Strain tunable electronic and magnetic properties of pristine and semihydrogenated hexagonal boron phosphide

Tunable electromagnetic properties of pristine two-dimensional boron phosphide (h-BP) nanosheet and its semihydrogenated structure were studied by density functional theory computations. In sharp contrast to previously reported tensile strain-induced red shift in two-dimensional semiconductors, the direct gap of h-BP undergoes blue shift under biaxial tensile strain. Once semihydrogenated, the h-BP not only transform from the nonmagnetic semiconductor into metal which is spin-resolved but also exhibits linear response between the magnetic moment and biaxial strain with a slope up to 0.005 μB/1%. These findings provide a simple and effective route to tune the electronic and magnetic properties of h-BP nanostructures in a wide range and should inspire experimental enthusiasm.

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