• 文献标题:   Generation and manipulation of spin current in graphene nanodisks: Robustness against randomness and lattice defects
  • 文献类型:   Article, Proceedings Paper
  • 作  者:   EZAWA M
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, graphene nanoribbon, graphene nanodisk, spintronic
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA ELOWDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS NANOSTRUCTURES
  • ISSN:   1386-9477
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Tokyo
  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.physe.2009.11.046
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

Trigonal zigzag graphene nanodisk exhibits magnetism whose spin is proportional to the edge length of the nanodisk. Its spin can be designed from 1/2 to a huge value. The spins form a quasiferromagnet, which has intermediate properties between a single spin and a ferromagnet. In other words, the ferromagnet order has a relatively long life time, and yet the nanodisk spin can be rotated by external field or current. We consider a nanodisk connected with two leads. This system acts as a spin filter just as in a metal-ferromagnet-metal junction. In this way we can generate a spin current. Furthermore we can manipulate spin current by spin valve, spin switch and other spintronic devices made of graphene nanodisks. We also show that nanodisk spins are robust against the effect of randomness in site energy, transfer energy and lattice defects. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.