• 文献标题:   High magnetoresistance in graphene nanoribbon heterojunction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KUMAR SB, JALI MBA, TAN SG
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Singapore
  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4765364
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

We show a large magnetoresistance (MR) effect in a graphene heterostructure consisting of a metallic and semiconductor-type armchair-graphene-nanoribbon. In the heterostructure, the transmission across the first subband of the semiconducting armchair-graphene-nanoribbon and metallic armchair-graphene-nanoribbon is forbidden under zero magnetic-field, due to the orthogonality of the wavefunctions. A finite magnetic-field introduces the quantum hall-like effect, which distorts the wavefunctions. Thus, a finite transmission occurs across the heterojunction, giving rise to a large MR effect. We study the dependence of this MR on temperature and electron energy. Finally, we design a magnetic-field-effect-transistor which yields a MR of close to 100% (85%) at low (room) temperature. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4765364]