Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) boron nitride (BN) is a promising candidate for aerospace materials due to its excellent mechanical and thermal stability properties. However, its unusually prominent band gap limits its application prospects. In this work, we report a gapless monolayer BN, t-BN, which has four anisotropic Dirac cones in the first Brillouin zone exactly at the Fermi level. To further confirm the semimetallic character, the nontrivial topological properties are proven through the topologically protected edge states and the invariant non-zero Z2. Additionally, the Young's modulus and Poisson ratio characterize the strong mechanical strength of t-BN. Our theoretical predictions provide more possibilities for exploring the Dirac cone in BN, which will enhance the 2D boron derivative materials.
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