The CNT/BCN/CNT structure (zigzag type) as a molecular switch, By Hossain Milani Moghaddam

Research

Title	The CNT/BCN/CNT structure (zigzag type) as a molecular switch
Type	JournalPaper
Keywords	Molecular wire ; Carbon nanotube ; Boron carbonitridealloynanotube ; Green’s function
Year	2009
Journal	Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
DOI
Researchers	Hossain Milani Moghaddam

Abstract

Using atight-bindingmodelandsomewell-knownapproachesandmethodsbasedonGreen’sfunction theoryand Landauer formalism,wenumericallyinvestigatetheconductancepropertiesand I–V characteristics of(n,0) zigzagsingle-walledBCNalloynanotubeintheCNT/BCN/CNTstructure,where nanocontactsareconsideredas(n,0) zigzagsingle-walledcarbonnanotubes.Ourcalculationsshowthat the conductanceissensitivetothe n index.With I–V characteristics,thissystemcanbeapossible candidateforananoelectronicswitchingdevice