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Synthesis and Characterization of Fe-doped Aluminosilicate Nanotubes with Enhanced Electron Conductive Properties
Published on: November 15, 2016
Structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of the Fe-doped GaP nanotubes
Farideh Hajiheidari1, Hamed Abbasian, Mahnaz Mohammadi
1Faculty of Physics, University of Kashan, 87317-51167, Kashan, Iran.
Abstract:
In this work we aimed to study the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of the Fe-doped GaP nanotubes (GaPNTs). The method, utilized in this work is based on first-principle calculations that are applied to the case studies; (5,5) armchair, (8,0) zigzag GaPNTs, and Fe-doped GaPNTs. The results of simulation show that there is distortion around Fe impurity with respect to the pristine GaPNTs for Fe-doped (5,5) and (8,0) GaPNTs. The total density of states (DOS) indicates that Fe-doped GaPNTs show the metal behavior. Furthermore, it is perceived that both Fe-doped (5,5) and (8,0) GaPNTs are magnetic systems while pristine GaPNTs do not show magnetic behavior. The study suggests that such Fe-doped nanotubes may be useful in nanomagnets and spintronics.
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