g-B3N3C: a novel two-dimensional graphite-like material
arXiv:1211.1556 · doi:10.1186/1556-276X-7-624
Abstract
A novel crystalline structure of hybrid monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (BN) and graphene is predicted by means of the first-principles calculations. This material can be derived via boron or nitrogen atoms substituted by carbon atoms evenly in the graphitic BN with vacancies. The corresponding structure is constructed from a BN hexagonal ring linking an additional carbon atom. The unit cell is composed of 7 atoms, 3 of which are boron atoms, 3 are nitrogen atoms, and one is carbon atom. It behaves a similar space structure as graphene, which is thus coined as g-B3N3C. Two stable topological types associated with the carbon bonds formation, i.e., C-N or C-B bonds, are identified. Interestingly, distinct ground states of each type, depending on C-N or C-B bonds, and electronic band gap as well as magnetic properties within this material have been studied systematically. Our work demonstrates practical and efficient access to electronic properties of two-dimensional nanostructures providing an approach to tackling open fundamental questions in bandgap-engineered devices and spintronics.
15 pages, 6 figures
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