it is important for the applications
such as hydrogen storage.

3.2. Electronic Properties of GDY-NT

The band structure of the znt and ant Graphdiyne nanotubes
is shown in Figures 3 and 4, respectively. The Fermi energy
was selected at the zero point. All these GDY-NT are semicon-
ductors with the direct band gap at gamma point of the first BZ.
The values of band gap and diameter of the zigzag and arm-
chair nanotubes are presented in Table 2. Similar to carbon
nanotubes, the diameter of Graphdiyne nanotubes can be ob-
tained from the following relationship:

d =
a
p

√
n2+nm+m2

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Figure 1. Structure of the Zigzag Graphdiyne Nanotubes after Relaxation

that a is the lattice constant of GDY-NT [5].
As shown in these Figures, because of the quantum confine-

ment effect, the band gap value of the znt and ant nanotubes is
obviously dependent on the nanotube diameter, and decreases
with increasing the nanotube diameter. In addition, the arm-
chair nanotubes have a smaller diameter and the larger band
gap than the zigzag nanotubes.

Figures 5 and 6 show the density of the total states (DOS) of
the znt and ant Graphdiyne nanotubes, respectively. The DOS
at Fermi energy is zero, which confirms the semiconducting be-
havior of GDY-NT. Examining the band structure and the DOS,
we observe that as the diameter of the GDY-NT increases, the
band gap decreases and the DOS increases.

3.3. Optical Properties of Nanotubes

3.3.1. Dielectric Function
The complex dielectric function describes the optical prop-

erties of solids. This function is used to describe the crys-
tal response to electromagnetic fields, which depends on the
band structure of crystal [18]. In Figures 7 and 8, the dia-
grams of the real and imaginary parts of the dielectric function

Figure 2. Structure of the Armchair Graphdiyne Nanotubes (Double wall) after
Relaxation

Table 2. The Value of Band Gap and Diameter of the znt and ant Graphdiyne
Nanotubes

Nano tube diameter (Å) Band gap (eV) Structure
10.25 0.65 znt2
15.56 0.55 znt3
20.81 0.50 znt4
6.42 0.95 ant2
9.08 0.65 ant3
12.04 0.55 ant4

Figure 3. Band Structure of the znt Graphdiyne Nanotubes

of the Graphdiynenanotubes are plotted for the polarized inci-
dent light in the direction of x-axis (perpendicular to the axis of
Graphdiynenanotubes), respectively. The imaginary part of the
dielectric function partly reflects the actual transfers between
occupied and unoccupied states. We also know that the inter-
band transition is due to excitation at the absorption edges, and
the intra-band transition is the result of volumetric plasmons
(absorption by free electrons). Therefore, in diagram 7, the
relatively high increase in energy values less than 5eV in the

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Figure 4. Band Structure of the Armchair Graphdiyne Nanotubes

Figure 5. DOS of the Zigzag GDY-NT

imaginary part of the dielectric function, as well as the almost
constant behavior at energies above 30eV confirm these absorp-
tion approaches.

Comparison among different nanotubes with various diame-
ters shows that the highest dielectric function intensity is related
to AGDYNT (2, 0) nanotube which has the smallest diameter
and the largest gap, and the lowest dielectric function intensity
is related to ZGDYNT (4, 4) nanotube that has the largest diam-
eter and the smallest gap. The results show that the dielectric
function intensity is inversely related to the diameter of the nan-
otubes and there is a direct relationship between the dielectric
function intensity and the band gap.

Figure 6. DOS of the Armchair GDY-NT

Figure 7. Real Part of the Dielectric Function of GraphdiyneNanotubes for the
Polarized Light in the Direction of X-Axis

3.3.2. Optical Absorption
The absorption spectrum of GDY-NT with different diame-

ters is illustrated in Figure 9. The Figure shows the permitted
optical transitions of the electron between the empty states of
the conduction band and the full states of the valence band. The
threshold energy for transition in the absorption spectrum cor-
responds to the gap size in the band structure of Graphdiyne-
nanotubes and it means that the electrons are excited and make
a transient by receiving the least energy greater than the band
gap value.

