Edge Magnetism in MoS2 Nanoribbons: Insights from a Simple One-Dimensional Model

Autor: Pauline Castenetto, Philippe Lambin, Péter Vancsó
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 13, Iss 24, p 3086 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano13243086
Popis: Edge magnetism in zigzag nanoribbons of monolayer MoS2 has been investigated with both density functional theory and a tight-binding plus Hubbard (TB+U) Hamiltonian. Both methods revealed that one band crossing the Fermi level is more strongly influenced by spin polarization than any other bands. This band originates from states localized on the sulfur edge of the nanoribbon. Its dispersion closely resembles that of the energy branch obtained in a linear chain of atoms with first-neighbor interaction. By exploiting this resemblance, a toy model has been designed to study the energetics of different spin configurations of the nanoribbon edge.
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