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First-principles calculations have been used to research the electronic structure and magnetic properties of zigzag boron nitride nanoribbons(ZBNNRs) terminated/jointed by armchair dimer-Fe chains(respectively called Fe-terminated ZBNNRs and Fe-jointed ZBNNRs).The Fe-terminated ZBNNRs is a semiconductor for different ribbon widths,and the Fe-jointed ZBNNRs become half-metallic regardless of the ribbon width.The magnetism of both structures mainly stems from the Fe atoms.It is found that the self-metallicity of the Fe-jointed ZBNNRs results from the strong interaction between the 3d orbitals of Fe atoms and the 2p orbitals of N atoms.The stability of the Fe-jointed ZBNNRs under room temperature has been confirmed by molecular dynamics simulation.This kind of half-metal property means a selectivity for the two different electrons,it can be applied to spintronics devices.Other transition-metal jointed ZBNNRs are also studied,which can be metals,half-metals or semiconductors with different ground states.
First-principles calculations have been used to research the electronic structure and magnetic properties of zigzag boron nitride nanoribbons (ZBNNRs) terminated / joined by armchair dimer-Fe chains (respectively called Fe-terminated ZBNNRs and Fe-joinedted ZBNNRs). The Fe-terminated ZBNNRs is a semiconductor for different ribbon widths, and the Fe-jointed ZBNNRs become half-metallic regardless of the ribbon width. The magnetism of both structures mainly stems from the Fe atoms. It is found that the self-metallicity of the Fe-jointed ZBNNRs results from the strong interaction between the 3d orbitals of Fe atoms and the 2p orbitals of N atoms. Stability of the Fe-joined ZBNNRs under room temperature has been confirmed by molecular dynamics simulation. This kind of half-metal property means a selectivity for the two different electrons, it can be applied to spintronics devices. Other transition-metal joined ZBNNRs are also studied, which can be metals, half-metals or semiconductors with different ground states.