The comparison between different nanotubes with various
diameters also shows that the highest absorption is related to

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Figure 8. Imaginary Part of the Dielectric Function of GraphdiyneNanotubes
for the Polarized Light in the Direction of X-Axis

Figure 9. The Diagram of Absorption Spectra of GraphdiyneNanotubes with
Different Diameters

AGDYNT (2, 0) nanotube which has the smallest diameter and
largest gap, and the lowest absorption is related to ZGDYNT
(4, 4) nanotube which has the largest diameter and the smallest
gap. The results show that the optical absorption coefficient is
inversely related to the diameter of the nanotubes and is directly
related to the band gap.

3.3.3. Optical Conductivity
Figure 10 shows the changes of optical conductivity of

Graphdiynenanotubes with different diameters compared to the
incident photon energy. As can be seen, the diagram of optical
conductivity is proportional to the imaginary part of the dielec-
tric function. Generally, at the energies that present in the imag-
inary part of the peak dielectric function, these peaks are also
seen in the real part of the optical conductivity. In this spec-
trum, the conductivity increases up to 20eV and then decreases,
and at energies with the highest absorption, we have the optical
conductivity maximum. The results show that the optical con-
ductivity has an inverse relationship with the diameter of the
nanotubes and a direct relationship with the band gap.

3.3.4. Reflection
The reflection diagram of GDY-NT with different diameters

is plotted in Figure 11. According to this diagram, we find that
the magnitude of the reflection is generally very small at the en-
ergies above 6eV. We also have the maximum reflection at the

Figure 10. The Diagram of Optical Conductivity of GDY-NT with Different
Diameters for the Polarized Light in the Direction of X-Axis

Figure 11. Reflection Diagram of GraphdiyneNanotubes with Different Diam-
eters

energies where the highest absorption occurs. Here, a compar-
ison of the reflection coefficient of the nanotubes with different
diameters shows that the reflection coefficient is inversely re-
lated to the diameter of the nanotubes and directly related to the
band gap.

3.3.5. Refractive Index
The value of the refractive index at zero energy is called the

static refractive index, which is equal to the static dielectric con-
stant. The static refractive index of the znt and ant Graphdiyne-
nanotubes with different diameters is reported in Table 3. If, by
increasing the frequency, the refractive index increases, this be-
havior is called the normal dispersion, which is the usual behav-
ior of all transparent materials. In areas where the slope of the
diagram of refractive index is negative, it is related to absorp-
tion. In this area, when passing through the material, longer
- wavelength light breaks more than short - wavelength light,
which this behavior is called the anomalous dispersion. The
diagram of refractive index and extinction coefficient of GDY-
NT with different diameters are shown in Figures 12 and 13,
respectively. As you can see in these diagrams, the refractive
index reaches its lowest value at the energies between 4eV and
6eV, so the reflection increases, which is consistent with Figure
13.

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Table 3. Static Refractive Index of GraphdiyneNanotubes
ant2 ant3 ant4 znt2 znt3 znt4
1.68 1.64 1.5 1.62 1.64 1.57

Figure 12. Diagram of Refractive Index of GDY-NT with Different Diameters

Figure 13. The Diagram of Extinction Coefficient of GDY-NT with Different
Diameters

3.4. Effect of Applying the External Electric Field

In the final step, the electric field along the x-axis with the
sizes of 0.1V/Å and 0. 2V/Å was applied to the znt and ant
Graphdiynenanotubes with different diameters. The geometric
structure and band structure of the Graphdiyne nanotubes were
compared in the absence and presence of the external electric
field.

The results show that by applying the electric field in the
direction of the x-axis and with different sizes to the ant2 nan-
otube, its geometric structure and band structure is not changed
(Figure 14). For the ant3 nanotubes, as shown in Figure 15,
there is little change in the energy bands in the presence of
the electric field of 0.1V/Å, and only slight shift (about 0.02
to 0.05eV) is seen in the energy bands. In addition, the size of
the band gap is not changed. But by applying the electric field
of 0.2V/Å, the band structure is completely changed and the
size of band gap increased (Figure 15). In addition, by increas-
ing the external electric field, the diameter of ant3 nanotube is
also increased.

