• 文献标题:   Effect of graphene tunnel barrier on Schottky barrier height of Heusler alloy Co2MnSi/graphene/n-Ge junction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI GF, HU J, LV H, CUI ZJ, HOU XW, LIU SB, DU YQ
  • 作者关键词:   co2mnsi/graphene/nge junction, fermilevel depinning, schottky barrier height, metalinduced gap states migs
  • 出版物名称:   CHINESE PHYSICS B
  • ISSN:   1674-1056 EI 1741-4199
  • 通讯作者地址:   Northwestern Polytech Univ
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1088/1674-1056/25/2/027304
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

We demonstrate that the insertion of a graphene tunnel barrier between Heusler alloy Co2MnSi and the germanium (Ge) channel modulates the Schottky barrier height and the resistance-area product of the spin diode. We confirm that the Fermi level is depinned and a reduction in the electron Schottky barrier height (SBH) occurs following the insertion of the graphene layer between Co2MnSi and Ge. The electron SBH is modulated in the 0.34 eV-0.61 eV range. Furthermore, the transport mechanism changes from rectifying to symmetric tunneling following the insertion. This behavior provides a pathway for highly efficient spin injection from a Heusler alloy into a Ge channel with high electron and hole mobility.