First-Principles Study on the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of C- and N-Doped ZnS Nanowires

First-Principles Study on the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of C- and N-Doped ZnS Nanowires

Year:    2011

Author:    Jian-Ming Xie

Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Vol. 2 (2011), Iss. 4 : pp. 342–351

Abstract

We comparatively study the electronic and magnetic properties of unpassivated (NP) and H-passivated (HP) ZnS nanowire (NWs) doped with one C (or N) atom in terms of the first-principle calculation. The result shows that C (or N) atom preferring to the surface position for both of the NP and HP NWs. All of the C-doped ZnS NWs show semiconductor character. The magnetic moments are mainly contributed by the C-2p orbital. The magnetic moments of the C, Zn, and S atoms in the super cell have the same direction, indicating FM coupling between them. While for N-doped ZnS NWs, it is interesting that an N atom substituting an S atom in the middle position of NP ZnS NWs change the host from semiconductor to metal. These results show that the doping atom, doping position, and surface condition can significantly change the properties of semiconducting ZnS NWs.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/jams.123010.122710a

Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Vol. 2 (2011), Iss. 4 : pp. 342–351

Published online:    2011-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    10

Keywords:    nanowires magnetic properties density functional theory.

Author Details

Jian-Ming Xie

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