• 文献标题:   Half-metallic Dirac cone in zigzag graphene nanoribbons on graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN MX, WEINERT M
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Wisconsin
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.94.035433
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

The Dirac electrons of graphene, an intrinsic zero gap semiconductor, uniquely carry spin and pseudospin that give rise to many fascinating electronic and transport properties. While isolated zigzag graphene nanoribbons are antiferromagnetic semiconductors, we showbymeans of first-principles and tight-binding calculations that zigzag graphene nanoribbons supported on graphene are half metallic as a result of spin-and pseudospin-symmetry breaking. In particular, half-metallic Dirac cones are formed at K (K') near the Fermi level. The present results demonstrate that the unique combination of spin and pseudospin in zigzag graphene nanoribbons may be used to manipulate the electronic properties of graphene, and may have practical implications for potential graphene-based nanoelectronic applications.