Comprehensive Study of Electronic, Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Bilayer Phosphorene Nanoribbons
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The electronic, thermal, and magnetic properties of zigzag bilayer phosphorene nanoribbons are investigated using the Green's function approach within the tight-binding model. These materials exhibit a fully reversible metal–to–semiconductor (or insulator) phase transition when subjected to a perpendicular electric field. In the absence of interlayer coupling, the band structure of zigzag bilayer phosphorene nanoribbons features two non-tilted Dirac cones. However, when interlayer coupling is introduced, two tilted Dirac cones emerge at the crossing points, exhibiting the lack of electron–hole symmetry. Significant tuning of the Fermi velocity and effective mass is achieved by adjusting the external bias voltage. At specific critical voltages, electron localization behavior is observed. Thermal and magnetic properties of zigzag bilayer phosphorene nanoribbons are also studied using the continuum model. Both the Pauli paramagnetic susceptibility and electronic heat capacity of zigzag bilayer phosphorene nanoribbons are found to be tunable by modifying the ribbon width and applying an electric field. The demonstrated potential for simultaneous control of thermal and magnetic properties through an experimentally feasible electric field paves the way for developing novel thermomagnetic devices based on zigzag bilayer phosphorene nanoribbons. Additionally, the flexibility of band tunability in zigzag bilayer phosphorene nanoribbons enhances their potential applications in next-generation optoelectronic nanodevices.
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