Linear magneto-electron-light interaction in ultranarrow armchair graphene and boronitrene nanoribbons

Using the synergy between the tight-binding model and the Green's function approach, this paper deals with the linear magneto-electron-light interaction in ultranarrow armchair graphene and boronitrene nanoribbons theoretically. In particular, we study the effect of ribbon width and the magnetic field on the refractive index, the absorption coefficient, and the extinction coefficient of abovementioned structures. Here, we reveal that there exists an increasing behavior for static refractive index of both structures when the ribbon width and the magnetic field are increased, whereas the dynamical refractive index increases (oscillates) in average with the ribbon width (magnetic field) at different light frequencies. We further show that the effect of ribbon width (magnetic field) on the absorption coefficient is generally increasing (oscillating) when the photon energy is altered. No refraction and absorption is reported at high enough photon frequencies independent of the ribbon width and the magnetic field strength. In addition, we find that the scattering process in the presence of the magnetic field manifests itself in the extinction coefficient. This information provides insights into the engineers in determining which ribbon width and magnetic field strength to use in the solar cell designs. •Investigation and comparison the optical responses of ultranarrow armchair graphene and boronitrene nanoribbons in the presence of Zeeman magnetic field by using the tight-binding model and Greens function technique.•Observation of increasing increasing behavior for static refractive index of both structures when the ribbon width and the magnetic field are increased, whereas the dynamical refractive index increases (oscillates) averagely with the ribbon width (magnetic field) at different light frequencies.•The absorption coefficient is generally increasing (oscillating) with the ribbon width (magnetic field).•The extinction coefficient introduces the scattering process in the presence of magnetic field.