In some cases such as assembling nanodevices and nanobiosensing, the effect of electric filed on the mechanical properties of nanomaterials is important and should be taken into account. The aim of this work is to investigate the effect of electric field on the mechanical properties of hexagonal boron-nitride (h-BN) using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results show the high sensitivity of mechanical properties to the magnitude and direction of electric field. It is observed that imposing the electric field on the armchair direction, unlike the zigzag direction, increases the magnitude of elastic properties of h-BN especially in the case of Poisson's ratio. It is further observed that the electric field perpendicular to h-BN has a negligible effect on its mechanical properties.
Natural Boron and 10B-Enriched Hexagonal Boron Nitride for High-Sensitivity Self-Biased Metal–Semiconductor–Metal Neutron Detectors
