Effect of tube radius on the electronic and magnetic properties of finite boron nitride zigzag nanotubes using DFT

► Electronic and magnetic properties of zigzag BNNTs with n=3-10 are investigated. ► All calculations were performed the using B3LYP-DFT method. ► From DOS spectrum, conduction of BNNTs decreased with increasing chirality. ► CS tensors and QCC of N and B nuclei are clearly sensitive to the nanotube radius.