Stability and electronic properties of armchair boron nitride/carbon nanotubes

A. Rodríguez Juárez, E. Chigo Anota, H. Hernández Cocoletzi, J. F.Sánchez Ramírez, M. Castro

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Abstract

In this work are studied the electronic and structural properties of armchair boron nitride/carbon nanotubes using first principles calculations. The density functional within the generalized gradient approximation (HSEh1PBE-GGA) is used. For each composition, different bonding schemes for the construction of the hybrid systems were employed. Among them, structural stability with neutral charge was determined for the following compositions: T1: B40N35C75H20, T2: B35N40C75H20, T3: B37N38C75H20, T4 : B37N37C76H20, and T7: B35N35C80H20. All these hybrid nanotubes have high polarity; the T3, T4 and T7 are semiconductors: whereas T1 and T2 are conductor in character. The formers also have magnetic behavior. These properties together with a low-chemical potential suggest applications as nano-vehicle for drug delivery. These mixed nanotubes also have potential applications in the electronic devices based on the small work function.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)716-725
Number of pages10
JournalFullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
Volume25
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Dec 2017

Keywords

  • BN/C nanotubes
  • DFT theory
  • magnetism
  • work function

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