Figure 16 shows the band structure of ant4 nanotubes in the
presence and in the absence of the external electric field. In the
presence of the electric field of 0.1V/Å, the size of band gap is
not changed. But greater shift is seen in the energy bands com-

Figure 14. Comparison of the Band Structure of ant2 Nanotubes in the Absence
(E=0) and Presence of Electric Field (E=0.1 and 0.2V/Å) along the X-Axis

Figure 15. Comparison of the Band Structure of ant3 Nanotubes in the Absence
(E=0) and Presence of Electric Field (E=0.1 and 0.2V/Å) along the X-Axis

pared to the ant3 nanotube (about 0.1eV). By applying the elec-
tric field of 0.2V/Å, the band structure is completely changed
and the size of band gap increased. The diameter of ant4 nan-
otube is also increased by applying the electric field. The results
are summarized in Table 4.

The band structure of znt2 nanotubes in the absence and
presence of the external electric field is compared in Figure 17.
As can be seen in the Figure, by applying the electric field of
0.1V/Å, there is little change in the energy bands. The size
of the band gap and the nanotube diameter also show a slight

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Table 4. The Size of Band Gap (Eg), Shift of Energy Bands and Diameter (d) of the Armchair Graphdiyne Nanotubes with Different Diameters in the Presence of
the External Electric Field in the Direction of X-Axis and with the Sizes of 0.1V/Å and 0.2V/Å

Shift (eV) d (Å) Eg (eV) structure
E=0.2 E=0.1 E=0.2 E=0.1 E=0 E=0.2 E=0.1 E=0
0 0 5.8 5.8 5.8

6.42[3,4]
0.78 0.78 0.78

0.95[3,4]
ant2

Structure
changed

0.02-
0.05

9.2 9.07 9.04
9.08[3,4]

0.87 0.66 0.66
0.65[3,4]

ant3

Structure
changed

0.1 12.94 11.94 11.65
12.04[3,4]

0.65 0.57 0.57
0.55[3,4]

ant4

Figure 16. Comparison of the Band Structure of ant4 Nanotubes in the Absence
(E=0) and Presence of Electric Field (E=0.1 and 0.2V/Å) along the X-Axis

decrease. As the external electric field intensity increases, the
band structure is changed and the band gap is also decreased,
but the nanotube diameter is slightly increased.

The band structure of znt3 nanotube in the presence and in
the absence of the external electric field is plotted in Figure 18.
Applying the electric field of 0.1V/Å, there is little change in
the energy bands. The size of the band gap and the nanotube
diameter also show a slight decrease. As the intensity of the
external electric field increases, there is a slight shift in the band
structure (0.04eV). The size of the band gap and the nanotube
diameter is also slightly decreased.

In Figure 19, the band structure of znt4 nanotube is plotted
in the absence and presence of the external electric field. By
applying the electric field of 0.1V/Å, a shift of about 0.02eV is
seen in the energy bands. The band gap value and the nanotube
diameter also show a slight decrease. Applying the electric field
of 0.2V/Å, the geometric structure and band structure of the
nanotubes are completely changed. As shown in Figure 20, the
shape of zn4 nanotube has become oval and the size of its band
gap has decreased in the presence of E= 0.2V/Å. The results are
summarized in Table 5.

Given that the electric field is applied perpendicular to the
axis of nanotubes, the atoms in the wall of the nanotubes have

Figure 17. Comparison of the Band Structure of znt2 Nanotubes in the absence
(E=0) and presence (E=0.1 and 0.2V/Å) of the Electric Field along the X-Axis

the different potentials. The larger the nanotube diameter, the
potential difference is also greater. Therefore, we expect that
the geometric structure and band structure of nanotubes that
are larger in diameter undergo more changes compared to nan-
otubes that are smaller in diameter, which this is consistent with
the results obtained. The znt4 nanotube, which has the largest
diameter among all nanotubes investigated, exhibits the most
changes in the geometric structure and band structure [19-20].

No research was conducted to study the effect of applying
the external electric field on GDY-NT for comparison. The re-
sults on other carbon nanostructures show that the effect of ap-
plying the external electric field on the armchair Graphdiynenano-
ribbons with various widths is different. Small width does not
change the size of band gap. In larger widths (N> 13), by in-
creasing the electric field intensity, the size of band gap is de-
creased. By applying the electric field to the (10, 5) carbon
nanotube in the direction of x-axis, the size of band gap is first
increased and then decreased [21-22].

4. Conclusion

In the study, the zigzag (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4) and armchair (2,
0), (3, 0), (4, 0) Graphdiyne nanotubes were investigated. The
results from the investigating the carbon-carbon bond lengths
in Graphdiyne nanotubes are in agreement with those of other
researchers on Graphdiyne nano-ribbons and nanotubes. All
these nanotubes are semiconductors with direct band gap at
gamma point of the first Brillouin zone. Because of the quan-
tum confinement effect, the value of band gap of the znt and

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Table 5. The Size of Band Gap (Eg), Shift of Energy Bands and Diameter (d) of the Zigzag Graphdiyne Nanotubes with Different Diameters in the absence and
presence of the External Electric Field along the X-Axis and with the Sizes of 0.1V/Å and 0.2V/Å

Shift (eV) d (Å) Eg (eV) structure
E=0.2 E=0.1 E=0.2 E=0.1 E=0 E=0.2 E=0.1 E=0
Structure
changed

0.0 10.33 10.286 10.287
10.25[3,4]

0.42 0.63 0.64
0.65[3-5]

znt2

0.04 0.0 15.6 15.542 15.541
15.56[3,4]

0.53 0.54 0.55
0.55[3,4]

znt3

Structure
changed

0.02 12.4*24.93 20.803 20.808
20.81[3,4]

0.34 0.50 0.51
0.50[3,4]

znt4

Figure 18. Comparison of the Band Structure of znt3 Nanotubes in the absence
(E=0) and presence (E=0.1 and 0.2V/Å) of the Electric Field along the X-Axis

Figure 19. Comparison of the Band Structure of znt4 Nanotubes in the absence
(E=0) and presence (E=0.1 and 0.2V/Å) of the Electric Field along the X-Axis

ant nanotubes is obviously dependent on the nanotube diame-
ter, and by increasing the nanotube diameter, it decreases. In
addition, the armchair nanotubes have a smaller diameter and
the larger band gap compared to the zigzag nanotubes. As the
diameter of the nanotubes increases, the band gap decreases and
the DOS increases around the Fermi level. This means that the
electrons require less energy to transition from the valence band
to the conduction band.

The optical properties of all nanotubes above-mentioned
were calculated and investigated using SIESTA package and
based on the Kramers–Kronig relations. Dielectric function,
absorption coefficient, optical conductivity, reflection, refrac-
tive index and extinction coefficient of all samples were calcu-

Figure 20. Geometric Structure of Zigzag Graphdiyne Nanotube (znt4) in the
Presence of the Electric Field of 0.2V/Å after Relaxation

lated. The results show that all these functions are inversely re-
lated to the diameter of the nanotubes and are directly related to
the band gap, so that the highest intensity is related to the arm-
chair (2, 0) nanotubes and the lowest intensity is to the zigzag
(4, 4) nanotubes.

In addition, the effect of external electric field on the geo-
metric structure and band structure of the ant and znt Graphdiyne
nanotubes with different diameters is also studied. The results
show that by applying the electric field of 0.1 V/Å along the x-
axis to the armchair and zigzag Graphdiyne nanotubes, there is
little change in the geometric structure and band structure. But,
in the presence of the electric field of 0.2 V/Å, the band struc-
ture of the zigzag GDY-NT is changed and the size of band gap
also dramatically decreased, with the most change seen in the
znt4 nanotube, which becomes oval. In the presence of the elec-
tric field of 0.2 V/Å in the armchair nanotubes, the size of band
gap and diameter of ant3 and ant4 nanotubes are increased and
the band structure of these nanotubes also completely changed.

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