• 文献标题:   Spin-dependent terahertz oscillator based on hybrid graphene superlattices
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DIAZ E, MIRALLES K, DOMINGUEZADAME F, GAUL C
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
  • 通讯作者地址:   Max Planck Inst Phys Complex
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4895673
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

We theoretically study the occurrence of Bloch oscillations in biased hybrid graphene systems with spin-dependent superlattices. The spin-dependent potential is realized by a set of ferromagnetic insulator strips deposited on top of a gapped graphene nanoribbon, which induce a proximity exchange splitting of the electronic states in the graphene monolayer. We numerically solve the Dirac equation and study Bloch oscillations in the lowest conduction band of the spin-dependent superlattice. While the Bloch frequency is the same for both spins, we find the Bloch amplitude to be spin dependent. This difference results in a spin-polarized ac electric current in the THz range. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.