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Ferromagnetism and Half‐Metallicity in a High‐Band‐Gap Hexagonal Boron Nitride System
Author(s) -
Choudhuri Indrani,
Pathak Biswarup
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201700759
Subject(s) - spintronics , materials science , ferromagnetism , condensed matter physics , curie temperature , doping , fermi level , band gap , boron nitride , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , physics , quantum mechanics , electron
Metal‐free half‐metallicity is the subject of intense research in the field of spintronics devices. Using density functional theoretical calculations, atom‐thin hexagonal boron nitride (h‐BN)‐based systems are studied for possible spintronics applications. Ferromagnetism is observed in patterned C‐doped h‐BN systems. Interestingly, such a patterned C‐doped h‐BN exhibits half‐metallicity with a Curie temperature of approximately 324 K at a particular C‐doping concentration. It shows half‐metallicity more than metal‐free systems studied to date. Thus, such a BN‐based system can be used to achieve a 100 % spin‐polarised current at the Fermi level. Furthermore, this C‐doped system shows excellent dynamical, thermal, and mechanical properties. Therefore, a stable metal‐free planar ferromagnetic half‐metallic h‐BN‐based system is proposed for use in room‐temperature spintronics devices.