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American Physical Society, Physical Review B (Condensed Matter), 12(67), 2003

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.67.125421

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Itinerant ferromagnetism in heterostructured C/BN nanotubes

Journal article published in 2003 by Jin Choi, Yong-Hyun Kim ORCID, K. J. Chang, David Tománek
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Abstract

Using ab initio local spin-density-functional formalism, we study the occurrence of spin polarization in quasi-one-dimensional heterostructured C/BN nanotubes. At the zigzag boundary connecting carbon and boron nitride segments of tubes, we find atomiclike states that acquire magnetization when partly filled. Whereas individual C/BN heterojunctions can be used to spin-polarize electrons during transport, periodic arrangements of heterojunctions in doped systems can lead to the formation of a one-dimensional itinerant ferromagnetic state.