The CNT/BCN/CNT structure (zigzag type) as a molecular switch

TL;DR

This study models the conductance and I-V characteristics of a CNT/BCN/CNT zigzag nanotube structure, demonstrating its potential as a nanoelectronic switch through numerical simulations based on Green's function and Landauer formalism.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed numerical analysis of the CNT/BCN/CNT structure as a molecular switch using tight-binding and Green's function methods.

Findings

Conductance increases with certain parameters.

System shows potential as a nanoelectronic switching device.

Numerical results support its application in nanoelectronics.

Abstract

Using a tight-binding model and some well-known approaches and methods based on Green's function theory and Landauer formalism, we numerically investigate the conductance properties and I-V characteristics of zigzag single-walled BCN alloy nanotube in the CNT/BCN/CNT structure, where nanocontacts are considered as zigzag single-walled carbon nanotubes. Our calculations show that any increasing in considerably give rise to the enhancing of the conductance of the system. With our system characteristics, this system can be a possible candidate for a nanoelectronic switching device.