Issue 6, 2018

First principles study of electronic transport properties in novel FeB2 flake-based nanodevices

Abstract

First-principles calculations can provide theoretical support for the promising applications of innovative two-probe devices based on FeB2 flakes at different temperatures. Results indicate that these FeB2-based devices not only exhibit a prominent transport capacity and a predictable strong current, but also possess outstanding electrical conductivity compared with many flake-based devices. Devices with FeB2 flakes at temperatures not above 1000 K have advantageous transmission and low-voltage current because of the delocalization of electronic states, essentially resulting from their undeformed flake structures. Importantly, Fe atoms are pivotal in the electron transport of FeB2-based devices. The edge effect of the flakes is also analyzed. These new-type FeB2 flakes can realize substantial value in nanoscale functional devices.

Graphical abstract: First principles study of electronic transport properties in novel FeB2 flake-based nanodevices

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Oct 2017
Accepted
18 Jan 2018
First published
19 Jan 2018

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 4455-4465

First principles study of electronic transport properties in novel FeB2 flake-based nanodevices

J. Li, Y. Duan, Y. Li, T. Li, L. Yin and H. Li, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 4455 DOI: 10.1039/C7CP07132A

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