Graphitic-BN Based Metal-free Molecular Magnets From A First Principle Study

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2005-03-02

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0503045v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

8 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/0953-8984/18/2/015

We perform a first principle calculation on the electronic properties of carbon doped graphitic boron nitride graphitic BN. It was found that carbon substitution for either boron or nitrogen atom in graphitic BN can induce spontaneous magnetization. Calculations based on density functional theory with the local spin density approximation on the electronic band structure revealed a spin polarized, dispersionless band near the Fermi energy. Spin density contours showed that the magnetization density originates from the carbon atom. The magnetization can be attributed to the carbon 2p electron. Charge density distribution shows that the carbon atom forms covalent bonds with its three nearest neighbourhood. The spontaneous magnetization survives the curvature effect in BN nanotubes, suggesting the possibility of molecular magnets made from BN. Compared to other theoretical models of light-element or metal-free magnetic materials, the carbon-doped BN are more experimentally accessible and can be potentially useful.

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