• 文献标题:   Dynamically generated pure spin current in single-layer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TANG ZY, SHIKOH E, AGO H, KAWAHARA K, ANDO Y, SHINJO T, SHIRAISHI M
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Osaka Univ
  • 被引频次:   39
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.87.140401
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

The conductance mismatch problem limits the spin-injection efficiency significantly, and spin injection into graphene usually requires high-quality tunnel barriers to circumvent the conductance mismatch. We introduce an approach which enables the generation of pure spin current into single-layer graphene (SLG) that is free from electrical conductance mismatch by using dynamical spin injection. An experimental demonstration of spin-pumping-induced spin current generation and spin transport in SLG at room temperature was successfully achieved, and the spin coherence length was estimated to be 1.36 mu m by using a conventional theoretical model based on the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation. The spin coherence length is proportional to the quality of SLG, which indicates that spin relaxation in SLG is governed by the Elliot-Yafet mechanism, as was reported. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.140401