Geometric Modeling of a Line of Alternating Disclinations: Application to Grain Boundaries in Graphene
We develop a conformal geometric model for grain boundaries in graphene based on a periodic line of alternating disclinations. Within the framework of (2+1)-dimensional gravity, we solve a reduced form of the Einstein equations to determine the conformal factor, from which the induced metric, scalar curvature, and holonomy are obtained analytically. Each pentagon-heptagon pair is modeled as a disclination dipole, forming a continuous distribution that captures the geometric signature of experimentally observed 5-7 grain boundaries. We show that the curvature is localized near the defect line and that the geometry becomes asymptotically flat, with trivial holonomy at large distances. This construction provides a tractable and physically consistent realization of the Katanaev-Volovich framework, connecting topological defect theory with atomistic features of graphene.
Authors
- C. Furtado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3455-4285)
- A. M. de M. Carvalho
Publication Details
- Journal
- ArXiv.org
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00