Edge-dependent electronic and magnetic characteristics of freestanding β₁2-Borophene Nanoribbons

Nanoribbons produced from cutting {\beta}_12-Borophene sheet is investigated by density functional theory. The electronic and magnetic properties of Borophene nanoribbons are studied and found that all considered ribbons are metal which is in good agreement with recent experimental results. {\beta}_12-Borophene nanoribbons have a lot of diversity due to existence of 5 Boron atoms in a unit cell of the sheet. The magnetic properties of ribbons are strongly dependent on the cutting direction and the edge profile. It is interesting that a ribbon with a specific width can be a normal or ferromagnetic metal with magnetization in just one edge or two edges. The spin anisotropy is observed in some ribbons so that magnetic moment is not the same in both edges in antiferromagnetic configuration. The effect comes from the edge asymmetry of the ribbons and results in the breaking of spin degeneracy in the bandstructure. Our findings show that {\beta}_12 nanoribbons are potential candidates for next-generation spintronic devices.