The optimized geometry
and also the electronic and transport properties
of passivated edge armchair antimonene nanoribbons (ASbNRs) are studied
using ab initio calculations. Due to quantum confinement,
the size of the bandgap can be modulated from 1.2 eV to 2.4 eV (indirect),
when the width is reduced from 5 nm to 1 nm, respectively. This study
focuses on nanoribbons with a width of 5 nm (5-ASbNR) due to its higher
potential for fabrication and an acceptable bandgap for electronic
applications. Applying uniaxial compressive and tensile strain results
in a reduction of the bandgap of the 5-ASbNR film. The indirect to
direct bandgap transition was observed, when introducing a tensile
strain of more than +4%. Moreover, when a compressive strain above
9% is introduced, semi-metallic behavior can be observed. By applying
compressive (tensile) strain, the hole (electron) effective mass is
reduced, thereby increasing the mobility of charge carriers. The study
demonstrates that the carrier mobility of ASbNR-based nanoelectronic
devices can be modulated by applying tensile or compressive strain
on the ribbons.