Linear and nonlinear optical properties of boron phosphide nanotubes: insights into third-harmonic generation and magneto-optical tunability.

ABSTRACT: Boron phosphide nanotubes (BPNTs) are promising materials for optoelectronic applications, yet their nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, crucial for advanced photonic technologies, remain largely unexplored. This paper presents a comprehensive theoretical investigation of the linear and NLO responses of zigzag (n, 0) BPNTs within the range 20 ≤ n ≤ 28, using a fifth nearest-neighbor tight-binding model combined with the density-matrix formalism. The effects of nanotube radius and an external axial magnetic field are systematically analyzed. The results reveal that increasing the nanotube radius induces systematic red-shifts of infrared absorption peaks and a unique blue-shift in the visible range. More significantly, an axial magnetic field, via the Aharonov-Bohm effec

SUBMITTER: Chegel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12590478 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature